Exercises design for

English 4

Team members

Daniel de Ita

Lamegos Rodríguez Carlos Alberto

Panohaya Amador Joel

Reyes León Ricardo Sánchez

Ramírez Rafael Soriano

Méndez Jared Jafet

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 Thematic content
Unit 1 3
Simple present 4
Adverbs and expressions of frequency 10
Simple present and present continuous 13
Unit 2 17
Modal verbs for rules 18
ING Form 20
Answers 27
Bibliography 36
Answers for units 1 and 2
Unit 3 44
Comparatives and superlatives 45
Comparative modifiers 53
Unit 4 66
Simple past 67
Past continuous and simple past 71
Answers for units 3 and 4 78
Bibliography 83

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 UNIT 1

Thematic content
• Simple present
• Adverbs and expressions of frequency
• Simple present and present continuous

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 Unit 1
Simple present

a. Complete the questions about Richard

Where does he live ?
In Vancouver, Canada?
1. What do?
He´s a musician.
2. Where ?
In Canada and abroad.
3. smoke?
No. He doesn’t.
4. exercise much?
No, he doesn’t.
5.What kind of women ?
Intelligent and funny ones.
6. to his mother about girls?
No, he doesn’t.

b. Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

1. Doctor Moffet love / loves his job.
2. He study / studies ants.
3. A salesperson sell / sells products for a company.
4. You and Carlos work /Works on weekends.
5. Nurses help / helps people.
6. We write / writes science books.
7. Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m.
8. She take / takes classes at the business school.
9. You walk / walks to work every day.
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10. I start / starts work at 8:00 a.m. every morning.
c. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in
parentheses.
1. A zookeeper feeds (feed) animals.
2. Computer programmers (write) software.
3. Photographers (take) photos.
4. A chef (cook) food.
5. A firefighter (fight) fires.
6. Musicians (play) instruments.
7. A farmer (work) on a farm.
8. A dancer (dance).
d. Write each verb with the correct -s, -es, or -ies ending.
1. study studies . 8. help .
2. fish . 9. miss .
3. pass . 10. fly .
4. worry . 11. fix .
5. explore . 12. watch .
6. bite . 13. like .
7. buy . 14. play .
e. Read the sentences about Rick’s schedule. Then circle the sound
for the verb in each sentence.
Rick’s Schedule
1. Rick wakes up at 6:15 a.m. every morning. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/
2. He jogs for an hour in the park. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/
3. Then he takes a shower. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/
4. He brushes his teeth. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/

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5. He eats breakfast at 7:45. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/
6. He reads the newspaper. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/
7. He washes the dishes. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/
8. Then he drives to work. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/
9. He starts work at 8:30. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/
10. He goes home at 5:30. /s/ /z/
/ǝz/

f. Complete the sentences using one of the following:

Cause(s) close(s) drink(s) live(s) speak(s) take(s)place
1. Ann ….Speaks….. german very well.
2. I never........................... coffee.
3. The swimming pool ……………. at 9 o'clock and ..................... at 18.30 every day.
4. Bad driving .................... many accidents.
5. My parents ........................in a very small flat.
6. The Olympic Games ......................... every four years.
g. Put the verb into correct form.
1 Jane …..doesn't drink …. tea very often.
2 What time (the banks/close) in Britain?
3. Where (Martin/come) from? He's scottish
4. What (you/do)? I’m an electrical engineer.
5. It (take) me an hour to get to work. How long
(it/take) you?
6. I (play) the piano but I (not/play) very well.
7 I don't understand this sentence. What (this word/mean)?

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h. Use one of the following verbs to complete these sentences. Sometimes
you need the negative:
believe cat flow go grow make rise tell translate
1 The earth round the sun.
2. Rice in Britain.
3 The sun in the east.
4 Bees honey.
5 Vegetarians meat.
6 An atheist in God.
7 An interpreter from one language into another.
8 A liar is someone who the truth.
9 The river Amazon into the Atlantic Ocean.
i. Ask Liz questions about herself and her family.
1 You know that liz plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her. How often

2 Perhaps Liz´s sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Ask liz.
your sister .
3 You know that liz reads a newspaper every day. You want to know which one.
Ask her.
4 You know that liz´s brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask liz.

5 You know that Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask
her.
6 You don't know where Liz´s mother lives. Ask liz.

j. Complete using one of the following:

I apologise I insist I promise I recommend I suggest
1 It´s a nice day. we go out for a walk.
2 I won't tell anybody what you said.
3 (in a restaurant) You must let me pay for the meal.

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4 for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't have
said it.
5 The new restaurant in Hill Street is very good. it.
Present simple and present continuous
Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong.
1 Water boils at 100 degrees celsius
2 The water boils. Can you turn it off?
3 Look! That man tries to open the door of your car.
4 Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?
5 The moon goes round the earth
6 I must go now. It gets late.
7 I usually go to work by car
8 Hurry up! It's time to leave. Ok i come
9 I hear you´ve got a new job. How do you get on?
Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
1 I´m seeing the manager tomorrow morning.
2 I´m feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat?
3 Are you believing in God?
4 This sauce is great. It's tasting really good?
5 I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right?

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Look at the pictures. Use the words in brackets to make sentences. (you
should also study unit 3 before you do this exercise).

Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1 Are you hungry? something to eat? (you/want)
2 Jill is interested in politics but she to a political party. (not/belong)

3 Don´t put the dictionary away. I it. (use)

4 Don´t put the dictionary away. I it. (need)
5 Who is that man? What (he/want)
6 Who is that man? Why at us? (he/look)
7 George says he´s 80 years old but nobody him. (believe)
8 she told me her name but I it now. (not/remember)
9I of selling my car. (think) Would you be interested in buying it?
10 I you should sell your car. (think) You it very
often. (not/use)
11 I used to drink a lot coffee but these days I tea. (prefer)
12 Air mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (consist)
Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. sometimes you must
use the simple (am/is/are) and sometimes the continuous is more suitable
(am/is/are being).
1 I can't understand why so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
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2 Jack very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.
3 You´ll like Jill when you meet her. She very nice,
4 Normally you are very sensible, so why so silly about this
matter?
5 Why isn´t Sarah at work today? ill?
Adverbs and expressions of frequency

a. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in parenthesis and put
in the correct position.
I play tennis on Sundays. (often).
I often play tennis on Sundays.
1. He listens to the radio. (often)
2. They read a book. (sometimes)
3. Pete gets angry. (never).
4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)
5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
6. Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)
7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
9. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
10. Christine smokes. (never)

b. Complete each sentence with an appropriate frequency adverb from the

list.
Always Usually Often Sometimes Seldom
Rarely Never

1. I see one or two movies every week. I often go to the movies.

2. Maria eats cereal for breakfast seven days a week. Maria eats
cereal for breakfast.

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3. Four out of five visitors to the museum stay for three hours or longer. Museum
visitors stay for at least three hours.
4. We occasionally have quizzes in Dr. Jacob’s history class. Dr.
Jacobs gives quizzes in history class.
5. The train from Chicago has been late ninety percent of the time. The train from
Chicago is on time.
6. In the desert, it rains only two days between may and september every year. It
rains there in the summer.
7. Andy and Luis are friends. They go out to dinner at least three times a week.
Andy and Luis go out to dinner with each other.
8. James asks me to go the sailboat races every month, but I don’t accept his
invitation because I think sailboat racing is boring. I go to sailboat
races with James.

c. Use the frequency adverbs and the present tense to write sentences using

the pictures.

