A.  Read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.

 

     1.  Tom usually wakes up early.

         Yesterday  morning  _________________________________________

     2.  Tom usually walks to work.

         Yesterday ___________________________________________________

     3.  Tom is usually late for work.

         Yesterday ___________________________________________________

     4.  Tom usually has a sandwich for lunch.

         Yesterday ___________________________________________________

     5.  Tom usually goes out in the evenings.

         Yesterday evening ___________________________________________

     6.  Tom usually sleeps very well.

         Last night __________________________________________________

 

 

     B.  Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.

 

          hurt   teach   sell   throw   fall   catch   buy   cost

 

     1.  Tom's father _____________ him to drive when he was 17.

     2.  Don ___________ down the stairs this morning and ____________ his leg.

     3.  We needed some money so we ____________ our car.

     4.  Ann ___________ a lot of money yesterday.  She __________ a

         dress which ____________ $100.

     5.  Jim __________the ball to Sue who ____________ it.

         

 

     C.  You have to complete the sentences with USED TO...

 

     1.  The baby doesn't cry so much now but she ____________________

         every night.

     2.  She ________________ my best friend but we aren't friends any

         longer.  

     3.  We live in Nottingham now but we ________________ in Leeds.

     4.  Now there's only one shop in the village but there __________

         _______ three.

     5.  When I was a child I _______________ ice-cream, but I don't

         like it now.

     6.  Now Tom has got a car.  He ______________ a motor-cycle.

 

 

     D.  This time you have to write some sentences about a man who

         changed his life-style.  Ron stopped doing some things and

         started doing others.

 

                 studying hard                      smoking

     He stopped  going to bed early     He started  going out every

                 running three miles                night

                 every morning                      spending a lot of money.

 

     Make sentences like this:

 

                    He used to study hard

 

     1.  _____________________________________________________________

     2.  _____________________________________________________________

     3.  _____________________________________________________________

     4.  _____________________________________________________________

 

 

     E.  Now you have to write some sentences about the present. 

         Remember that there is no present tense of USED TO.

 

     1.  Tom used to play tennis a lot but now _____________________

     2.  Ann never used to drink coffee but now _____________________

     3.  Jill didn't use to be fat but now __________________________

     4.  Jack didn't use to go out much but now _____________________

 

 

Indirect questions

 

     A.  Write indirect questions from these questions.

 

     1.  Where is the post office? 

         Could you tell me ______________________________________

     2.  What does this word mean?

         Do you know ____________________________________________

     3.  What time is it?

         I wonder _______________________________________________

     4.  Where did you park your car?

         Don't you know where ___________________________________

     5.  Where does Jack live?

         Do you have any idea ___________________________________

     6.  What time did he live?

         Do you know ____________________________________________

     7.  Where can I change some money?

         Could you tell me ______________________________________

     8.  What qualification do I need?

         I want to know _________________________________________

     9.  Why didn't Tom come to the party?

         I don't know ___________________________________________

     10. How much does it cost to park here?

         Do you know ____________________________________________

 

 

     B.    You are making a phone call.  You want to speak to Sue but

           she isn't home.  Someone else answers the phone.  You want

           to know three things: (1) where has she gone?  (2) when will

           she be back?  (3) did she go out alone?  Complete the

           conversation.

 

     1.  "Do you know ________________________?"  "Sorry, I've got no

          idea."

     2.  "Never mind.  I don't suppose you know _____________________"

         "No, I'm afraid I don't."

     3.  "One more thing.  Do you happen to know ____________________?"

         "I'm afraid I didn't see her go out."

 

     C.  You have been away for a while and have just come back to

         your home town.  You meet Gerry, a friend of yours.  He

         asks you lots of questions:

 

     1. How are you?

     2. How long have you been back?

     3. What are you doing now?

     4. Where are you living?

     5. Are you glad to be back?

     6. Are you going away again?

     7. Why did you come back?

     8. Do you still smoke?

     9. Can you come to dinner on Friday?

 

 

     Now,  tell  another  friend what Gerry asked  you.   Use reported  speech.

