English 8 Revision–
A.The present simple tense
I. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1.Ba ( be ) my friend. He (live)…… ………
In Ha Noi with his mother, father and elder
sister.His parents(be) teachers.Ba(go)…… ……
to Quang Trung school.
2.Nam (like) sports. He( swim) ..,……… ………
he (play) .. soccer and he (play) ..……… ………
badminton.
3.We (go) .to school everyday.………
4.She(not drink) coffee.………………
She (drink) .. cocacola.…………
5.It (be) .often hot in the summer.………
6.What you (do) every morning ?……… ………
7.The earth (circle) .. the sun once every ………
365 days.
8. I (see) .her very often.…………
9.Most rivers (flow) . into the sea………
10.Vegetarians (not eat) meat.………………
11.Bees (make) ..honey.……………
12.Rice(not grow) .. in cold climates.…………
13.Where ..Martin .(come)from? ……… ………
14.The sun (rise) ..in the east and(set )………
…………in the west.
II.Complete the sentences using the present
simple tense of the verbs.
1 .(the film/begin) at …………………………
3.30 or 4.30 ?
2.The art exhibition (open) on May 3………
rd

8.Linh/ skip rope……………………………
II.Make questions for underlined words
1.Our friends are playing in the garden.
…………………………………………….
2.Mr tan is working in his room.
……………………………………………
3.My sister is doing her homework.
…………………………………………….
4.He is reading in his room.
…………………………………………….
5.The train is going to Nha Trang.
……………………………………………..
6.Her mother is cleaning the table.
…………………………………………….
III.Complete the sentences with one of the
following verbs.
Come get happen look start make
1.I for Mary.Do you know where ……………
she is ?
2.It .dark. Shall I turn on the ……………
lights?
3.Do you have an umbrella ?it to rain.………
4.Why are all these people here ?What ..……
5.Are you ready ? Yes, I .…………………
6.You a lot of noise.Could …………………
you be quieter ?I to concentrate?……………
IV.Use the words in bracks to complete the
questions.
1 this week ? No, he’s on …………………
holiday.(Colin/work)

9.A:What ..your sister (do) ?……… …………
B:She is an architect but she (not/work) ...……
……………..at the moment.
10.Can we stop walking soon ? I (get) .…………
…………..tired.
11.Let’s go out .It (not/rain) now………………
12.Junia is very good at languages. She (speak)
………..four languages very well.
13.Hurry up ! Everybody (wait ) ..………………
for you.
14” (you/listen) to the radio ?”…………………
“ No, you can turn it off”
15.The River Nile (flow) into the Mediterranian.
16.Look at the river. It(flow) .. ……………… …
very fast today, much faster than usual.
17” ..(you/ listen) to the radio …………………
everyday ?” ” No, just occasionally”
18.How is your English ?
Not bad. It (improve ) ..slowly………………
19.Ron is in London at the moment. He (stay)
at the Park Hotel. He (always/stay)……………
………………there when he is in London.
21.Can we start walking soon ? I(start) ...………
……….to feel tired.
22.Can you drive ? I(learn) ...my………………
father (teach) .me.…………………
22.Normally I finish work at 5.00, ……………
but this week I (work) ..until …………… …
6.00 to earn more money.
23 My parents (live) . in Bristol. They ………

more active.
2.A:Look!You’ve the same mistake again
B: Oh, no! I ..………………………………
3.A: I’m afraid I’ve lost my key again.
B: Oh dear ! You ..…………………………
4.A:The car has broken down again.
B: That car is useless ! It ..…………………
5.A: Oh, Sue has left the lights on again
B: Typical ! She……………………………
6.A: Nam and Hoa have missed the school bu
bus again.
B: Not again ! They ..………………………
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english 8 revision–
D.The past simple
I.Write the past form of the following verbs
to visit to have
to arrive to have
to remember to go
to ruturn to buy
to rent to take
to receive to see
to talk to think
to stop to wear
to look to put
to move to eat
to watch to give
to learn to teach
to help to make
to want to tell