1. (swim-always)

2.(cut hair-sometimes)

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 3.(dream-always)

4.(cry-rarely)

d. Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs of frequency.

Adverb of frequency Meaning
1. all of the time
2. most of the time
3. much of the time
4. some of the time
5. almost never
6. almost never
7. never

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 e. Read the sentence and then circle the most common word order.
1. Yvonne amazes me. She (never is / is never) sad. She (always seems / seems
always) so happy.
2. She (always eats / eats always) with a small group of friends.
3. They (always meet up / meet up always) to study together.
4. She (sometimes picks up, picks up sometimes) her friends and takes them to
class.
5. She (always arrive / arrives always) on time when she makes plans with her
friends.
6. Yvonne (always is / is always) available to give very good advice to people.
7. She (seldom says / says seldom) anything bad about anyone.
8. She (never gossips / gossips never ).
9. Her answers in English class (usually are / are usually) right. She is great at
English.
10. Yvonne (goes never / never goes) to parties on a school night.

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Simple present and present continuous
a. Look at the painting At the Moulin Rouge. In pairs, ask and answer the
questions.

1. What clothes are the people wearing?

2. What are the people at the table doing?
3. What are the two women in the back doing?
4. What are the two men in the back doing?
5. Describe the women on the right. What do you think she’s doing?

b. Underline the correct form of the verb.

1. In the picture the men wear / are wearing hats.
2. In some countries women often wear / are wearing hats to weddings.
3. Karina usually sits / is sitting at the front of the class.
4. Today she sits / is sitting at the back.

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 c. Choose the present simple or the present continuous- it could be
positive, negative or question.
1. (you / come)tonight?
2. (he / eat) rice every day?
3. I (work) at the moment.
4. (he / come) to London often?
5. He (play) tennis now.
6. (you / come) to the cinema later?
7. They (not / come) to the party tomorrow.
8. He (not / play) golf now.
9. (you / play) tennis this Sunday?
10. They (go) to a restaurant every
Saturday.

d. Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (simple

Present or present continuous

1. This (be) Marc.
2. He (wear) a t-shirt and shorts today.
3. He (eat) an apple at the moment.
4.Marc (like) fruits and vegetables.

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5. He (eat) some every day.
6. Marc (know) that apples (be) good for his
health.

e. Complete the story. Use simple present or present continuous.

1. It (be) early in the morning.
2. Salyy (get) out of bed, (open) the window
and (go) into the bathroom.
3. Then she (have) breackfast.
4. After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle) to school.
5. After school, she (go) back home.
6. Sally usually (eat) her lunch at home.
7. In the afternoons, she first (do) her homework and then she
(meet) her friends in the park.
8. What (do / she) now?
9. She (play) the guitar.
10. Her friends (listen) and some of them
(sign) along.
11. She (go) to bed about 8 o’clock every day.

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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Unit 2
Thematic content
• Modal verbs for rules
• ING Form

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Modal verbs for rules
a. Read the rules. Write the sentences with must, mustn´t and a verb

Welcome to this year´s

Summer Spectacular MUSIC festival
Follow these eight simple rules and have a great time!

1 No under 16s without an adult.

2 Pitch your tent in the red and blue zones only.
3 Put all your rubbish in the brown bins.
4 No barbecues in any part of the concert or camping area.
5 Do not record the live acts with video cameras or phones.
6 No smoking allowed in the red and green zones
7 Wear your festival wristband at all times
8 Use plastic cups and bottles for soft drinks

1. Assistants must be 16 or come with an adult.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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 b. Choose the right word to complete the sentence
1.-You read the washing machine instructions carefully or you will ruin your
clothes.
a) could b) must c) will d) ought to
2.-You play videogames when you should be studying.
a) musn’t b) couldn’t c) shouldn’t d) won’t
3.-They to work harder.
a) may b) should c) ought to d) must
4.- I wear a fancy dress for the party?
a) Must b) Should c) Will d) May
5.- you help me with my English exam?
a) Might b) Will c) Ought to d) Should

c. Rewrite the following sentences using modal verbs: 'can', 'can´t', 'might',
'mightn´t', 'must' y 'mustn´t'.
Example: Perhaps she didn't know it was dangerous She might not he
known it was dangerous.
1 It's possible she didn't pass her exam.
She
2 Don't tell Susan what happened.
You
3 It´s impossible you´re hungry again.
You
4 Of course! I will take after your son while you're out.
I
5 I think you have left your umbrella in the car.
You
d. Complete the sentences so they are true for you.
1 Every week, I have to

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2 When I'm at college, I don´t have to
3 I'm allowed to at home
4 At home, I must
5 My parent´s needn´t
6 I´m not allowed to at college
e. Give advice to these people. Use should shouldn´t or ought to and an
expression . Sometimes more than one answer it possible.
1. I´ve got toothache.
2. I need a cheap place to stay for a couple of nights.

3. I´m worried about my exams and feel stressed.

4. I´m bored with all my music.

5 Alex is always tired in class.

f. You are going on a trip to Peru. This is what your friend said. Complete the
sentences with modal verbs for rules.
You visit Lima when you´re in Peru
You take some plasters and antihistamines with you.
We stay in a hotel. Why don't we go to a hostel?
You really do the Inca trail while you

g. Which of the three sentences containing a modal has the same meaning as the
original one?
1.They are able to speak English well.
A.They can speak English well.
B.They may speak English well.
C.They must speak English well.
2.Steve is not allowed to stay out late.
A.Steve may not stay out late.

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B.Steve might not stay out late.
C.Steve need not stay out late.
3.Do I have to clean the kitchen?
A.Can I clean the kitchen?.
B.Mustclean the kitchen?
C.Should I clean the kitchen?
4.Are you able to drive a tractor?
A.Can you drive a tractor?
B.Must you drive a tractor
C.Should drive a tractor?
5.We are not allowed to swim when the red flag is flying.
A.We must not swim when the red flag is flying.
B.We need not swim when the red flag is flying.
C.We should not swim when the red flag is flying.
h.The modal auxiliary verbs are can, could, may, might, shall, should, will,
would, must and ought to. They are used before other verbs, in tags and
short answers.
For example:"I must cook dinner for everyone tonight."

