- Before doing the exam: read carefully the heading of each exercise.

- After the exam: check the exam taking into account the tenses you are asked and watch
out for silly mistakes

A. Describe the class before the English Lesson. Complete the sentences with the affirmative or
negative past form of to be.

Before the English Lesson

Kim

Paul

Ed

Jill

1. Jill on the desk.

2. Some books on the teachers table.
3. Ed and Kim in the classroom.
4. Paul next to the teachers table.
5. Some pens on the shelf.
B. Complete the sentences in the Present Simple or Present Continouos
1. Susan usually ................... (go) to school by bus, but now she .......................... (go) to
school by train.
2. Mary often .................... (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and
she............................ (not / read).
3. The boys usually ..................... (ride) their bikes to school.
They ................ ..................... (like / ride) their bikes. They .................. (be) very
naughty boys. They always ........................ (go) to school late. Today their
teacher ...................... (be) very angry, because they ..................... (be) late again.
4. Mary ............................. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ................ (have) coffee
with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often .................... (eat)
sweets or ice-cream. She ........................... (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables.
She ........................... (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today she ....................... (be) sick.
She ........................ (sleep) in her room now.

C. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous form.

1. The boys __________ (break) the window when they ____________ (play) football.
2. I ___________ (lose) all my money when I ___________ (travel) from Madrid to Barcelona.
3. It ___________ (rain) while I ____________ (ride) my bike.
4. When my mother ____________(clean) my room she ______________ (find) my keys.
5. The doorbell ______________ (ring) while I _______________(do) my homework.
6. I _____________ (see) him at the party. He ______________ (wear) jeans and a T-shirt.
7. She _____________ (go) to sleep while she_______________ (watch) TV.
8. When I ______________ (look) at him I saw that he _________________ (cry).
9. They ______________ (study) for the exam all day yesterday.
10. They _________________ (play) in the garden when it _____________ (start) to snow.
D. Make the following sentences negative.

a. He washed his car yesterday.

b. I arrived before the end of the show.
c. She threw the ball.
d. Two people were sitting in the room
e. She was making breakfast.

E. Choose the correct answer:

1. Was there / There was / There were a microwave in the kitchen.

2. There werent / There wasnt / There was any sugar in the cupboard.
3. There was / There were / There wasnt three books on the shel
4. There were/ there was some bottles on the floor.
5. They were/ was friends when they were/ was young.

F. Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Canada is big but Russia is __________________________ (biger/bigger/the biggest).

2. Of all the sofas, this one is _____________________ (most nice/nicest/the nicest).

3. I'm not short. I'm ____________________________ (that/than/as) tall as Hans.

4. This hamburger is bad, but that one is __________________ (worst/badder/the worse).

5. She's beautiful, but her mother is ___________ (the most beautiful/beautifuller/more

beautiful).

6. Andrew is just as rich ________________________________ (than/that/as) David.

7. Birdman was the ___________________ (better/the best/worse) film this year.

G. Complete the sentences with comparatives (+ superiority, = equality, - inferiority).

Example:
Jane is __________ Ann. (+ intelligent)
Jane is more intelligent than Ann.

1. Cats are ________________________________ dogs. (+independent)

2. Hilary is _______________________________ her brother. (+ short)
3. The South of France is ___________________________ the south of England. (+ sunny)
4. You are ________________________________________ him at maths. (+ good)
5. The printer is_______________________________the mobile. (= expensive)
6. This dessert is _______________________________the one I had yesterday. (= good)
7. The pyramids in Mexico are_________________________the pyramids in Egypt. (= famous)
8. His second painting is _______________________________ the first one. (- beautiful)
9. The weather in England is ___________________________ than in Spain. (-hot)
10. Mr. Abbott is __________ his son. (- rich)

Read these sentences to your teacher. Then, change them to use comparatives or superlatives.

Example:
Swiss chocolate is good.
Swiss chocolate is the best in the world.
1. My car looks nice.
2. Old habits are bad.
3. Las Palmas city is modern.
4. Italian food is tasty.
5. The teacher is tired.