Unit 7-8 (test)
[Complete the gaps:] - __________________________________ (Du, immer noch, haben Hunger)? -I waited _________________________ (nervös) at the door. - Please _________________________ (sei still)
- Are you still hungry - nervously - be quiet
[Translate] - (How are you today?) Besser als gestern. - Ich fühlte mich nervös
- Better than yesterday. - I felt nervous.
[Translation] - Hat es schon aufgehört zu regnen? - Die Schule macht seit dem ersten Tag Spass
- Has it stopped raining yet? (yet) - The school has been fun since the first day (since)
[Translate] - Er hat nicht laut genug gesprochen, dass ich ihn hören konnte. - Du sprichst sehr gut Englisch.
- He didn't speak loud enough that I could hear him. - You speak English very well.
[Translate] - Er klingt sehr interessant. - Es ist nicht warm genug, um zu spielen
- He sounds very interesting. - It's not warm enough to play.
[Translate] - Ich habe nich so viel Geld und nicht so viele Schuhe wie du. - Ich gehe nicht so viel aus wie du.
- I don't have as much money and as many shoes as you have. - I don't go out as much as you do.
[Translate] - Ich habe zu viel Kaffee getrunken. - Ein schneller Läufer kann schnell laufen.
- I drank too much coffee. - A faster runner can run fast.
[Translate] - Ich habe nicht genug Geld für ein Auto. - das älteste Gebäude der Welt
- Ich habe nicht genug Geld für ein Auto. - das älteste Gebäude der Welt
[Translate] - Das schmeckt lecker. - Was ist das Ungewöhnlichste, das du je gemacht hast?
- It tastes delicious - What is the most unusual thing you have ever done?
[Translate] - Es ist der schlechteste Film, den ich je gesehen habe. - (-Wie geht es dir?) Mir geht es gut, danke
- It's the worst movie I've ever seen. - I'm fine, thank you.
[Translate] -(How far is it to the station? Two miles?)Nein, es ist weiter. - Es sind zu viele Leute hier
- No, it's further. - There are too many people here.
[Translation] - Der heisseste Tag des Jahres. - Sollen die reichen für die armen bezahlen?
- The hottest day of the year. - Should the rich pay for the poor?
[Translate] - Das Haus ist zu klein für eine grosse Familie. - Der Zug hielt plötzlich an.
- The house is too small for a big family. - The train suddenly stopped.
[Translation] - Der längste Fluss der Welt. - Der jüngste Schüler der Klasse.
- The longest river in the world. - The youngest pupil of the class.
[Translate] - Wir haben zu wenig Geld. - Sue's Arbeitsstelle ist schwer aber sie arbeitet auch fleissig/hart.
- We have too little money. - Sue's job is hard but she also works hard.
[Translate] - Wo ist die nächste Bank? - Der Bus war viel voller als gewöhnlich.
- Where's the next bank? - The bus was much fuller than usual.
[Complete the gaps:] - Zurich is _________________________ (etwas grösser als) Geneva. - I arrived ________________________________________ (um die selbe Zeit wie Tim). - I want to do _________________________ (etwas interessanteres) later
- a little bigger than - at the same time as Tim - something interesting
- We use so => + ....................... - We use such => + ....................
- adjective / adverb without noun - (a/an/adjective) + noun.
[Translation] - weniger Freunde als - am wenigsten höflich (adj)
- fewer friends than - least polite
[Complete the gaps:] - The weather _________________________ (ist schön) today. - The weather today is ________________________________________ (genauso wie gestern). - He _________________________ (hat Angst vor Hunden). - It was a ____________________ (schlecht) game because our team played ____________________ (schlecht).
- is good - same as yesterday - is afraid of dogs - bad, badly
[Translation] - am wenigsten verstehen - am weitesten weg
- least understand - furthest away
- quite= .......................... •quite goes before a/an Ex. :quite a nice day / quite an old house •sometimes we use quite + noun(without adjective) Ex. quite a surprise •quite is usually used with a positive idea - rather is .......................... •rather can go before or after a / an Ex. a rather good film, rather a good film •rather is used with negative words and negative ideas
- less than 'very' but more than 'a little' - similar to quite
[Build the comparative and superlative forms of these words] - clever - good - well - bad
- more clever, most clever - better, the best - better, the best - worse, the worst
[Complete the gaps:] - Tommy is sleeping ___________________ (ruhig) at the moment. - Randy is really ___________________ (ausgezeichnet) at maths. - Sue has got a ___________________ (schrecklich) cold. - I ___________________ (kaum) know you.
- quietly - excellent - terrible - hardly
[Complete with quite and rather.] - I have been told a strange ghost story. It is ............... incredible. - What you are suggesting is ............... impossible. I am sorry. - The teacher's explanation was ........... interesting. This time I understood everything!
