ILBC Department of English
Tutorial
Primary V
Name _____________ Class_____________ Date___________
Grammar (10 marks)
I. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or Past Simple
Tense.
1. I can’t get in . I ( lose ) my key.
2. The office is empty now. Everybody (go) home.
3. I meant to call you last night, but I ( forget ).
4. Helen ( go ) to New York for a holiday, but she’s
back home in London now.
5. A: Are you ok?
B: Yes, I ( have ) a headache, but it’s OK now.
6. Can you help me? My car ( break ) down.
Ans: _______________
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II. Complete the story with the given verbs using the present perfect
or the past simple.
I _______ (come) to the U.S when a war _______ (break) out in my
country. I ________ (live) in the U.S for five years. At first, everything
________ (be) very hard for me. I _______ (not/know) any English when I
________ (arrive). But I _______ (study) English for the past five years,
and now I _______ (speak) it pretty well. I _______ (not/start) my college
education yet, because I _______ (get) any chance to go to college.
(1) _______________
(2) _______________ (7) _______________
(3) _______________ (8) _______________
(4) _______________ (9) _______________
(5) _______________ (10) _______________
(6) _______________
III. Rewrite the sentences in the Present Perfect Tense with for
(or) since.
Eg: John started learning Chinese in February. Now it’s July. (for)
John has learned Chinese for five months.
1. Mary started painting the house on Monday. Now it’s Friday. (for)
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2. Ann started working at Smiths in January. (since)
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3. Joe started building boats when he was in the 20s. Now he is 40. (for)
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4. We started waiting for the bus at 8:30. (since)
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5. Peter traveled to India in January and he hasn’t come back yet. (for)
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IV. Change the verbs given in the brackets using Present Perfect
Tense.
1. Tom’s mom told me that she _________ in China for a few years
before. (work) (1)
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2. We were surprised to see Mark, because we ________ his letter. (not
get) (2) __________
3. I knew I ________ that man before. (see) (3)
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4. This is a very good movie. I ________ it three times. (watch) (4) __________
5. After three months of looking, she __________ a beautiful
apartment to rent. (find) (5)
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V. Complete the sentences with could, couldn’t, had to or didn’t have
to.
1. In my first year as a teacher, I almost lost my self-confidence
because I _______ teach anything. (1)
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2. I _________ finally talk to John’s father after I tried to reach
him on the phone for hours. (2) __________
3. Adam and his sister _______ break the door lock because they
couldn’t open it easily. (3) __________
4. I _______ pay £85 to renew my passport last week. (4)
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5. We _______ learn online classes before the Covid19 crisis. (5)
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VI. Are these following question tags right or wrong? Color the
correct answer.
1. My mother has lovely hair, hasn’t she?
Right Wrong
2. He can’t speak English very well, can he?
Right Wrong
3. She cooks well, does she?
Right Wrong
4. Tom is the richest man in town, is he?
Right Wrong
5. We haven’t met each other before, have we?
Right Wrong
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