Present Progressive Vs. Going to
Will Vs. Going to
Past Simple and Past Progressive
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Comparatives and Superlatives
100
Do you think it's going to be / it's being sunny tomorrow?
Do you think it's going to be sunny tomorrow?
100
I _____ (be) fifty next month.
I'll be fifty next month.
100
What ______ (do) when I ______(call) you last night?
What were you doing when I called you last night?
100
(they / be / ever)___________to New York?
Have they ever been to New York?
100
It's the noisiest / noisier hotel I've ever stayed in.
It's the noisiest hotel I've ever stayed in.
200
We're going to travel / we're travelling around India next summer.
We're going to travel around India next summer.
200
We are going to have / we will have a barbecue tomorrow. It's all planned, so I hope it won't rain.
We are going to have a barbecue tomorrow. It's all planned, so I hope it won't rain.
200
At 7 pm yesterday, we ______(listen) to music.
At 7pm yesterday, we were listening to music.
200
I _____ (read) yesterday's newspaper, but I _____ (read, not) today's.
I read yesterday's newspaper, but I haven't read today's.
200
The restaurants are more expensive / the most expensive than the last time I was here.
The restaurants are more expensive than the last time I was here.
300
She drives too fast. I'm sure she's going to have / she's having an accident one day.
She drives too fast. I'm sure she's having an accident one day.
300
'I haven't got my phone.' 'That's OK. I'm going to lend / I will lend you mine.'
'I haven't got my phone.' 'That's OK. I will lend you mine.'
300
On holiday we ________(visit) Rome, ________(see) the Vatican, and _______(spend) a few days at the beach.
On holiday we visited Rome, saw the Vatican, and spent a few days at the beach.
300
Things________(change) a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first _______(start) working here three years ago, the company _________(have, only) six employees. Since then, we __________(expand) to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
Things have changed a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first started working here three years ago, the company only had six employees. Since then, we have expanded to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
300
Use not...as...as Classical music is more relaxing than rock music.
Rock music is not as relaxing as classical music.
400
A: Do you have any plans for this Saturday? B: Yes, I'm going to spend / I'm spending the day with my cousins.
A: Do you have any plans for this Saturday? B: Yes, I'm spending the day with my cousins.
400
As soon as the weather clears up, we __________(walk) down to the beach and go swimming.
As soon as the weather clears up, we are going to walk down to the beach and go swimming.
400
It_______(be) a day last September. The sun _______(shine) and the birds __________(sing). I ________(walk) along the street when I_______ (meet) an old friend.
It was a day last September. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. I was walking along the street when I met an old friend.
400
I (visit, never) __________ Africa, but I (travel) ___________to South America several times. The last time I (go) ______ to South America, I (visit)________ Brazil and Peru. I (spend)_______ two weeks in the Amazon, (hike)________ for a week near Machu Picchu, and (fly)________ over the Nazca Lines.
I have never visited Africa, but I have travelled to South America several times. The last time I went to South America, I visited Brazil and Peru. I spent two weeks in the Amazon, hiked for a week near Machu Picchu, and flew over the Nazca Lines.
400
I never want to go to that restaurant again. I had the _________ dinner of my life.
I had the worst dinner of my life.
500
Sorry. I can't go on Sunday. I________ (visit) my grannie then.
Sorry. I can't go on Sunday. I'm visiting my grannie then.
500
A: Why have you put on your coat? B: I will take / I'm going to take the dog out.
I'm going to take the dog out.
500
When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants_______________ (bargain, busily) and _________(try) to sell their goods to naive tourists who_________ (hunt) for souvenirs. Some young boys ________(lead) their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men _______(argue) over the price of a leather belt. I ________(walk) over to a man who ________(sell) fruit and ________(buy) a banana.
When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants were busily bargaining and trying to sell their goods to naive tourists who were hunting for souvenirs. Some young boys were leading their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men were arguing over the price of a leather belt. I walked over to a man who was selling fruit and bought a banana
500
Times (change). Computers (become) powerful machines with very practical applications. Programmers (create) a large selection of useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today's games (become) faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many computer users (get, also) on the Internet and (begin) communicating with other computer users around the world. We (start) to create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the past (evolve) into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.
Times (change) have changed. Computers (become) have become powerful machines with very practical applications. Programmers (create) have created a large selection of useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today's games (become) have become faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many computer users (get, also) have also got on the Internet and (begin) begun communicating with other computer users around the world. We (start) have started to create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the past (evolve) have evolved into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.
500
Say the sentence with ever and the superlative: These/good poems/she/write
These are the best poems she has ever written.