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WorksheetsEnglish 9-Lesson 2:Gram,Vocab
Total questions: 103
Worksheet time: 56mins
What is simple past tense?
An action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly
Actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred
Things that happened or completed action in the past
Unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a given point in the future
What is past continuous tense
Unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a given point in the future
Action that is happening right now, or when it happens regularly
Action or things that happened or completed in the past
Actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred
What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?
did you do / calling
were you doing / called
I (sit) in the canteen when you (call)
was sitting / called
sat / were calling
When Akmal (arrive) at school, who (be) there?
arrived / was
arrived / was being
Siao Ying was (watch) movie when she (hear) the creepy voice.
was watching / heard
watched / was hearing
Yesterday Fatihah (go) to the library, next she (have) a swim, later she (meet) Bella for the BTS concert.
was going / was having / was meeting
went / had / met
Harith and Izzat (play) the guitar when Eswaraa (hurt) his fingernail
were playing / hurt
were playing / was hurt
What (do) Bo Yin, Roseann and Jia Mei up to at 10 PM last night? It was really noisy.
did
were
Jarris (take) a shower when the telephone (ring)
was taking / rang
was taking / was ringing
The burglar (break into) the museum and (steal) the most expensive painting.
was breaking into / was stealing
broke into / stole
When Ari (walk) into the room, everyone (work)
walked / was working
was walking / was working
The police officer (stop) me because I (talk) on my mobile phone while I (drive)
stopped / talked / drove
stopped / was talking / was driving
While Rizmi, Nadhirah and Meon (clean) the classroom, they (break) some glasses
cleaned / were breaking
were cleaning / broke
Lenin-Na (wear) a bright yellow dress when Aidil (see) her last
weared / was seeing
was wearing / saw
Annie..... to the cinema five minutes ago.
walk
walks
walked
walking
Aisha ____ ____ very hard last year.
is studied
was studied
is studying
was studying
The students ____ _____ very loudly when Pn Ooi came.
are talk
are talking
was talk
were talking
Marcos .... when he .... a worm in his apple.
was eating, found
was eating, finded
were eating, were finding
ate, was finding
We ..... when Ms. Tan .... the answer.
was studying, said
were studying, said
studied, said
studied, sayed
While I ....... the quiz, Mr. Khor ...... to me.
made, spoke
made, was speaking
was making, speaked
was making, spoke
Why ____ you listening when the manager told you what to do?
was
wasn't
weren't
aren't
When the taxi arrived, the friends ____ ____ goodbye.
was say
were saying
were say
was saying
I .... water while you ..... 7 Up.
drank, were drinking
was drinking, were drinking
drank, drank
was drinking, drank
While they .... in art class, the paint .... out (finished).
were painting, ranned
were painting, run
were painting, ran
was painting, ran
When they .... on math homework, they ... their grades.
were working, saw
were working, seed
were working, seied
worked, saw
When my mum ... dinner, she ... her hand.
cooked, cut
was cooking, was cutting
cooked, cutted
was cooking, cut
While Siti ..., the librarian ... off the light.
was readding, turned
was reading, turned
was reading, turnt
read, turned
When the police ...., the thief ..... away.
was arriving, ran
arrived, was running
arrived, was runing
were arriving, ran
Alvin Than ... while his brother ....
was singing, slept.
was singing, sleeped.
sang, was sleeping.
singed, was sleeping.
What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?
are, do
are, doing
was, do
were, doing
My grandmother __________ some cookies for us yesterday.
climbed
baked
ate
cried
______ you _______ the dishes by yourself last night?
Did ... wash
Did ... washed
Do ... wash
Do ... washed
My childhood ________ happy and I would like to share about it.
is
are
were
was
What did you buy at the supermarket?
We bought apples.
I did buy apples.
I didn't bought anything.
I don't like to buy apples.