- quite (positive adj) - rather - quite
[Complete with quite and rather.] - I could not believe what had happened. It was ............. amazing - The people I work with are ............... unfriendly - Tom must go on a singing tour soon. He has ............... a good voice.
- quite (positive adj) - rather (negative adj) - quite (positive adj)
[Complete with quite and rather.] - John is a hard worker but he is .......... slow - It is well -paid but it is ............... a hard job. - We ............. understand what you are feeling. - Italy was the ideal place for our romantic holidays. It was ................ wonderful.
- rather (after but {negative idea}) - rather (after but {negative idea}) - quite (positive adj) - quite (positive adj)
[Complete the gaps:] - Paul is very ___________________ (klug). - I can do this test ___________________ (leicht). - Why do you write so ___________________ (langsam)? - I am going to go to bed ___________________ (früh) this evening
- smart - easily - slowly - early
[Complete with so, such or such a] - He's difficult to understand because he speaks ____________ quickly. - It was a great holiday. We had __________________ good time. - I was surprised that he looked ______________ well after his recent illness. - Everything is ______________________ expensive these days, isn't it?
- so (adv.) - such a (adj. + noun sg.) - so (adv.) - such (adj. + noun pl.)
[Complete with so, such or such a] - I didn't expect it to be _________________ a nice day. - They've got ________________ much money, they don't know what to do with it. - I can't decide what to do. It's ____________________ a problem. - The food at the hotel was _______________ awful. I've never eaten ___________ awful food.
- such (adj. + noun sg.) - such (adj. + noun pl.) - so ( noun sg.) - such (adj. without noun)
[Translation] Seit wie vielen Jahren sind sie zusammen? Sie haben sich letzten Monat getrennt!
For how many years have they been together? (for) They broke up last month! (last month)
[Translation] - Schnelle Läufer laufen schnell. - Gut bekannte Schauspieler können kaum irgendwo hingehen, ohne erkannt zu werden
- Fast runners run fast. - Well known actors can hardly go anywhere without being recognized.
[Translation] - Das unglaubliche Angebot klingt überraschend teuer. - Es tut mir schrecklich leid
- The incredible offer sounds surprisingly expensive. - I am terribly sorry
[Translation] - kaum so gross wie - schlecht gemacht
- hardly as big as - badly done
[Build the comparative and superlative forms of these words] - little - beautiful - difficult - boring
- less, the least - more beautiful, the most beautiful - more difficult, the most difficult - more boring, the most boring
[Translation] - weniger hübsch aussehen als - weit schmutziger (adj) als
- look less pretty than - much dirtier than
[present perfect simple, continuous] - Amanda ................( already/have) lunch, so she'll meet us later. - How much coffee ............... (she/drink) this morning? - Simon ......... (write) three books. - I ........ (do) everything I needed to do today! Hurray!
- 's already had (already und v. have) - has she drunk (this morning) - 's written (how many) - 've done (everything)
[present perfect simple, continuous] - David feels great these days. He ........... (get) up early lately. - We ............... (always/hate) rush hour traffic. - Recently, I .............. (study) a lot. My exams are in a few weeks. - We ..................(write) this book for months and months.
- 's been getting (sent. before has v. to be + adv.) - 've always hated (always) - 've been studying (v. study ) - 've been writing (for months and months)
[Translation] - Bist du schon einmal Auto gefahren (selber)? - Wo hast du als Kind gewohnt?
- Have you ever driven a car? (ever) - Where did you live as a child? (as a child)
[Translation] - Jane ist gelangweilt. Sie hat eine langweilige Arbeit. - Ich bin müde und ich werde hungrig
- Jane is bored. She has a boring job. - I'm tired and I get hungry.
[Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb provided] - My daughter cooks ______________________________(well) than I do, but my husband cooks ________________________________ (well) of all of us. - Rene speaks ______________________________ (fluently) of all the ESL students in the class. -The teacher arrived ____________________________(late) than the students.
- better, the best - the most - late
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - Her eyes hurt because she........... at that computer screen for hours (look) - I'm tired because I ............ a holiday for age. (have) - It ................ for hours. If it continues we won't be able to go to school tomorrow. (snow) - I hope Tom's alright. We ........... him recently. (see)
- 's been looking (for + hours) - haven't had (v. have) - 's been snowing (for + hours) - haven't seen (recently)
[present perfect simple, continuous] - I ............... (always/love) chocolate. - I ........... (want) to go back to university for a long time. - What's that delicious smell? ............... (you/cook)? - I .............. (watch) seven films this week!