 

     1. He _________________________________________________________

     2. He _________________________________________________________

     3. He _________________________________________________________

     4. He _________________________________________________________

     5. He _________________________________________________________

     6. He _________________________________________________________

     7. He _________________________________________________________

     8. He _________________________________________________________

     9. He _________________________________________________________

 

 

Adverbs and adjectives; comparison using adjectives.

 

     A.  The following words are adjectives or nouns.  Use an

         adjective and a noun to complete each sentence.

 

          air    black   clouds    dangerous      expensive

          fresh  old     hotels    interesting    job

          knife  long    person    photograph     problem

          serious sharp  vacation

 

     1.  Look at those __________________ in the sky!  It's going to rain.

     2.  She works very hard and she's very tired.  She needs a

         ________________.

     3.  I enjoy talking to her.  She's an _________________.

     4.  This is an _____________ of Tom - he looks very different now.

     5.  I have a _______________ I hope you can help me.

     6.  I need a _______________ to cut these onions.

     7.  They have a lot of money -they always stay at _______________.

     8.  Fire fighting is a ___________________.

     9.  Can you open the window?  We need some __________________.

 

     B.  Choose a verb and an adverb from the list to complete these sentences.

 

          come      explain   know      listen    carefully

          clearly   sleep     think     easily    well

          win       work      quickly   hard     

 

     1.  I'm going to say something very important, so please _________

         to me _____________.

     2.  John! I need your help. __________________!

     3.  I've met him but I don't ____________ him very _____________.

     4.  They ____________.  At the end of the day they're always

         tired.

     5.  I'm tired this morning.  I didn't ______________ last night.

     6.  You're much better tennis player than me.  When we play, you

         always _____________.

     7.  ________________ before you answer the question.

     8.  Our teacher isn't very good.  He doesn't _____________ things

         very ______________.

 

 

     C.  Circle the right word.

 

      1.  I opened the door slow / slowly.

      2.  Why are you angry / angrily?  I haven't done anything.

      3.  Bill is a careful / carefully driver. 

          He drives careful / carefully.

      4.  Can you please repeat that slow / slowly.

      5.  Come on, Dan!  Why are you always so slow / slowly?

      6.  The party was very good / well.  I enjoyed it very much.

      7.  Tom didn't do very good / well on his exam.

      8.  Jane is studying hard / hardly for her exams.

      9.  "Where's Mary?"  "She was here but she left sudden  / suddenly.

     10.  I met them a long time ago, so I don't remember them very  well / good.

     11.  My brother isn't very good / well at the moment.

     12.  Don't eat your dinner so quick / quickly.  It is not good for you.

     13.  Those oranges look nice / nicely.  Can I have one?

     14.  I don't want to work for that company.  They pay their workers very bad / badly.

     15.  Please be quiet / quietly.  I'm reading.

 

 

     D.  Write the comparative.

 

     1. old ________________             7. difficult _____________

     2. strong _____________             8. large _________________

     3. happy ______________             9. far____________________

     4. careful ____________            10. serious _______________

     5. important __________            11. crowded _______________

     6. bad ________________            12. pretty ________________

 

 

     E.  Write the opposite.

 

     1. younger ____________             4. better ________________

     2. colder _____________             5. nearer ________________

     3. cheaper_____________             6. easier ________________

 

 

     F.  Complete the sentences.  Use a comparative.

 

     1.  Sue's car isn't very big.  She wants a _____________ car.

     2.  This house isn't very modern.  I prefer _____________________

         houses.

