Comparatives/Participles
Bill Gates is one of _______ (rich) men in the world.
THE RICHEST
Some insolation is reflected into space by the air.
GENERAL
IS some insolation reflected into space by the air?
Before the invention of satellites the seamen ____ (watch) the changes in sea and sky.
WATCHED
The atmosphere also _____ (contain) pollutants, mainly dust and smoke
CONTAINS
active
I think you _____ (live) until you’re 100 years old.
WILL LIVE
Air _____ (pass) over water areas is cooled in summer and warmed in winter.
PASSING
We will investigate only the general factors
SPECIAL
WHAT will we investigate?
My brother ________ (study) photography at the moment.
My brother IS STUDYING photography at the moment.
East coast _____ (influence) by winds blowing from a large continent.
IS INFLUENCED
passive
The hockey championship is next month. The boys _____ (practise) every night next week.
ARE GOING TO
The doctor told me that I should consult him again if I feel _________ (bad) next week.
WORSE
Plants have summarised the climatic influences for many centuries
ALTERNATIVE
HAVE plants OR ANIMALS have summarised the climatic influences for many centuries?
Be careful. I ________ just ________ (paint) that door.
I HAVE just PAINTED that door.
Adiabatic lapse rates should not _____ (confuse) with the normal lapse rate of the atmosphere
BE CONFUSED
passive
That box looks very heavy this time. _____ I (help) you carry it?
SHALL I HELP
The problem _____ (mention) now by the presenter should be solved.
MENTIONED
The most extensive studies of sea fogs have been made by G J. Taylor.
TO THE SUBJECT
WHAT has been made by G J. Taylor?
When ________ Maria ________ (come) back from Rome?
When DID Maria COME back from Rome?
Glaciers and ice sheets both ____ (affect) and ____ (affect) by changes in Earth's climate.
AFFECT / ARE AFFECTED
active / passive
We ___ (meet) at 6:45 pm tomorrow because the show _____ (start) at 7:00 pm.
ARE MEETING / STARTS
I drive _______ (careful) than my _______ (old) brother.
MORE CAREFULLY / ELDER
In the 1980s, the terms global warming and climate change became more common.
TAG
DIDN'T THEY?
Please, keep quiet! You _______________ always _______________ (make) a lot of noise!
You ARE always MAKING a lot of noise!
Make the correct consequence of inserted verbs:
It _____ not always possible to define which factor _____ local precipitation, e.g. in Britain, cyclonic and relief rain _____; in India the monsoon rainfall may _____ convectional, orographic or convergent in form.
1. causes 2. be 3. are closely connected. 4. is
4 - 1 - 3 - 2
The weatherman says it _____ (be) a beautiful day tomorrow, so I guess I _____ (go) to the beach.
IS GOING TO / WILL