Grammar Practice Worksheets
материал по английскому языку (9 класс)

Past Simple / Present Perfect Simple

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. I'm really hungry. I (haven't eaten / didn't eat) yet.

2. They (arrived / have arrived) a week ago.

3. We (have worked / worked) here for three years.

4. They (didn’t recognise / haven’t recognised) me at yesterday's meeting.

5. Our neighbour (was / has been) in hospital since Friday.

6. Last summer we (ate/have eaten) Indian food.

II. Correct the error in each of the sentences.

1. Have you ever eat Chinese food?

2. She has moved to another city last year.

3. They has already sent out the invitations.

4. Mr Brown already left the office.

5. We were abroad for a year.

6. Did she just leave?

III. Complete the sentences with Past Simple or Present Perfect

1. John ........................... (not call) me yet.

2. They ........................... (buy) a new car last month.

3. The teacher ........................... (just return) the tests.

4. He (play) computer games since this morning.

5. ........................... you ever ........................... (hear) such an unbelievable story?

6. I ........................... (live) in England two years ago.

7. He ........................... (give) me a beautiful gift yesterday.

IV. Make two sentences with Past Simple and Present Perfect.

1) (Past Simple +, -, ?)

2) I/You/We/They .... (Past Simple +, -, ?)

3) (Present Perfect +, -, ?)

4) I/You/We/They .... (Present Perfect +, -, ?)

Relative Clauses

Ex 1. Choose and write the correct relative pronoun.

1) The dog ............... barking you can hear is our neighbour's dog.

• who • which • whose

2) This is the purse ............... I am looking for.

• what • that • whose

3) Could you tell me the name of the boy ............... is sitting opposite us?

• that • which • whom

4) My mother, ............... worked as a nurse, is retired now.

• that • who • which

5) I don't know the phone number ............... is used in case of emergencies.

• what • which • who

6) We booked a really comfortable hotel room, ............... was a very good idea.

• that • what • which

Ex 2. Use that, who, which or whose to complete the sentences. Write commas where necessary.

Miss Anderson ................ reputation is so good comes to help us.

What have you done with the pen ................ I left on the table?

I delivered the parcel to Charles ................ gave it to Ann.

His wife ................. is an architect designed their new house.

Can you hear the noise ................ comes from the cellar?

Everybody ............... saw the attack should contact the police.

The town ............... towers you can see is York.

Is he the new teacher .............. you told me about?

His last film .............. is the best film I've ever seen hasn't a big audience.

Ex 3. Complete each sentence using who / whom / whose / where.

1. What’s the name of the man ………………………… car you borrowed?

2. A cemetery is a place …………………………… people are buried.

3. A pacifist is a person ……………………….. believes that all wars are wrong.

4. An orphan is a child ……………………… parents are dead.

5. What was the name of the person to ………………………….. you spoke on the phone?

6. The place ………………………….. we spent our holidays was really beautiful.

7. This school is only for children ……………………………. first language is not English.

8. The woman with ……………………………… he fell in love left him after a month.

Ex 4. Match sentence halves 1-6 with a-f.

1. We know a teacher a. whose guitar was stolen?

2. Is that the musician b. who works at your school.

3. Can I eat the biscuits c. which you made earlier?

4. Here’s the dog d. which I took for a walk.

5. Are we near the shop e. that’s on the other TV channel?

6. Shall we watch the film f. where I saw that nice silver chain?

Ex 5. Choose the correct relative pronoun:

1. This is the room which / where I keep my computer.

2. I’m sure that’s the man who / whose picture was in the paper.

3. What’s the name of the film who / which you saw?

4. Christmas is the time of year when / where there are many parties.

5. Eva doesn’t like the present whose / which Owen gave her.

6. I am looking for the person who / which sent me that e-mail.

Ex 6. Join the sentence halves with where, who and which.

1. I know a man …. a. you got yesterday?

2. Do you know the village …. b. I often hang out with.

3. Can we watch the DVD … c. has got spectacular sideburns.

4. Is there a shop in town … d. I can buy a necklace?

5. These are the people … e. is in the new film I saw.

6. There’s a girl in our class … f. I really enjoy.

7. Surfing is something … g. passed all her exams.

8. That’s the actor … h. Dani lives?

The Passive

sentences in passive voice using the tenses in brackets. Add words where necessary.

1. Great motorcycles - make – Japan (PRESENT SIMPLE)

2. The postman – not see – recently (PRESENT PERFECT) .

3. The Gothic cathedral – build – 10th century. (PAST SIMPLE)..

4. The schoolhouse – repair – today (PRESENT PROGRESSIVE) .

5. The prize – award – tomorrow (FUTURE SIMPLE) .

6. After the accident – Harry – take – to a doctor (PAST SIMPLE) .

7. When I came in – the fridge – repair (PAST PROGRESSIVE) .

jewels – find – in the basement. (PAST SIMPLE) .

the shop – close – it – sell (PAST PERFECT SIMPLE – PAST SIMPLE) .

technology – use (PRESENT PROGRESSIVE) .

thief – not find – by the police (PRESENT PERFECT) .

shop – close – next month (FUTURE SIMPLE) .

cat – call – Sissy (PRESENT SIMPLE)

II. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Fiat 0 (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat, 1 (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2 (exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3 (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars 4 (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5 (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 (exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7(sold/are sold) all over the world.

III. Turn from Active to Passive

1. Mr Elliot will pay the workers.

2. Two men were following Tom.

3. Millions of people use the Internet every day.

4. They gave Bob a CD player for his birthday.

5. The prime minister will give a medal to the winners.

6. She is telling the children a story.

7. They’ had offered Sally a job.

8. Poisonous chemicals have polluted the river.

9. Doctor Sims is examining her.

10. Someone gave them free tickets for the concert.