Correct the mistakes:

1. I don’t can ride a bicycle.
2. I would like to can travel more.
3. He should to work harder.
4. I must work last Saturday and Sunday.
5. Could you telling me how to get to the bank?
Simon is working on a campsite this summer. Look at the information about
this job. Write questions
For example: “I does Simon have to wear a uniform?”

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Using the last information, write sentences about Simon with have to / don´t
have to
For example: “Simon has to wear a uniform”
ING Form
1.- -ing form as a noun
Put the words and expressions in to the correct order to make
sentences
a. a lot of fun. / can / food / be / Indian / cooking

b. son / play / my / i / watching / love / football

c. look forward to / you / seeing / again / we / soon

d. have finished/painting/workmen/the/the/ bedroom

e. to relax/Listening to / me / loud music /helps

f. a walk 7 How about/in the park? / going / for

2.- -ing form as an adjective

Put the words and expressions in to the correct order to make sentences

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a. very / had / children / tiring /The / day.

b. birthday party / My / disappointing / was /this year. / quite

c. wearing / that man / the green coat? / Do you know

d. shocking. / in this country / The public transport / is / sistem

e. i woke up. / the birds / singing. / i could hear / When

f. is / an / This / extremely boring / film.

3.- -ing form as a noun or adjective

Look again at the '-ing' forms in the sentences from the last two
activities. Match them with the correct descriptions
• adjective in front of a noun
• adjective after a noun
• object of a verb
• adjective after a link verb
• object of a verb
• object of a preposition
• adjective after a noun
• subject of a verb
• object of a preposition
• adjective in front of a noun
• adjective after a link verb
• subject of a verb
a) COOKING Indian food can be a lot of fun.

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b) Do you know that man WEARING the green coat?

c) How about GOING for a walk in the park?

d) I love WATCHING my son play

football.
e) LISTENING to loud music helps me to relax.

f) My birthday party was quite DISAPPOINTING this year.

g) We look forward to SEEING you again soon.

h) The children have had a very TIRING day.

i) The public transport system in this country is SHOCKING.

j) The workmen have finished PAINTING the bedroom.

k) This is an extremely BORING film.
l) When I woke up, I could hear the birds SINGING.

4.- - Verb + infinitive or -ing form

Choose the correct answer.

a. Do you fancy learning /to learn to ice-skate?

b. We always look forward to going / to go on holiday.

c. Josh's parents promised buying / to buy him a bike for his birthday.

d. Mary pretends being /to be i’ll because she doesn't want to work.

e. Sam suggested meeting / to meet at the station.

f. You never offer making / to make dinner.

g. They decided watching / to watch a film.

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h. I don't spend a lot of time playing / to play computer games.
5.- Exercise on Gerund
Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. She is good at (dance) .
2. He is crazy about (sing) .
3. UI don't like (play) cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim) in the sea.
5. You should give up (smoke) .
6. Sam dreams of (be) a popstar.
7. He is interested in (make) friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) the dinner ourselves.
6.Complete the following sentences with the verbs in the form of -ing.
1.- I can't stop (listen)
to this song.
2.- You never fancied (live)
in Madrid.
3.- (Smoke)
is bad for your health.
4.- He doesn't like (ski)

5.- My friends enjoy (go)

7. Complete the spaces of the following sentences with the correct form of
the verb (-ing or infinitive with ‘to’)
1. I don’t enjoy computers. (use)
2. The bank manager absolutely refused me any money. (lend)
3. Luis has decided his Porsche and a Ferrari.
(sell / buy)

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4. Don’t forget me when you get to the hotel. (phone)
5. I love in Spain now, but I really miss fish and
chips out of English newspaper. (live / eat).
Yesterday was a typical working day for Debbie. Write what she did or didn´t
do yesterday.
1. she got up at 7:00 .
2. She a big breakfast.
3. She .
4. It to get to work.
5. at 8:45.
6. lunch.
7. at 5:00.
8. tired when home.
9. dinner a little later.
10. out last night.
11. at 11:00.
12. well last night.
5.2. Complete the sentences using following verbs in the correct form:
Buy catch cost fall hurt sell spend teach throw write
1. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
2. ¨How did you learn to drive?¨ ¨My father me.¨
3. We couldn´t afford to keep our car, so we it.
4. Dave _ down the stairs this morning and his
leg.
5. Jim the ball to Sue, who it.
6. Ann a lot of money yesterday. She a
dress that $200.
5.3 You ask James about his vacation. Write your questions.
Hi, how are things?
Fine, thanks. I´ve just had a great vacation.

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 1. Where did you go ?
We went on a trip form San Francisco to Denver.
2. How ? By car?
Yes, we rented a car in San Francisco.
3. It´s a long way to drive. How long ?
Two weeks.
4. Where ? In hotels?
Yes, small hotels or motels.
5. ?
It was very hot-sometimes too hot.
6. the Grand Canyon?
Of course. It was wonderful.
5.4 Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or
negative.
1. It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take)
2. The movie wasn´t very good. I didn´t enjoy it very much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I her. (disturb)
4. I was very tired, so I the party early. (leave)
5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I very well. (sleep)
6. The window was open and a bird into the room. (fly)
7. The hotel wasn´t very expensive. It very much. (cost)
8. I was in hurry, so I time to call you. (have)
9. It was hard carrying the bags. They very heavy. (be)
5.5 Choose words from the box and make sentences as shown. Use a verb in
the present continuous and any other you need.

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1. My boyfriend´s studying for his final exams this term.
2. My sister is working at home this week.
3. My classmates aren´t talking much right now.
4. this year.
5. at the moment.
6. this year.
7. this week.
8. this term.
9.
10. right now.

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5.6 Complete this description of the life of a musician, using the verbs given.
Use either the past simple or the past continuous.
Colin Boyle was born un 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. In 1983 he became
seriously ill. While he was recovering (recover) his uncle gave (give) him an
old violin. He enjoyed playing and practiced at his school every day after
lessons. One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager of several successful
musicians (have) a meeting with the headmaster when he
(hear) Colin practicing. He immediately
(contact) Colin´s teacher and (organize) that year. Colin,
however (refuse) Leaf´s invitation, because just then he
(prepare) for some important school exams. Colin
(pass) his exams and (go) to college to
study engineering. At college he (meet) Kim was also Keen
amateur musician. Being students, they rarely (have)
much money and they usually (work) as waiters at
weekends. One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim
(serve) customers, the manager (announce) that there
would be no live music in the restaurant that night as the regular band could
not come. Colin and Kim (persuade) him to let them play to the
customers. Everyone (be) amazed to hear how good they
(be). Six months later they (decide) to leave
college because they (earn) so much money as musicians.
Their success has continued ever since.