My father wishes__________ (become) a good teacher in the future.
would become
become
became
had become
Windy wishes she __________ (be) very rich.
was
would be
were
is
Linh wishes she ____________ (pass) her exam yesterday.
passed
had passed
would pass
passes
We wish we________ (feel) better and more comfortable.
feel
felt
would feel
had felt
I wish my family _________ (come) back home last week.
would come
come
had come
came
Linda wishes she _________ (visit) L.A with her parents next month.
visits
had visited
would visit
visited
Kien wishes he __________ (find) a new job with high salary in the future.
found
would find
had found
finds
I wish I __________ (take) care of my girlfriend last night.
take
would take
had taken
took
His sister wishes she __________ (know) many songs and how to sing.
knew
had known
knows
would know
Loan wishes she ___________ (meet) my lawyer at the moment.
meets
would meet
met
had met
I wish I .................. German, but I can't.
can speak
could speak
had spoken
didn't speak
My brother doesn't keep his room tidy
-> I wish ..................
my brother can keep his room tidy
my brother didn't keep his room tidy
my brother kept his room tidy
my brother had kept his room tidy
She has to work tomorrow.
-> She wishes .................
she hadn't to work tomorrow
she didn't have to work tomorrow
she hasn't to work tomorrow
she won't have to work tomorrow
I wish you ...............us about your problems
tell
told
had tell
will tell
She wishes she ................enough money to buy a bicycle, but she is poor
had
can have
didn't have
had had
He wishes he .............. an engineer now.
were
is
will be
would be
I hate living in England. It's cold and wet. I wish I ........... in Spain
had lived
could live
will live
lives
It's a pity that you aren't here with us now.
-> I wish .............
you are here with us now
you was here with us now
you were here with us now
you weren't here with us now
I wish I .............. how to design a website.
know
were knew
knew
can know
I wish we ................ on the beach now
are playing
was playing
were playing
can play
Peter wishes he ...............part in the game, but he cannot because of his injured leg
takes
could take
could took
had taken
Peter's flat is so hot. He wishes .....................
it isn't so hot
it was so hot
it wasn't so hot
it hadn't been so hot
I'm sorry that I failed the exam.
-> I wish .................
I didn't fail the exam
I had failed the exam
I hadn't failed the exam
I wouldn't fail the exam
I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I .................. it better
didn't understand
could understand
would understand
had understood
I wish I ..............an astronaut in the future.
would be
was
will be
am
The teacher will give us an exam tomorrow.
I wish.....
the teacher wouldn't give us an exam tomorrow.
the teacher would give us an exam tomorrow.
the teacher didn't give us an exam tomorrow.
the teacher gave us an exam tomorrow.
We live in a small flat in the city.
I wish......
we lived in a small flat in the city.
we wouldn't live in a small flat in the city.
we didn't lived in a small flat in the city.
we didn't live in a small flat in the city.
They don’t know how to speak Chinese.
They wish.....
they didn't know how to speak Chinese.
they knew how to speak Chinese.
they didn't known how to speak Chinese.
they would know how to speak Chinese.
Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
lessons
units
desks
groups
The ________ in the central square is dedicated the heroes of our country.
monument
building
castle
house
The historical documents found in the library are well ___ for future generations.
( Các tài liệu lịch sử được tìm thấy trong thư viện thì ............. cho các thế hệ tương lai.)
occupied
preserved
discovered
contributed
Inside the ancient ________, we discovered secret passages and hidden chambers.
(Bên trong ________ cổ đại, chúng tôi phát hiện ra những lối đi bí mật và những căn phòng ẩn giấu.)
office
room
castle
flat
Through educational programs, schools ______ the importance of remembering the past.
promote
observe
contribute
discover
When I / young, walking barefoot / a common experience / school.
When I was young, walking barefoot was a common experience at school.
When I was young, walking barefoot is a common experience at school.
When I am young, walking barefoot was a common experience at school.
When I am young, walking barefoot is a common experience at school.
In the past, talking face to face/the primary way/ communication / school.
In the past, talking face to face is the primary way of communicating at school.
In the past, talking face to face was the primary way of communicating at school.
