ENGLISH GRAMMAR 9TH GRADE

November

1. Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

Yesterday morning, while Laura ____________________ (jog), a friend called Lia

______________ (phone) her. Laura ______________ (know) she ______________ (take) a
summer course and ______________ (ask) her if she ______________ (wait) for the teacher,
but Lia ______________ (say) that the teacher ______________ (give) the lesson while she
______________ (talk) on the phone. Laura ______________ (not can) believe she
______________ (make) a phone call during the lesson. Suddenly the line ______________
(go) dead. Why?

2. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than
three words.

a) I havent heard this song for three years.

The last time ______________ this song was three years ago.

b) He hasnt seen a pop band play for two years.

The last time ______________ a pop band play live was two years ago.

c) He has watched two concerts in his life.

He ______________ one music concert when he was 14 years and one this Saturday.

d) Finn has never invited me to see a concert with him before.

It is the first time he ______________ me to see a concert with him.

3. Complete the table.

Infinitive Past form Past participle

beat
cut
do
fight
became
found
grew
flown