I/ visit my grangparents/ yesterday.
I visited my grandparents yesterday
1.She/ buy a lot of souvenirs/ last summer
vacation.
………………………………………………..
2.My mother /give me a yellow cap.
………………………………………………
3.they/ arrive at the airport / at eight o’clock
this morning.
………………………………………………..
4.I/speak to her about my vacation.
………………………………………………..
5.Mr Quang/teach maths for many year.
……………………………………………….
6.I/see you at the party/ last night.
………………………………………………...
7.The children/be very happy in their trip to
Nha Trang.
………………………………………………..
8.Minh/put the cake on ther table.
………………………………………………
9.They/live here/two days ago.
………………………………………………..
10.Nga/be late for school/yesterday morning.
………………………………………………..
V.Make questions and write the answers.
Ex:you/go to the zoo/yesterday//yes/no.
Did you go to the zoo yesterday?
Yes,I did/ No, I didn’t.
1.Ba/teach Liz Vietnamese//Yes.

………………………………………………………
………………………………………………….
7.This dress was fit
…………………………………………………….
8.I saw her two days ago.
…………………………………………………….
VII.Make questions for the answers.
Ex:She borrowed this book in the library(where?)
Where did she borrow this book ?
1.Her mother gave her a blue dress(what?)
…………………………………………………….
2.Iwent to Nha Trang last summer vacation.(when)
…………………………………………………….
3.Mrs Robinson put the poster on the wall.(where)
…………………………………………………….
4.The dress looked very nice.(how?)
…………………………………………………….
5.We arrived home at 7.30.(what time?).
…………………………………………………….
6.Ba spoke about his vacation(who?).
…………………………………………………….
7.He taught English in the high school.(what)
…………………………………………………….
8.They saw her three months ago(when).
…………………………………………………….
9.He traveled to Nha Trang by coach.(how?)
…………………………………………………….
10.They returned to America two weeksago(when)
…………………………………………………….
VIII.Put the following verbs into three groups:

………………………………………………………
………………………………………………….3.Th
e people were friendly.
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………….
4.My brother spent his summer holiday on the
farm…………………………………………………
.…………………………………………………
5.Hoa likes her new skirts.
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………….
6.My parents live in the countryside.
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………….
7.I decorated the color lights on the Chrismas tree.
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………….
8.The weather is fine today .………………………
……………………………………………………
XI.Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1They usually (paint) .. their house blue…………
2.My brother (buy) a new car two months………
ago.
3.Nam (help) .his father repair the radio at………
this time.
4. I(be) busy last night, so I(miss) a good………
film on T.V.
5.He(teach) . Math in this school in 1986…………
6.Mr Jobinson(watch) T.V everynight.…………
7.Mrs Hai(make) all her own clothes. At the

3.food/good ...?
4.How long/stay there ?
5.stay/at a hotel ..?
6.How/travel ..?
7.the weather/fine ..?
8.What/do in the evening ?
..?
9.meet/anybody interesting ?
...?
III.Em hãy đặt câu hỏi cho mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn
thành bài hội thoại sau.
Viet:Hello Liz.How are you ?
Liz: Im a bit tired. And you ?
Viet: Oh,fine,thanks(1) day off
yesterday ?
Liz: Yes,I did.I had a day out with Kien.
Viet(2) .?
Liz: We went to Kiens home village.
Viet(3) good time ?
Liz: Yes,it was great.
Viet:(4) ..?
Liz:We went swimming and fishing.
Viet:(5) ..?
Liz: I came home at 8 p.m
IV.Correct the following sentences.
1.Trang meets his uncle yesterday.
2.We not spend our summer holiday in Da Lat last
year.
3.What were you buy at the souvenir yesterday ?
4.Did Trung wrote to his parents last week ?


4.Mrs Jobinson bought a poster.

5.My father was in Ha Noi last month.

6.He traveled to Nha Trang by coach.

7.She went to the doctor because she was sick.

8. Nam left home at seven oclock yesterday.

9.Minh brushes his teeth twice a day.

10.Simon is in a lot of pain now because he has a
toothache

11.I felt sick after eating that food.

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12.Nga went to see the dentist last week.
.................................................................................
13.It took Dr Phong 10 minutes to fill Van’s tooth
.................................................................................
14.Mr Cuong did morning exercises at 5.30
yesterday.................................................................
VII.Write questions for the conversation use the cue
words in brackets. Nam is asking Ba about his recent
vacation.
Nam: Where did you go ? (Where/go ?)
Ba: I went to Nha Trang.

