Supply the correct form for the word in brackets.

1. Kate is …(clever) than Helen. She is always ready to answer.

2. The Giant’s garden was … (beautiful) in the village.

3. The book was …(thin) than that one.

4. Your answer is …(good) than your friend is.

5. The days in winter are …(short) than in summer.

6. The river is …(long) in the world.

7. The book is … ( interesting) than the film.

8. The house looked …(comfortable) than we thought.

9. Computers are …(complicated) nowadays.

10. The watch is …(expensive) in the shop.

11. I’ve found my way around …(bad) places than this one.

The verb be

Supply the correct form for the verb to be.

1. I …in the infirmary now and …here for six days.

2. The Burtons …at home when we called.

3. – …your English good when you came to England?

– No, but it …better now.

4. My sister… at home since she left for Liverpool.

5. He never …in a hotel in his life.

6. Tom …able to come : they didn’t let him.

7. I’m sure the twins …20 today, they …19 last year.

8. I think of visiting Italy. I … there yet.

9. You … here but I don’t feel lonely.

10. Cambridge station …a big one.

There is/are There was/were

Rewrite the sentences using There is/are There was/were.

1. They have a lot of English books in their library.

2. The family has only one child.

3. Every week has seven days.

4. She has some mistakes in her dictation.

5. The cottage has bedrooms and a bathroom.

6. They had a villa near the beach.

7. Our group had many students.

8. They had some cherry trees in their garden.

9. We had some meat in the fridge.

10. I had too much sugar in my tea.

Tenses

Present simple

Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets.

1. Your father … (know) that we are here.

2. Those cameras … (cost) too much for me.

3. The bus … (stop) at the corner.

4. The children … (look) just like their mother.

5. We … (remember) everything you told us.

6. You … (get up) when the alarm-clock … (ring).

7. In spring nature … (return) to life.

8. Jet engines… (make) a lot of noise.

9. What you are telling me … (frighten) me greatly.

10. The news … (shock) everybody in the house.

Supply the correct form of the negative for the verbs in brackets.

1. Mark … (not/study) Swedish.

2. Susan and her sister … (not/live) in Berlin.

3. We … (not/work) six days a week.

4. I … (not/like) iced tea.

5. This book … (not/cost) so much.

6. They … (not/play) tennis together.

7. Many schools … (not/charge) fees.

Begin your questions with the words given in brackets.

1. The swimming -pool opens at 9 o’clock (what time)

2. He often writes to his parents. (how often)

3. He only works at weekend. (when)

4. Both John and Helen wear glasses. (do)

5. I like football and tennis. (do)

6. Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade. (does)

7. The sun rises in the East. (where)

8. Little Kate goes to bed early. (why)

9. My friend comes from Spain. (where….from)

10. His parents often go to the theatre. (whose)

Present Continuous

Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets.

1. Hurry! The bus … (approach).

2. Excuse me, what language … you (speak)?

3. The children … (play) football in the yard now.

4. I know Mr.Brook … (stay) in the Hilton.

5. I don’t understand English, I … (learn) it.

6. At the moment John … (fly) over the ocean.

7. Look! Somebody … (carry) your bags.

8. Don’t rush us. We … (work) as fast as we can.

Present simple/ Present continuous

Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets.

1. …you… (speak) French?

No, I …. I … (speak) English.

2. Look! The cat … (climb) up the tree over there.

3. He … (like) tennis and we … (play) it once a week.

4. While Mrs.Clark … (cook) dinner her husband …(work) in the garden.

5. Their children always … (fight).

6. What …this word… (mean)?

7. … she (be) a student?

No, she …. She …(work) for a bank.

8. We … (have) a meeting at the moment.

9. … you …(hear) that somebody …(cry) somewhere in the house?

Past Simple/Past Continuous

Make sentences from the words in brackets

1. (I/fall/asleep when I/watch/television)

2. (Tom/burn/his hand when he/cook/the dinner)

3. (When we/arrive/the family/have lunch)

4. (She/walk/along the street/and she/not/see me)

5. (I/sit/between my sisters/when he/come in)

6. (We/see/James/in the park/He/sit on the grass and/read a book)

7. (My uncle/fall off the ladder/while he/paint/the ceiling)

8. (The children/not/go out/because it/rain/heavily)

9. (The most extraordinary thing/happen/to him while he/have/holiday/in London)

10. (You/still/work/when I/leave?)

Present Perfect

Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets.

1. We never …(hear) him talk so much before.

2. My aunt … (stay) with us for a week.

3. … it (stop)raining yet?

4. I … (meet) a lot of interesting people in the past few days.

5. …. you (have) a holiday this year yet?

6. Ron looks happy. He just…(find) a new job.

7. Where is your license? … you (lose) it?

8. I think she… (fall) in love with Adam. She is so happy.

9. Where is David? What … (happen) to him?

10. How many times ….I (tell) you to take off your coat when you come into a hot room?