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5.7 Compete the following paragraphs with suitable verbs. Use either the
past simple or past continuous tense.
A John Blake was born in 1969. He went to work in France when he was
nineteen while he in a restaurant in Paris, he
Luisa, an Italian student, He her to marry
him, but she wouldn´t. Heartbroken, he to England. Three years
later, Jonh along a street in London when he
Luisa. She London with a friend called
Maria. When john and Maria , they fell in love at first sight,
and got married the following year.
5.8 What were you doing at these times? Write sentences as in the examples.
The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).
1. (at 8:00) last night) I was having dinner.
2. (at 5:00 last Monday) I was on a bus on my way home .
3. (at 10:15 yesterday morning)
4. (at 4:30 this morning)
5. (at 7:45 last night)
6. (half an hour ago)
5.9 Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the past continuous.
1. Matt burned his hand while he was cooking dinner
2. The doorbell rang while I _
3. We saw an accident while we
4. Lauren fell asleep while she
5. The television was on, but nobody

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3.1 Write the superlative structure of the adjective in parentheses

1) The church is (old) building in our town.

2) John is (careful) driver I know.
3) Our city is (polluted) in Spain.
4) That film was (good) I've seen.
5) This chair is (co than mfortable) in the house.

3.2 Complete with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective written
in parentheses. Answers

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 Answers
Unit 1
Simple present
Activity a
1. What does he do?

2. Where does he work?

3. Does he smoke?
4. Does he do exercise much?
5. What kind of women does he like?
6. Does Richard talk to his mother about girls?
Activity b
1. Loves
2. Studies
3. Sell
4. Work
5. Help
6. Write
7. Close
8. Takes
9. Walk
10. Start
Activite c
1. Feeds
2. Writes
3. Takes
4. Cook
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5. Fight
6. Plays
7. Work
8. Dance
Activity d
1. studies
2. passes
3. worries
4. explores
5. bites
6. buys
7. helps
8. misses
9. flies
10.watches
11. likes
12. pays
Activity e
1. /s/
2. /z/
3. /s/
4./ǝz/
5. /z/
6./z/
7./ǝz/
8. /s/
9. /s/
10./ǝz/

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11. /z/
Adverbs an expressions of frequency
Activity a
1. He often listens to the radio
2. They read sometimes a book.
3. Pete never gets angry.
4. Usually Tom is very friendly.
5. I cometimes take sugar in my coffee.
6. Ramon and Frank often are hungry.
7. My grandmother always goes for a walk in the evening.
8. Walter usually helps his father in the kitchen.
9. They never watch TV in the afternoon.
10. Christine never smokes.
Activite b
1. often
2. always
3.usually
4.sometimes
5.rarely
6.never
7.often
8.never
Activite c
1. I always swim in the bitch
2. I sometimes cut my Hir.
3. I always dream beautiful things
4. I rarely cry
Activite d

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1. Always
2. usually
3. often
4. sometimes
5. seldom
6. harldly never
7. never
Activite e
1. is never / always seems
2. always eats
3. always meet up
4. sometimes picks up
5. always arrive
6. is always
7. seldom says
8. never gossips
9. are usually
10. never goes
Simple present and present continouos
Activite a
1. They are wearing suits, hats and dresses.
2. They are talking
3. One of the woman are fixing her hair and the other is watching her.
4. They are watching in the mirrow the man in the table.
5. She is watching another people.
Activite b
1. Are wearing
2. wear

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3. sits
4. is sitting
Activite c
1. Are you coming tonight?
2. Does he eat rice every day?
3. I’m working at the moment.
4. Does he come to London often?
5. He’s playing tennis now.
6. Are you coming to the cinema later?
7. They aren’t coming to the party tomorrow.
8. He isn’t playing golf now.
9. Are you playing tennis this Sunday?
10. They go to the restaurant every Saturday.
Activite d
1. is
2. is wearing
3. is eating
4. likes
5. eats
6. knows / are
Activite e
1. is
2. gets / opens / goes
3. has
4. cycles
5. goes
6. eats
7. does / meets

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8. is she doing
9. is palying
10. comes / has / watches
11. goes

Unit 2
Activity 1

1. COOKING Indian food can be a lot of fun.

2. I love WATCHING my son play football
3. We look forward to SEEING you again soon.
4. The workmen have finished PAINTING the bedroom.
5. LISTENING to loud music helps me to relax.
6. How about GOING for a walk in the park?
Activity 2
1. The children have had a very TIRING day.
2. My birthday party was quite DISAPPOINTING this year.
3. Do you know that man WEARING the green coat?
4. The public transport system in this country is SHOCKING.
5. When I woke up, I could hear the birds SINGING.
6. This is an extremely BORING film.
Activity 3
1.
COOKING Indian food can be a lot of fun.
• subject of a verb
2.
Do you know that man WEARING the green coat?
• adjective after a noun
3.
How about GOING for a walk in the park?
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• object of a preposition
4.
I love WATCHING my son play football.
• object of a verb
5.
LISTENING to loud music helps me to relax.
• subject of a verb
6.
My birthday party was quite DISAPPOINTING this year.
• adjective after a link verb
7.
We look forward to SEEING you again soon.
• object of a preposition
8.
The children have had a very TIRING day.
• adjective in front of a noun
9.
The public transport system in this country is SHOCKING.
• adjective after a link verb
10.
The workmen have finished PAINTING the bedroom.
• object of a verb
11.
This is an extremely BORING film.
• adjective in front of a noun
12.
When I woke up, I could hear the birds SINGING.
• adjective after a noun

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Activity 4
1. Cooking indian food can be a lot of fun.
2. Do you know that man wearing the green coat?
3. How about goingfor a walk in the park?
4. I love watching my son play football.
5. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
6. Listening to loud music helps me to relax.
7. My birthday party was quite disappointing this year.
8. The children have had a very tiring day .
9. The public transport system in this country is shocking.
10. The workmen have finished painting the bedroom.
11. This is an extremely boring film.
12. When I woke up, I could hear the birds singing
Activity 5
1. go → going
2. call → calling
3. swim → swimming
4. meet → meeting
5. climb → climbing
6. pay → paying
7. come → coming
8. carry → carrying
9. smile → smiling
10. cut → cutting
Activity 5
1. I was watching television. I fell asleep I fell asleep watching television.
2. A friend of mine slipped and fell. He was getting off a bus A friend of mine
slipped and fell getting off a bus.

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3. I was walking home in the rain. I got very wet I got very wet walking home
in the rain.
4. Laura was driving to work yesterday. She had an accident. Laura had an
accident driving to work yesterday.
5. Two firefighters were overcome by smoke. They were trying to put out the
fire. Two firefighters were overcome by smoke trying to put out the fire.
6. She has not a car so she finds it difficult to get around. (attention à la
negation) Not having a car she finds it difficult to get around.
7. We bought our tickets. Then we went into the theatre. Having bought our
tickets, we went into the theatre.
8. They had dinner and then they continued the journey. Having had dinner,
they continued the journey.
9. After I'd done the shopping, I went for a cup of coffee. Having done the
shopping, I went for a cup of coffee.
10. Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries.
Having travelled a lot, Sarah knows a lot about other countries.
Activity 7
She is good at dancing
He is crazy about singing.
I don't like playing cards.
They are afraid of swimming in the sea.
You should give up smoking.
Sam dreams of being a popstar.
He is interested in making friends.
My uncle is afraid of going by plane.
We insist on cooking the dinner ourselves.

