Past tense
Complete with was / were or wasn’t / weren’t to make true sentences.
1. The Beatles _______ from Liverpool.
2. Jennifer Lawrence ______in the Hunger Games.
3. The Incas ________ from Mexico.
4. Albert Einstein________ a German politician.
1. were
2. was
3. weren't
4. wasn't
Choose the correct option
1 I need some bread / breads to make sandwiches.
2 Excuse me. Have you got any carrot / carrots?
3 The pastas are / pasta is really good in this restaurant.
4 I’d like some lamb / a lamb, please.
5 The fruits are / fruit is really fresh in this market.
6 You can buy fantastic cheese / cheeses in this market.
7 I love French food / foods – I think it’s the best in the world.
8 Can you buy me some milks / milk from the supermarket?
1. bread
2. carrots
3. is
4. some lamb
5. fruit is
6. cheese
7. food
8. milk
Create a sentence with this information
Speed
a man: 44.88kph
a horse: 76.44kph
A horse is faster than a man
or
A man is slower than a horse
Complete with the future tense using going to
A Juan and Pablo ________ here next year. (not study) B Why not?
A Because they ________in Washington. (live)
1. aren't going to study
2. are going to live
He’s driving really__________ (opposite of reckless)
1. carefully
Complete with there was/ were
A We stayed in a great hotel in Spain. It was on the beach and (1)__________ a really big swimming pool, too.
B Cool! (2)_______ a gym?
A Yes, and (3) ________two tennis courts.
B ________ (4) any restaurants in the hotel?
A (5) _________ three! And the food was delicious!
1. There was
2. Was there
3. there were
4. Were there
5. There were
NICK We can make (1) any / a /some sandwiches for lunch.
HELEN Good idea. Have we got (2) any / some / a nice bread?
NICK Yes, we have. We’ve got (3) any / some / a really fresh bread – it’s still warm!
HELEN OK. Have we got (4) any / some / a meat or chicken to put in them?
NICK Um, let me see. We haven’t got (5) some / a / any meat but we’ve got (6) some / a / any chicken.
1. some
2. any
3. some
4. any
5. any
6. some
Create a sentence using this information
Price
a Cartier watch: £4,500
a Swatch watch: £38
A Cartier watch is more expensive than a Swatch watch
or
A Swatch watch is cheaper than a Cartier watch
A I ________this evening. (not go out)
B Why not?
A I need to get up early tomorrow morning. I _______ at 10.00. (go to bed)
1. am not going out
2. 'm going to bed
She passed the exam very __________ (opposite of difficult)
easily
This happened to me a couple of years ago. Some university friends and I wanted to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the famous street party in Edinburgh. We (1)________ (know) it (2) ________(be) difficult to get tickets for the party, but we (3) _______ (be) really lucky and (4) _________ (buy) some online six months before. On 31st December, we (5) ___________ (get) a fast train from London.
1. knew
2. was
3. were
4. bought
5. got
Maria: Excuse me, do you have1 (any/some) bananas?
Vendor: Sure! We do.2 (How many/ much) do you need.
Maria: Yes, I'd like 3(a few / a little). Do you have 4(any / some) other ripe fruit?
Vendor: Absolutely! We have 5(a lot of / many) delicious mangoes. Would you like 6(some / any)?
1. any
2. How many
3. a few
4. any
5. a lot of
6. some
Sarah: I'm so excited about our summer vacation!
Alex: Me too! Are you going to the beach again?
Sarah: No, this year I want to go somewhere different. I think mountains are (more interesting / the most interesting) than beaches.
Alex: Really? But beaches are (the sunniest / sunnier / sunny) and you love swimming in the ocean!
1. more interesting
2. sunnier
A __________ Emma _______at the party? (be)
B Yes, and she says that she ____________her new boyfriend. (bring)
1. Is Emma going to be
2. 's going to bring
She’s running very________ (opposite of slow)
fast
Alan (1) ___ you _____ Brazil? (like)
Ben We (2)________ it! We (3) ________ to come home. (love, not want)
Alan (4) ____ you _______ around the country? (travel)
Ben We (5) ________ much, because we were only there for two weeks. (not travel)
1. Did you like
2. loved
3. didn't want
4. Did you travel
5. didn't travel
1. any
2. a little
3. any
4. some - any
5. a few
6. any
Sarah: Hey Alex! How's your trip to Tokyo going?