3.We/ not used/ have/ electricity/ when/ live/
countryside.
...................................................................................
...................................................................................
4.She/ have to/ housework/ all day/ after/ father/ get
married/ new wife.
...................................................................................
...................................................................................
5.When/ price/ find/ shoe/ he/ decide/ marry/ girl/
who/ own/the shoe.
...................................................................................
6. If/ arrive/ after/ half/ four/ bank/ close.
.............................................................................
IX. Change the following sentences into
negative and interrogative.
1.Liz bought many souvenirs in Ho Chi Minh
city........................................................................
...........................................................................
2.I was very tied after the trip.
..............................................................................
............................................................................
3.They are watching my father’s new motorbike.
..............................................................................
............................................................................
4.We visited Cham Temple last month.
..............................................................................
............................................................................
5.Trung’s brother goes on holiday in Ha Long
Bay every summer.
..............................................................................

...................................hard.
9.He(have)............................. ... a lot of freetime
but he is busy now.
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english 8- revision
The past progressive
I.Dựa vào những từ gợi ý em hãy viết thành câu
hoàn chỉnh, sử dụng thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1.They/play tennis/10.30 yesterday morning.
...............................................................................
2.Ann/do/homework/5 oclock this afternoon.
...............................................................................
3.My father/wash/car/from five to six.
...............................................................................
4.This time last year/we/live/France.
...............................................................................
5.The students/offer/flowers/the visitors ?
...............................................................................
6.I/cook/dinner/half an hour ago.
...............................................................................
7.What/you/do/from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon ?
...............................................................................
8.She/work/the studio/that time.
...............................................................................
II.Chọn đáp án đúng trong ngoặc.
1.I (met/was meeting) a friend while I (did/was
doing)the shopping.
2.I (turned/was turning) round and (saw/was
seeing) Paula.
3.She (wore/was wearing) a bright red coat when

f.When I came to see him.
g.While we were waiting for a bus.
h.When the phone rang.
i.While I was having a bath.
j.When she was cooking dinner
IV.Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
hoặc quá khứ đơn.
1.the doorbell (ring)...................while Tom
(watch) ................................T.V .
2.How fast..............you(drive)................when the
accident (happen).......................
3.Ann and Susan (make).......................dinner when
Martin (arrive)....................home.
4.The light (go)..............out when we (have).............
.............dinner, but it (come)................... on again
after about ten minutes.
5.It suddenly (begin)..................to rain while Laura
(sit).....................in the garden.
6.What..............you(do).............this time yesterday?
I (work)......................on the computer.
7.It (be)..............cold when we (leave)..............the
house that day, and a slight snow (fall)...................
8.When I last (see)................them they (try).............
to find a new house near their work.
9.I (walk)................along the street when I suddenly
(feel)................something hit me in the back. I
(not/know)...............................what it was.
10.When we (drive)................down the hill, a
strange object (appear)..................in the sky.
11.What (you/do).......................this time yesterday?

and I (start).................to run.
23. When I was young I (want)................to be a
bus driver.
V. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ tiếp
diễn hoặc quá khứ đơn.
Last summer I (stay)................in London with my
friends Sue and Dennis. One day Sue and Dennis
(do)..................something and I was alone in the
house. I (decide)...................to have a bath. I (go)
..............to the bathroom and (turn)...............on the
taps. The the bath (fill)..................up I 9go)........to
the bedroom. Unfortunately while I (lie)................
on the bed, I (fall)..................asleep. I had a very
strange dream. I (sail )..................a boat along a
river whenb suddenly I (come)................to a
waterfall. The water (make)..................... a terrible
noise.Whle I (struggle)................. to stop the boat,
I wake up. I (hear)...............a noise downstairs.
Sue and Dennis (come)...................into the house.
Then I (realise)..................that I could still hear
the waterfall. It was the bath, of course. I(jump)
...............off the bed and (run)................to the
bedroom. There (be)................water everywhere.
VI.Em hãy hoàn thành những câu sau sử dụng thì
quá khứ tiếp diễn.
1.Tom burnt his hand while he................................
2.The doorbell rang while I.....................................
3.We saw an accident while we...............................
4.Mary fell asleep while..........................................
5.The telivision was on but nobody.........................

