GRADE 7 BASIC GRAMMAR

TENSES
Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________ above 8,000
meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________ class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________ at the airport, Mary (wait)
__________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________ on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________ to Mary's party, everyone already
(arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I
(graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________ here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________ tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________ that she just (leave) __________ a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________ TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________ to talk about the town where he (live) __________ for some
years.
24. I (sit) __________ down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________ round and (go) __________ back home because he
(forget) __________ to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________ a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________ on the phone the children (start) __________ fighting and (break)
__________ a window.
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________ looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________ this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________ Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________ as a waiter for a year.
33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________ down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________ a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.

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Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working B. will work C. have been working D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. Leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened B. open C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

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23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. Walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
Exercise 3: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned (A) to her house (B) from work (C), she was cooking (D) dinner.
2. Jimmy threw (A) the ball high (B) in the air, and Betty catching (C) it when (D) it came down.
3. Linda has worn (A) her new yellow (B) dress only once (C) since she buys (D) it.
4. Last week Mark told (A) me that he got (B) very bored with his present job and is looking (C) for
a new one (D).
5. Having (A) fed the dog, he was sat (B) down to (C) his own (D) meal.
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked (A) to find (B) some junk mail, and (C) I delete
(D) it all.
7. They are going to have to (A) leave soon (B) and so do (C) we (D).
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told (A) him that she really (B) needed (C) a pay (D) rise.
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9. The telephone rang several times (A) and then (B) stop (C) before I could (D) answer it.
10. Debbie, whose father (A) is an excellent tennis player (B), has been (C) playing tennis since (D)
ten years.
11. I have seen (A) lots(B) of interesting (C) places when I went (D) on holiday last summer.
12. When my cat heard (A) a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving (B) and listen (C) intently (D).
13. I think (A) it’s time you change (B) your way of (C) living (D).
14, Roger felt the outside (A) of his pocket to make (B) sure his (C) wallet is still (D) there.
15. When I’m shopping (A) in the supermarket, I ran into (B) an old friend who I hadn’t met (C) for
(D) five years.
16. The police (A) arrested the man while (B) he is having (C) dinner in (D) a restaurant.
17. Peter and Wendy first(A) met in 2006 (B), and they are (C) married for three years now (D).
18. Some (A) people are believing (B) there is life on (C) other (D) planets.
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii (A) had been (B) the subject of intensive research (C) on the
occurrence (D) of earthquakes.
20. Every morning, the sun shines (A) in my bedroom window (B) and waking (C) me up (D).
21. The man died as (A) a result of falling (B) asleep (C) while he drives (D).
22. I haven’t finished (A) the report yet (B), but by the time you return (C) I will certainly complete
(D) it.
23. Caroline has worn (A) her new yellow (B) dress only once (C) since she buys (D) it.
24. We’ll be cycled (A) to Hoa’s village (B) at (C) this time next (D) Sunday.
25. What will (A) you do (B) when (C) your friends won’t come (D) ?
26. Someone was knocking (A) at the door (B) when I was doing (C) the washing up (D).
27. My friend didn’t drink (A) any (B) beer since we came (C) to live here (D).
28. We have written (A) to each other (B) when (C) we were (D) in primary school.
29. After (A) breakfast, I‘m gone (B) to walk to (C) school with (D) my friends.
30. Did (A) he go to (B) the pop concert next weekend (C) for a change (D)?
Exercise 4: Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. He went to his house, lied down on the bed, and (sleep) ……………… right away.
2. I (buy) ……………… the ticket yesterday. I am (go) ……………… Dalat tomorrow.
3. Tim (attend) ……………… the meeting at school at the moment.
4. He (have not) ……………… English for 2 years.
5. Our class (start) ……………… at 9am.
6. I always (brush) ……………… my teeth before I go to bed.
7. I (study) ……………… English since I was 21.
8. He was listening to music when his boss (come) ……………… yesterday.
9. I (have do) ……………… all the homework all afternoon.
10. I (be) ……………… a student.
11. She (wait) ……………… you for all day.
12. He wasn’t working when his boss (call) ……………… him yesterday.
13. She (be) ……………… at her boyfriend’s house yesterday morning.
14. I (talk) ……………… to my father at the moment.
15. We (be) ……………… in Nha Trang on their summer holiday last year.
16. The sun (rise) ……………… in the east.
17. He (meet) ……………… his old friend near his house yesterday.
18. The World Cup (take place) ……………… every four years.
19. They (play) ……………… in the garden at 4 pm yesterday.
20. She was watching a picture while her mother (cook) ……………… soup.
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21. They (play) ……………… now.
22. Anne was riding her bike to school when Peter (see) ……………… her yesterday.
Exercise 5: Choose the correct answers.
1. She always ___ up at 8 o’clock in the morning.
A. got B. gotten C. get D. gets
2. Look! The singer is ____ and _____ on the stage now.
A. singing/dancing B. sing/dance C. sung/danced D. sings/dances
3. Yesterday, when he ____ the street, he ____ a stray cat.
A. crosses/sees B. is crossing/sees C. was crossing/saw D. was crossing/was seeing
4. Hello! I hope you ______ for too long here.
A. have been waiting B. have not been waiting C. waited D. do not wait
5. We ______ tolerate this kind of rule violation in the future.
A. will B. would C. did not D. will not
6. My mom _____ on giving me this umbrella, because it _____.
A. insists/rains B. insisted/rained C. insists/is going to rain D. insisted/rains
7. If you ______ me mad, we ____ out last night.
A. didn’t make/went B. hadn’t made/would have gone
C. hadn’t make/would have gone D. didn’t made/went

