Grammar - different tasks
British vs American English
Past and Present Perfect
Fill in the blank
Capital Cities
100

a or an? 

__ apple

__ menu

__ university

__ hour


an apple

a menu

a university 

an hour

100

British: lorry

American: truck 

100

Go

went

(has/have) gone


100

Yesterday I _________a series.

Watched

100

The capital of the USA? 

Washington D.C.

200

It or there? 

_______ was a storm last night. Did you hear it?

_______ is a lot of water on the floor.

_______ was my birthday yesterday.  


There was a storm last night. Did you hear it?

There is a lot of water on the floor. 

 It was my birthday yesterday. 

200

American: Sweater

British: Jumper

200

begin

began

(has/have) begun


200

_____your mom cook dinner? Yes, she did.

Did

200

The capital of New Zealand? 

Wellington

300

WAS or WERE? 

Yesterday I saw a man who _____  drying his clothes.

Where ______ you last weekend? I couldn’t find you.  

Yesterday I saw a man who WAS drying his clothes.

Where WERE you last weekend? I couldn’t find you.  

300

British: football

American: Soccer

300

Buy

bought

(has/have) bought

300

We have_____friends for 10 years.

Been

300
The capital of Canada? 

Ottawa

400

Correct the following sentence:

They didn't sent me a birthday gift.

They didn't SEND me a birthday gift.

400

British: fizzy drink 

American: Soda

400

Cost

Cost

(has/have) cost

400

_____you finished your project? No, I haven't.

Have

400

The capital of Northern Ireland? 

Belfast
500

Adjective or Adverb? 

(perfect) Elizabeth played the piano _________. 

(loud) The baby screams so _________. 

(dangerous) Driving in the winter can be very _____. 



Elizabeth played the piano perfectly. 

The baby screams so loudly.

Driving in the winter can be very dangerous.  

500

American: Chips

British: Crisps

500

arise

arose

(has/have) arisen

500

You went to sleep late las night, ______you?

didn't

500

The capital of Australia? 

Canberra.