- 've always loved (always) - 've wanted (v. want) - Have you been cooking (v. cook) - 've watched (this week)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - Ouch! I ............ my finger with that terrible knife again! (cut) - Sorry to arrive looking so untidy. I ........... as I missed the bus. (run) - You know your dinner is in half an hour. How many of those chocolates ...... ? (eat) - I ............... writing my first novel at last. It should be published in the summer. (finish)
- 've cut (v. cut) - 've been running (v. run) - have you eaten (v. eat) - 've finished (in +time)
[Translation] - Nach so einem ermüdenden Tag war ich so müde, dass ich kaum wach bleiben konnte. - Ich habe nicht genug Geld, weil ich nicht hart genug gearbeitet habe.
- After such a tiring day I was so tired that I could hardly stay awake. - I don't have enough money because I haven't worked hard enough.
[Translation] - Vorsichtige Fahrer fahren immer langsam und sind erstaunlich geduldig. - Ich fühle mich so glücklich, wenn ich draussen die Kinder glücklich miteinander spielen sehe.
- Cautious drivers always drive slowly and are surprisingly patient. - I feel so happy when I see the children outside playing happily together.
[Put the time references on the right into the fitting column. ( an hour / Christmas / one day / December / five minutes / I was born / my last birthday / ten years / a nanosecond / 1995 / yesterday / the last time I saw you)] - since ... - for ...
- Christmas, December, I was born, my last birthday, 1995, yesterday, the last time I saw you - an hour, one day, five minutes, ten years, a nanosecond
[Translation] - Von Februar bis Juni hatten wir keinen TV. - Vor ein paar Wochen habe ich Ihrer Firma geschrieben aber ich habe noch keine Antwort erhalten.
- From February to June we had no TV. (from..... to ......) - A few weeks ago I wrote to your company but I haven't received an answer yet. (ago/ yet)
[Complete the adjective order exercises by putting the words into the correct order to make a correctly ordered sentence] - red / drives / a / truck / Australian / he / big - these / old / I / replace/ shoes / must / cheap - such / old / a / man / he / is / kind - lovely / is / she / a / wearing / red / dress / new
- He drives a big, red, Australian truck. - I must replace these cheap, old shoes. - He is such a kind, old man. - She is wearing a lovely, new, red dress.
[Translation] - Er ist seit acht Jahren mit Jenny verheiratet und immer noch glücklich. - Gehst du zur Bank? Nein, ich bin gestern gegangen.
- He has been married to Jenny for eight years and is still happy. (for + marry) - Are you going to the bank? No, I left yesterday. (yesterday)
[Translation] - Ich habe am Wochenende drei Goldmedaillen gewonnen. - Peter ist schon sieben Mal in Österreich gewesen
- I have won three gold medals this weekend. (this weekend) - Peter has already been to Austria seven times (already)
[Translation: Present Perfect Simple + Continuous, Past Simple] - Ich habe ihm bis jetzt noch nicht zurück geschrieben. - Wann bist du in London gewesen?
- I haven't written him back yet. - When were you in London?
[Translation: Present Perfect Simple + Continuous, Past Simple] - Ich bin erschöpft. Ich putze das Hause seit heute Mittag. - Die Inkas haben sehr viel Gold gesammelt.
- I'm exhausted. I've been cleaning the house since noon today. - The Incas have collected a lot of gold.
[Translation] - Es ist zu weit um nach Hause zu laufen. - Diese Stadt wird immer grösser
- It's too far to walk home. - This city is getting bigger and bigger
[Translation: Present Perfect Simple + Continuous, Past Simple] - Martha ist nicht hier. Sie ist einkaufen gegangen. - Es hat kurz aufgehört zu regnen, doch hat es wieder begonnen. Nun regnet es seit einer Stunde.
- Martha's not here. She has gone shopping. - It has stopped raining for a moment, but it has started again. Now it has been raining for an hour.
[Complete the adjective order exercises by putting the words into the correct order to make a correctly ordered sentence] - face / my / watch / has / red / a / round / big - dining / an / bought / wooden / antique / he / table - wearing / my / I / love / pants / black / comfortable / cotton
- My watch has a big, round, red face. - He bought an antique, wooden, dining table. - I love wearing my comfortable, black, cotton pants.
[Translation] - Seit ihrem Unfall liest sie Tag und Nacht. - Ich lernte meinen Freund vor 4 Jahren in Frankreich kennen
- She's been reading day and night since her accident. (since + read) - I have got to know my friend 4 years ago in France (ago)
[Translation] - Je mehr ich darüber nachdenke, umso weniger gefällt es mir. - leichter (adj) als
- The more I think about it, the less I like it. - lighter than
[Fill in the gaps with the superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets to complete the following sentences in English] - ...... person is Henry; he never tells a lie. (credible) - For many years, the Beatles were .......... group. (popular) - It's ............... town I've ever seen. (ugly) - Winter was ................ time for us. (bad)
- The most credible - the most popular - the ugliest - the worst
[Translation: Present Perfect Simple + Continuous, Past Simple] - Heute ist nicht das erste Mal, das wir hier Englisch haben. - (Wo bist du gewesen?) Weist du wie lange ich dich schon suche?
