My Grammar Notes

 Write affirmative sentences. Use the verbs in the brackets.

1. Mariam and I ____go______ (go) to the cinema every Friday.

2. Chong and her friends _____have_______ (have) lunch once a month.

3. My brother Peter _______does________ (do) karate three days a week.

4. Mr. William ______is______ (be) a baker. He has a big bakery.

5. Mr. and Mrs. Parker _____come______ (come) from Canada.

6. My parents ______love_______ (love) to travel.

7. Julia is a good teacher. She ______prepares______ (prepare) her class with enthusiasm.

8. Kamal is a good swimmer. He _____swims_______ (swim) very fast.

9. Suzy _____studies_____ (study) at Bella Arts School. She ____draws_____ (draw) beautiful pictures.

10. Ben’s sisters ____are_____ (be) ballet dancers.

Write negative sentences. Use the verbs in the brackets.

 1. My brother __________does not like________ (not like) to dance but he loves having a good talk.

2. Liza ________does not live___________ (not live) in Ipoh, she lives in Shah Alam.

3. My parents ________aren't___________ (not be) lawyers, they work in a school.

4. My school workers _______do not do__________ (not do) the homework on time.

5. Aini __________does not cook_________ (not cook) well. She wants to have some cooking lessons.

 Write interrogative sentences. Use Do or Does and the verbs in the brackets.

Example: Do you like ice-cream? No, I don’t

 6. ___Do_____ you like to ___go_____ ( go ) to the movies?  

7. ___Does_____ your mother ____read_____ (read) the newspaper every day?

8. _____Do___ your cousins ____come_____ (come) to visit you every weekend?

9. What ____do____ you _____like_____ (like) for dinner? I ______like________ chicken.

10. What ____does____ Lily ____studies______ (study)? She _____studies______ (study) Architecture.

Fill in the blanks with the correct Present Continuous Tense using the hints in the brackets

 1. The seamstress ________is still making____________ (still, make) uniforms for the orphans.

2. J & J Company Sdn. Bhd. _________is recruiting the workers___________ (recruit workers) for its new branch in Melaka.

3. My staffs __________are having__________ (have) lunch with our client in the meeting room right now.

4. What ____is_____ Abu ____doing_____ (do), Din? He _______is washing__________ (wash) my clothes.

5. The school _________is training__________ (train) its student to use a new English software.

6. At the moment, the students __________are painting__________ (paints) the guard post.

7. Faiz __________is watching__________ (watch) his favourite Korean soap opera.

8. They _________are currently showing___________ (currently, show) French films at the cinemas nearby.

9. The child _________is not responding___________ (not, respond) to the teacher’ question.

10. ____Are_____ the kids _____still visiting____ (still, visit) their grandparents in Ulu Kapit?

Fill in the blanks with the correct Present Continuous Tense using the hints in the brackets.

 1. The kids _________are going to ask___________ so many questions about me. (to ask)

2. Natrah _________are not going___________ to work. (not/to go)

3. I__________am not going to open__________the cookie jar. (not/to open)

4. Harith ________is not going to tell____________ jokes. (not/to tell)

5. My mother __________is going to cry__________ now. (to cry)

6. We ________are not going to visit____________ the zoo. (not/to visit)

7. Manogaran_________is not going to answer___________ the Whatsapp message. (not/to answer)

8. Siew Heng and Jogeswaran _________are going to eat___________ hamburgers. (to eat)

9. My boyfriend __________is going to wait__________ at the airport. (to wait)

10. The dog ________is not going to climb____________ over the pillow. (not/to climb)

Fill in the blanks with the correct Simple Past Tense using the hints in the brackets

 1. Umairah _______did not go_________ (not, go) to work yesterday because she ____was_____ (be) ill.

2. Chen’s granduncle ____died_____ (die) in 1989 in a road accident.

3. The police_____arrested____ (arrest) seven people for the murder five days ago.

4. ____Did_____ Ahmad _____call____ (call) me last night?

5. Jievitha ____lived_____ (live) in Alor Star for nine years but now she lives in Kuala Lumpur.

6. ___Did______ Madihah _____water____ (water) the flowers yesterday?

