Unit 2

U N I T – 2

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1.- COMPLETE NEXT TABLE

ADJECTIVE	COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
Beautiful
Wide
Handsome
Lazy
Ugly
Serious
Clever
Funny
Soft
Good
Hard
Heavy
Loud
Expensive
Nasty
Bad
Dirty

2.- CHOOSE ADJECTIVES FROM THE LIST AND WRITE THREE FOR EACH SECTION

Rich              Fat                Short             Confident              Large           Happy             Many              Beautiful           Curly                             Big                            Strange       Red     Quiet          Long         Worried              Gentle                  Little            Intelligent    Good                          Thin              Easy             Exciting                   Small            Silly  

Hot                Wide                    Dangerous          Quick

a)   Short adjectives with one syllable. (general rule)

ADJECTIVE                       COMPARATIVE                           SUPERLATIVE                

  Tall                        taller than                                    the tallest                         

                                                 

b)   Short adjectives with one syllable, ending in -e.

ADJECTIVE                       COMPARATIVE                           SUPERLATIVE    

c)   Short adjectives with one syllable. (double final consonant)

ADJECTIVE                       COMPARATIVE                           SUPERLATIVE                

d)    Adjectives with two syllables ending in –y.

ADJECTIVE                       COMPARATIVE                           SUPERLATIVE                

e)   Adjectives with two or more syllables.

ADJECTIVE                       COMPARATIVE                           SUPERLATIVE    

f)    Irregular adjectives.

ADJECTIVE                       COMPARATIVE                           SUPERLATIVE                

3.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH THE COMPARATIVE FORM

     1) Cindy's hat is ______________________________ (dark)  mine.

     2) Snakes are ______________________________  (dangerous)  rats.

     3) My old trousers are ______________________________ (long)  those black ones.

     4) Mark is ______________________________ (clever)  his brother.

     5) German is ______________________________ (difficult)  English.

     6) I am ______________________________ (strong)  my friend.

     7) The teacher is  ____________________________ (tall)  me.

     8) My friend's eyes are ______________________________ (big) mine.

     9) He sings ______________________________  (good) Betty.

   10) Lucy's hair is ______________________________  (curly) yours

   11) By plane you can travel ______________________________ (fast) by train

   12) A normal person is ______________________________ (poor) a King

   13) In this town some streets are ______________________________ (dangerous)

         others

    14) Summer is ______________________________  (hot) winter only in half the

         world

    15) Drinking water is ______________________________ (healthy) drinking coffee

    16) Julie’s hair is ______________________________ (curly) mine

    17) Sometimes the country is ______________________________ (dirty) the city

    18) Madrid is ______________________________ (close) to Malaga __________

          Bilbao

  19) This exam is ______________________________ (easy) the previous one

  20) These trousers are ______________________________ (comfortable) those jeans.

4.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH THE SUPERLATIVE FORM

    1) It´s a very nice house. It´s ______________________________  house in the

      street.

   2) This is a cheap restaurant. It´s ______________________________  I´ve ever

       been.

   3) It was a very valuable painting. I´m sure it was

      ______________________________ painting in the gallery.

   4) She´s a very good tennis player. Her trainer says she is 

       ______________________________ .

   5) He´s a very dangerous criminal. The police says he is

       ______________________________  in the country.

   6) We should buy him a beautiful present. Last year we gave him

       ______________________________  gift of all in his birthday.

   7) What is ______________________________ (beautiful) city in Europe

   8) My wife is ______________________________ (pretty) woman in the world

   9) ______________________________ (important) sportsman in Spain is …………………

 10) The Everest is ______________________________ (high) mountain in the

       world

 11) New York is ______________________________ (exciting) city in the USA

 12) The Simpsons is ______________________________ (boring)  series you can

       watch on TV

 13) Antartica is ______________________________ (cold) place on Earth

 14) Why don’t we go to ______________________________ (near) Burger and eat

        something?

 15) Do you know who is ______________________________ (rich) person in Spain?

 16) My great-grandfather is ______________________________ (old) member of my

       family.

  17) London is ______________________________ (large) city in England.