- Today isn't the first time that we' ve had English here. - (Where have you been?) Do you know how long I've been looking for you?
[Complete the adjective order exercises by putting the words into the correct order to make a correctly ordered sentence] - a / meal / Indian / we / had / delicious - lives / a / lovely / apartment / she / modern / in - garden / beautiful / he / porcelain / has / a / Italian / statue / in / his
- We had a delicious, Indian meal. - She lives in a lovely, modern apartment - He has a beautiful, Italian, porcelain statue in his garden.
[Translation: Present Perfect Simple + Continuous, Past Simple] - 'Was ist das (dort)?' 'Es ist ein Schirm.' - Dein Haar sieht gut aus. Bist du beim Coiffeur gewesen? - Wie lange hast du als Kind in Gossau gewohnt?
- What's that? It's an umbrella. - Your hair looks good. Have you been to the hairdresser? - How long did you live in Gossau as a child?
[Use the following information to write full sentences. Use either the past simple or present perfect] - You / go to Spain / when / ? - You / speak to a film star / ever / ? - You / spend a lot of money / last month / ? - She / say anything / so far / ? - Laura / not have a holiday / this year / why / ?
- When did you go to Spain? (when) - Have you ever spoken to a film star? - Did you spend a lot of money last month? (last month) (so far) - Has She said anything so far? - Why hasn't Laura had a holiday this year. (this year)
[Translation] - Ihr spricht miteinander, seit die Lektion begonnen hat. - Tim hat gestern seine Schlüssel verloren und sucht sie seither
- You've been talking since the lesson has started. (since) - Tim lost his keys yesterday and has been looking for them ever since. (yesterday/ look + since)
[Order of Adjectives Exercise] - He has ________________(silver / old / beautiful / a)ring. - We ate ________________(green / English / round / some) apples. - I need __________________(computer / comfortable / a)desk. - They went on holiday to __________________(small / wooden / a / beautiful) cabin.
- a beautiful old silver - some round green English - a comfortable computer - a beautiful small wooden
[Order of Adjectives Exercise] - We wanted ______________ (grey/ a /metal)table. - They bought _____________ (red / a / new) car. - She went home and sat on _______________(comfortable / her /wooden/ old)bed. - He bought _________________ (woollen / a / British/ fabulous)suit.
- a grey metal - a new red - comfortable old wooden - a fabulous British woollen
[Order of Adjectives Exercise] - She bought ________________ (plastic / red / a / new)plastic lunchbox. - He is looking for _________________(leather / stylish / a /black) bag. - She dropped __________________(old / beautiful / the)plate and it smashed. - I want __________________(silk / green / an/amazing) dress.
- a new red plastic - a stylish black leather - the beautiful old - an amazing green silk
[Translation] - etwa halb so viele Probleme - am bequemsten (adj)
- about half as many problems - most comfortable
[Adjective Order Quiz] - The cookies that you ________ . (smell delicious baked / baked smell delicious / delicious smell baked) - Is it ________ ? (cold getting outside / getting cold outside / getting outside cold) - The course you are ________ .(taking sounds interesting / sounds interesting taking / interesting sounds taking) - My uncle wore a ________ to the wedding. (silk blue tie / tie blue silk / blue silk tie) - Have you met that _____ next door? ( cute boy new / cute new boy / new boy cute)
- baked smell delicious - getting cold outside - taking sounds interesting - blue silk tie - cute new boy
[Order of Adjectives Exercise] - They have _______________ (Dutch/ black)bicycles. - He wants ________________ (some /French / delicious/ really) cheese. - ________________ (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the room. - He has _______________ (a lot of/ old / interesting) books
- black Dutch - some really delicious French - A pretty young - a lot of interesting old
[Build the comparative and superlative forms of these words] - cheap - lucky - serious - slowly
- cheaper, the cheapest - luckier, the luckiest - More serious, Most serious - more slowly, most slowly
[Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given.] -That TV set is the ................. of all. (cheap) - You are ........ here than there. (safe) - Fifi is ............... than Kate. (pretty) - This is the .............film I have ever seen. (exciting)
- cheapest - safer - prettier - most exciting
[Adjective Order Quiz] - He was wearing a ________ shirt. (dirty old flannel / flannel old dirty / old dirty flannel) - Pass me the ________ cups. ( plastic big blue / big blue plastic / big plastic blue) - All the girls fell in love with the ________ teacher. (handsome new American / American new handsome / new handsome American) - I used to drive ________ car. (a blue old German / an old German blue / an old blue German) - He recently married a ________ woman. (young beautiful Greek / beautiful young Greek / beautiful Greek young)
- dirty old flannel - big blue plastic - handsome new American - an old blue German - beautiful young Greek
[Translation] - gut zeichnen - so viel wissen wie
- draw well - know as much as
[Complete the sentences using the past simple, the present perfect simple / continuous, or the correct time reference.] - They____________________________ (sich verlieben) with each other ____________________________ (beim ersten Blick). - I know I'm red and sweaty. Look at me in my sweat pants! I ____________________________ (joggen). - I'm sorry, I ____________________________ (vergessen) your name. What is it again?
