Past Simple- Excercises

1.Read what Sharon says about a typical working day:

SHARON: I usually get up at 7 o'clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8:45. I never have lunch .I finish work at 5 o'clock. I'm always tired when i get home. I usually cook a meal in the evening. I don't usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 o'clock. I always sleep well.

Yesterday was a typical working day for Sharon. Write what she did or didn't do yesterday

1. She got up at 7 o'clock
2. She had a big breakfast
3. She walked to her work
4. It took her about half an hour to get to work
5. She started to work at 8:45
6. She didn't have lunch
7. She finished her work at 5 o'clock
8. She was tired when she got home
9. She cooked a meal yesterday evening
10. She went to bed at 11 o'clock

Vocabulary-Communication

Communication

1 2 3 4 5

6 -7 8 9 10- 11

12 13 14 15 16

1. Newspaper
2. Magazine
3. Letter
4. Stamp
5. Package
6. Box
7. Mailbox
8. Mailman
9. Telephone
10. Ring
11. cell phone
12. Telephone pole
13. Satellite
14. Satellite dish
    

Vocabulary(Describing People and Tools)

Describing People

1		Cheerful
2		Brave
3		Bad Tempered
4		Fat
5		Anxious
6		Bald
7		Baby
8		Child
9		Funny
10		Wicked

Tool

1		Hammer
2		Stepladder
3		Screwdriver
4		Electric drill
5		Screw
6		Wheelbarrow
7		Tape measure
8		Toolbox
9		Magnet
10		Handsaw

Comprehension

BASEBALL

Baseball is the most popular sport in America. In a baseball game there are two teams of nine players. Players must hit a ball with a bat and then run around four bases. A player who goes around all the bases scores a run for his team. The team that finishes with more runs wins the game.
Where did baseball come from? No one knows for sure. Many people believe that the idea came from a game played by children in England. Oher people believe that a man named Abner Doubleday invented the gam in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. But the first real rules of baseball were written in 1845 by Alexander Cartwright. Two teams from New York played a game following Cartwright's rules. The rules worked well. Soon there were many teams.
These early teams were not professional. They played only for fun, not money. But baseball was very popular from the start. Businessmen saw that they could make money with professional baseball teams.
The first professional team was started in 1869. This team was the Red Stockings of Cincinnati. Within a few years, there were professional teams in other cities. In 1876 these came together in a league, or group , called the National League. The teams in the National League played one another.

VOCABULARY
Complete the definitions. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. A group of people that play together is a: Team

• Team
• League
• game

2. A wooden stick used to hit a ball in baseball is called a : Bat

• ball
• sport
• bat

3. The four stations the players must go around are : Bases

• rules
• bases
• wins

4. When a player runs around all four bases, he makes a : Run

• four
• winner
• run

5. Teams that play a game the correct way are following the : Rules

• runs
• rules
• players

COMPREHENSION
Put (T) if it is true or (F) if it is false.

1. Baseball was invented in England (F)
2. ASbner Doubleday played the game with Alexander Cartwright (F)
3. The early teams played for fun (T)
4. The Red Stockings were the first professional team (T)
5. In 1876 nonprofessional teams came together in a league (F)
6. The World Series has been played since 1903 (T)
7. Baseball players must hiy a ball with a bat and run around nine bases. (F)
8. The winning teams in each league play each other in the World Series. (T)
   

Adjetive or Adverb

Exercises.

1. Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb like in the example. Example: Peter works ______ (slow). Answer: Peter works slowly.

1) He quickly reads a book. (quick) 2) Mandy is a pretty girl. (pretty) 3) The class is terribly loud today. (terrible) 4) Max is a good singer. (good) 5) You can easily open this tin. (easy) 6) It's a terrible day today. (terrible) 7) She sings the song well. (good) 8) He is a careful driver. (careful) 9) He drives the car carefully. (careful) 10) The dog barks loudly. (loud)

Comparatives and superlatives

Choose the correct answer

Q1 - It's better __than__ I thought.

as
then
than
like

Q2 - Brazil is __bigger than___ England.

biger than
bigger as
bigger than
biger as

Q3 - She is __the best___ in the class

the best
best
better than
as good as

Q4 - I'm not as successful __as_ she is.

as
like
than
then

Q5 - It was __the most____ expensive restaurant I've ever been to.

more
the more
most
the most

Q6 - I'd like some _farther___ information.

farther
further
Either could be used here.

Q7 - It's _the finest___ art collection in Europe.

finer
finest
the finer
the finest

Q8 - It was _cheaper___ than I was expecting.

cheaper
cheapest
Either could be used here.