  18) Cheetahs are ______________________________ (fast) animals in the world.

  19) Whales are ______________________________ (big) animals.

  20) San Francisco is ______________________________ (beautiful) city in the United

        States.

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:

     1)  We like wearing the _______________________(late) fashion.

     2) These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans.

     3) She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.

     4) You are the ________________________ (pretty) girl in class.

     5) My grandma is _______________________ (old) than my grandpa.

     6) The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop.

     7) I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes.

     8) Your hair is ____________________ (curly) than my hair.

     9) My hair is ______________________ (short) than yours.

    10) This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own.

    11) In my opinion, a deer moves ____________________ (graceful) of all the

          animals.

    12) The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary.

    13) When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my

          husband’s.

    14) January is _____________________ (cold) month of the year.

    15) Mrs. Smith speaks _______________________(fluent) than her husband, but

         her daughter speaks _______________________ (fluent) of the whole family.

    16) December 21 is the ________________(short) day of the year. It is

          ______________ (short) than any other.

    17) Andrew is __________________ (fast) runner on the team.

    18) This apartment is __________________(convenient) of all the apartments I

          have seen.

    19) Annie usually gets up ________________(early) than her sister.

    20) Max finished the homework _________________ (fast) than anyone else in the

          class.

    21) A turtle moves _____________________(slow) than a rabbit.

    22) Bonnie works ___________________(hard) of all the employees in the office.

    23) This book is _____________________ (interesting) than the one I read last

           week.

    24) Daniel drives ____________________________ (careful) than his father.

    25) Judy goes to the library ____________________ (often) than I do.

SOLUTIONS TO UNIT 1

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME : IN, ON, AT

1)    The train leaves ____in______ five minute, hurry up

2)    I’m going to America _____in_____ April

3)    He doesn’t work ____on______ Sundays or Mondays

4)    In England the shops shut ___at_______ 5.30

5)    She never feels very good ____in______ the morning

6)    She is starting work _____on_____ June 4^th

7)    What do you do ____in______ the evenings?

8)    Where are you going ____in______ the summer?

9)    He was born ____in______ 2005

10)The school is closed _____on_____ Sunday

11)I wake up ___at_______ 7 am everyday

12)Kim was born ____in______ 2000

13)I go to sleep ___at_______ night

14)She will go to her friend’s house _____on_____ Tuesday

15)Jack and Jill play football ___on_______ Saturday evening

16)Christopher will come back ____in______ a week

17)My birthday comes ___in_______ December

18)Sheila will give a nice greeting card to her mother ____on______ Mother’s Day

19)The school prayer starts ____at______ 8.15 a.m.

20)We wear warm clothes ____in______ winter

21)Mary is celebrating her birthday ____on______ May 3

22)I will see you ___in_______ the morning

23)I will come and visit you ____on______ the Christmas holidays

24)I completed my work ____in______ two hours

25)We often go to the village ___at_______ weekends

26)What are you doing _____at_____ Easter?

27)What’s on TV ___at_______ midnight?

28)The anniversary is ____on______ May 10^th

29)He spoke to me _____on_____ Friday

30)Are you staying at home ____on______ Christmas Day?

