Comparisons with Adjectives
Choose the correct word:
This bag is ______ than that one. (heavy / heavier / heaviest)
This bag is heavier than that one.
I usually ______ my hair cut every month.
a) get
b) make
c) let
a) get
When I was a child, I _______ football every weekend.
a) play
b) played
c) playing
b) played
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb:
She ______ (visit) London three times.
a) visited
b) has visited
c) visits
b) has visited
She ______ (cook) dinner in the kitchen right now.
a) cooks
b) is cooking
c) cooked
b) is cooking
Rewrite the sentence with the opposite meaning using as … as:
"Her car is faster than mine."
"her car ...."
Her car is not as fast as mine.
Rewrite the sentence using have something done:
"Someone cleans my car every Saturday."
I have my car cleaned every Saturday.
correct or wrong?
My grandfather use to live in a small village, but now he lives in the city.
Wrong
My grandparents used to live in a small village, but now they live in the city.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
I ______ never ______ sushi before.
a) did / eat
b) have / eaten
c) have / ate
b) have / eaten
Form a question from the following words.
you / what / doing / are / ?
What are you doing?
Fill in the blanks:
Yesterday was the ______ (hot) day of the year, but today is almost ______ (hot).
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year, but today is almost as hot.
Fill in the blanks with the correct causative verb form:
I finally ______ my computer fixed yesterday, and I also ______ my friend to check all the files.
I finally had my computer fixed yesterday, and I also got my friend to check all the files.
Rewrite the sentence using would:
“When we were kids, we always went swimming in the lake during the summer.”
When we were kids, we would go/used to go swimming in the lake during the summer.
Choose the correct sentence.
a) I have seen that movie last week.
b) I saw that movie last week.
c) I have saw that movie last week.
b) I saw that movie last week.
Complete the sentence.
We are not going to the party, we _____ (stay) home instead.
are staying
Write this as one sentence using both comparatives.
"The hotel was cheaper than I expected, but it was also more comfortable than the one we stayed in last year."
The hotel was both cheaper than I expected and more comfortable than the one we stayed in last year.
Transform the sentence using the correct causative:
“The manager arranged for the technicians to check the system, and she also insisted that they install a new update.”
“The manager had the technicians check the system, and she made/have them install a new update.”
Fill in the blanks with the correct form (used to, would, simple past):
When I was in high school, I _______ (walk) to school every day. My best friend _______ (bring) his guitar, and we _______ (sing) together on the way.
When I was in high school, I used to walk to school every day.
My best friend would bring/brought his guitar, and we would sing/sang together on the way.
Rewrite the sentence in Present Perfect:
“I started learning Spanish two years ago.”
I have been learning Spanish for two years.
Explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences.
He usually works in London.
He is working in London.
"He usually works in London" implies a habitual or general routine
"He is working in London" implies a temporary situation.
Error analysis:
"Although this project is as important as, if not more important than, the last one, it is the lesser difficult of the two."
"Although this project is as important as, if not more important than, the last one, it is the less difficult of the two."
Error analysis:
"I had my sister to bake a cake for the party, and I got the house cleaned by myself."
I had my sister bake a cake for the party, and I cleaned the house myself.
Error analysis:
“She would live in Paris when she was a student, and she used to go to the same café every morning.”
She used to live in Paris when she was a student, and she would go to the same café every morning.
Complete the sentence:
I _____ (live) here for ten years, so I _____ (know) a lot about the city.
have lived - know
Combine the sentences using Present Continuous, and add an appropriate time expression:
“The climate is changing. Ice is melting. Sea levels are rising.
The climate is changing, ice is melting, and sea levels are rising these days.