PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE

1. Tom___________________ yesterday. (arrive)

2. Columbus______________________ America in 1492. (discover)
3. ____________________________ Sarah lately? (you/see)
4. Paul______________________ in Los Angeles since last year. (live)
5. Mr. Smith________________________ here since lunch time. (be)
6. The boss_______________________ your report. (read)
7. Nobody_______________________ the girls. (see)
8. ___________________ to school last week? (you(go)
9. I_______________________ my book! What should I do? (lose)
10. The children________________ all day yesterday. (fight)
11. __________________________ to another country? (they/ever/go)
12. Of course they_________________ to work yesterday.
They____________________ their book. (come / sign)
13. Ann and Mark___________________for the test. They were terrible. (not study)
14. I ______________________ in my entire life. (not cook)
15. Look at this mess! What______________________here since this morning.
(you/do)

Write in the blanks with the correct form .

1) Felipe ll___________ (be) a king.

2) I_________________(forget) my keys!
3) Last holidays we__________________(meet)a new friend.
4) Mum__________________ (lose) my ruler! _____________________(you/ see)it?
5) I_________________(visit) all the parks when I_______________ (be) in Orlando.
6) I__________________(play) the piano for 10 years.
7) ___________________________(you/ever/win) the lottery.
8) Yesterday, Janet _____________________(call)me to say she happy birthday.
9) He______________________(work) in that project since March.
10) Unfortunately, Doris______________________ (break) her leg.
11) Someone____________________ (steal) my wallet!
12) I know that girl but I_____________________ (forget) her name.
13) Mozart_____________________ (write) over 600 works during his lifetime.
14) All Mr Jones’ fields_____________________ (burn) for 2 days.
15) We____________________ (marry) last year.
16) He_________________________ (love) his girlfriend for a long time.
17) What’s a stupid thing! Peter___________________ (not/ study) for the final exam.
18) It was very hot in the room so I_________________(open) the window.
19) I’m really sorry I_____________________ (lose) your mp3.
20) They___________________ (leave) home at 12 o’clock.
21) When I________________(be) a child I_________ (love) swimming in the sea
with my sister.
22) My brother__________________(not/ finish) his homework yet.
23) We______________ (be) asleep when Dad_____________ (arrive) home.
24) Jonas__________________ (fight) with his cousin last night.
25) Auntie Liza_________________ (buy) a new car last week.
26) She_____________________ (make) a very big cake for my party.
27) I__________________ (go) to the cinema with my husband last Saturday.
28) Oh my God! You______________________(make) a mistake

Use FOR or SINCE to complete these expressions.

1. ________________ 3 months
2.________________ 7 o’clock
3._________________April
4_________________ a week
5_________________ a long time
6. ________________ her birthday
7. ________________1950
8._________________ ten years

Complete the sentences with the correct form.

1) I___________________ a new mobile phone. (just/buy)

2) _____________________ a cat without a tail? (you/ever/see)
3) My sister_______________________ sushi. (never/ eat)
4) We______________________ your new tape yet. (hear)
5) How many words_______________________ for your language project? (you/write)
6) Sheila______________________ her breakfast yet. (Have)
7) What__________________ to the computer? (they/ do)
8) John and Alex__________________________ in France for 20 years.(live)
9) Where__________________________ my keys? ( I /leave)
10) Simon__________________________ Pat's parents yet.(meet)
11) We___________________________ her an e-mail. (just/ send)
12) Where is your mother?
She_____________________ to the supermarket.(go)
13) Simon_________________ to South Africa once. He wants to go there again. (go)

Fill in the gaps with since or for.

1) I haven't been to Erika's house_________ May.

2) Lucas has worked in the bank_________ five years.
3) I have known him__________ I was six.
4) It has rained________ more than three days.
5) They have been married__________ 1999.

COMPARATIVES

1. Apples are___________________ than chips. (healthy)

2. Elephants are__________________ (big) than bears.
3. Gold is_______________________ than silver. (expensive)
4. Bikes are_________________ than cars. (slow)
5. I am_________________ at English than my brother .(good)
6. My friend is _____________________ than me. (tall)
7. Sandy is _____________________ than Tamara. (thin)
8. My father is______________ than Tom's father. (strong)
9. "Harry Potter "books are______________________ than "The Book of the Jungle".
(interesting)
10. The tiger is_________________ than a fox .(heavy)
11. The weather is____________ than yesterday . (hot)
12. The girls are_____________________ than the boys. (happy)
13. Berta is______________________ than Debby.(beautiful)
14.French is_______________________ than English. (difficult)
15. Tina is 5 years old. Sandra is 10 years old. Sandra is_____________ than Tina.(old)
16. Russia is______________________ than France. (large)
17. I am____________________ at maths than my best friend (bad)
18. Love is_________________ than money.(important)
19. His car is ____________ than mine. (cheap)
20. The first movie is____________________ than the second. I don't recommend it.
(boring)