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 Bibliography

•Hobbs, M., & Keddle, J. S. (2014). Sure Pre-Intermediate Students Book and
Workbook. Athesia, Italy: Helbling Languages GmbH.
•Raymond Murphy. (1985). Grammar in use intermediate . United Kingdom:
Cambridge.
•Emma Heyderman. (2010). Complete PET. United kingdom: Cambridge.
•Vince Michael. (1998). Intermediate Languaje Practice. United Kingdom:
MacMillan.

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 UNIT 3

Thematic content
• Comparatives and superlatives
• Comparative modifiers

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Complete the sentences
1. This computer is (new) your computer.

2. Louis is (old) than George.

3. George is (young) than Lisa.

4. Lucy is (young) in the class.

5. The yellow car is (expensive) than the blue car.

3.3 Write the superlative form by adding “the -est” or “the most ” to the
following adjectives, as appropriate.

1 Difficult
2 Cheap
3 Short
4 Busy
5 Beautiful
3.4 Choose the right answer
Q1 of 3
My mother is than my father.
Old
Older
The oldest
The old

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Q2 of 13
What is movie you have ever seen?
Funny
Funnier
The funniest
The funny
Q3 of 3
That movie was bad, but it wasn’t I have ever seen.
Baddest
Worsest
Worse
The worst
3.5 Write the comparison
E.g. small – smaller
1. Good
2. Smart
3. Old
4. Dark
5. Bad

3.6. Complete the sentences using a comparison.

Ej. My flat isn’t very big.- I want a bigger flat.

1. My motorbike isn’t very fast. I’d like
2. My husband isn’t very rich. I need
3. Your computer is getting old now. You need

3.7Write phrases that mean the same thing using ‘as……… as well.’

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E.g. A Porsche is faster than a Skoda. – A Skoda isn’t as fast as a Porsche.
1. Football is more popular than cricket in Spain.
Cricket isn’t
2. I work harder than you.
3. My car’s newer than yours
3.8Complete the sentences with a superlative.
E.g. He’s a very good footballer. He’s the best footballer in Europe at the moment.
1. She’s a pretty girl. She’s
Girl in my class.
2. There are many exciting cities in North America, but I think New York is
3. August is a hot month in Spain. It’s usually
Month of the year.
3.9 Complete the sentences using the superiority comparative form of the
adjectives in brackets
1. Cindy’s hat is
(dark) than mine.
2. Snakes are
(dangerous) than rats.
3. . My old trousers are
(long) than those black ones.
3.10 Write the correct form (positive, comparative, or superlative) of the adjectives
in parentheses.
A. This house is (high)
Than the television tower.
B. That’s the (good)
Song the musician has published so far.
C. The journey is almost as (long)
By car as it is by train

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Comparative exercises
a. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1. My house is (big) than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful) than that one.

3. This is the (interesting) book I have ever read.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long) than smokers.

5. Which is the (dangerous) animal in the world?

6. A holiday by the sea is (good) than a holiday in the mountains.

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) than a beer.

8. Who is the (rich) woman on earth?

9. The weather this summer is even (bad) than last summer.

10. He was the (clever) thief of all.

1. Answer My house is bigger than yours.
2. This flower is more beautiful than that one.
3. This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually live longer than smokers.
5. Which is the most dangerous animal in the world?
6. A holiday by the sea is better than a holiday in the mountains.
7. It is strange but often a coke is more expensive than a beer.
8. Who is the richest woman on earth?
9. The weather this summer is even worse than last summer.
10. He was the cleverest thief of all.

b. Answer the cuestiions

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1.- Who is the oldest ?
2.- Who is the youngest ?
3.- Who is the heaviest ?
4.- Who is the lightest ?
5.- Who is the tallest ?
6.- Who is the shortest ?
7.- Who's got the biggest eyes ?
8.- Who's got the smallest eyes ?
9.- Who's got the longest hair ?
10.- Who's got the shortest hair ?
Amswers
1.-LAURA
2.-ALAN
3.-MIKE
4.-ALAN
5.-LAURA
6.-SOPHIE
7.-ALAN
8.-MIKE
9.-SOPHIE
10.-ALAN

c. ANSWER THE CUERTIONS

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Sally is (old) than Ellen.
Tom is the (old) .
Sally is (fat) than Ellen.
Tom is the (fat) .
Sally is (happy) than Tom.
Ellen is the (happy) .
Tom is (good) than Sally.
Ellen is the (good) .
Ellen is (intelligent) than Tom.
Sally is the (intelligent) .
Sally is (old) older than Ellen.
Tom is the (old) oldest .
Sally is (fat) fatter than Ellen.
Tom is the (fat) fattest.
Sally is (happy) happier than Tom.
Ellen is the (happy) happiest.
Tom is (good) better than Sally.
Ellen is the (good) best.
Ellen is (intelligent) more intelligent than Tom.
Sally is the (intelligent) most intelligent.

d. Complete the sentences

This garden is than that one (beautiful).

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Argentina is than Colombia, but Brazil is country in South
America (big).

Today is day of the year (good).

Mercury is planet in the Solar System (hot).
I am than my sister, but dad is person in our family (tall).
Snakes and lizards are than foxes (slow).
I think my English is getting (good) but my Spanish is getting (bad).
My mum's car isn't very fast. She wants a one.(fast)
Madrid is city in Spain (large).
Sharks are animals in the sea (dangerous).
Answers

This garden is more beautiful than that one (beautiful).

