1. My sister thinks she’s more intelligent (intelligent) than me, but I don’t agree!
2. Avatar is probably the worst (bad) film I’ve seen!
3. What is the wettest (wet) month of the year in England?
4. Do you think the Harry Potter films are better (good) than the books?
5. Who is the most powerful (powerful) person in your country?
6. I think Men in Black 1 was funnier (funny) than Men in Black 3.
7 .Is Angelina Jolie older (old) than Sandra Bullock?
8. John is the nicest (nice) person that I know.
Рубрика: English 8
Revision exercises
Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
The children were playing hide and seek in the park. (play)
They were going to the movies. (go)
I was reading the book you gave me on my birthday. (read)
Winnie was stitching her new dress. (stitch)
The dogs were barking all night. (bark)
Ron was cleaning his room when he heard the noise. (clean)
It was getting darker with each passing moment. (get)
The gardener was watering the lawn. (water)
The army was going to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them. (go)
My sister was riding a Royal Enfield yesterday. (ride)
The students were working on their assignments. (work)
That boy was dancing in class. (dance)
The kid was watching television all evening. (watch)
The girl was listening to rock music. (listen)
The birds were flying in the sky. (fly)
Ecercise 2 – Change into the past continuous tense
Read the following sentences and change them into the past continuous tense.
Raj drinks coffee. — Raj was drinking coffee.
Sweta is singing her favourite song. — Sweta was singing her favourite song.
Siraj left home. — Siraj was leaving the house.
My friends played on the field. — My friends were playing on the field.
I will be going to France. — I was going to France.
The boy cried all night. — The boy was crying all night.
The cat ran in the streets. — The cat was running in the streets.
I performed at the school function. — I was performing at the school function.
The parrot talked back. — The parrot was talking back.
Tia will visit her granny. — Tia was visiting her granny.
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly.
Yesterday at six, I was preparing dinner.
The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
I was practicing the guitar when he came home.
We were not cycling all day.
While Alan was working in his room, his friends were swimming in the pool.
I tried to tell them the truth, but they were not listening.
What were you doing yesterday?
Most of the time, we were sitting in the park.
I was listening to the radio while my sister was watching TV.
When I arrived, they were playing cards.
We were studying English yesterday at 4:00 pm.
Past Continuous Tense




English september 9-13
Present simple
Write the verbs in the correct form of the present simple.
1. We eat eggs for breakfast every day. (eat)
2. Our teacher always gives us homework on Fridays. (give)
3. I’m sorry. I don’t know the answer. (not know)
4. My father doesn’t like football. (not like)
5. Do all your friends go to the same school? (go)
6. Where does your best friend live? (live)
Present continuous
Complete the email with the correct form of present continuous.
Hi Sally!
It’s me — Jessica. I‘m writing (write) to you from Portugal! We’re on holiday here. We‘re staying (stay) in a nice hotel near the beach. I‘m having (have) a really good time. It’s a beautiful day today — the sun shines (shine) and my brother and sister are playing (play) on the beach. Me? I‘m sitting (sit) in my room and I‘m not doing (not do) any work! What are you doing (do)?
Write and tell me!
Love. Jessica
Have to, don’t have to
Make sentences with the correct form of have to, don’t have to.
1. I / tidy my room. — I have to tidy my room.
2. I / do the cooking. — I don’t have to do the cooking.
3. You / study for the test tomorrow. — You have to study for the test tomorrow.
4. My older sister / go to bed before 11 o’clock. — My older sister doesn’t have to go to bed before 11 o’clock.
5. My brother / go to school on Saturday. — My brother has to go to school on Saturday.
6. I / get up early on Saturday. — I don’t have to get up early on Saturday.
Much/many
Underline the correct word in each sentence.
1. How much/many money do you want to spend?
2. We haven’t got much/many time.
3. I don’t want much/many carrots.
4. She couldn’t get much/many information.
5. He hasn’t got much/many friends.
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.
1. I heard about your exam results. You must be the happiest person in the world right now. (happy)
2. Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world, but Tokyo is even bigger. (big)
3 I think George Clooney is the best actor. I think he’s much better than Brad Pitt. (good)
4. This is one of the most interesting films I have ever seen. I think it’s more interesting than the film we saw two weeks ago. (interesting)
5. I thought losing all my money was the worst experience of my life, but this situation is worse than that. (bad)