5 th Year 2016 Revision Exercises for the English Final Test

This booklet

has grammar exercises which will help you a lot. At the end of it you can check the answers using the Key.

It only covers some grammar contents of the exam. Don’t forget to study from your binder and the student’s book. You can also do the exercises for the Mid-term exam which are on the school’s web page if you haven’t done them before.

Este booklet tiene ejercicios de gramática que te van a ayudar mucho. Al final del mismo están las respuestas para que puedas corregir lo que vas haciendo. También podès hacer los ejercicios parael test de mitad de año que están en la página web si es que no los hiciste antes.

Solo cubre algunos temas del examen. No te olvides de estudiar de tu carpeta y del libro de clase.

A) SIMPLE PAST

1- Put the verbs into the simple past:

Last year I (go)   to England on holiday.

It (be)   fantastic.

I (visit)   lots of interesting places. I (be)   with two friends of mine .

In the mornings we (walk)   in the streets of London.

In the evenings we (go)   to pubs.

The weather (be)   strangely fine.

It (not / rain)   a lot.

But we (see)   some beautiful rainbows.

Where (spend / you)   your last holiday?

2- Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive Simple Past

1. meet .

2. drive .

3. speak .

4. put .

5. write .

6. sing .

7. do .

8. sit .

9. stand .

10. run .

3-Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

He wrote a book.

He did not sing

Was she pretty?

4- Put the sentences into simple past.

We move to a new house. → 

They bring a sandwich. → 

He doesn't do the homework. → 

They sell cars. → 

Does he visit his friends? → 

5- Write sentences in simple past.

Janet / miss / the bus → 

she / tidy / her room → 

Nancy / watch / not / television→ 

she / read / a book → 

6- Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

The teacher   nice.

The students    very clever.

But one student   in trouble.

We    sorry for him.

He    nice though.

7-Complete the following text using the past tense of the verbs in brackets

. Anna's holiday ____________ (be) great last summer. She _______________ (stay) in a college in England for two weeks. She ________________ (have) classes in the mornings and in the afternoons she ________________ (do) some sports like swimming or tennis. In the evenings she often __________________ (go) dancing or ________________ (watch) films with her new friends. At weekends they __________________ (drive) to some interesting places. Once they __________________ (visit) Marwell Zoo where they _______________ (see) some beautiful animals. Anna ____________________ (not like) the food at the college but that _____________________ (not be) a problem. She ____________________ (meet) a lot of people and ____________________ (learn) some English. All the students in her class ________________ (be) sorry to go home. They all _________________ (promise) to come back next summer.

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B) USED TO

1- Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative or interrogative form of used to and the words in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

used to- didn't use to- didn't use to- Did they use to -used to- did you use to -didn't use to - used to

1. David Beckham____________play for Manchester United.2. We___________have a computer, but we do now.3. ______________(they) work together?4. That restaurant_____________be a clothes shop.5. She_______________like him, but now they're married.6. Where______________(you) go to school?

7. There_____________be a police station here.8. I______________like vegetables, but I do now.

C) GOING TO

1- Write the verbs in the future I (going to) .

1. Mr Potts__________ (sell) his house.

2. Our neighbours __________(spend) their next holidays in the Caribbean.

3. I ___________(move) to another town.

4. My husband _____________(build) a tree house for the kids.

5. His friends ___________(learn) English.

2- Write the verbs in the future I (going to) .

1. I ____________(tell/not) you the secret.

2. She ____________(ring/not) me.

3. We ___________(invite/not) him to our party.

4. Greg _____________(work/not) abroad.

5. Her parents ___________(lend/not) her any more money.

3- Write questions in the future I (going to) .

1. _________________(you/help/me) ?

2. ______________________(she/study/in Glasgow) ?

3. _______________________(they/paint/the room) ?

4. _______________________(he/apply/for that job) ?

5. _______________________(what/you/do) about this?