Argentina is bigger than Colombia, but Brazil is the biggest country in South
America (big).
Today is the best day of the year (good).
Mercury is the hottest planet in the Solar System (hot).
I am taller than my sister, but dad is the tallest person in our family (tall).
Snakes and lizards are slower than foxes (slow).
I think my English is getting better (good) but my Spanish is getting worse (bad).
My mum's car isn't very fast. She wants a faster one.
Madrid is the largest city in Spain (large).
Sharks are the most dangerous animals in the sea (dangerous).
e. ANSWER THE CUERTIONS

1. Joe is than Ed. (short)

2. Al is the . (short)
3. Ed is the . (thin)

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4. Joe is than Al. (thin)
5. Al has the clothes. (colourful)
6. Al is than Joe. (heavy)
7. Ed is the . (light)
8. Joe is than Ed. (happy)
9. Ed is the . (mysterious)
10. Joe is than Ed. (energetic)

1. Joe is shorter than Ed. (short)

2. Al is the shortest. (short)
3. Ed is the thinnest. (thin)
4. Joe is thinner than Al. (thin)
5. Al has the most colourful clothes. (colourful)
6. Al is heavier than Joe. (heavy)
7. Ed is the lightest. (light)
8. Joe is happier than Ed. (happy)
9. Ed is the most mysterious. (mysterious)
10. Joe is more energetic than Ed. (energetic)
f. Write down the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.

bad

regular

exciting

happy

wonderful

clever

friendly

beautiful

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clear

few

empty

good

famous

little

strong

boring

cool

easy

hot

dark

expensive

g. Chose tg¿he correct form

1 GOOD

GOODER THE GOODEST

BETTER THE BEST

BETTER THE BESTEST

2 EASY

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 EASYER THE EAYSEST

EASER THE EASEST

EASIER THE EASIEST

3 SMALL

SMALLER THE SMALLEST

SMALER THE SMALEST

SMOLER THE SMOLEST

4 BEAUTIFUL

BEAUTIFULER THE BEAUTIFULEST

MORE BEAUTIFUL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

MORE BEUTIFUL THE MOST BEUTIFUL

5 RED

REDER, THE REDEST

REDDER, THE REDDERST

REDDER, THE REDDEST

6 BAD

BADDAR, THE BADDAST

BADDER, THE BADDEST

WORSE, THE WORST

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7 FAR

FARER, THE FAREST

FARTHER, THE FARTHERST

FURTHER, THE FURTHEST

8 HAPPY

HAPIER, THE HAPIEST

HAPPIER, THE HAPPIEST

HAPPYER, THE HAPPYEST

9 FAT

FATTER, THE FATTEST

FATER, THE FATEST

FASTER, THE FASTEST

10 DIFFICULT

MORE DIFICOLT, THE MOST DIFICOLT

DIFFICULTER, THE DIFFICULTEST

MORE DIFFICULT, THE MOST DIFFICULT

h. Fill the blanks

Comparing people...

Compare the following people:

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Bob Homer Alice
28 years old 39 years old 9 years old
55 kilos 80 kilos 33 kilos
1.50 mt 1.55 mt 1.20 mt

Bob is (YOUNG) than Homer.

Homer is (OLD) than Alice.
Alice is (SLIM) than Bob.
Bob is (SHORT) than Homer.
Homer is (FAT) than Bob.
Alice is (SHORT) than Homer.
Homer is (UGLY) than Alice.

Homer is (SLOW) than Bob.

Bob is (TIDY) than Homer.
Alice is (BEAUTIFUL) than Bob.
Alice has got (LONG) hair than Bob.
Homer can play the guitar (GOOD) than Alice.
Alice can run (FAST) than Homer.
Alice draws (BAD) than Bob.

Bob is (INTELLIGENT) than Homer.

Homer is a (INTERESTING) person than Bob.

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Now, compare the following people:

Harry Garfield Sponge Bob

32 years old 10 years old 6 years old
75 kilos 60 kilos 3 kilos
1.90 mt 0.57 mt 0.20 mt

ex: Harry is older than Garfield. (OLD-YOUNG)

Write ONE word per gap

Garfield Sponge Bob. (YOUNG-OLD)

Sponge Bob Harry. (FAT-SLIM)
Harry Sponge Bob. (SHORT-TALL)
Garfield Harry. (SHORT-TALL)
Garfield Harry. (FUNNY-BORING)
Sponge Bob's eyes Harry's. (SMALL-BIG)
Harry Garfield. (STRONG-WEAK)
Garfield Harry. (BEAUTIFUL-HORRIBLE)
Bob Sponge at sports Garfield. (GOOD-BAD)

i. Fill in the correct form of the adjective in brackets !

Megan McCarthy is 14 and lives in Leeds.

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I'm 14 ,but I'm 1.83 metres tall. All my friends are (SHORT) than me and
I'm (TALL) person in my family.

Everyone thinks I'm (OLD) than 14 . On the bus they think I'm an adult.
When I started secondary school everybody stared at me. People
were (FRIENDLY) and (HELPFUL) at primary school. But
it's (EASY) now and I've got a lot of friends.

Clothes are always a big problem. I usually buy my clothes at a shop near my
school, but they are (EXPENSIVE) than elsewhere. Shoes are
even (BAD).

There are some advantages. I play basketball and some people even say
I'm (GOOD) player in the school. And tall people even get (GOOD)
jobs and earn more money than others.

(DIFFICULT) thing is that I'm always different from other people. I

just want to be the same as everyone else. But I'm tall and I'll always be tall, so I
try to accept it and think positively about it.
Megan McCarthy is 14 and lives in Leeds.

I'm 14 ,but I'm 1.83 metres tall. All my friends are SHORTER (SHORT) than me
and I'm THE TALLEST (TALL) person in my family.

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Everyone thinks I'm OLDER (OLD) than 14 . On the bus they think I'm an adult.
When I started secondary school everybody stared at me. People
were FRIENDLIER (FRIENDLY) and MORE HELPFUL (HELPFUL) at primary
school. But it's EASIER (EASY) now and I've got a lot of friends.

Clothes are always a big problem. I usually buy my clothes at a shop near my
school, but they are MORE EXPENSIVE (EXPENSIVE) than elsewhere. Shoes are
even WORSE (BAD).

There are some advantages. I play basketball and some people even say I'm THE
BEST (GOOD) player in the school. And tall people even get BETTER (GOOD)
jobs and earn more money than others.

THE MOST DIFFICULT (DIFFICULT) thing is that I'm always different from other
people. I just want to be the same as everyone else. But I'm tall and I'll always be
tall, so I try to accept it and think positively about it.

j. Fill the blanks

1. Apples are than chips. (healthy)

2. Elephants are (big) than bears.

3. Gold is than silver. (expensive)

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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)

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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)

Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in
brackets to complete the following sentences in English.