Q9 - This is the _dirtiest_____ kitchen I've ever seen.

dirtyest
dirtiest
Either could be used here.

Q10 - Which is _more difficult___ of the two?

more difficult
most difficult
Either could be used here.

Q11 - She finished __quicker__ than everyone else.

more quickly
quicker
Either could be used here.

Q12 - The underground is __more expensive than__ buses.

more expensive
most expensive
the most expensive
more expensive than

Q13 - The plane would be _quicker____ than the coach.

more quickly
quicker
Either could be used here.

Q14 - It was _the hardest___ test I have ever done.

the most hard
the hardest
Either could be used here.

Q15 - There were _more___ people at the game than expected.

most
more
many

Q16 - The _most____ difficult thing was communication.

more
most
It depends on how many things there were.

Comparatives and superlatives

Fill in the blanks with the comparative form of the word in parentheses().
Example: In the U.S, basketball is more popular than soccer.

1. Los Angeles is smaller than New York. (small).
2. Adults are more responsible than children. (responsible)
3. Computers used to be more expensive than they are today.(expensive)
4. Computers used to be much bigger than they are today.(big)
5. Adults drive more carefully than teenagers.(carefully)
6. Do you think that voice mail is better than an aswering machine?(good)
7. Police work is more dangerous than teaching.(dangerous)
8. Children learn languages more easily than adults.(easily)

Complete the sentences. Use any appropiate form of the words in parentheses and add any other necessary words.

1. I feel (safe) safer in a plane than i do in a car.
2. Mr. Hochingnauong feels (comfortable) more comfortable speaking his native language than he does speaking English.
3. Riding a bicycle can be dangerous. (people) more people were killed in bicycle accidents last year than have been killed in airplane accidents in the last four years.
4. My friend has studied many languages. He think's Japanese is (difficult) the most difficult of all the languages he has studied.
5. Cheese usually tastes (good) better at room temperature than it does just after you take it out of the refrigerator.

Going To

* Put the verbs into the correct form (future I). Use going to.

1. It (rain) is going to rain.
2. They (eat) are going to eat stew.
3. I (wear) am going to wear blue shoes tonight.
4. We (not / help) are not going to help you.
5. Jack (not / walk) is not going to walk home.
6. (cook / you) Are you going to cook dinner?
7. Sue (share / not) is not going to share her biscuits.
8. (leave / they) Are they going to leave the house?
9. (take part / she) Is she going to take part in the contest?
10. I (not / spend) am not going to spend my holiday abroad this year.

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Will and Going to

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap. Use will-future or going to-future. Example: I hope, that the sun ________ tomorrow. (to shine) Answer: I hope, that the sun will shine tomorrow.

1) Philipp will be 15 next Wednesday. (to be) 2) They are going to get a new computer. (to get) 3) I think, my mother will like this CD. (to like) 4) Paul's sister is going to have a baby. (to have) 5) They will arrive at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive) 6) Just a moment. I will help you with the bags. (to help) 7) In 2020 people will buy more hybrid cars. (to buy) 9) We are going to fly to Venice in June. (to fly) 10) Look at the clouds! It is going to rain soon. (to rain)

Present Perfect

* Complete these sentences:

1. Jill is in hospital. She has been in hospital since Monday.
2. I know Saraj. I have known her for a long time.
3. Linda and Frank are married. They have been married since 1989.
4. Brian is ill. He has been ill for the last few days.
5. We live in Scott Road. We have lived there for ten years.
6. Catherine works in a bank. She has worked in a bank for five years.
7. Alan has a headache. He has had a headache since he got up this morning.
8. I'm learning English. I have learned English for six months.

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Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect. Example: I _____________ my father's car. (to wash) Answer: I have washed my father's car.

1) Karen has sent me an e-mail. (to send) 2) Dave and Pat have visited the museum. (to visit) 3) I have been at the pet shop. (to be) 4) They have already packed their rucksacks. (to pack) 5) Marcus has had an accident. (to have) 6) We have done the shopping for our grandmother. (to do) 7) I have just cleaned my bike. (to clean) 8) Emily has painted her room. (to paint) 9) Lisa and Colin have gone to a concert. (to go) 10) My friends have given up smoking. (to give up)

Vocabulary

Jobs and Professions

1		Baker
2		Bricklayer
3		Window cleaner
4		Teacher
5		Postman
6		Waitress
7		Dressmaker
8		Hall porter
9		Businessman
10		Cabinetmaker

Clothes.

1		Short trousers
2		Dress
3		Sweater
4		Tie
5		Ready-to-wear clothes
6		Jeans
7		Skirt
8		Shirt
9		Gloves
10		Jacket