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KEY
Exercise 1:
1. are - reach; 2. comes; 3. came - had left; 4. has never flown;
5. have just decided -would undertake; 6. would take; 7. was ;
8. am attending - was attending; 9. arrive -will be waiting 10. had lived;
11. got- had already arrived; 12. will see - see - will have graduated;
13. visited -was; 14. has been - haven’t you read; 15. is washing - has just repaired;
16. Have you been - spent; 17. have never met - looks; 18. will have been- comes;
19. found – had just left 20. arrive – will probably be raining;
21. is raining - stops; 22. were watching - failed ; 23. stayed – had lived;
24. sat – were being repaired; 25. turned – went – had forgotten; 26. has changed - came;
27. were talking – started - broke; 28. had done 29. has been standing;
30. have spent - got; 31. were - studied; 32. met – had been working;
33. had finished - sat; 34. has; 35. has been;
Exercise 2:
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. A
11. B 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. D
21. D 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. B
31. B 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. A
Exercise 3:
1. D. was cooking -> cooked 2. C. catching -> caught 3. D. buys -> bought
4. C. is looking -> was looking 5. B. was sat -> sat 6. D. delete -> deleted
7. C. so do -> so are 8. A. has told -> told 9. C. stop -> stopped
10. D. since -> for 11. A. have seen -> saw 12. C. listen -> listened
13. B. change -> changed 14. D. is still -> was still
15. A. I’m shopping -> was shopping 16. C. is having -> was having
17. C. are -> have been 18. B. are believing -> believe
19. B. had been -> has been 20. C. waking -> wakes 21. D. drives -> was driving
22. D. will certainly complete -> will have certainly completed
23. D. buys -> bought 24. A. We’ll be cycled -> We’ll be cycling
25. D. won’t come -> don’t come 26. A. was knocking -> knocked
27. A. didn’t drink -> hasn’t drunk 28. C. when -> since
29. B. gone -> going 30. A. Did -> Will
Exercise 4:
1 - slept; 2 - bought - am going to; 3 - is attending; 4 - has not practised;
5.- starts; 6 - brush; 7 - have studied; 8 - came
9 - have been doing; 10 - am; 11 - has been waiting; 12 - called;
13 - was; 14 - am talking; 15 - were; 16 - rises;
17 - met; 18 - take place; 19 - was playing; 20 - was cooking;
21 - are playing; 22 - saw;
Exercise 5:
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B

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