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EG: Mr Atkins is hot so He is going to go swimming

KEY (ANSWERS)

A) SIMPLE PAST

1-Put the verbs into the simple past:

Last year I (go) went  to England on holiday.

It (be) was  fantastic.

I (visit) visited  lots of interesting places. I (be) was  with two friends of mine .

In the mornings we (walk) walked  in the streets of London.

In the evenings we (go) went  to pubs.

The weather (be) was  strangely fine.

It (not / rain) did not rain  a lot.

But we (see) saw  some beautiful rainbows.

Where (spend / you) did you spend  your last holiday?

2-Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive Simple Past

1. meet met

2. drive drove

3.speak

spoke

4. put put

5. write wrote

6. sing sang

7. do did

8. sit sat

9.stand

stood

10.

run ran

3-Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

He wrote a book. He did not write a book. Did he write a book?

He sang. He did not sing Did he sing?

She was pretty. She was not pretty. Was she pretty?

4-Put the sentences into simple past.

We move to a new house. → We moved to a new house.

They bring a sandwich. → They brought a sandwich.

He doesn't do the homework. → He did not do the homework.

They sell cars. → They sold cars.

Does he visit his friends? → Did he visit his friends?

5-Write sentences in simple past.

Janet / the bus / miss →Janet missed the bus.

she / her room / tidy → She tidied her room.

Nancy / watch / not / television → Nancy did not watch television.

she / read / book → She read a book.

6-Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

The teacher was  nice.

The students were  very clever.

But one student was  in trouble.

We were  sorry for him.

He was  nice though.

7- Complete the following text using the past tense of the verbs in brackets.

Anna's holiday WAS (be) great last summer. She STAYED (stay) in a college in England for two weeks. She HAD (have) classes in the mornings and in the afternoons she DID (do) some sports like swimming or tennis. In the evenings she often WENT (go) dancing or WATCHED (watch) films with her new friends. At weekends they DROVE (drive) to some interesting places. Once they VISITED (visit) Marwell Zoo where they SAW (see) some beautiful animals. Anna DIDN’T LIKE (not like) the food at the college but that WASN´T (not be) a problem. She MET (meet) a lot of people and LEARNT (learn) some English. All the students in her class WERE (be) sorry to go home. They all PROMISED (promise) to come back next summer.

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B) USED TO

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1. David Beckham used to play for Manchester United.2. We didn´t use to have a computer, but we do now.3. Did they use to (they) work together?4. That restaurant used to be a clothes shop.5. She didn´t use to like him, but now they're married.6. Where did you use to(you) go to school?7. There used to be a police station here.8. I didn´t use to like vegetables, but I do now.

C) GOING TO

1-Write the verbs in the future I (going to).

1. Mr Potts is going to sell his house.

2. Our neighbours are going to spend their next holidays in the Caribbean.

3. I am going to move to another town.

4. My husband is going to build a tree house for the kids.

5. His friends are going to learn English.

2-Write the verbs in the future I (going to).

1. I am not going to tell you the secret.

2. She is not going to ring me.

3. We are not going to invite him to our party.

4. Greg is not going to work abroad.

5. Her parents are not going to lend her any more money.

3-Write questions in the future I (going to).

1. Are you going to help me?

2. Is she going to study in Glasgow?

3. Are they going to paint the room?

4. Is he going to apply for that job?

5. What are you going to do about this?

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EG: Mr Atkins is hot so He is going to go swimming.

1- ...so I am going to have a glass of water.

2- … so she is going to saty at home.

3- …. so he is going to take some tablets.

4- ...so we are going to watch television.

5- ..so they are going to take a sandwich

6- … so I am going to have a hot bath.

7- … so we are going to change our clothes.

8- … so he is going to ask his dad for help.

9- ...so we are going to miss the next football match.

10- ...so I am going to turn down the radio.

11-...so I am going to miss the next football match.

12-...so she is going to look for him in the park.

13- ...I am going to visit him.

14- ...I am going to see my dentist.

15-...we are going to buy her a present.