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Past simple of 'be':was / were

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 He ________________ president after [ were, was, be ]
Lincoln.
2 They ________________ famous in the [ was, are, were ]
1960s.
3 [A]Was Chopin from Poland?[B]Yes, [ he was, he were, he is ]
________________.
4 Where ________________ born? [ are you, were you, was you ]
5 They ________________ actors, they were [ wasn't, weren't, wasnt ]
writers.

Complete the sentences.

6 The shop is open today, but it _______________ open yesterday.
7 You don't know what happened because you _______________ there.
8 Where _______________ they last night?
9 It _______________ my birthday last Wednesday.
10 Lisa and Tom _______________ at school last week because they were
on holiday

Past simple:regular verbs

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 I ________________ TV yesterday. [ did not watched, didn't watched, didn't
watch ]
2 ________________ at the weekend? [ Did work you, Did you work, You
worked ]
3 They ________________ in Australia. [ live, living, lived ]
4 I ________________ English yesterday [ studies, studied, studyed ]
evening.
5 We didn't ________________ the tickets. [ books, booking, book ]

Complete the sentences..

6 I _______________ in Italy for two years, but now I live in France.
7 [A]Did you have a nice time?[B]Yes, I _______________.
8 I _______________ at the end of Titanic. It was so sad.
9 [A]The movie on TV last night was great.[B]Really? I _______________
watch it.
10 [A]Did you enjoy your holiday?[B]No, _______________.

Past simple:irregular verbs

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 We ________________ to a restaurant on [ did go, went, did went ]
Saturday night.

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2 Where ________________ last weekend? [ you go, you went, did you go ]
3 Did you ________________ to the [ drive, drove, driven ]
cinema?
4 I ________________ do my homework last [ can't, couldn't, didn't can ]
night.
5 I ________________ a friend on a plane [ meeting, met, meet ]
last week.

Complete the sentences.

6 She _______________ a beautiful dress.
7 I didn't go to work last Tuesday because I _______________ sick.
8 [A]What did Adam say?[B]I don't know, I _______________ to him.
9 They wanted to be healthy so they _______________ salad for lunch.
10 The party was so much fun, we _______________ until 2am!

Past simple:regular / irregular verbs

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 Where ________________ Alan [ was, were, are ]
yesterday?
2 We ________________ at the cafe on the [ stoppd, stoped, stopped ]
way home.
3 I ________________ she'd done it [ knewed, knew, knowed ]
because her face went bright red.
4 Why ________________ you at the [ aren't, weren't, wasn't ]
meeting last week?
5 I ________________ angry with him for [ fell, felt, feeled ]
lying.

Complete the sentences.

6 [A]How was dinner?[B]It was great, I really _______________ it.
7 [A]You can borrow my book if you like.[B]No thanks, I _______________
it last year.
8 Sorry, can you repeat that, please. I _______________ you.
9 I _______________ to a really interesting museum last month.
10 What time _______________ you get home last night?

There is / are, some / any + plurals

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 ________________ a piano in the living [ There, There are, There's ]
room.
2 There ________________ any pictures on [ are, aren't, isn't ]
the walls.
3 Is ________________ a shower in the [ they, there, it ]
bathroom?
4 [A]Are there any plants in the hall?[B]Yes, [ there is, they are, there are ]
________________.
5 There are ________________ glasses in [ some, any, a ]
the cupboard.

Complete the sentences.

6 There _______________ a lot of trees in the park.
7 Is there _______________ milk in the fridge?

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8 I think there are _______________ biscuits in the cupboard.
9 _______________ there a supermarket near here?
10 We have to stand, there _______________ chairs.

There was / there were

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 There ________________ two ghosts in [ is, were, was ]
the hotel last night.
2 There ________________ TV in my room. [ isn't, weren't a, wasn't a ]
3 How many guests ________________ in [ was there, were there, there were ]
the hotel?
4 [A]Was there a horror film on TV last [ aren't, wasn't, weren't ]
Friday?[B]No, there ________________.
5 There ________________ a good [ was, were, is ]
restaurant in that hotel.

Complete the sentences.

