Grammar - Past Simple and Continuous
While I (walk) down the street yesterday, I (see) my best friend.
While I was walking down the street yesterday, I saw my best friend.
What is the adverb form of HARD?
HARD
When I (eat) my sandwich yesterday, it tasted strange.
When I ATE my sandwich yesterday, it tasted strange.
Complete the following sentence:
iPhone 4 is __________-er than iPhone 11.
iPhone 4 is CHEAPER/SIMPLER/SMALLER than iPhone 11.
If I had something difficult to do, I would say this activity is a _________ for me.
CHALLEGE
What you (do) last night at 8 PM?
What were you doing last night at 8 PM?
Choose the correct word form:
I looked at my boyfriend (quick/quickly) and realized that he looked (tired/tiredly).
I looked at my boyfriend QUICKLY and realized that he looked TIRED.
I BEAT three eggs this morning to make a fluffy omelet.
What is the Superlative form of BEAUTIFUL
The most beautiful
Dogs are usually a lot more _______________ on their owners than cats are.
DEPENDENT
I (not/do) anything special at 8 PM last night.
I wasn't doing anything special at 8 PM last night.
Which of these adjectives have an irregular adverb form? (more than one answer possible)
a. Fast
b. Quick
c. Late
a. Fast - Fast
c. Late - Fast
Quick - Quickly (regular)
I (BUY) some shoes last week that (BE) too small for me.
I BOUGHT some shoes last week that WERE too small for me.
Complete the following sentence
Oprah is not ___________ as rich as Bill Gates
Oprah is not NEARLY as rich as Bill Gates.
What Part of Speech is SURPLUS
Adjective
What (do) last night?
What did you do last night?
Is the verb Copular or Regular (action)?
I tasted the soup quickly.
Regular
I tasted the soup quickly.
(so an adverb is used - quickly)
A small majority of Americans (CHOOSE) Trump as president in 2016. It (BE) terrible.
A small majority of Americans CHOSE Trump as president in 2016. It WAS terrible.
Use the expressions: almost as or nearly as
to compare 2 fruits.
Example sentence:
Oranges are ALMOST AS BIG AS apples.
Apples are NEARLY AS BIG AS oranges.
Even though I buy ______________ soil for my houseplants, they always die anyway.
FERTILE
I (not/do) anything special last weekend
I didn't do anything special last weekend.
Choose the correct word form in the sentence.
The doctor felt my forehead (careful/carefully) after I explained to him that I felt (bad/badly).
The doctor felt my forehead CAREFULLY after I explained to him that I felt BAD.
How much (DO) you drink last night?
How much DID you drink last night?
Use the phrase NOT NEARLY AS Adjective to compare old and modern computers.
Example Sentence:
Old computers are NOT NEARLY AS SOPHISTICATED/FAST/BEAUTIFUL/ATTRACTIVE/
FUNCTIONAL (etc) AS modern computers.
Make any sentence with the word PECULIAR that makes sense.
Example:
The most PECULIAR food I've ever eaten is alligator.