1. This river is not long but it is one in the country. (wide)

2. Your car is than mine. (fast)
3. Which is actress in the theatre? (slim)
4. This end is than that one. (clean)
5. This building is in the street. (big)
6. The Atlantic is than the Arctic Ocean. (large)
7. This is day in my life. (happy)
8. The Pacific is ocean on the earth. (large)
9. This equation is than that one. (simple)
10. Which tree is : this one or that one? (low)
11. The sand is here than over there. (dry)
12. Steve is than his brother. (strong)
13. In my opinion, Napoleon was commander in history. (great)
14. The left shoe is than the right one. (small)

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 15. My car is than yours. (big)
16. This is building in the town. (high)
17. I am than you. (old)
18. This is story I have ever heard. (sad)
19. The right trouser-leg is than the left one. (wide)
20. This is hat we have got. (small)
2. 1. This river is not long but it is the widest one in the country.
3. 2. Your car is faster than mine.
4. 3. Which is the slimmest actress in the theatre?
5. 4. This end is cleaner than that one.
6. 5. This building is the biggest in the street.
7. 6. The Atlantic is larger than the Arctic Ocean.
8. 7. This is the happiest day in my life.
9. 8. The Pacific is the largest ocean on the earth.
10. 9. This equation is simpler than that one.
11. 10. Which tree is lower: this one or that one?
12. 11. The sand is drier here than over there.
13. 12. Steve is stronger than his brother.
14. 13. In my opinion, Napoleon was the greatest commander in history.
15. 14. The left shoe is smaller than the right one.
16. 15. My car is bigger than yours.
17. 16. This is the highest building in the town.
18. 17. I am older than you.
19. 18. This is the saddest story I have ever heard.
20. 19. The right trouser-leg is wider than the left one.
21. 20. This is the smallest hat we have got.

k. Chose the correct answer

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Q1 of 10
My mother is than my father.

old
older
the oldest
the old
Q2 of 10
What is movie you have ever seen?

funny
funnier
the funniest
the funny
Q3 of 10
That movie was bad, but it wasn't I have ever seen.

baddest
worsest
worse
the worst
Q4 of 10
Rachel's hair is not as as Sarah's.

long
longer
the longest
more long
Q5 of 10
Yesterday's exam was than the one last month.

difficult
difficulter
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 the difficultest
more difficult
Q6 of 10
Peter is as as Alex.

fast
faster
the fastest
the faster
Q7 of 10
I think Mary is woman I have ever seen.

beautiful
the most beautiful
the beautifulest
the beautifuler
Q8 of 10
Her room is only a little bit than mine.

bigger
the bigger
big
he biggest
Q9 of 10
He is when he is playing football.

the happier
happiest
the happy
happyest
Q10 of 10
Michael's house is from the train than Betty's.
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far
the furthest
the farther
further

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 UNIT 4

Thematic content
• Simple past
• Past continous and simple past

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Simple past

a. Complete the story using verbs in past

Last weekend, my friend and me (go) to England. We (get up) early. He

(make) some sandwiches. We (leave) home at 8 o´clock. My parents (take) us
to the airport by car. When we (arrive), my dad (say): “Have you got your
passport?” I (look) in my bag, but it (not be) there. I (find) it in
my pocket. We (have) a great time there. We (do) a lot of interesting things
and (see) interesting buildings and markets. I (buy) a lot of presents for my
family.

b. Put in orden the words to make sentences and then choose the correct answer.

1. park/where/your sister/did?

2. He/did/the/close/window?

3. Music/listen to/what/did/you?

4. Film/you/did/the/like?

5.Yesterday/work/you/did?

6. Time/ your friends/did/what/arrive?

7.They/the restaurant/go/did/the/to?

8. Want/did/she/coffee/a?

a. Yes, I did. It was great.

b. They arrived at nine o´clock.

c. In the car park.

d. Yes, she did. Coffee and milk.

e. Yes, they did.

f. Yes, I did. All day long.

g. We listened pop music.

h. No, he didn´t.

c. Write the sentences in negative form.

1. I (not love) chocolate as a child.

2. You (not go) shopping this morning.

3. He (not like) sports.

4. She (not study) for the exam.

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5. Lucy (not meet) her friends yesterday.

d. Complete the chart.

Infinitive Past tense Meaning

Be
Come
Eat
Give
Have
Make
Say
Take
Think
Write

e. Choose Was or Were:

1. The teacher nice.

2. The students very clever.

3. But one student in trouble.

4. We sorry for him.

5. He nice though.

f. Complete the chart in simple past.

Affirmatice Negative Interrogative

He wrote a book
He did not sing
Was she pretty?

g. Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house.

2. They bring a sandwich.

3. He doesn’t do the homework.

4. They sell cars.

5. Does he visit his friends?

h. Make the past simple, positive, negative or question.

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1. Where (she/go)?

2. What (you/do)?

3. He (work) in a bank.

4. You (not/call) me.

5. (you/wear) your red dress?

6. He (not/read) that book.

i. Complete the exercise with the verbs. (simple past tense)

buy catch cost drink fall hurt sell spend teach throw win write

1. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.

2. How did you learn to drive? My father me.

3. We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we it.

4. I was very thristy, I the water very quickly.

5. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than me, so he easily.

6. Diego down the stairs this morning and his leg.

7. Jim the ball to Sue, who it.

j. Interview a classmate who is from another country and answer the queations.

1. Where were you born?

2. Were you happy or sad when you left your country?

3. Who was with you on your trip?

4. Were you happy or sad when you arrived?

5. How was the weather on the day you arrived?

k. Complete the text with the simple past of the verbs in the brackets.

Peter (be) a young boy who (live) in a small village in the Russian
countryside. He (not have) father or mother, so he
(live) with his uncle.

The people of the village (ask) Peter to take their sheep

to the meadows.

So, early in the morning, he (walk) up the hill with lots

of sheep around him. During the day he (look) after the
sheep, (count) them, (play) his flute, (climb) up the trees and

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he (talk) to the sheep but they (not answer) him, of course. So, he
(feel) very lonley and bored up there in the mountains.

l. Answer the questions 1-5 according to the chart.

1. Lisa her friends yesterday.

a. met

b. didn’t meet

c. meet

d. did met

2. Kate her firends yesterday.

a. met

b. did meeted

c. meeted

d. didn’t meet

3. Lisa and Rachel late yesterday.

a. wake up

b. woke up

c. didn’t wake up

d. didn’t woke up

4. Lisa and Kate dinner yesterday.

a. cook

b. cooked.

c. did cooked

d. didn’t cook

5. Rachel the Doctor yesterday.

a. saw

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b. see

c. didn’t see

d. did saw

m. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions
where possible.

1. We really (enjoy) the game last Sunday.

2. (Marco / win) the golf competition?

3. They (not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match.

4. How many goals (your team / score) in the first half?

5. Snadra (not want) to go rowing with me.

6. (they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday?

7. I (buy) a new basball cap last week.

8. James (stop) his car in front of the sports shops.

Yesterday was a typical working day for Debbie. Write what she did or didn´t
do yesterday.

1. she got up at 7:00 .

2. She a big breakfast.

3. She .

4. It to get to work.

5. at 8:45.

6. lunch.

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7. at 5:00.

8. tired when home.

9. dinner a little later.

10. out last night.

11. at 11:00.

12. well last night.

5.2. Complete the sentences using following verbs in the correct form:

Buy catch cost fall hurt sell spend teach throw write

1. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.

2. ¨How did you learn to drive?¨ ¨My father me.¨
3. We couldn´t afford to keep our car, so we it.
4. Dave down the stairs this morning and his leg.
5. Jim the ball to Sue, who it.
6. Ann a lot of money yesterday. She a
dress that $200.

