A Write the past participle form of these verbs.

1. go 13. leave

2. swim 14. wash

3. be 15. break

4. study 16. help

5. give 17. see

6. drive 18. have

7. do 19. read

8. buy 20. stay

9. play 21. phone

10. sell 22. write

11. come 23. tidy

12. watch 24. live

B Rewrite the sentences with the subjects in brackets.

1. Debra has cleaned the bathroom. (Joe and Sue)

2. They have had breakfast in the kitchen. (Alice)

3. I haven’t swum in this polluted river. (My aunt)

4. Has Joe read the short story yet? (Eric and Sean)

5. She has never lived in a crowded city. (They)

6. I have been to ten countries so far. (The boys)

7. Have the Browns bought a caravan? (Mr. Hall)

8. We have never spoken Chinese or French. (She)

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Rewrite your sentences in the table below.

C Fill in the blanks with Have or Has

1. ___________________________ your father finished repairing the

radio?

2. ___________________________ she sold her house in the

countryside?

3. ___________________________ they worn their costumes for the

party?

4. ___________________________ Rachel been to the new art gallery

yet?

5. ___________________________ you spoken to Rebecca about the

news?

6. ___________________________ we eaten the tomatoes in the

fridge?

7. ___________________________ Mrs. Smith driven or walked to

work ?

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 8. ___________________________ the eight o’clock train arrived yet?

9. ___________________________ Cynthia and John put on their

pajamas?

10. ___________________________ your best friend come to the

concert?

D Fill in the blanks with haven’t or hasn’t

1. I ______________________ done my homework yet.

2. Adam ______________________ sent the postcards to his friends.

3. We ______________________ left the department store yet.

4. Dennis and Aaron ______________________ been to Singapore.

5. My uncle ______________________ repaired our refrigerator

6. The Coopers ______________________ moved to another town.

7. They ______________________ taken any photographs yet.

8. Mr. Wong ______________________ driven his car since Sunday.

E Circle the correct past participle form given in parentheses.

Example: Dr. Nguyen has (knowed, known) me all my life.

1. Sheila had (brang, brought) her daughter to work a couple of times.

2. The restaurant has always (payed, paid) its employees on Fridays.

3. I felt terrible because I had (forgot, forgotten) all about the surprise

party for Robert.

4. Professor James was sure he had (lain, laid) the exams on his desk.

5. Lisa has (went, gone) home already.

6. Lawrence had (drank, drunk) all of his Pepsi before his lunch arrived.

7. The prize-winning essay was (wrote, written) by my brother.

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 8. The (unshave, unshaven) man had wandered away from an assisted living

facility.

F In the blank, write the past participle of the base verb given in

parentheses.

Example: The repairs on my car had cost (cost) me $600.

9. Shauna has ________________ (ride, ridden) the bus to school all

semester.

10. Although the witness had ________________ (swear) to tell the truth,

he lied.

11. We realized at the airport that we had_________________ (leave) our

apartment door unlocked!

12. Janet has __________________ (do) all of her homework for Monday.

13. The tall building was _________________ (shake) by the earthquake.

14. He had ________________________ (mean) to mail the letter on his

way to work.

15. Jonas had ______________________ (bet) $200 on the losing team.

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 Past Year Paper : Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises

For each question, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer.

Make your choices (1,2,3 or 4).

1. She celebrates her birthday __________________ 4 October every year.

(1) in (3) on

(2) at (4) for

2. Mary __________________ upset with Tom for pulling her hair last

Monday.

(1) is (3) was

(2) are (4) were

3. The boys __________________ ashamed when they found their

classmates was hurt from their prank

(1) is (3) was

(2) are (4) were

4. “As it is recess now, the student __________________ in the canteen,”

the teacher informed the principle.

(1) ate (3) has eaten

(2) eat (4) are eating

5. Rose __________________ when her parents knocked on her bedroom

door.

(1) sleep (3) will sleep

(2) has slept (4) was sleeping

6. “ __________________ kittens here are so active!” Joey exclaimed as

they climbed onto her lap.

(1) this (3) these

(2) that (4) those

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7. Jill left the house with an umbrella __________________ it was raining.

(1) but (3) then

(2) and (4) because

8. Let’s go to the other shop as this cake shop only sells ______________

flavours.

(1) little (3) much

(2) a few (4) many

9. “ I am very full. I think I ate too __________________ rice just now,”

Mother groaned.

(1) little (3) much

(2) a few (4) many

10. Tom and I _______________ shocked by a loud scream last night.

(1) is (3) was

(2) are (4) were

11. Timmy ____________ upset when his sister broke his toy robot.

(1) is (3) was

(2) are (4) were

12. The principle ___________ a speech on road safety now,” said Mdm Lim.

(1) gives (3) gave

(2) is giving (4) has given

13. "Could you please bring me _____________ files which have been placed

over there? “asked Mr Tan.

(1) those (3) these

(2) that (4) this

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14. Yesterday, Jane _________ three sweaters from me before going for her

holiday.

(1) borrows (3) borrowed

(2) has borrowed (4) was borrowing

15. While we _____________ the soccer match, we heard a loud clap of

thunder.

(1) watch (3) were watching

(2) will watch (4) have watched

16. Mary added only ___________ teaspoons of sugar to her cake mixture as

she did not want it to be sweet.

(1) a few (3) much

(2) little (4) many

17. My sister bought a new mobile phone __________ she broke her old one.

(1) or (3) and

(2) but (4) because

18. There was __________ chance of winning the match as the best player was

injured.

(1) much (3) a lot of

(2) little (4) some

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19. My classmates played soccer together __________ recess and came back

to class late.

(1) in (3) into

(2) on (4) during

20. If I _____________ you, I would study hard.

(1) is (3) was

(2) am (4) were

21. This toy was Jane’s but she gave it to her niece and so now it is ________.

(1) her’s (3) mine

(2) hers (4) theirs

22. I accidentally _______ my mother’s favourite vase yesterday.

(1) break (3) breaks

(2) broke (4) broken

23. My mother took my sister along ________ her to the supermarket.

(1) at (3) for

(2) by (4) with

24. Four days ago, we _________ Mark’s birthday before school started.

(1) celebrate (3) have celebrated

(2) celebrated (4) were celebrating

25. There is _______ rice left in the pot. Could you please cook more ?

(1) few (3) much

(2) little (4) many

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