In the past, talking face on face was the primary way at communicating at school.
In the past, talking face to face was the primary way in communicating at school.
During school days,/ we enjoy/ play traditional games / our friends.
During school days, we enjoyed play traditional games with our friends.
During school days, we enjoyed playing traditional games at our friends.
During school days, we enjoyed playing traditional games with our friends.
During school days, we enjoy play traditional games with our friends.
The committee has _____ a survey of parking problems in residential areas.
cut down
come around
worked out
carried out
_______, farmers used buffalo-driven carts to transport agricultural products.
Tradition
Traditional
Traditionally
Untraditional
The city has an exceptionally rich _______ of historic buildings.
heritage
tradition
custom
culture
The soldiers had to fight the war to PROTECT their country.
(CLOSET MEANING)
develop
defend
attend
struggle
It is his PRATICE to tell stories about his childhood to his children at bedtime. ( CLOSET MEANING)
tradition
behavior
custom
manner
Our beliefs and history have been _______ orally ( bằng miệng ) by our people for thousands of years.
shown around
cheered up
passed down
taken off
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
glutinous
historic
mountainous
cultural
The traditional family with three or four ______ living under one roof still remains in this region.
A _____ is a large strong building built in the past by kings or queens or other important people.
This house is no longer ______ ; nobody lives in it.
abandoned
modern
renovated
occupied
The ancient warriors stood bravely to_____ their lands and people.
attack
defend
protect
conquer
In the past , the children walked all the time, and they didn’t have shoes or sandals. They walked _______.
riding a horse
barefoot
by skateboard
by car
A country's cultural ________ is a valuable resource.
heritage
traditional
customary
traditions
The custom of __________ ancestors is a beautiful and rich tradition in Vietnamese culture.
honoring
worshipping
conserving
celebrating
Besides the key ingredients , another secret to achieving the perfect _________ is the temperature of the oil.
fish and chips
meals
main course: món chính
serving
. One of Vietnamese ________ that I like best is fried rice (cơm rang). It’s a kind of popular street food.
meat
dishes
drinks
ingredients
The main ________ of this dish are cooked rice, meat or sausage and colourful vegetables.
ingredients
foods
wooden spoon
dessert
I went to the Exhibit Hall while my friend Mark ________ to the museum attendant.
talked
was talking
has talked
talks
The _______ ingredients of the dish are fried fish served with chips.
dessert
starter
full
basic
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
local
careful
national
would
Rice farming has long been _________________ with life in the Vietnamese countryside.
associated
recognized
practiced
appeared
In Vietnam’s past, many families grew _________________, which becomes sticky when cooked.
white rice
green beans
glutinous rice
corn
Since vehicles were not common in our village, most children in the past went _________________ to school, which means walking.
on foot
on horseback
by bicycle
by boat
Farmers relied on a network of canals to bring _________________ from the mountains to their rice paddies.
bottled water
well water
salty water
running water: nước sinh hoạt
Many old buildings in Hoi An have been preserved because they represent a valuable part of the town’s _________________.
celebration
event
memory
heritage
While visiting Hoi An, we saw many shops selling _________________ silk lanterns, some with beautiful hand-painted designs.
historic: important in history
ancient: belonging to a period of history
elderly = old
antique: old and often valuable
In the past, villagers used natural ingredients to color their _________________, such as turmeric for yellow and butterfly pea flower for blue.
beef noodle soup
spring rolls
five-color sticky rice
pancake
Before starting a long journey on a boat, Vietnamese fishermen would perform a specific _________ to wish for good luck and safe passage.
habit
connection
ritual
celebration
Respect for elders was a _________________ tradition in Vietnamese families. Children were expected to listen and learn from their grandparents.
temporary
deep-rooted
forgotten
occasional
Folk tales and songs were passed down from generation to generation. This helped _____________ to the cultural heritage of Vietnam.
preserve
contribute
occupy
observe
Find the word which has a different stress
safeguard
gratitude
religious
monument
