Complete the sentences using the words from the table.
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1. Natasha knows English well and often works as an …… for tourist groups.
2. What a funny ……. radio!
3. I don’t like him: he is always …….. to me.
4. It’s ……….. lunchtime.
5. He greeted us .
6. Is it your ……… decision to leave tonight?
7. Does Mary ……. to be a friendly girl?
8. How much do you ………. ?
9. We listened to the story ……….. and couldn’t believe our ears.
10. I’m trying to find a particular ……… of “Romeo and Juliet”.
Make these sentences passive.
They have published her new book recently.
Dinner is ready and hot. Someone has just cooked it.
There are no letters on the table. Somebody has posted them.
The town council has just opened our local museum.
My dress is clean. Someone has washed it.
Put THE, A, AN or ZERO ARTICLE where necessary.
Look at … sky!
Nick has got … dog.
…. dog’s name is Rex.
It is … early winter now.
It is … frosty winter now.
It was … high afternoon.
She wanted to finish the job she had …day before but never finished.
Andrew understood he couldn’t sleep on … morning like that and walked out of the house.
It was … unusually cold day for 35 … summer.
What is better: Present Perfect or Past Perfect? Put the verbs in brackets in the necessary form.
When I arrived at the country house I realized I (lose) the keys.
Jack (play) tennis three times this week.
I (live) here for 12 years and I’m moving to another one next week.
She told me she (work) in England before.
Wait, I’ll go and see if she (go) out.
What is better: Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous?
Put the verbs in brackets in the necessary form.
When mother got home she found that little Kitty (paint) her room.
It (rain) for several days before the wind changed.
I can’t listen to him any more. He (lecture) us for an hour and a half.
Jane’s voice sounds strange. She (cry) for 20 minutes.
Alec said he (stand) there since 6 o’clock
2 a larger garden the largest garden
3 a bigger table the biggest table
4a higher building the highest building
5 a difficulter exercise the difficultest exercise
6 a newer dress the newest dress
7 an older book the oldest book
8 later news the latest news
10 an easier question the easiest question
11 cleaner water the cleanest water
12 thinner ice the thinnest ice
13 a thicker dictionary the thickest dictionary
14 a better friend the best friend
15 more snow the most snow
16 worse weather the worst weather
17 less time the least time
18 more cars the most cars
19 fewer mistakes the fewest mistakes
8 a more comfortable flat the comfortablest flat