Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 1

Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 1
Present and Past Tenses

Name ______________________________________ Date _____________


1. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d

1. What exams _________ you passed?
a. are b. did c. have d. might

2. After I finished school, I __________ tourism at university.
a. study b. am studying c. have studied d. studied

3. Has Sara ___________ for any jobs yet?
a. applying b. applied c. apply d. application

4. Mona ___________ at Ain Shams Hospital on Thursdays and Fridays.
a. is working b. works c. has worked d. have worked

5. The university is __________for a qualified doctor at the moment.
a. advertisement b. advertised c. advertises d. advertising

6. While I _________ for work I saw an advertisement for my dream job!
a. was looking b. looked c. have looked d. looks

7. People __________ work when they are older for many reasons.
a. continued b. continue to c. continuing to d. have continued to

8. I __________ working with my company but now I want to look for another job.
a. enjoyed b. enjoying c. have enjoyed d. enjoyed to

9. __________ people should work in their 70s or 80s?
a. Are you thinking b. You are thinking c. Do you thinking d. Do you think




2. Rewrite using the word in brackets to give the same meaning.

1. From when he was a small child he always wanted to be a surgeon. (since)
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2. I was doing my homework. At the same time my brother was watching TV. (while)
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3. She worked as a surgeon. Then she did research on new treatments. (before)
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4. I enjoy working here because every day is different. (reason)
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5. I am working on a new project. I started in February. (since)
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3. Find the mistakes and correct them.

Dawud is nearly 18 years old and he hopes to go to university. The problem is that he does not know what job he would like to make. He have not yet decided what to study at university. Dawud thinks that working as a doctor would be enjoyable because he could help others. He also thinks that he might like to be an accountant, but he does a lot of mistakes in mathematics. Dawud would also like to become a teacher because he enjoying helping his younger brothers and sisters to make their homework. Whatever career Dawud chooses, he wants to do a difference in people’s lives.


4. Match the phrases, then rewrite each sentence below.


A B
1. I wanted to become a surgeon a. research on health problems.
2. My mother was cooking dinner b. after the concert.
3. He has studied accountancy c. before I go to bed.
4. We are doing d. when I was a child.
5. I clean my teeth e. for five years.
f. when I arrived home.



1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________
5. Read the paragraph. Underline the correct word in parentheses.

I (was working - work – have worked) as an architect for an international company called Omega Development. I first (studied – was studying – study) architecture for six years and then I worked for two years for a smaller company to get some basic experience. I (begin – have begun – began) working at Omega Development as a Junior Architect five years ago and now I am Senior Architect. With Omega Development I (worked – have worked – was working) on many projects such as holiday resorts in the Red Sea and big city office developments. Currently I (am working – work – was working) on designing and developing a luxury hotel. The best thing about this job is that it (gave – has given – was giving) me many opportunities for travel and for meeting interesting people.

Secondary 2 - Grammar - Unit 1
Present and Past Tenses
ANSWERS


1.
1 - c 2 - d 3 - b 4 - b 5 - d
6 - a 7 - b 8 - c 9 - d

2.
1. Since he was a small child he always wanted to be a surgeon.
2. I was doing my homework while my brother was watching TV. OR While I was doing my homework, my brother was atcing TV.
3. She worked as a surgeon before she did research on new treatments.
4. The reason I enjoy working here is (that) every day is different. OR I enjoy working here for the reason that every day is different.
5. I have been working on a new project since February.

3.
Dawud is nearly 18 years old and he hopes to go to university. The problem is that he does not know what job he would like to do. He has not yet decided what to study at university. Dawud thinks that working as a doctor would be enjoyable because he could help others. He also thinks that he might like to be an accountant, but he makes a lot of mistakes in mathematics. Dawud would also like to become a teacher because he enjoys helping his younger brothers and sisters to do their homework. Whatever career Dawud chooses, he wants to make a difference in people’s lives.


4.
1 - d 2 - f 3 - e 4 - a 5 - c


5.
I work as an architect for an international company called Omega Development. I first studied architecture for six years and then I worked for two years for a smaller company to get some basic experience. I began working at Omega Development as a Junior Architect five years ago and now I am Senior Architect. With Omega Development I have worked on many projects such as holiday resorts in the Red Sea and big city office developments. Currently I am working on designing and developing a luxury hotel. The best thing about this job is that it has given me many opportunities for travel and for meeting interesting people