- fell in love, at first sight - was jogging - have forgotten (forgotten)
[Translation] - fünf mal schlechter - drei mal so gross wie
- five times worse - three times as big as
[Complete the sentences using the past simple, the present perfect simple / continuous, or the correct time reference.] - She's very red. I think she ____________________________ (sein) in the sun too long. - Raschid ____________________________ (gerade bestehen) his driving test. - Karen ____________________________ (lernen) Italian ____________________________ (seit drei Jahren). - A famous film star ____________________________ (kommen) to the school in 1985.
- has been (v. be) - has just passed (just) - has been studying (v. study), for three years - came (in 1985)
[Complete the gaps with the fitting tenses(present perfect or past simple) and the time phrases(use since, for, or ago).] - Hugh___________________(be) on a world trip (seit Juli) ___________________ . - Mary ___________________(save) her money (schon langer Zeit) ___________________ . - I ___________________(not eat anything) (seit dem Frühstück) ___________________ . - You ___________________(start) chatting (vor 10 Sekunden) ___________________ !
- has been (v. be), since July - saved, a long time ago - haven't eaten (v. eat), since breakfast - started, 10 seconds ago
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - Tony ........... with his uncle recently while he looks for a new apartment. (live) - I ............ English for over twelve years now. (learn) - That's a really nice watch you have Greg. How long ................. it? (have) - My local hockey team are an embarrassment to everyone. The season finishes in two weeks and they ............. a single game!! (not win)
- has been living (while) - 've been learning (for + now) - have you had (v. have) - haven't won (in +time)
[present perfect simple, continuous] - She ............. puddings all day. (make) - How many puddings .... she ..... ? (make) - What ........ you ..... ? You are so dirty! (do) - Why are you crying? I ................ a film. (watch)
- has been making (all day) - has; made (v. make) - have; been doing (the answer of question has adj.) - have been watching (the answer of question has adj.)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - It (rain) ..................... all day today. - This strategy seems to be good. Sales of our products (increase) ........... for some time. - The manager (visit) .......... our branch office three time so far this year. - Paul, (you/be) .......... to Egypt?
- has been raining (all day) - have been increasing (some time) - has visited (so far) - have you been (v. to be)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - Beatrice .............. for half an hour. (read) - Laura ........... five letters. (write) - I .......... on this project for less than an hour, so I still ................ all the documents. (work, prepare) - Ralph is very tired because he ................. for 26 hours. (sleep)
- has been reading (for +hours) - has written (How many) - have been working (for + hours), have not prepared (after so) - has not slept (adj. tired)
[Complete the sentences using the past simple, the present perfect simple / continuous, or the correct time reference.] - Jack ____________________________ (versuchen) to get a job ____________________________ (seit sechs Monate). Perhaps he will find one soon. - The teacher ____________________________ (bereits, sagen) him to be quiet. - Tim ____________________________ (nicht, machen) many photos yet. - Oh no! I ____________________________ (lassen) my purse at home.
- has been trying (v. try), for six months - has already told (already) - hasn't taken (yet) - have left (Oh no!)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - Martin (date) ........ three girls this week. - How long (wait / you) ............ for us? - I ............... this room all morning and now I'm exhausted! (clean) - Hurry up Jane! You ......... only .............. two questions and we have to write the answers to five. (write)
- has dated (this week) - have you been waiting (v. wait) - 've been cleaning (all morning) - 've, written (How many)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - She's in the kitchen preparing the food for the party. So far she (make) .......... about 20 sandwiches. - I (like) .............. football ever since I first watched Liverpool play when I was eight years old. - Our neighbours (make) ......... a noise all day. - The price of petrol (go down) .............. since last April.