7. A wasp _____stung____ (sting) Kim when he was cycling home from the park.

8. Fathin ____forgot_____ (forget) to drink a glass of water last night.

9. Priya ___celebrated______ (celebrate) her birthday with her friends at a fast food restaurant.

10. I____was not_____ (be,not) at the office last Wednesday.

Fill in the blanks with the correct Simple Past Tense or Past Continuous Tense.

1. What _________were you doing_________ (you / do) when mom_________called_________ (call) you last Tuesday?

2. I ________was sitting__________ (sit) in the living room when mom_________called_________ (call).

3. When you _________arrived_________ (arrive) at the wedding, who_________was_________ (be) there?

4. Siti _________was watching_________ (watch) a drama when she________heard__________ (hear) the whispers.

5. Yesterday I _________went_________ (go) to the mall, next I_________had_________ (have) a drink at Coffee café, later I_________met_________ (meet) Chandran for the meeting.

6. We _________were playing_________ (play) bowling when John _________hurt_________ (hurt) his wrist.

7. What _________were they doing_________ (they / do) at 11pm last night? It________was__________ (be) really lively.

8. He _________was taking_________ (take) his bath when his phone_______rang___________ (ring).

9. He _________was_______ (be) in the bathtub when the TV suddenly________turned________ (turn) on.

10. When I _________walked_________ (walk) into the hall, everyone________was chatting__________ (chat).

Choose the correct option.

 1. I (have* / has) already finished my homework.

2. My son (have / has*) just started his study in the university.

3. The family (have / has*) gone to the seaside.

4. Dad (haven’t / hasn’t*) watered the plants.

5. (Have / Has*) Sam ever been to the USA?

6. Our English teachers ( have* / has) never taken any leave.

7. Ann, Frank and Jim ( have* / has) bought a new house.

8. (Have* / Has) you taken the dog for a walk?

9. The weather (have / has*) been terrible since yesterday.

10. My little sister (have / has*) just stopped crying.

Write Present Perfect sentences.

1. Ernie / break / his leg / four times

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 2. I / never / fly a kite

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3. your brother / ever / eat / snails?

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 4. our friends / not play / volleyball / this month

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5. he / borrow / your pen?

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 6. my father / never / read / romantic books

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 7. I / not see / Julia / this morning

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 8. Mrs Salwick / ever / write a book?

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 9. my family / lived / in this town / for 6 years

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 Write Present Perfect questions.

 10. your father / pay the bill?

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11. Peter / lose his keys?

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12. Susan / come back?

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13. you / hear about Mary?

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Write the correct Future Time sentences using the hints in the brackets.

 1. (I / leave by two)

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2. (you / finish the essay by the deadline?)

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3. (when / we / cook the turkey?)

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4. (she / finish her test by then, so we can go out for party)

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5. (I / read the book before the next lesson)

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6. (she / not / finish studying by eight)

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7. (when / you / complete the house?

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8. (they / arrive by tea time)

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9. (we / be in Malaysia for a week)

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10. (she / get home by dinnertime?)

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Change from Active to Passive Voice sentences.

 1. Ms Sullivan teaches us grammar.

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 2. The teacher has praised him for his good work.

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 3. The firemen are taking the injured to the hospital.

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 4. An earthquake destroyed the town.

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 5. The tourists can climb the mountain only in December.

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 6. The manager will give you a ticket.

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 7. The fire has damaged the building.

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Complete the following sentences using appropriate active or passive verb forms.

 Choose your answers from the given options.

 1. The problem.............................. to the children. (explained / was explained)

 2. Those pyramids.................................. around 400 AD. (built / were built)

 3. All the trouble....................................... by your mother. (has caused / was caused)

 4. The visitors.................................. (were shown / have shown) a collection of old manuscripts.

 5. I.............................. him ten thousand pounds last year. (lend / lent / was lent)

 6. She................................. of spiders. (frightened / is frightened)

 7. That picture.............................. by my grandmother. (painted / was painted)

 8. I............................... by his attitude. (shocked / have shocked / was shocked)

 9. Excuse the mess. The house............................. (is painting / is being painted / has painted)

 10. I knew why I.............................. (had chosen / had been chosen)