REMEDIAL REVIEW AND EXERCISES – 7TH GRADE

USED TO:

Let’s practice this topic by doing some exercises?

Exercise 1: Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using ‘used to
+ infinitive’:

1. I / live in a flat when I was a child.

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2. We / go to the beach every summer?
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3. She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it.
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4. He / not / smoke.
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5. I / play tennis when I was at school.
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6. She / be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.
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7. He / play golf every weekend?
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8. They both / have short hair.
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9. Julie / study Portuguese.
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10. I / not / hate school.
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PAST CONTINUOUS:

Let’s practice this topic by doing some exercises?

Exercise 1: Make the past continuous (choose positive, negative or question):
1. (they / take the exam?)
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2. (when / he / work there?)
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3. (you / make dinner?)
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4. (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)
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5. (when / we / sleep?)
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6. (they / study last night)
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7. (we / talk when the accident happened)
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8. (he / not / exercise enough)
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9. (I / talk too much?)
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10. (it / not / snow)
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11. (how / they / feel?)
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12. (they / not / talk)
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13. (where / I / stay?)
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14. (why / he / study on a Saturday night?)
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15. (I / go to school when you saw me)
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16. (you / sleep at 6am)
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17. (she / work when I called)
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18. (we / not / leave when you called)
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PRESENT PERFECT:

ATTENTION: YOU HAVE TO MEMORIZE THE PAST PARTICIPLE (P.P.) OF THE

VERBS

Let’s practice this topic by doing some exercises?

Exercise 1: Make the present perfect simple. Choose positive, negative or question:
1. (she / pass the exam?)
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2. (you / eat lunch yet?)
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3. (he / read the newspaper today?)
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4. (you / not / study French for ten years)
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5. (they / be in London for six months)
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6. (where / you / be?)
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7. (we / not / go to Paris)
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8. (she / not / see ‘The Lord of the Rings’)
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9. (he / not / meet my mother)
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10. (they / not / visit St. Paul’s Cathedral yet)
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11. (what / she / eat today?)
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12. (why / you / do your homework already?)
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13. (how / she / make this fantastic cake?)
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14. (why / I / miss the plane?)
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15. (they / not / go to bed)
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16. (it / rain a lot this week)
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17. (they / use a credit card before?)
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18. (we / have enough to eat?)
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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS:

First, let’s take a look at the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS form:

Now, let’s see the difference between the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE and the
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS!

Let’s practice this by doing some exercises?

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the Present Perfect Simple or
Continuous

1. I ___________________ (not / do) the housework yet.

2. They ___________________ (study) very hard recently.
3. She ___________________ (promise) to help many times.
4. He ___________________ (clean) the kitchen. Everything is sparkling clean.
5. She ___________________ (write) her essay and ___________________ (send) it
to her professor.
6. He ___________________ (see) the film ‘The King’s Speech’ about six times.
7. We ___________________ (paint) our living room. I think it looks a lot better.
8. She ___________________ (take) French lessons lately.
9. It ___________________ (not / rain) for three hours! Only about one hour.
10. Lucy ___________________ (already / leave).
11. How many times ___________________ (you / visit) Scotland?
12. I ___________________ (call) John for hours and hours and he hasn’t answered.
I’m really angry with him!
13. I ___________________ (be) in London for three years.
14. We ___________________ (know) James for ages.
15. It’s really smelly in here. ___________________ (somebody / smoke)?
16. How much petrol ___________________ (she / buy)?
17. She ___________________ (eat) chocolate all morning, so she feels sick.
18. I ___________________ (paint) my house all day, but it’s not finished yet.
19. Julie ___________________ (be) at the office since 6 am.
20. The writer ___________________ (deserve) this award for a long time.
 Do you need extra practice? No problem!
Here are some links to online exercises you can do to study more:
USED TO:

http://digitalcampus.free.fr/Level3/Unit31/SubUnit313/ComplUsedTo01.jcl.htm

https://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Usedto.htm

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_02_022e?
cc=global&selLanguage=en

PAST CONTINUOUS:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive/exercises

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_progressive_statements2.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/past-continuous/write-1

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/past-continuous/exercise-1

PRESENT PERFECT:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-4.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-5.html

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-perfect-multiple

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-perfect

https://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/presperfect.htm

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test1

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test2

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex10

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex11

You can do all these exercises and, if you have any problems, contact your
English teacher, OK?
 KEY
USED TO
Exercise 1:
1. I used to live in a flat when I was a child.
2. Did we use to go to the beach every summer?
3. She used to love eating chocolate, but now she hates it.
4. He didn’t use to smoke.
5. I used to play tennis when I was at school.
6. She used to be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.
7. Did he use to play golf every weekend?
8. They both used to have short hair.
9. Julie used to study Portuguese.
10. I didn’t use to hate school.

PAST CONTINUOUS
Exercise 1:
1. Were they taking the exam?
2. When was he working there?
3. Were you making dinner?
4. Were they drinking coffee when you arrived?
5. When were we sleeping?
6. They were studying last night.
7. We were talking when the accident happened.
8. He wasn’t exercising enough.
9. Was I talking too much?
10. It wasn’t snowing.
11. How were they feeling?
12. They weren’t talking.
13. Where was I staying?
14. Why was he studying on a Saturday night?
15. I was going to school when you saw me.
16. You were sleeping at 6am.
17. She was working when I called.
18. We weren’t leaving when you called.

PRESENT PERFECT:
Exercise 1:
1. Has she passed the exam?
2. Have you eaten lunch yet?
3. Has he read the newspaper today?
4. You haven’t studied French for ten years.
5. They have been in London for six months.
6. Where have you been?
7. We haven’t gone / been to Paris.
8. She hasn’t seen ‘The Lord of the Rings’.
9. He hasn’t met my mother.
10. They haven’t visited St. Paul’s Cathedral yet.
11. What has she eaten today?
12. Why have you done your homework already?
13. How has she made this fantastic cake?
14. Why have I missed the plane?
15. They haven’t gone to bed.
16. It has rained a lot this week.
17. Have they used a credit card before?
18. Have we had enough to eat?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Exercise 1:
1. I haven’t done the housework yet.
2. They have been studying very hard recently.
3. She has promised to help many times.
4. He has cleaned the kitchen. Everything is sparkling clean.
5. She has written her essay and has sent it to her professor.
6. He has seen the film ‘The King’s Speech’ about six times.
7. We have painted our living room. I think it looks a lot better.
8. She has been taking French lessons lately.
9. It hasn’t been raining for three hours! Only about one hour.
10. Lucy has already left.
11. How many times have you visited Scotland?
12. I’ve been calling John for hours and hours and he hasn’t answered. I’m really angry
with him!
13. I’ve been in London for three years.
14. We have known James for ages.
15. It’s really smelly in here. Has somebody been smoking?
16. How much petrol has she bought?
17. She has been eating chocolate all morning, so she feels sick.
18. I’ve been painting my house all day, but it’s not finished yet.
19. Julie has been at the office since 6 am.
20. The writer has deserved this award for a long time.