Comparison
Is the word "youngest" comparative or superlative?
superlative
Change the verb "walk" to present progressive.
is walking
"Writing in English is difficult." What function does the word "writing" have?
as subject of a sentence
Mention in a sentence an example of an infinitive.
I had to work late.
Complete the following sentence:
Could you _______ this application form, please?
a) fill in
b) speak up
c) take off
fill in
Give the comparative and superlative forms for the word "thin".
thinner and the thinnest
Change the verb "drive" to future perfect.
will have driven
Mention the functions of the following sentences:
a) I like writing in English.
b) We shall be interested in hearing your comments.
a) as a direct object of a sentence
b) as an object of a preposition
Complete the following sentence:
Where did you learn _________ Spanish?
to speak
Complete the following sentence:
We want to _______ for the weekend. We'll probably go to Cuenca.
a) get away with
b) chill out
c) go away
go away
Complete the following sentence with the corresponding form:
My brother has _________ (bad) taste in ties.
the worst
When I opened my eyes, I ________ a strange sight.
a) saw
b) was seeing
c) have seen
saw
In the sentence: "My cat's favorite activity is sleeping." Which is the function of the gerund? Explain why.
As a subject complement, because it's giving an adjective of the cat.
Complete the following sentence with or without to:
You should _______ (do) your homework.
She has ________ (write) a letter.
I'd like ________ (watch) the film.
do, to write, to watch.
My dad's been unemployed for 6 months, it's really getting him _______.
a) over
b) down
c) by
d) up
down
Convert this sentence into a comparative form:
No other player of our team is as strong as Harry.
Harry is stronger than any other player of our team.
Mention the tense and choose the correct option:
Every morning she ________ (wake) up early and gets ready for work.
wakes (present tense)
How many functions do gerunds have?
5
Answer the following question using an infinitive.
Why are you washing the car?
I am doing it to help my parents.
Match the phrasal verbs with their corresponding synonyms.
Phrasal verbs: put off, call off, look up, go off, carry on, turn off.
Synonyms: cancel, switch off, postpone, continue, explode, check
put off: postpone
call off: cancel
look up: check
go off: explode
carry on: continue
turn off: switch off
Fill in the blanks:
For my brother football is __________(good) sports, but my sister thinks that watching sports is __________ (boring) thing you can do. For me, going shopping is ________ (bad) thing you can do.
the best, most boring and the worse.
Identify the verbs and assign which tense is used in each.
John has always traveled a lot. In fact, he was only two years old when he first flew to the US. His mother is Italian and his father is American. John was born in France, but his parents had met in Cologne, Germany after they had been living there for five years. They met one day while John's father was reading a book in the library and his mother sat down beside him.
present perfect continuous, simple past, simple past, present simple, present simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, past simple, past continuous, and past simple.
Mention the functions of gerunds
a) as a subject of a sentence
b) as a direct object of a sentence
c) as a subject complement
d) as an object of a preposition
e) after certain expressions
Complete the following sentence:
Her mother / suggest / go / to Canada.
Her mother suggested to go to Canada.
What is the meaning of the following phrasal verbs: to fall through, to fall out, to find out, to get on, to get rid of, and to look forward to.
Cancel a plan, have a fight, discover, have good relations, dispose of, and can't wait.