.................................................................................
VIII.Match a part in column A with a part in
column B to make a complete sentence.
A
1. I was talking on the phone
2. Nam and Viet were discussing a math
proplem
3. Nga and Ngan were talking loudly
4. Lan were cleaning the floor
5. The singer was singing excitingly
B
a.when the teacher appeared
b.when someone rang the doorbell.
c. when her dog ran in.
d.when Na suddenly gave them the answer.
e. when a fan gave her some flowers.
IX. Past simple or past progressive.
1. Vu (fall).............. off the ladder when he (paint)
...................... the ceiling.
2. Last night I(read)...................... in bed when
suddenly I (hear)........................... a scream.
3................................(you watch) television when
I (phone)......................... you ?
4. Trung (wait)...................... for me when I
(arrive)................................
5.The driver (not drive).............................. too fast
when the accident (happen).....................................
6.Did you like the picture ? My uncle
(paint) ....................it.
7.We (have).......................lunch when I

.................................................................................
5.The manager/ come/ the office ?
.................................................................................
6.We/ see/ that film.
.................................................................................
7.Laura/ not find a job.
.................................................................................
8.it/ stop/ raining ?.................................................?
9.He/ drink/ three bottles of beer.
.................................................................................
10.We/ not hear/ anything from them.
.................................................................................
11.You/ post the letter ?
.................................................................................
12.they/ go to
Brazil.......................................................................
III.hoàn thành bài hội thoại, sử dụng thì hiện tại
hoàn thành của những động từ trong ngoặc.
1.A:Would you like something to eat ?
B:No, thanks.I (just/have).....................................
2.A: Do you know where Julia is ?
B:Yes, I(just/her)..............................in the street?
3.A: What time is he going ?
B: He (already/go)................................................
4.A:whats in the newspaper today ?
B:I dont know. I (not/read/yet)............................
5.A:Is Ann coming to the movie threater with us ?
B:No, she........................ that film.(already/see)
6.A:Are your friends here yet ?
B:Yes,they.......................................(just/arrive)

Ex:A: How is Ann these days ?
B: I havent met her for two months.
1.A:Whos that woman by the door ?
B:I dont know. I................................her before.
2.A:Are you hungry ?
B:Yes, ....................................much today.
3.A:Can you play chess ?
B: Yes, but I..................................for ages.
4. A: Did you enjoy your holiday ?
B:Yes. Its the best holiday I ..............................
for a long time.
5.A:Whats that book like ?
B: Very interesting. I.......................it three times
6. A: Is Paris an interesting place ?
B: Ive no idea. I..................................there.
7.A: Do you like Spagheti ?
B:I dont know. I.........................................it.
8.A: How well do you know him ?
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B: Very well. We.................................each other
since we were children.
VI.Are the underlined parts of these sentences
right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
Ex:1. Do you know about Susan ?
She has left her home for ten years ? right
2.Where has Shakespeare been born ? wrong
was Shakespeare born
1.Alexander Graham Bell has invented the
telephone.................................................................
2.I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere.............

disgusting, but it................(be) quite nice recently,
don’t you think ?
10.A:Hello, brother Binh.Is Minh there ?
B:No, I’m afraid he........................(go) out.
A:Oh !When exactly.......................(he,go) out?
B:About ten minutes ago.
VIII.Present or past simple ? Put the correct tense
form of the verb in brackets.
1.The Chinese.............................(invent) printing
2.Nam...................(lose) his key but now he
(find)......................it again.
3.My father....................(shave) off his beard.
4.I.................(see) an exciting action film on TV
last night.
5.Tram’s father ......................(rertire) from his
job two years ago.
6.We................(not go) swimming for half a year.
7.I....................................(never meet) such an
intelligent boy.
8.Lan...................(be) ill two times this year.
9.Mr Long’s hair very short.He..................(have)
a haircut.
10.Mai lives in Ha Noi. She..................(live) there
since she......................(be) ten.
IX.Look at the sentences below.If the sentences
are correct,write (C).If the sentences are incorrect
write (I), then underline the mistakes and correct
them.
1.Who has written Hamlet ?..................................
2.Lan called me many times yesterday.................

