THE…THE… & COMPARATIVES
Complete:
The more you practise, ______ you become.
The more you practise, the better you become.
Complete:
When I arrived at the station, the train ______ already ______.
(leave)
had already left
Complete:
If I have enough money, I ______ travel around South America next year.
will
Complete:
I ______ live in London, but now I live in Manchester.
used to
Correct the mistake:
I've been knowing him for ten years.
I've known him for ten years.
Complete:
The ______ you wait, the ______ impatient you become.
Answer:
longer / more
The longer you wait, the more impatient you become.
Choose the correct tense:
I walked / was walking home when I saw an old friend.
was walking
Complete:
If I won the lottery, I ______ buy a house by the sea.
would
Complete:
I'm slowly ______ ______ waking up at 6 a.m.
getting used to
Correct the sentence:
When I will finish work, I'll call you.
When I finish work, I'll call you.
Correct the sentence:
The more expensive the restaurant is, the food is better.
The more expensive the restaurant is, the better the food is.
Complete:
She was exhausted because she ______ ______ all night.
had been working
Correct the sentence:
If I would have more free time, I'd learn Italian.
If I had more free time, I'd learn Italian.
Choose:
I can't imagine to live / living without my phone.
living
Correct both mistakes:
If I would have more money, I would have bought a better car.
If I had more money, I would buy a better car.
Complete with the correct comparative:
The more I travel, ______ I realize how little I know about the world.
the more
Correct the sentence:
When we got home, everyone was gone because they left an hour earlier.
When we got home, everyone was gone because they had left an hour earlier.
Complete:
I wish I ______ speak Spanish fluently.
could
Complete:
She stopped ______ because she wanted to be healthier. (smoke)
smoking
stop doing something = stop the activity.
Correct the sentence:
He speaks English fluent enough to work abroad.
He speaks English fluently enough to work abroad.
💡 fluently modifies speaks.
Which is grammatically correct?
A. The more you study, you will understand more.
B. The more you study, the more you understand.
C. More you study, more you understand.
Answer:
B
Choose the best option:
I was nervous because I ______ never ______ on a plane before.
A. was / flying
B. had / flown
C. had been / flying
D. have / flown
B — had never flown
What is the difference?
I wish I had more money.
I wish I had saved more money.
What's the difference?
I stopped smoking.
I stopped to smoke.
Answer:
Find all the mistakes:
If I would have known that the restaurant was so expensive, I wouldn't go there. By the time we arrived, our friends already ordered, and they had been waiting for us since an hour. I wish we would choose somewhere cheaper.
If I had known that the restaurant was so expensive, I wouldn't have gone there. By the time we arrived, our friends had already ordered, and they had been waiting for us for an hour. I wish we had chosen somewhere cheaper.