     3.  You're not very tall.  Your brother is ______________.

     4.  Bill doesn't work very hard.  I work _____________.

     5.  My chair isn't very comfortable.  Yours is __________________.

     6.  Ann's idea wasn't very good.  My idea was __________________.

     7.  These flowers aren't very pretty.  The blue ones are ________.

     8.  My suitcase isn't very heavy.  Your suitcase is _____________.

     9.  I'm not very interested in art.  I'm _____________ in history.

     10. It isn't very warm today.  It was _______________ yesterday.

     11. These tomatoes don't taste very good.  The other ones tasted

         _____________.

     12. Rhode Island isn't very big.  New Jersey is _______________.

     13. This city isn't very beautiful.  Paris is __________________.

     14. This knife isn't very sharp.  Do you have a _____________one?

     15. People today aren't very polite.  In the past they were

         _____________.

 

 

     G.  Complete these sentences.  Make comparisons.

 

     1.  He isn't very tall.  You ____________________________________.

     2.  She isn't very old.  You 're ________________________________.

     3.  I don't work very hard.  You work ___________________________.

     4.  He doesn't smoke very much.  You ____________________________.

     5.  I'm not a very good cook.  You ______________________________.

     6.  We don't know many people.  You _____________________________.

     7.  They don't have much money.  You have _______________________.

     8.  I can't run very fast.  You can _____________________________.

     9.  She hasn't been here very long.  You ________________________.

     10. I didn't get up very early.  You ____________________________.

     11. He isn't very interesting.  You _____________________________.

 

 

     H.  Complete these sentences with  A LITTLE BIT or MUCH + a  comparative.

     e.g.:

       Ann is 25.  Dan is 24 1/2.  Ann is a little bit older than Dan.

 

 

     1.  Jack's mother is 44.  His father is 68. 

         Jack's mother ________________________.

     2.  My camera cost $100.  Yours cost $96. 

         My camera ____________________________.

     3.  Yesterday I felt terrible.  Today I feel great.

         I feel _______________________________.

     4.  Today the temperature is 12 degrees Celisius.  Yesterday it

         was 10 degrees.  It's ____________ today ____________

         yesterday.

     5.  Mary is a fantastic tennis player.  I'm not very good. 

         Mary ________________.

 

 

 Past tense and present perfect; two part verbs.

 

     A.  Complete these sentences.  Use the correct form of the verbs.

 

          brush          die       end            enjoy    

          happen         live      open           play

          rain           start     stay           turn on

          want           watch

 

      1.  Yesterday evening I ____________ television.

      2.  I ____________ my teeth three times yesterday.

      3.  It was dark, so I _____________ the light.

      4.  The concert last night ____________at 7:30 and _____________

          at 10:00 o'clock.

      5.  The accident _____________ last Sunday afternoon.

      6.  When I was a child, I ____________ to be a doctor.

      7.  Mozart ___________ from 1756 to 1791.

      8.  We ____________ our vacation last year.  We ___________ at a

          very good hotel.

      9.  Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it _____________.

     10.  It was hot in the room, so I ___________ the window.

     11.  The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we ____________

          tennis.

     12.  William Shakespeare ___________ in 1616.

 

     B.  Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week,

         etc.)

 

      1.  He always goes to work by car.

          Yesterday__________________________________________________

      2.  They always get up early.

          This morning they _________________________________________

      3.  Bill often looses his keys.

          He __________________________________________last Sunday.

      4.  I write a letter to Jane every week.

          Last week ______________________________________________.

      5.  She meets her friends every evening.

          She _________________________________________ last evening.

      6.  I usually read two newspapers every day.

          _____________________________________________ yesterday.

      7.  They come to my house every Friday.

          Last Friday ___________________________________________.

      8.  We usually go to the movies on Sunday.

          _____________________________________________last Sunday.

      9.  Tom always has fruit for breakfast.

          _____________________________________________ this morning

     10.  They buy a new car every year.

          Last year ______________________________________________.

     11.  I eat an orange every day.

          Yesterday ______________________________________________.

     12.  We usually do our shopping on Monday.

          _____________________________________________ last Monday.

     13.  Ann often takes photographs.

          Last weekend ___________________________________________.