3.Since the beginningof the twentieth century,
medical scientists (make)...............many
important discoveries.
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English 8 revision
The present perfect
I.sử dụng những từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn
chỉnh, sử dụng thì hiện tại hoàn thành với for
hoặc since.
1.I / see/ her/ Tuesday.............................................
2.Van/ not meet/ her uncle/ 8 months
.................................................................................
3.We/ be/ here/ half past five.
.................................................................................
4.She/ not speak/ me/ more than 2 weeks.
.................................................................................
5.It/ rain/ heavily/ 9.00 a.m.
.................................................................................
6.I/ wait/ here/ two hours.
.................................................................................
7.Toans father/ be/ a police officer/ twenty years.
.................................................................................
8.Chrismas/ weather/ be/ very nice.
.................................................................................
9.Thuy/ be/ hospital/ five days.
.................................................................................
10.Vien/ not lose/ any kilos/ July.
.................................................................................
II.In the following pairs of sentences, one verb
form is right and one is wrong. Put a stick(v) to

6.Mai (buy).................a new dress last month but
she (not/wear)........................it yet.
7.Mr Quang (teach)...................math in this
school
since he (graduate)....................from the
university in 1989.
8...........you(hear)..............of Agatha Christie ?
She..............(be) a writer who (die)..............in
1976. She (write)...............more than 70 detective
novels. ..............you..............(read) any of them ?
IV.Hoàn thành bài hội thoại, sử dụng thì quá khứ
th ờng hoặc hiện tại hoàn thành của động từ trong
ngoặc.
1A:..........................(you/ever/connect) a printer ?
B:I.......................(know) to connect it sine I (be)
twelve.
2.A: Ben......................................(break) his leg.
B:Really ? How..........................(that/ happen) ?
A:He ................(fall) a ladder.
3.A: Ow ! I..............................(burn) myself.
B: How .........................(you/do) that?
A: I.....................(pick) up a hot dish
4.A: Mark.........................(not/be) here recently.
B: Really ?When.............................(he/go) ?
A: He..................(leave) here three months ago.
5.A: Do you have Anns address ?
B: well, she................( give) me her address but
Im afraid I (lose)..................it.
6.A:......................(you/hear) anything from Jane?
B: No, we.............................. (not/receive) any

8.Nam.........................(not/buy) a new computer
since he (sell)...................the old one last month.
9.I.......................(not/have) a good night sleep for
a long time. I now feel very tied.
VI.Hãy chọn một trong hai động từ trong ngoặc để
hoàn thành đoạn văn sau.
Monica Cox is a tennis player. She (1.won/ has
won) many tournaments in her life.She(2. started/
has started) playing tennis with her father when
she was three years old.Two years ago she (3.went
has gone) to America to a famous tennis school in
California. Monica and her father(4.traveled/have
traveled) to many countries.Last month they (5.
went/have gone) to a tournament in Australia.
Monica(6.played/has played) well,but she (7.
didnt win/hasnt won). She(8.didnt played/
hasnt played) in Wimbledon yet but she hopes to
do so next year.
VII.Chia động từ trong ngoặc.
1.A:Have you ever eaten snails ?
B:Yes, I......................(eat) some at Toms party
last week.
2.A:Has she fed the dog ?
B: yes, she (feed)..................him before lunch.
3.A:Have they repaired the road ?
B:Yes, they repaired it last month ?
4. Have they done their homework ?
a.Yes, they ..................(do) it all.
b.Yes, they .........................(do) it before they left
school.

this term......
Ex:I saw Tom yesterday but I havent seen him
today.
1. read a newspaper yesterday but
I ...........
............................................................today.
2.Last year the company made a profit but this
year ........................................................................
3.Tracy worked hard at school last term but...........
.................................................................................
4.It snowed a lot last winter
but............................ ...............................................
.................................
5.Our football team won a lot of games last season
but we.....................................................................
IX.Choose the correct answer.
1.When did you last meet Huong ?
A.I havent met her for ages.
B.I met her for ages.
2.Have you ever been to Da Nang ?
A.No, I didnt
B.No, never
3.Nam isnt at home ?
A.Oh ! Where has he gone ?
B.Oh ! Where has he been ?
4.How long have you studied English ?
A.Since last year.
B.For last year.
5.How long have you been here ?
A.Since a year.