5.3 You ask James about his vacation. Write your questions.

Hi, how are things?

Fine, thanks. I´ve just had a great vacation.

1. Where did you go ?

We went on a trip form San Francisco to Denver.

2. How ? By car?

Yes, we rented a car in San Francisco.

3. It´s a long way to drive. How long ?

Two weeks.

4. Where ? In hotels?

Yes, small hotels or motels.

5. ?

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It was very hot-sometimes too hot.

6. the Grand Canyon?

Of course. It was wonderful.

5.4 Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or
negative.

1. It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take)

2. The movie wasn´t very good. I didn´t enjoy it very much. (enjoy)

3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I her. (disturb)

4. I was very tired, so I the party early. (leave)

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I very well. (sleep)

6. The window was open and a bird into the room. (fly)

7. The hotel wasn´t very expensive. It very much. (cost)

8. I was in hurry, so I time to call you. (have)

9. It was hard carrying the bags. They very heavy. (be)

5.5 Choose words from the box and make sentences as shown. Use a verb in
the present continuous and any other you need.

1. My boyfriend´s studying for his final exams this term.

2. My sister is working at home this week.
3. My classmates aren´t talking much right now.
4. this year.
5. at the moment.
6. this year.
7. this week.
8. this term.

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9. right now.

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5.6 Complete this description of the life of a musician, using the verbs given.
Use either the past simple or the past continuous.

Colin Boyle was born un 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. In 1983 he became seriously
ill. While he was recovering (recover) his uncle gave (give) him an old violin. He
enjoyed playing and practiced at his school every day after lessons. One day in

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1987, John Leaf, the manager of several successful musicians
(have) a meeting with the headmaster when he (hear) Colin
practicing. He immediately (contact) Colin´s teacher and
(organize) that year. Colin, however (refuse)
Leaf´s invitation, because just then he (prepare) for some
important school exams. Colin (pass) his exams and
(go) to college to study engineering. At college he
(meet) Kim was also Keen amateur musician. Being students,
they rarely (have) much money and they usually
(work) as waiters at weekends. One evening in April 1992,
while Colin and Kim (serve) customers, the
manager (announce) that there would be no live music in the
restaurant that night as the regular band could not come. Colin and Kim
(persuade) him to let them play to the customers. Everyone
(be) amazed to hear how good they (be). Six
months later they (decide) to leave college because they
(earn) so much money as musicians. Their success has continued
ever since.

5.7 Compete the following paragraphs with suitable verbs. Use either the
past simple or past continuous tense.

A John Blake was born in 1969. He went to work in France when he was nineteen
while he in a restaurant in Paris, he Luisa, an
Italian student, He her to marry him, but she wouldn´t.
Heartbroken, he to England. Three years later, Jonh
along a street in London when he Luisa.
She London with a friend called Maria. When john and Maria
, they fell in love at first sight, and got married the following
year.

5.8 What were you doing at these times? Write sentences as in the examples.
The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).

1. (at 8:00) last night) I was having dinner.

2. (at 5:00 last Monday) I was on a bus on my way home .

3. (at 10:15 yesterday morning)

4. (at 4:30 this morning)

5. (at 7:45 last night)

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6. (half an hour ago)

5.9 Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the past continuous.

1. Matt burned his hand while he was cooking dinner

2. The doorbell rang while I

3. We saw an accident while we

4. Lauren fell asleep while she

5. The television was on, but nobody

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 Answers
Exercise a

Went/got up/ made/ left/ took/ arrived/ said/ looked/ wasn’t/ found/ had/ did/ saw/ bought.

Exercise b

1. Where did your sister park? C

2. Did he close the window? H

3. Whta music did you listen to? G

4. Did you like the film? A

5. Did you work yesterday? F

6. What time did your friends arrive? B

7. Did they go to the restaurant? E

8. Did she want a coffee? D

Exercise c

1. didn’t love

2. Didn’t go

3. Didn’t like

4. Didin’t study

5. Didn’t meet

Exercise d

Past tense Meaning

Was, were Ser, estar

came Venir

Ate Comer

gave Dar

had Tener

made Hacer

said Decir

took Tomar

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 thought Pensar

wrote escribir

Exercise e

1. was

2. were

3. was

4. were

5. was.

Exercise f

Affirmatice Negative Interrogative

He wrote a book He did not write a book. Did he write a book?

He sang. He did not sing Did he sing?

She was pretty She was not pretty Was she pretty?

Exercise g

1. We moved to a new house.

2. They brought a sandwich.

3. He did not do the homework.

4. They sold cars.

5. Did he visit his friends?

Exercise h

1. Where did she go?

2. What did you do?

3. He worked in a bank.

4. You didn’t call me.

5. Did you wear your red dress?

6. He didn’t that book.

Exercise i

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1. wrotre

2. taught

3. sold

4. drank

5. won

6. fell/ hurt

7. threw/ caught

Exercise j

Free option

Exercise k

Was, lived, didn’t have, lived, asked, walked, looked, counted, played, climbed, talked, didn’t
answer, felt

Exercise l

1. A

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. A

Exercise m

1. enjoyed

2. Did Marco win

3. didn’t play

4. did your team score

5.didn’t want

6. Did they go

7. bought

8. stopped

2. Had

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3. Walked to work
4. Took her (about) half an hour
5. She started work
6. She didn´t have/ She didn´t eat (she did not have/eat)
7. She finished work
8. She was… she got
9. She cooked
10. She didn´t go
11. She went to bed
12. She slept
5.2
2. Taught
3. Sold
4. Fell… hurt
5. Threw…caught
6. Spent…bought…cost
5.3
2. Did you travel/ did you go
3. Did you take (you) /were you there
4. Did you stay
5. How was the weather
6. Did you go to/ Did you see/ Did you visit
5.4
3. Didn´t disturb
4. Left
5. Didn´t sleep
6. Flew
7. Didn´t cost

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8. Didn´t have
9. Were
5.5
3. I was working
4. I was in bed asleep/ I was sleeping
5. I was getting ready to go out
6. I was watching TV at home
5.6
2. Was taking a shower
3. Were driving to work
4. Was reading the paper
5. Was watching it
5.7
1. I didn´t see…was looking
2. Met… were going…was going…talked…were waiting or waited
3. Was riding…stepped…was going…managed…didn´t hit
5.8
2. Were you doing
3. Did you go
4. Were you driving…happened
5. Took…wasn´t looking
6. Didn´t know
7. Saw…was trying
8. Was walking…heard…was following…started
9. Wanted
10. Dropped…was doing… didn´t break

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DEDICATION

To: My parents and my dear sistrs Ana Maria DeIta

Luna and Clara I miss you dear sisters.

This workbook has been designed to all “BUAP”

students.

We have prepared a lot of activities hoping them

to be useful and practical for you.

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