PAST SIMPLE

1.- EXERCISE

1.  They ………planned……………. (plan) a journey to Italy.

2.  Last week we ………needed……….... (need) a new car.

3.  Last Sunday my mother ……made…………... (make) a delicious cake.

4.  Two days ago I ………heard……….. (hear) terrible news.

5.  Last night I ……played……….... (play) cards with my friends.

6.  We ……sailed…….... (sail) our boat in the river last summer.

7.  The children ……ate……….. (eat) a lot of chocolate yesterday.

8.  Yesterday I ……studied……….... (study) History all evening.

9.  She ……did….... (do) her homework in the evening.

10.              Alexander Graham Bell ……invented………. (invent) the radio.

11.              We ……flew………….. (fly) to Australia.

12.              I ……got up…….... (get up) very early yesterday morning.

13.              She …carried………….. (carry) the boxes to her new home yesterday.

14.              Last night we ……stayed…………. (stay) at home.

15.              I ………was…….... (be) born in Valencia.

16.              I ……met……….... (meet) my boyfriend's parents two weeks ago.

17.              Yesterday I ……went…….... (go) to the mountain.

18.              I and my friends ……laughed………... (laugh) a lot yesterday.

19.              They ……travelled…………... (travel) to New York by aeroplane.

20.              The car ……stopped……….... (stop) at the door.

21.              Last month we ……visited………... (visit) our family in Madrid.

22.              We ……took………... (take) a taxi to the airport.

2.- EXERCISE

1.  What time did the film finish?
    The film finished at ten o’clock
(at ten o'clock)

2.  What did she play?
      She played basketball 
(basketball)

3.  What did he eat?

(spaghetti)       She ate spaghetti

4.  When did they arrive?
       They arrived in the morning
(in the morning)

5.  What time did he get up?
     He got up at seven
(at seven)

6.  Where did she walk?
         She walked to school
(to school)

7.  Who did he see?

(Maria)      He saw María

8.  What did he watch on TV?

(cartoons)      He watched cartoons on TV

9.  Where did they go?
    They went to the cinema
(to the cinema)

10.              What did they want?
   They wanted some chicken
(some chicken)

11.              What did he win?
    He won the race
(the race)

12.              What did he look at?
    He looked at the stars
(the stars)

13.              Where did he have breakfast?
    He had breakfast in the garden
(in the garden)

14.              How did he feel?

(happy)    He felt happy

3.- EXERCISE: Make the past simple, positive, negative or question

   1) Where _____did she go___________________________ (she, go)?

     2) What ______did you do__________________________ (you, do)?

     3) He _____worked___________________________ (work) in a bank

     4) You _____didn’t call___________________________ (not / call) me?

     5) _______Did you wear_________________________ (you / wear) your red dress?

     6) She _____didn’t read___________________________ (not / read) that book

     7) ________Did he go________________________ (he / go)?

     8) _______Did she study_________________________ (she / study) last night?

     9) _________Did we arrive_______________________ (we / arrive) last?

   10) Who _____did you meet___________________________ (you / meet)?

   11) ______Did they come___________________________ (they/come) to the party?

   12) She ____didn’t meet____________________________ (not meet) him

   13) You _______met_________________________ (meet) a friend

   14) What ______did you like__________________________ (you / like)?

   15) I ______didn’t forget__________________________ (not / forget) your book.

   16) What ______did he do__________________________ (he / do) at the weekend?

   17) She ______didn’t like__________________________ (not / like) the chocolate.

   18) What _____did they buy___________________________ (they / buy) yesterday?

   19) You _______had_________________________ (have) a great holiday.

   20) We _________weren’t_______________________ (not / be) in the party.

PAST CONTINUOUS

1.- USE THE VERB TO BE IN PAST

     1) I (be) ___was_____ tired yesterday.

     2) You (be) ___were_____ happy yesterday.

     3) We (be) __were______ sad yesterday.

     4) They (be) __were______ busy yesterday.

     5) He (be) __was______ angry yesterday.

     6) She (be) __was______ sleepy yesterday.

     7) It (be) __was______ cold yesterday.

     8) The party (be) ___was_____ fun last weekend.

     9) They (be) ___were_____ watching a movie when Ernesto called. They (be, not)

         ___weren’t_____ watching TV.

   10) Jessie (be) ____was____ tired. So, he went to sleep.

   11) When she was a little girl, Margo (be) ___was_____ very good at tennis. She

         practiced every day.

   12) My friends and I (be) ___were_____ studying English last night.

   13) Kendra (be) ___was_____ in my sixth grade English class. We (be) ___were_____ good friends before she moved away.

   14) The movie (be) ___was_____ really boring. It (be, not) __wasn’t______ entertaining. We stopped watching it before it was over.

   15) After playing outside, my dog (be) ___was_____ very dirty. She came into the house and ran into my room. It (be) ___was_____ such a mess!

   16) I (be, not) __wasn’t______ eating a sandwich when you called. I (be) ___was_____ eating a salad.