SUPERLATIVES

1) Mount Aðrý is___________________...mountain in Turkey.(high)

2) The elephant is_________________ .animal in the world.(big)
3) Is august________________ .month of the year?(hot)
4) Ata Bulvari is________________ .street in Ankara.(wide)
5) This is_______________________ student in school.(intelligent)
6) Which animal is____________________ animal?(fast)
7) Which is_____________________ word in English?(common)
8) Which one is_____________________ book on the table?(heavy)
9) She was________________________ girl in this city.(beautiful)
10) Antarctica is ___________________________ place in the world.(cold)
11) Summer is_____________________ season.(good)
12) His son is_____________________ boy is this school.(lazy)
13) The Kýzýlýrmak is_____________________ river in Turkey. (long)
14) Istanbul is__________________________ city in Turkey.(crowded)
15) Which is______________________ building in your city? (tall)
16) Which is___________________ month of the year?(dry)
17) His homework was ___________________ one in class.(short)
18) Who is __________________ boy in school? (fat)

COMPRATIVES OR SUPERLATIVES

1. A car is_____________________________ (expensive) a bicycle.

2. Tokyo is___________________ (large) city in the world.
3. An elephant is_______________________ (heavy) a horse.
4. Spain is_____________________ (big) England.
5. My car is___________________ (bad) your car.
6. Helen was the_______________________ (beautiful) woman in Greece.
7. An aeroplane is__________________ (fast) a plane.
8. This exam is the_____________________ (difficult) of all
9. Old people are___________________________ (intelligent) young people.
10. Winter is _________________ (cold) autumn.
11. The____________________ (hot) dessert of all is the Shara and it's in Africa.
12. Germany is_____________________ (far) from home than France.
13. My health is__________________ (good) now than 5 years ago.
14. I've got______________ (little) money than you but I don't mind.
15. Chinese is the _____________________(difficult) language in the world.
16. Valencia played_________________ (bad) yesterday than last week.
17. Cats are not_________________ (intelligent) as dogs.
18. I think you must tell me the__________ (good) way to do it, or it will take me ages
to finish.
19. My sister Anne had a_______________ (tidy) room than me, but was always
having arguments with everybody.
20. Who is___________________ (talkative) person in class?
21. You look much_____________ (good) than yesterday
22. The__________________ (bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to be afraid.
23. She's the___________________ (careful) girl in the class. She has never broken
anything.
24. Indian cooking has some of the___________________ (hot) dishes in the world.
25. Who is__________________ (beautiful) , Madonna or Sophia Loren ?
26. He is the______________________(extravagant) teacher I know. He wears his hat
even in class.
27. Living in Paris is ____________________(expensive) than living in Valencia.
28. Anne is the______________ (clever) person I know. She learns everything
immediately.
29. The teacher thinks we have to be_________________ (tidy) than last year. We can't
go on like this.
30. I feel________________ (bad) than yesterday. I need a rest.

a) I am 7 years old. My sister is 9 years old. I'm__________________ (young)

b) I'm 7, my sister Emily is 9, and my sister Paula is 1. My sister Paula
is___________________ (young)
c) I'm 1.30, my sister Emily is 1.35 and Paula is 1.05 cm tall. My sister Emily
is___________________ (tall)
d) My grandmother says that Paula is_________________ (beautiful) my sister Emily.
e) I think I am______________________ (intelligent) of the three.
f) My bedroom is_____________________ my sisters' bedrooms. (big)
g) Paula's bedroom is_____________________ in the house. (small)
h) We are__________________ children in the world. (happy)
i) Emily is very funny, but Paula is___________________ her. (funny)
j) I'm not a tall boy, but I'm not___________________ in my class. (short)
k) I'm a noisy boy, but my sister Emily is__________________ me. (noisy)
l) Paula is_______________________ of the three. (noisy)
m) Emily's grades are__________________ my cousin's. (good) But my grades
are_________________ (good)
n) Emily and I speak English and French, but my French is_________________
Emily's. (bad)
o) Emily is nice and friendly, but I'm_______________________ her. (friendly)
Write down the comparative and the superlative forms of
these adjectives:
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
delicious

nice

bad

important

many

intelligent

deep

fat

high

cheap

happy

bright

slow

sad

good

Strong

Little

exciting