     14.  We leave home at 8:30 every morning.

          ______________________________________________ this morning.

 

     C.  Write sentences about yourself.  What did you do yesterday or what happened yesterday.

 

     1.  _____________________________________________________________.

     2.  _____________________________________________________________.

     3.  _____________________________________________________________.

     4.  _____________________________________________________________.

     5.  _____________________________________________________________.

 

     D.  You are asking somebody questions.  Write questions with DID.

 

     1.  I watched TV last night.  How about you?

         _______________________________________?

     2.  I enjoyed the party.  How about you?

         ______ you ____________________________?

     3.  I had a good vacation.  How about you?

         _______________________________________?

     4.  I got up early this morning.  How about you?

         _______________________________________?

     5.  I slept well last night.  How about you?

         _______________________________________?

 

 

     E.  What did you do yesterday?  (Your sentences can be positive or negative.)

 

     1.  (watch TV) __________________________________________________.

     2.  (take an exam) ______________________________________________.

     3.  (talk on the phone) _________________________________________.

     4.  (have lunch with a friend) __________________________________.

     5.  (go to the beach) ___________________________________________.

     6.  (forget a meeting) __________________________________________.

     7.  (stay home) _________________________________________________.

     8.  (visit my brother) __________________________________________.

     9.  (play soccer) _______________________________________________.

     10. (speak English) _____________________________________________.

 

     F.  Complete the sentences with a verb from the list.  Use the  present perfect.

 

          break     buy       do        finish         go

          go        lose      paint     read           take

 

      1.  Are they still eating dinner?

          No, they ________________________________.

      2.  I ___________ some new shoes.  Do you want to see them?

      3.  Is Tom here? 

          No, he ____________ to work.

      4.  ___________ you __________ the shopping?

          No I'm going to do it later.

      5.  Where's your key?

          I don't know.  I _______________ it.

      6.  Look!  Somebody _____________ that window.

      7.  Your house looks different.

          ________________ you ______________ it?

      8.  I can't find my umbrella.  Somebody ______________ it.

      9.  I'm looking for Maria.  Where ____________ she _____________?

     10.  Do you want the newspaper?

          No, thanks, I ______________ it.

 

     G.  Mary is 65 years old.  She has had an interesting life.

         Write sentences about the things she has done.  Use

         present perfect.

 

     1.  (she/has/many different jobs)

         _____________________________________________________________

     2.  (she/travel/to many places)

         _____________________________________________________________

     3.  (she/do/a lot of interesting things)

         _____________________________________________________________

     4.  (she/write/ten books)

         _____________________________________________________________

     5.  (she/meet/a lot of interesting people)

         _____________________________________________________________

 

     H.  You are asking Ann questions beginning with HAVE YOU EVER.

 

     1.  (Montreal?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         No, never.

 

     2.  (play/golf?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, twice.

 

     3.  (Poland?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         No, never.

 

     4.  (lose/your passport?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, once.

 

     5.  (ride/ a horse?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         No, never.

 

     6.  (eat/Chinese food?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, a few times.

 

     7.  (travel / train?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, many times.

 

     8.  (win/a lot of money?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         No, never.

 

     9.  (break your leg?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, once.

 

 

     I.  Complete these sentences.  Use the present perfect.

 

     1.  Mary is in Rio.  She _____________ in Rio since Monday.

     2.  I know Bob.  I ________________ him for a long time.

     3.  They are married.  They ____________ married since 1988.

     4.  Ted is sick.  He _____________ sick for a week.

     5.  We live in this house.  We _______________ here for 10 years.

     6.  I know Tom very well.  I ______________ him since we were

         children.

     7.  We are waiting for you.  We ___________ waiting since

         8 o'clock.

     8.  Jane works in a bank.  She ______________ in a bank for 5

         years.

     9.  I'm studying English. I _______________ studying for six

         months.

