Simple past vs Present perfect
When he was young, Tracy's boyfriend _____(have) a fast car.
When he was young, Tracy's boyfriend had a fast car.
Nick _____ (learn) piano since last year.
Nick has been learning piano since last year.
Jordan thinks poetry is _____ (good) than chemistry.
Jordan thinks poetry is better than chemistry.
_____ is less tired than _______.
Jun is asleep. Ryo is not.
Ryo is less tired than Jun.
A yuzu is (similar/different) to a lemon, but they aren't exactly (like/alike).
A yuzu is similar to a lemon, but they aren't exactly alike.
I _____ (live) in Timbuktu in 1983.
I lived in Timbuktu in 1983.
Nick learned a song last year. He _____ (known) how to play it for quite a while.
Nick learned a song last year. He has known how to play it for quite a while.
I've made mistakes before, but stealing Nada's coffee was one of the ________(bad).
I've made mistakes before, but stealing Nada's coffee was one of the worst.
Use the following words to make a sentence:
not/is/as/Carla/I/busy/as/am
I am not as busy as Carla is.
OR
Carla is not as busy as I am.
He seems (alike/like) a bad guy, but his behavior is similar (to/from) a puppy's.
He seems like a bad guy, but his behavior is similar to a puppy's.
You are currently on a trip. You have gone to 4 countries, but will go to 2 more.
What countries ______ (visit, you, already)?
What countries have you already visited?
OR
What countries have you visited already?
Ian is extremely tired. He _____ (exercise) for over two minutes.
Ian is extremely tired. He has been exercising for over two minutes.
Most students need to write ______ (careful) on tests than they do for homework.
Most students need to write more carefully on tests than they do for homework.
Create your own sentence using not as...as the following words:
Raven, desk, big
A raven is not as big as a desk.
Zebras look ______ from horses, but I wonder if they taste the ______.
Zebras look different from horses, but I wonder if they taste the same.
_________ (the Johnson family, be) to the theatre many times. They'll probably go again.
The Johnson family has been to the theatre many times. They'll probably go again.
Roz is driving a car right now. _____ (She, sit) in traffic for an hour and is very annoyed.
Roz is driving a car right now. She has been sitting in traffic for an hour and is very annoyed.
Ian's hair is ______ (long) than Alex's, but Yua's hair is ______(long) of the three.
Ian's hair is longer than Alex's, but Yua's hair is the longest of the three.
Use as...as and the following words to make a sentence.
concentrating, hard, possible, I
I am concentrating as hard as possible.
Use alike, similar, different, or same
The teacher mixes up our names because they sound ______. He knows we are ______ people, though, right?
The teacher mixes up our names because they sound alike/similar/the same. He knows we are different people, though, right?
______ (Ezra, live) in Hirakata since March. He likes it so far!
Ezra has lived in Hirakata since March. He likes it so far!
Kirara and Ryosuke ______(lie) to us. They are spies for Osaka University and _____(steal) the answers to two of our tests so far.
Kirara and Ryosuke have been lying to us. They are spies for Osaka University and have stolen the answers to two of our tests so far.
In my opinion, summer is the ______(bad) season weather-wise, and the average temperature is rising _____ (extremely) each year.
In my opinion, summer is the worst season weather-wise, and the average temperature is rising more extremely each year.
Tracy has a job and pays bills. Tracy's boyfriend doesn't have a job and hangs out with his friends.
Use that information and less...than or not as...as to make a sentence.
Tracy's boyfriend is less hardworking than Tracy.
OR
Tracy's boyfriend is not as responsible as Tracy.
Use alike, similar, different, like or same. Do NOT add other words.
Trying to learn a language without making mistakes is _________ trying to boil an ocean.
Trying to learn a language without making mistakes is like trying to boil an ocean.