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GRAMMAR III Karen Stanley PRACTICE TEST, TEST I

Name _______________________________

I. Using the information in the sentences to explain the situation, rewrite the sentences in italics. Add ALREADY, YET, STILL or ANYMORE to each sentence. Do not change the idea of the situation. 1. The movie started at 8:00. Mary and John just left their house. In other words, the movie has started. Mary and John haven't arrived at the movie. ___In other words, the movie has already started. Mary and John haven't arrived at the movie yet. (Or: Mary and John still haven't arrived at the movie.) ___________________________________________

2. Judy had a cat when she was a child. The cat died. In other words, she doesn't have the cat. ___In other words, the doesn't have the cat anymore. _________________________________________

II. Using the information in the situation, answer the questions using the correct information and the correct tense. John got up at 8:15. He turned on the coffee maker. At 8:20, he started to cook rice. Then, at 8:30, the phone rang. It was Al. John talked to him until 8:40. At 9:00, John started to eat the rice. 1. What happened at 8:40? John finished his conversation. 2. What had John done at 8:20? John had gotten up. John had turned on the coffee maker. 3. What was John doing when the phone rang? John was cooking rice.

III. Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses in the correct tense and position. A: I (have) ______have___________________some good news. I (buy) ___bought_______________two tickets to New York yesterday. (you/see/ever)_Have you ever seen____________________New York? B: Yes, I (visit)___visited______________NY three times last year. I (think) ___think____________ it's a wonderful city. I (love) _have loved__________ it since the first time I (go)__went_____________there. A: (you/be)__Have you been___________________________to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State

Building? My brother (see)__saw_________________them during his visit last year. He (want) ____had wanted_________ to go to NY for a long time, but that (be)__was_________________his first trip. B: I (visit)___have visited_____________________NY many times, but I (see/never) ___have never seen___________________ the Statue of Liberty!! Maybe next time! IV. Use the information in the chart to fill the blanks in the sentences with the correct tense. Use the verbs in parentheses. Put extra words in the correct position. March 26 - John starts a history class. April 1 - John's teacher assigns a composition April 2 9:00--John goes to the school library. 10:00--John starts to read books about his composition idea. 10:30--John's friend asks him for a cigarette. 11:30--John goes to lunch. 11:50--John spills coffee. 12:00--John goes back to the library. 5:00--John goes home. April 3--John starts to write the composition. April 4--John is invited to a dance. He doesn't go because he is writing his composition. April 6--John's teacher corrects his composition. April 7--John starts to rewrite his composition. PRESENT: April 8 1. John (take)__has been taking_____________________a history class since March 26. 2. John (study)__was studying_______________________books at the library when his friend (want)___wanted_________________________a cigarette. 3. John (study)__had been studying________________________for an hour when his friend (want) _____wanted_______________________a cigarette. 4. John (eat/usually)__usually eats________________________lunch at 1:00, but on April 2 he (eat)__ate____________________lunch at 11:30. 5. John (write/still)___was writing_________________________his composition when someone

(invite)___invited__________________________him to a dance. 6. John (eat)___had been eating_______________________lunch for 20 minutes when he (spill) ___spilled_________________________his coffee. 7. John (be)____had been________________________at the library for 2-1/2 hours by the time he (go)___went_____________________to lunch. 8. John (rewrite)_has been rewriting_____________________________his composition since April 7.

Present Perfect Tense dan Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Tense {Waktu selesai sekarang} digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian / peristiwa / kegiatan yang terjadi pada waktu lampau yang masih berlangsung sampai sekarang. Rumus Verbal

Positive : S + have/has + V3 + O Negative : S + have/has + not + V3 + O Interougative : Have/Has + S + V3 + O + ?

Rumus Nominal Positive : S + have/has + been + AAN Negative : S + have/has + not + been + AAN Interougative : Have/Has + S +been + AAN + ? Examples : a. My father has bought a car. b. They haven't lived here for ten years. c. We have been so exhausted after exercising. d. Has he been here for five hours ? Present Perfect Continuous Tense {Waktu selesai dengan berlangsung sekarang}

digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian / peristiwa / yang terjadi pada masa lampau, masih berlangsung sampai sekarang dan masih akan berlangsung / diteruskan pada waktu yang akan datang. Rumus Positive : S + have/has + been + V.ing + O Negative : S + have/has + not + been + V.ing + O Interougative : Have/Has + S + been + V.ing + O Examples : a. We have been living in this nice city for more than 15 years. b. She hasn't been working for the company since she graduated. Time signal untuk kedua Tenses di atas yaitu : for (jangka waktu), since (awal terjadi), lately, recently, yet, already. Exercise Ubah ke dalam kalimat Present Perfect Tense dan Present Perfect Continuous Tense ! 1. The building (stand) on this spot since the nine teenth century. 2. The Smiths (live) in this tiny village for the last ten years. 3. One of my classmates (celebrate) her birthday. 4. Peter and Mary (leave) for office. 5. This old city (change) a lot since I left it thirty years ago. 6. All of them (forget) to buy the present. 7. The firm (make) good profit this year. 8. The cost of living (go) up a great deal since two days ago. 9. Two friends of mine (drive) taxis for several years. 10. How long (sleep) he in your room ? Answers 1. has stood - has been standing 2. have lived - have been living 3. has celebrated - has been celebrating 4. have left - have been leaving. 5. has changed - has been changing 6. have forgotten - have been forgeting 7. has made - has been making 8. has gone - has been going 9. have driven - has been driving 10. has slept - has been sleeping.