     10. She has a headache.  She _______________ a headache since she

         got up.

 

     J.  Make questions with HOW LONG...?

 

     1.  Mary is in Rio.

         How long _______________________________________________?

     2.  I know Bob.

         How long _______________________________________________?

     3.  Mike and Judy are in Indonesia.

         ________________________________________________________?

     4.  Ann is studying Italian.

         ________________________________________________________?

     5.  My brother lives in Greece.

         ________________________________________________________?

     6.  It is raining.

         ________________________________________________________?

     7.  Bill is a teacher.

         ________________________________________________________?

     8.  I know Nancy.

         ________________________________________________________?

     9.  I have a motorcycle.

         ________________________________________________________?

 

     10. Linda and Frank are married.

         ________________________________________________________?

     11. Alan works in Vancouver.

         ________________________________________________________?

 

     K.  Write FOR or SINCE.

 

     1.  She's been in Rio ___________ Monday.

     2.  She's been in Rio ___________ four days.

     3.  Mike has been sick ___________ a long time.  He's been in the

         hospital ___________ October.

     4.  My aunt has lived in the United States __________ 15 years.

     5.  Nobody lives in those houses.  They have been empty _________

         many years.  

     6.  Mrs. Harris is in her office.  She's been there _____________

         7 o'clock.

     7.  India has been an independent country __________ 1947.

     8.  The bus is late.  We've been waiting __________ for 20

         minutes.

 

     L.  When was ...?

 

     1.  your last vacation? ________________

     2.  your last meal? ____________________

     3.  your 10th birthday? ________________

     4.  the last time you were sick? ___________________

     5.  the last time you went to the movies?__________________

     6.  the last time you drank coffee? _______________________

     7.  the last time you were in a car? ______________________

     8.  the last time you read the newspaper __________________

 

 

     M.  Answer the questions use FOR  or AGO.  Give complete  answers.

 

     1.  (four days) When did she arrive in Rio?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     2.  (four days) How long has she been in Rio?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     3.  (20 years) How long have they been married?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     4.  (20 years) When did they get married?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     5.  (ten minutes) When did Dan arrive?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     6.  (two months) When did you buy those shoes?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     7.  (two months) How long has she been studying English?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     8.  (a long time) How long have you known Pat?

          ________________________________________________________.

 

     9.  (an hour) What time did you have lunch?

          ________________________________________________________.

 

     N.  Complete the sentences with FOR... or SINCE...

 

     1.  She is in Rio now.  She arrived there four days ago.

         She has ________________________________________________.

     2.  Jack is here.  He arrived here on Thursday.

         He has _________________________________________________.

     3.  It is raining.  It started an hour ago.

         It's been ______________________________________________.

     4.  I know Sue.  I first met Sue two years ago.

         I've ___________________________________________________.

     5.  I have a camera.  I bought it in 1992.

         I've ___________________________________________________.

     6.  They are married.  They got married six months ago. 

         They've ________________________________________________.

     7.  Liz is studying medicine at the university.  She started

         three years ago.

         She has ________________________________________________.

 

 

     O.  Write sentences about yourself.  Begin with the words in

         parenthesis.

 

     1.  (I've lived) ___________________________________________.

     2.  (I've been ) ___________________________________________.

     3.  (I've been studying) ___________________________________.

     4.  (I've had) _____________________________________________.

     5.  (I've known) ___________________________________________.

 

     P.  Complete the sentences with a preposition (to/for/

         about,etc.) if necessary.  Sometimes no preposition is

         necessary.

 

     1.  Thank you very much ______ your help.

     2.  This isn't my bicycle.  It belongs _______ a friend of mine.

     3.  Good-bye!  Have a nice vacation and take care _______ yourself.

     4.  (on the telephone) Hello, can I speak ______Mr. Davis, please?

     5.  (on the telephone) Thank you ______ calling.  Good-bye!