6 _______________ five CDs on the table.
7 _______________ a swimming pool in the hotel?
8 How many people _______________ there at the meeting?
9 [A]Was there any coffee left when you arrived?[B]No, _______________.
10 _______________ any films on TV last night.

Countable / uncountable nouns

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 There's ________________ tomato in the [ some,a, any ]
fridge.
2 We need ________________ eggs. [ some, an, any ]
3 There isn't ________________ rice in the [ a, some, any ]
cupboard.
4 Do we need ________________ sugar? [ any, some, a ]
5 [A]Can you get me ________________ [ any, an, a ]
onion?[B]Of course.

Complete the sentences.

6 I'm thirsty. Can I have _______________ water, please?
7 Do you have _______________ bread?
8 She ate _______________ sandwich for lunch.
9 We can't make a cake because we don't have _______________ eggs.
10 Nick had _______________ carrots in his kitchen.

Quantifiers: how much, a lot of, etc

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 How ________________ milk do you [ a lot, much, many ]
drink?
2 I don't eat ________________ vegetables. [ many, much, a lot ]
3 [A]How much wine did you drink? [ Not many., None., Any. ]
[B]________________
4 [A]How many biscuits did you eat? [ Many., Quite lot., A lot. ]
[B]________________

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5 I didn't eat ________________ fruit [ some, any, a ]
yesterday.

Complete the sentences.

6 They watch _______________ movies, five or six a week.
7 Can you buy some ice cream? There's _______________ in the freezer.
8 How _______________ pages are in that book?
9 We visited _______________ places, but not many.
10 He didn't eat _______________ food at dinner time, just a few chips.

Comparative adjectives

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 Mark is ________________ than Peter. [ more old, older, old ]
2 Their house is ________________ than [ expensive, expensiver, more expensive ]
ours.
3 Tonight's film is ________________ than [ gooder, better, more good ]
last night's film.
4 It's ________________ in your country. [ more hot than, hotter that, hotter than ]
5 She's ________________ now than before. [ happier, happyer, more happy ]

Complete the sentences.

6 I'm quite tall, but my brother is _______________.
7 Fran is a good cook, but Henry's cooking is _______________.
8 I prefer salads to hamburgers, they're _______________.
9 Formula 1 is dangerous, but I think motorbike racing is
_______________.
10 I'm bad at singing, but my brother is _______________ me.

Superlative adjectives

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 The elephant is ________________ land [ the most big, the biggest, the bigger ]
animal in the world.
2 Who is ________________ student in your [ the goodest, the better, the best ]
class?
3 This is ________________ place in the [ the beautifullest, the most beautiful,
world. the more beautiful ]
4 Is Everest ________________ mountain in [ the most higher, the most highest, the highest ]
the world?
5 It's ________________ day of the year. [ the wetter, the wettest, the most wet ]

Complete the sentences.

6 I'm the _______________ student in my class. Everyone else is older
than me.
7 Maths isn't easy. In fact it's the _______________ subject for me.
8 Arizona is _______________ state in the U.S. It's almost never cloudy.
9 Sarah has _______________ kitchen. There's no dirt in it at all.
10 My dad is _______________ singer in the world. He can't sing at all!

Be going to (plans)

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

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1 What ________________ do tomorrow? [ do you go to, are you going to, are you
going ]
2 ________________ go on holiday soon. [ They going to, They going to, They're going to ]

3 He ________________ have dinner with [ not going to, isn't going to,
us. isn't going ]
4 [A]________________ going to see her [ Is, Is she, She's ]
friends tonight?[B]Yes, she is.
5 ________________ stay at a friend's [ I going to, I go to, I'm going to ]
house.

Complete the sentences.

6 Colin's going _______________ to university in Scotland next year.
7 I _______________ to have lunch with a friend at the weekend.
8 We're _______________ take the train to Budapest.
9 [A]How is Sally?[B]We don't know, we _______________ talk to her
tonight.
10 [A]_______________ cook dinner tonight?[B]No, I want to get a takeaway.

