Comparatives and Superlatives
Yesterday was ... day this summer.
the hotest, the hottest or hotter?
Yesterday was the hottest day this summer.
Coffee is a drink ... gives people energy.
who, which or what?
Coffee is a drink which gives people energy.
Why .... you .... all class long yesterday? (laugh)
Why were you laughing all class long yesterday?
She walked home by herself, .... she knew it was dangerous.
although, so or and?
She walked home by herself, although she knew it was dangerous.
The present perfect is used to show actions or events that have happened in a period of time up to now.
Ask a question with the following words: how long/ live/ neighborhood?
How long have you lived in your neighborhood?
My home is located … our school.
the most far from, the farthest from or farther from?
My home is located the farthest from our school.
Mosquitoes are insects ... like to bite people.
who, that or what?
Mosquitoes are insects that like to bite people.
Tim often ..... milk when he was a boy. (drink)
Tim often drank milk when he was a boy.
The region has suffered severe flooding and tourists are ... advised not to travel there.
but, then or therefore?
The region has suffered severe flooding and tourists are therefore advised not to travel there.
We use the present perfect to emphasize an important result of a past action in the present.
Use the words (she/break/leg) to create a sentence in the present perfect.
She has broken her leg.
Elephants are … land animals in the world.
heaviest, the heavyest or the heaviest?
Elephants are the heaviest land animals in the world.
The girl ... wallet was stolen is at the police station.
who, that or whose?
The girl whose wallet was stolen is at the police station.
Liz ... the windows when I ... her. (clean/see)
Liz was cleaning the windows when I saw her.
.... teaching, she works as a nurse in the holidays.
in addition to, because or although?
In addition to teaching, she works as a nurse in the holidays.
The present perfect is often used with just, already, never and yet.
Use the words (travel/ Japan/ yet) to talk about something you haven't done, but you would like to do in the future.
I haven't traveled to Japan yet.