- has made (so far) - have liked (v. like) - have been making ( all day) - has been going down. (since)
[present perfect simple, continuous] - Joy ............ you a letter. Look! (send) - I ....... windows since lunch time. It's so exhausting. (clean) - I can see that you ........ the windows in the hall and in the kitchen. (clean) - You .............. in the garden so long. You should take a rest now. (work)
- has sent (Look!) - have been cleaning (since) - have cleaned (no time) - have been working (v. work)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - Niall (watch) ......... the film seven times - I (paint) .............. this room for five days now. It's a never-ending job. - How long (you/know) .......... Mike? - I (had) ............. this watch for twenty years. It's as accurate as it was the day I bought it.
- has watched - have been painting (for + now) - have you known (v. know) - have had (v. have)
[present perfect simple, continuous] - How many years ............ he this car? (have) - ........................(you/buy) your train ticket yet? - The kitchen is a complete mess! What .............. (the children/do)? 3) Julie .......... (learn) to drive for six years!
- has; had (v. have) - Have you bought (yet) - have the children been doing (sent. before has v. to be + adj.) - 's been learning (v. learn)
[present perfect simple, continuous] - It ....... (not/rain) all summer, so the garden is dead. - I ............... (read) your book. Here it is, thank you. - She .......... (forget) how to get to my house. - I ............... (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest.
- hasn't rained (all summer) - 've read ('s forgotten) - 's forgotten (v. forget) - 've been working (all day)
[Complete the gaps with the fitting tenses(present perfect or past simple) and the time phrases(use since, for, or ago).] - I ___________________(be) in KSBG (seit diesem Sommer) ___________________ . - Sue ___________________(leave) class (vor 2 Minuten) ___________________ . - Fred and Frida ___________________(work) in the book store(seit 2000) ___________________ . - Joe and Jim ___________________(finish) school (vor 10 Jahren) ___________________ .
- have been (v. be), since this summer - left, 2 minutes ago - have been working (v. work), since 2000 - finished, 10 years ago
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - We are exhausted because we (do) ....... exercise all morning. - Edward feels a bit unsteady because he (cycle/not) ............. for five years. - How long (you/work) .............. for this company? - The kids (finish/not)................... their homework yet.
- have been doing (all morning) - has not cycled (v. cycle) - have you been working (v. work) - have not finished (yet)
[Complete the gaps with the fitting tenses(present perfect or past simple) and the time phrases(use since, for, or ago).] - We ___________________(live) here (seit 2 Monaten) ___________________ . - Tim and Tina ___________________(learn) English (gestern) ___________________ . - Charles___________________(live) in England(seit seiner Geburt) ___________________ . - I ___________________ (love) you (seit ich dir das erste Mal begegnet bin) __________________ .
- have been living (v. live), for 2 months - learned, yesterday - has been living (v. live), since his birth - have loved (v. love), since the first time I met you
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - I (play) .............. football for five years. - My team (win / only) ........ two matches so far. - The others (be / always) .............. better. - Are we not there yet? We (walk) ........ for hours.
- have been playing (v. play) - has only won (so far) - have always been (always) - have been walking (for + hours)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - The office is really busy. The phones .......... all day. (ring) - ............... any of Alan Bennett's work? (read) - They're tired because they ............. over thirty miles today. (cycle) - We ................ for over half an hour and there's still no sign of the bus. (wait)
- have been ringing (all day) - Have you read (v. read) - 've cycled (v. cycle ) - 've been waiting (for + hours)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - I (study) ................ all day, but I am afraid I (learn/not) ........................ much. - Andrew (eat) .................. two bars of chocolate today. - The boy's clothes are dirty because he (play) ......... in the mud. - I (arrive/just) .................. at the station.
- have been studying (all day), have not learnt (2. sentence) - has eaten (today) - has been playing (v. play) - have just arrived (just)
[present perfect simple, continuous] - We can go home. We ........ three cars today. (mend) - We ............... cars since 1 o'clock and we aren't finished. (repair) ............... - Fortunately, I ......... my credit card. Here it is. (find) - I ........ my keys since we came home. Where are they?! (look for)
- have mended (how many) - have been repairing (since) - have found (v. find) - have been looking for (since)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - I (never/be) ............. to Sweden. - How long (you/live) .......... in this house? - Hi, John. Sorry I'm late. I hope you (not/wait) ............... long. - So, Michael, what (you/do) .............. since I last saw you? Anything interesting?
- have never been (never) - have you been living (v. live) - haven't been waiting (v. wait) - have you been doing (since)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - But we (cover / only) .......... an area of five miles so far. - I (finish/just) ................ my homework. - I (work) .............. on this essay since two o'clock. - Jane (go out) ............... with Bob for seven years.