    17) The students (be, not) ___weren’t_____ ready to take the test. They needed to study more

2.- ADD –ING TO NEXT VERBS

     1) Shave - shaving

      2) Comb - combing

      3) Make - making

      4) Feed - feeding

      5) Do - doing

      6) Empty - emptying

      7) Jog - jogging

      8) Take - taking

      9) Vacuum - vacuuming

    10) Go - going

    11) Sleep - sleeping

    12) Wax - waxing

    13) Change - changing

    14) Fry - frying

    15) Get - getting

    16) Hope - hoping

    17) Jump - jumping

    18) Joke - joking

    19) Marry - marrying

    20) Jump - jumping

    21) Say - saying

    22) Talk - talking

    23) Stop - stopping

    24) Type - typing

    25) Use - using

    26) Worry - worrying

    27) Look - looking

    28) Bat - batting

    29) Dance - dancing

    30) Hurry - hurrying

    31) Save - saving

    32) Tap - tapping

    33) Carry - carrying

    34) Buy - buying

    35) Sew - sewing

    36) Eat - eating

    37) Write - writing

    38) Dream - dreaming

    39) Cut - cutting

    40) Roar - roaring

    41) Snap - snapping

    42) Dig - digging

    43) Bury - burying

    44) See – seeing

    45) Skate

- skating

3.- WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN PAST CONTINUOUS

     1) He _____was resting______________________ all day yesterday. (rest)
     2) We ____were looking_______________________  through the window when mother came in. (look)
     3) She ____was reading_______________________ a newspaper when I entered. (read)
     4) I ______was speaking_____________________ to her but she. didn't hear me. (speak)
     5) I didn't go for a walk because it ______was raining_____________________. (rain)
     6) When you telephoned I _____was sweeping______________________ my room. (sweep)
     7) They _______were talking____________________ with John's wife when I came in. (talk)
     8) While we ________were playing___________________ we heard a shot. (play)
    9) She _____was walking ______________________ along the embankment when I met her yesterday. (walk)
  10) We _______were going____________________ home when, it started to snow. (go)
  11) I _____was studying______________________ very hard when he called. (study)
  12) She ______was sleeping_____________________ when his friend arrived. (sleep)
  13) They _____were listening______________________ to the lecture when the light went off. (listen)
  14) She still ______was working_____________________ when we returned home. (work)
  15) When he _____was digging______________________ his garden he found a silver coin. (dig)

4.- PUT NEXT SENTENCES IN PAST CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE

1)    Sarah and Luke / not / work == Sarah and Luke weren’t working

2)    Mister Miller / not / teach /  chemistry == Mister Miller wasn’t teaching chemistry

3)    Barry / not / drive / a lorry == Barry wasn’t driving a lorry

4)    Mandy / not / have / lunch == Mandy wasn’t having lunch

5)    Albert / not / play / tennis == Albert wasn’t playing tennis

6)    Taylor and Bob / not / cycle / home == Taylor and Bob weren’t cycling home

7)    Annie / not / clean / the table == Annie wasn’t cleaning the table

8)    Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail == Benjamin wasn’t writing an e-mail

9)    Jane / not / exercise / in the gym == Jane wasn’t exercise in the gym

10) Robert / not / buy / flowers == Robert wasn’t buying flowers

5.- PUT NEXT SENTENCES IN INTERROGATIVE

1)    Rachel / feed / the cat – Was Rachel feeding the cat?

2)    the children / paint / a picture – Were the children painting a picture?

3)    Clark / repair / his computer – Was Clark repairing his computer?

4)    Hazel / swim / in the pool – Was Hazel swimming in the pool?

5)    Lucas / have / a shower – Was Lucas having a shower?

6)    Jason and Aron / run / down the street – Were Jason and Aron running down the street?

7)    Betty / do / her homework – Was Betty doing her homework?

8)    Cindy and James / make / dinner – Were Cindy and James making dinner?

9)    Rebecca / watch / Star Trek – Was Rebecca watching Star Trek?

10) Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen – Were Anita and Linda sitting in the kitchen?