Ritual de lo Habitual
To be or to -ing
What the...?
As above...
At last!
100
Chloe has hardly/almost ever had a day off from school.
hardly
100
Janet really enjoys (dance).
dancing
100
My mom is (a / the / -) doctor.
a
100
I knew the exam would be difficult, but I didn't expect it to be as (hard) as that.
hard
100
We (play) baseball in the park when I was a child.
played
200
She would/used to have a pink skateboard.
used to
200
It's cold; Would you mind (close) the door?
closing
200
This soup is cold. I'd like to see (a / the / -) manager, please.
the
200
There are too many mistakes in the essay. You need to be a lot (careful).
more careful
200
Jim (cut) vegetables while I (prepare) the turkey for dinner.
was cutting/was preparing
300
It has been only one year since his wife died, but Frank is getting used to/used to living alone.
getting used to
300
Ann pretended (not see) me.
not to see
300
There is a bus that can take us to theatre.
Should we take (a / the / -) bus or take (a / the / -) taxi?
the/a
300
a. Our television is almost as big as our double bed!
b. Our television is almost the .............. size ............... our double bed!
same/as
300
When I saw Antek, he (just pass) his FCE exam.
had just passed
400
Rich is normally talkative, so I'm surprised he was so quiet.
LIKE
I'm surprised Richard didn't say much because it's................... to be so quiet.
not like him
400
They decided (steal) the money, but when they were questioned, they denied (steal) it.
to steal/stealing
400
It was (a/an / the / -) honorable thing to defend (a / the / -) poor.
an/the
400
a. If I have a lot of screen time in the evening, it takes me longer to get to sleep.
b. The ................. screen time I have in the evening, ................... longer it takes me to get to sleep.
more/the
400
Julita (wait) for over two hours (when/after/during) Ewa phoned to say she couldn't meet up.
had been waiting/when
500
I almost always go out on Saturday night.
EVER
I ....................... at home on Saturday night.
am hardly ever
500
We couldn't help (feel) guilty about the mess, so we decided that we would (stay) and help (clean) up.
feeling/stay/clean
500
(A / The / -) Venus is closer to (a / the / -) sun than Earth, and (a / the / -) Jupiter is (a / the / -) largest planet in (a / the / -) solar system.
-/the/-/the
500
a. My taste in music is similar to that of my best friend.
b. There's not a .................... deal of difference .................. my taste in music and that of my best friend.
great/between
500
Milena (try) to book a trip to the Bahamas for an hour. After so many attempts, she was successful (at the end/in the end/at last)!
She (go) to Jamaica (until/for/during) two weeks (after/for/during) the summer.
was trying (had been trying)/at last/went/for/during