Be going to (predictions)

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 I think you're ________________ very [ be going, going to be, being ]
happy.
2 ________________ to get married? [ Are going they, Do they go, Are they going ]

3 She ________________ to leave her [ doesn't go, aren't going, isn't going ]
boyfriend.
4 Where are they going ________________? [ living, to live, live ]
5 I think ________________ rain. [ is going, it's going to, going to ]

Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.

6 Take your umbrella with you tomorrow. It _______________ rain.
7 I think you're _______________ enjoy this movie.
8 Do you think he's ever _______________ to leave home?
9 _______________ David going to do anything special for his birthday?
10 Stop running. You _______________ fall over.

Adverbs (manner and modifiers)

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 I always ________________. [ work hardly, work hard, hard work ]
2 Don't speak so ________________, I can't [ faster, fastly, fast ]
understand you.
3 I think I eat very ________________. [ healthily, healthy, healtilly ]
4 My friend dresses really [ gooder, well, good ]
________________.
5 The people here drive ________________. [ aggressively, aggressive, more aggressive ]

Complete the sentences.

6 Dan plays the piano really _______________. He often plays concerts.
7 We eat so _______________, it's no surprise we're fat!
8 My mum is quite tired. She works so _______________ all the time.

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9 She was hurt quite _______________. She's in hospital now.
10 They are so rude. They should speak more _______________.

Verbs + 'to' + infinitive

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 ________________ to learn French one [ I'm like, I'd like, I like ]
day.
2 [A]Would you like to visit Brazil?[B]Yes, I [ would, like, do ]
________________.
3 James would like ________________ the [ to playing, play, to play ]
piano.
4 I don't like ________________. [ studing, studying, study ]
5 ________________ to come to dinner this [ Would you, Would you like, Do you like ]
evening?

Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.

6 They wanted _______________ married last year, but the wedding was
last month.
7 I _______________ like to speak to Gary, please.
8 She didn't _______________ ride a bike until she was 13.
9 We need _______________ a new car, but we have no money.
10 He loves _______________ comic books.

Articles

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 I go to work by ________________. [ a bus, the bus, bus ]
2 Sarah's cousin is ________________. [ hairdresser, the hairdresser,
a hairdresser ]
3 They go to ________________ every day. [ school, a school, the school ]
4 If you can't find what you're looking for [ an internet, the internet, internet ]
here, look on ________________.
5 George goes to the gym twice [ the week, week, a week ]
________________

Complete the sentences.

6 She went to _______________ hospital to visit her uncle.
7 It really was _______________ incredible show.
8 I ate one of _______________ biscuits that were on your desk.
9 You're lucky you've got such _______________ great job.
10 Andrew is _______________ terrible actor.

Present perfect

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 I haven't ________________ this film [ saw, seen, see ]
before.
2 ________________ my leg three times. [ I break, I've broke, I've broken ]
3 ________________ to that man before. [ We spoken, We've spoken, We've spoke ]

4 Have you ever ________________ eight [ drank, drink, drunk ]

glasses of water in a day?

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5 I haven't ________________ an e-mail in [ writen, written, wrote ]
English before.

Complete the sentences.

6 Jack hasn't done his exams because he's _______________ very ill
recently.
7 [A]Why isnt' Brian here today?[B]He _______________ away on holiday.
8 [A]Have you ever _______________ your arm?[B]Yes, I did it when I feel
out of a tree.
9 He's the fastest man on earth. Usain Bolt _______________ the gold
medal!
10 [A]Where are my keys?[B]Oh no, _______________ them again?

'Like' + verb + '-ing'

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1 [A]Have you been to that hotel?[B]Yes, we [ have been, do, have ]
________________.
2 She ________________ been to Canada. [ haven't, hasn't, isn't ]
3 [A]Is Jack here?[B]No, he's [ go, gone, been ]
________________ to Chile on holiday.
4 When ________________ that film? [ did you see, do you see, have you seen ]

5 ________________ this book before? [ Are you reading, Have you read,
Do you read ]

Complete the sentences.

6 I _______________ to Spain last year.
7 [A]_______________ finished your homework yet?[B]Yes, I finished it an
hour ago.
8 What time _______________ you talk to her?.
9 I _______________ been to Madrid, but I hear it's great.
10 [A]Do you have his phone number?[B]Yes, he _______________ it to me
yesterday.

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