Present simple present Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

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1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep).

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain).

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always).

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally) printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

HOW MUCH - HOW MANY

1. lemonade have we got? We've got only one bottle. 2. bottles are there? Three. 3. meat is there? We have got two steaks. 4. bananas have we got? We haven’t got any. 5. sugar have we got? Enough. 6. bread have we got? Some. 7. pens are in your bag? Six. 8. money have we got? We haven’t got a lot. 9. bikes are there in the garden? Two. 10. children have they got? Two girls and a boy. 11. milk have we got? About one and a half litres. 12. steaks have we got? We’ve got eight steaks.

Be going to

1. __________ you __________ school on Friday?

2. Next week you __________ use the computer.

3. You __________ (not) use the internet.

4. We __________ finish at three o´clock.

5. Chris __________ design websites.

6. Eli __________ be a film director.

7. Ben __________ (not) work with computers.

8. Isabel __________ design software.

9. Mark and Mandy __________ be rich.

10. Sarah __________ (not) be a writer.

11. What __________ you __________ do this evening?

12. __________ you and your family __________ go out this weekend?

13. __________ you and your family __________ go on holiday this year?

14. What __________ you __________ buy for your best friend?

15. What __________ you __________ do when you leave school?

16. __________ you __________ be famous one day?

17. Tonight I __________ cook.

18. This weekend I __________ Granada.

19. they __________ (not) going to a computer shop.

20. Sam __________ town with his friends.

21. Eli and Ayla __________ to design computer games.

22. __________ you __________ buy a new phone?

23. My sister __________ leave school next year.

24. She __________ listen to music this afternoon.

25. We __________ watch TV at the weekend.

26. They __________ a party on Saturday.

27. I __________ (not) visit my best friend tomorrow.

28. We __________ stay in on Friday.

29. He __________ do his homework this evening.

30. My parents __________ (not) go out this evening.

Comparative adjectives

Exercises

A. Write the Comparative forms of the adjectives:

tall taller

1. fast ____________

2. heavy ____________

3. dangerous ____________

4. small ____________

5. large ____________

6. light ____________

7. rare ____________

8. common ____________

9. bad ____________

10. good ____________

B. Correct the sentences

1. Cats are popularer than snakes as pets. X

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2. Pigs are more intelligent as other animals. X

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3. Turtles are slow than crocodiles. X

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4. Elephants are heavyer than pigs. X

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5. Bears are more rare than snakes. X

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Comparative adjectives

1. I am ___________ (tall) my sister.

2. My mum thinks that cats are ___________ (good) pets than dogs.

3. Cycling is one of ___________ (dangerous) sports.

4. I want to have ___________ (big) car.

5. A blue whale is ___________ (heavy) twenty-five elephants.

6. You look ___________ (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?

7. Bicycles are ___________ (slow) cars.

8. She is ___________ (nice) person I know.

9. What is ___________ (good) film you´ve seen?

10. Computers are ___________ (cheap) mobile phones.

11. Is your brother ___________ (tall) you?

12. I think Spanish is ___________ (easy) Japanese.

13. Our dog is ___________ (nice) your dog.

14. Glass bottles are ___________ (good) plastic bottles.

15. I think Rafael Nadal is ___________(good) tennis player in Spain.

Superlative adjectives

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1. Mr Brown is tutor in our university. (experienced)
2. pupils should be paid more attention. (good)
3. film we've ever seen is "Enter the Dragon". (interesting)
4. It was Chris who wrote composition. (brilliant)
5. Spring is season of the year. (pleasant)
6. Tom's room is of all. (clean)
7. Of all Polish writers, Sienkiewicz is one. (great)
8. Jim is pupil in my class. (difficult)
9. Ann is student in our group. (hard-working)
10. James is person in our office. (open-minded)
11. Egypt is one of countries in the world. (old)
12. Canada is the second country in the world. (large)
13. Helen is girl I've ever met. (kind-hearted)
14. That was mistake. (stupid)
15. I think England has weather in the world. (changeable)
16. hotel in Poznan is "Polonez". (comfortable)
17. person is Henry; he never tells a lie. (credible)
18. For many years, the Beatles were group. (popular)
19. It's town I've ever seen. (ugly)
20. Winter was time for us. (bad)

Adjective busy dangerous noisy boring high long fat fine little much white modern

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Superlative ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________