- have only covered (so far) - have just finished (just) - have been working (since) - has been going out (v. go)
[Present perfect simple and continuous] - How long (you/have) ................. that car, David? - I (know) ..................... Jana for ten years. We're best friends. - Sorry I'm late, Peter. (you/wait) .............. long? - How long (you/play) ................... the guitar? - Five years.
- have you had (v. have) - have known (v. know) - Have you been waiting (v. wait) - have you been playing (v. play)
[Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given] - A rock is .................. than a leaf. (heavy) - Our house is .......... than yours. (big) - The princess is ............ than the witch. (beautiful) - Tom is a ............. student than Mary. (good)
- heavier - bigger - more beautiful - better
[Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.] - Elephants are the .... animals. (heavy) - Let's pick the ............... apple of the tree. (big) - Mary is the ............ girl in the class. (thin) - That is the ....... sofa in our house. (comfortable)
- heaviest - biggest - thinnest - most comfortable
[Order of Adjectives Exercise] - She drank _______________ (Italian / black / hot)coffee. - He saw _______________ (French / writing / old / an) desk. - They stayed in ________________ (little / a / cute) cottage. - I visited _________________(ancient / a / spooky / German) castle.
- hot black Italian - an old French writing - a cute little - a spooky ancientGerman
[Comparative Adjectives] - Amanda is ............. (ambitious) than her classmates. - My garden is a lot ........ (colourful) than this park. - His house is a bit ...............(comfortable) than a hotel. - Tim is ............ than Peter. (talented)
- more ambitious - more colourful - more comfortable - more talented
[Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb provided] - I drive ____________________________________ (carefully) than my husband. - Angela works ______________________________ (hard) than I do, but our secretary works ________________________________ (hard) of all of us. - Anita sings _______________________________ (beautifully) of all the people in the choir.
- more carefully - harder, the hardest - the most beautifully
[Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb provided] - Our teacher explains the lessons ____________________________ (clearly) than your teacher. - Robert arrived at the meeting ______________________________ (early) than Francis. - Ken arrived _________________________________ (early) of them all. - Teenagers usually drive ______________________________ (fast) than their parents.
- more clearly - earlier - the earliest - faster
[Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given.] - This armchair is ........... than the old one. (comfortable) - Trains are ........ than Aeroplanes. (slow) - I bought the.............. souvenir I could afford. (expensive) - In this classroom, there are .......... girls than boys. (many) - Ann is the ............ child in the family. (young)
- more comfortable - slower - most expensive - more - youngest
[Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given.] - Computers are ......... than telephones. (expensive) - I think golf is ........than football. (boring) - It is the ............ shop in town. (large) - Monday is the .......... day of the week. (bad)
- more expensive - more boring - largest - worst
[Comparative Adjectives] - Dogs are ....... (intelligent) than rabbits. - In the UK, the streets are generally .... (narrow) than in the USA - London is .......... (busy) than Glasgow. - Julie is ......... (quiet) than her sister.
- more intelligent - narrower - busier - quieter
[Fill in the correct form of the adjective in brackets .] - You look worried. - What's wrong ? - Well my new motorcycle needs ................. (MUCH) petrol than I thought. That means I have ............ (LITTLE) money than I should have. - The tsunami of 2004 was .......... (HORRIBLE) disaster in history. - The computer was .......... (EXPENSIVE) than I had thought.
- more, less - the most Horrible -more expensive
[Adjective Order Quiz] - Andrea had a ________ in her hair yesterday. (nice yellow bow / yellow nice bow / bow nice yellow) -. She lost a ________ . (small white cat / cat small white / white small cat) - I bought ________ oranges. (great some big / big great some / some great big) - We met ________ people at the conference. (very smart two / two very smart / very two smart) - The clown was wearing a ________ hat. ( big green-yellow / big green and yellow / yellow and green big)
- nice yellow bow - small white cat - some great big - two very smart - big green and yellow
[Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.] - Ben was the ....... person in his family. (noisy) - Sam is the in the ................ class. (popular) - Which is the ............... subject at school? (difficult) - Jim is the ................. player in the football team. (good)
- noisiest - most popular - most difficult - best
[Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given] - Bicycles are ...... than motorbikes. (safe) - July is ...... than January. (hot) - A lion is ..... than a cat. (dangerous) - Helen is ............. than Mary. (happy)
- safer - hotter - more dangerous - happier
[Fill in the correct form of the adjective in brackets .] - I am a bit ..... (TALL) than my ......... (OLD) brother, but he is 5 years ............... (OLD) than I am. - I am getting ...... (GOOD) at tennis all the time. - Even though the test is next week I am getting ............. (NERVOUS) by the day.
- taller, elder, older - better - more nervous
[Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative of the words provided.] - January is _____________________ (cold) month of the year. - Mrs. Pedrido speaks _______________________(fluent) than her husband, but her daughter speaks _______________________ (fluent) of the whole family. - December 21 is the ________________(short) day of the year. It is ______________ (short) than any other. - Andrew is __________________ (fast) runner on the team.