Alex: Amazing! It's even (more exciting / the most exciting) city I've ever visited.
Sarah: Wow, that's saying something! You've been to so many places. Is it (more crowded / the most crowded) than New York?
Alex: It's definitely crowded but the people here are actually (much friendlier / the friendliest) than I expected.
1. the most exciting
2. more crowded
3. much friendlier
What ______ you _______ next weekend? (do)
B We _________ with our friends in London. (stay)
A ____you_______ the children? (take)
B Yes. We _________ the Science Museum and then go sightseeing. (visit)
1. are you going to do
2. are going to stay
3. Are you going to take
4. are going to visit
Complete with the or no article
What time do you usually go to ______ bed?
Usually at around 10.00 p.m., but later at______ weekend.
1. no article
2. the
Inspector: OK, Mr Thomas. Please just relax and tell me the problem.
Mr Thomas: It’s my wife. She (1) ________ (go) out yesterday evening. And she (2) ___________ (not come) back.
Inspector: When (3) ________ (you / see) your wife for the last time?
Mr Thomas: Yesterday evening, at about nine thirty. Inspector: Tell me what happened yesterday. (4) _______ (you / do) anything unusual?
Mr Thomas: No, it (5) _____ (be) just a normal day. We (6) _______ (wake up) at seven. I (7) _______ (have) breakfast. Then I (8) _____ (drive) to work. My wife (9) __________ (not have) breakfast. In the morning, I think she (10) ______ (go) shopping. She (11) _____ (come) home at lunchtime. I don’t know what she (12) _______ (do) in the afternoon.
1. went
2. didn't come
3. did you see
4. did you do
5. was
6. woke up
7. had
8. drove
9. didn't have
10. went
11. came
12. did
Complete the conversation between a customer and a shop assistant with a, an, some or any.
CUSTOMER Hello, have you got (1) ……… fruit?
ASSISTANT Yes, of course. This is (2) ………… shop and I sell fruit.
CUSTOMER Oh good. I’d like (3) ………… grapes, please.
ASSISTANT Ah, sorry, we haven’t got (4) ………… grapes.
CUSTOMER Really? OK, I’d like (5) ………… orange.
ASSISTANT Just one?
CUSTOMER Yes, please, and (6) ………… lemon.
ASSISTANT Er … no, sorry, we haven’t got (7) ………… lemons. But we’ve got (8) ………… lovely bananas.
CUSTOMER But I don’t want (9) ………… bananas. Well, that’s all then, thank you.
ASSISTANT OK, so one orange. That’s 15p, please.
CUSTOMER Oh, no! Sorry, I haven’t got (10) ………… money.
1. any
2. a
3. some
4. any
5. an
6. a
7. any
8. some
9. any
10. any
Maria: I'd love to travel to Europe someday! Where would you like to visit?
David: There are so many places! I think France is (A) more historical (B) the most historical (C) historically. I'd love to see the Eiffel Tower!
Maria: That sounds amazing! But for me, Barcelona has (A) the best beaches (B) better beaches (C) beach. I love spending time by the ocean.
David: Barcelona is great too! But Venice is (A) the most unique (B) more unique (C) uniquest. Imagine riding a gondola through the canals!
Maria: Wow, that does sound unique! Maybe we could visit all three places!
1. the most historical
2. the best beaches
3. the most unique
A Where’s your sister?
B She’s out shopping.
She __________a new laptop. (buy)
A What ___she____ with the old one? (do)
B She _________ it to me! (give)
1. is going to buy
2. is she going to do
3. is going to give
Do you like ______ animals?
B Yes, I love them! I have a cat and a dog. ______ dog is frightened of _______ cat!
1. no article
2. The
3. the