8th GRADE TEST PAPER

1) Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous:
1. I ______________________ (wash) the windows, I __________________________(sweep)
up the leaves, but I ________________________(not wash) the car yet.
2. She _____________________(play) video games for hours.
3. They _________________________(be) in Paris for two hours.
4. I_______________________ (make) fifteen phone calls this morning.
5. ________________________ (you/ ever/ hear) anything so strange in your life?
6. How many times __________________________(you/ take) this exam?
7. Lucy _______________________ (run) 2000 metres today.
8. How many months __________________________(you / take) piano lessons?
9. I _______________________(see) some nice books about Mexico there recently.
10. We _________________________(travel) around Scotland for 8 days.
11. How long _______________________(she / sit) there?
12. I __________________________(read) the book, you can have it back.
13. _______________________(you / empty) the bin yet?
14. How much money _______________________________(Jack / spend) in the casino?

4 points (16×0.25 p)

2) Fill in the gaps with recently, how long, yet, always, ever, already, since, all morning or
never.
1. A: ______________________ has she been an air hostess?

B: ____________________________ she left school.

2. A: Jonathan has moved house ________________________ .

B: What`s his new address?

3. A: I can`t phone you. I haven`t got a phone _____________________________.

B: Well, I`ll come to your house instead.

4. A: Has she finished her homework ____________________________?

B: Yes. She`s _________________________ finished it.

5. A: He eats a lot of vegetables, doesn`t he?

B: Yes. He`s _____________________________ liked vegetables.

6. A: Have you _____________________been to China?

B: No, I have __________________________ been there.

7. The baby has been crying ________________________.

3 points (10×0.3 p)

3) Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.

Eg. Helen started learning French four months ago.

has Helen has been learning French for four months.

The children haven`t finished their homework yet.

still The children still haven`t finished their homework.

1. They haven`t paid the bill yet.

still They ____________________________________________ the bills.

2. We haven`t called the plumber yet.

still We _______________________________________=_ the plumber.

3. Mark started playing the guitar three years ago.

has Mark _________________________________ playing the guitar for three years.

4. They have never visited Vienna before.

time It`s the first _____________________________________ Vienna.

2 points (4×0.5 p)

BONUS: 1 POINT

BREAK A LEG!!!!!