- the coldest - more fluently, the most fluently - shortest, shorter - the fastest
[Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative of the words provided.] - This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own. - In my opinion, a deer moves ____________________ (graceful) of all the animals. - The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary. - When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my husband's
- the fanciest - the most gracefully - louder - heavier
[Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative of the words provided.] - Bonnie works ___________________(hard) of all the employees in the office. - This book is _____________________ (interesting) than the one I read last week. - Daniel drives ____________________________ (careful) than his father. - Judy goes to the library ____________________ (often) than I do.
- the hardest - more interesting - more carefully - more often
[Fill in the correct form of the adjective in brackets .] - Of all the new classmates I like Harry ...... (LITTLE). I think he is very arrogant. - Which do you think is .................. (BAD) subject in school? - Definitely maths. - Judy is ............... (PRETTY) girl in school. She's even .......... (PRETTY) than my sister. - What's ............ (FAR) you have been away from home?
- the least - the worst - the prettiest, prettier - the farthest
[Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative of the words provided.] - This apartment is __________________(convenient) of all the apartments I have seen. - Annie usually gets up ________________(early) than her sister. - Max finished the homework _________________ (fast) than anyone else in the class. - A turtle moves _____________________(slow) than a rabbit.
- the most convenient - earlier 4 - faster - slower
[Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative of the words provided.] - That gold necklace is ____________________(expensive) one in the whole store. - This is _____________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen. - Shaun sings even __________________(beautiful) than her mother, who is a famous opera star. In fact, she has ___________________ (beautiful) voice I've ever heard
- the most expensive - the worst - more beautifully / the most beautiful
[Fill in the gaps with the superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets to complete the following sentences in English] - Mr Brown is .............. tutor in our university. (experienced) -.................. pupils should be paid more attention. (good) - ................. film we've ever seen is "Enter the Dragon". (interesting) - It was Chris who wrote .......... composition. (brilliant)
- the most experienced - The best - The most interesting - the most brilliant
[Fill in the gaps with the superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets to complete the following sentences in English] - Ann is ............ student in our group. (hard-working) - James is .............. person in our office. (open-minded) - Egypt is one of ...... countries in the world. (old) - Canada is the second ............ country in the world. (large)
- the most hard-working - the most open-minded - the oldest - largest
[Fill in the gaps with the superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets to complete the following sentences in English] - Helen is ....... girl I've ever met. (kind-hearted) - That was .............. mistake. (stupid) - I think England has .............. weather in the world. (changeable) - ............... hotel in Poznan is "Polonez". (comfortable)
- the most kind-hearted - the most stupid - the most changeable - The most comfortable
[Fill in the gaps with the superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets to complete the following sentences in English] - Spring is ............... season of the year. (pleasant) - Tom's room is ......... of all. (clean) - Of all Polish writers, Sienkiewicz is .................... one. (great) - Jim is ............... pupil in my class. (difficult)
- the most pleasant - the cleanest - the greatest - the most difficult
[Complete the sentences using the past simple, the present perfect simple / continuous, or the correct time reference.] - Rafael ____________________________ (gehen) shopping for me yesterday. - Sandra ____________________________ (leihen) her brother £200 __________________________ (bis jetzt). - The policemen ____________________________ (wegfahren) _______________________ (vor zehn Minuten). - The biscuit factory ____________________________ (schliessen) last year.
- went (yesterday) - has lent, so far - drove away, ten minutes ago. - closed down
[Adjective Order Quiz] - This is a ________ movie. (new Italian wonderful / wonderful Italian new / wonderful new Italian) - She is a ________ supermodel. (beautiful slim Brazilian / Brazilian beautiful slim / slim Brazilian beautiful) - It's in the ________ container. (large blue metal / blue large metal / blue metal large) - He sat behind a ________ desk. (big wooden brown / big brown wooden / wooden big brown) - She gave him a ________ vase. (small Egyptian black / black Egyptian small / small black Egyptian)
- wonderful new Italian - beautiful slim Brazilian - large blue metal - big brown wooden - small black Egyptian
[Translation] - langsamer arbeiten als - viel besser (adj) als
- work slower than - much better than
[Build the comparative and superlative forms of these words] - badly - far - old - many
- worse, the worst - further/farther, the furthest/the farther - older, the oldest - more, the most
Which time references also work with ago? ( an hour / Christmas / one day / December / five minutes / I was born / my last birthday / ten years / a nanosecond / 1995 / yesterday / the last time I saw you)
an hour, one day, five minutes, ten years, a nanosecond
