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Present Simple or Progressive – Exercise

Fill in the present simple or the present progressive.
1. Mr Cooper always buys a pound of sugar. (buy)
2. The shop assistant closes the door now. (close)
3. Kevin and Alan never throw away glass bottles. (throw)
4. Look! Freddy carries two baskets. (carry)
5. Now Mrs Caveman looks out of the window. (look)
6. Mrs Bingham goes shopping every Saturday. (go)
7. I count the money at the moment. (count)
8. Mr Root always opens a box of eggs before buying them. (open)
9. Mum often  her change. (forget)
10. Listen! The manager talks to a customer. (talk)
11. My friends often go to the computer shop. (go)
12. We always put our things in a basket. (put)
13. The shop closes at the moment. (close)
14. They play tennis every Sunday. (play)
15. She takes a shower now. (take)

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. I have been learning (learn) English for seven years now.
2. But last year I was not working (not / work) hard enough for English, that’s why my marks were not (not / be) really that good then.
3. As I want to pass (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I am going to study (study) harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents sent (send) me on a language course to London.
5. It was (be) great and I think I learned(learn) a lot.
6. Before I went (go) to London, I had not enjoyed (not / enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I was doing (do) the language course, I met (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.
8. There I noticed (notice) how important it is (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I have (have) much more fun learning English than I had (have) before the course.
10. At the moment I am revising (revise) English grammar.
11. And I have already begun (begin / already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I think (think) I will do (do) one unit every week.
13. My exam is (be) on 15 May, so there is not (not / be) any time to be lost.
14. If I pass (pass) my exams successfully, I will start (start) an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I will go (go) back to London to work there for a while.
16. As you can see (see / can), I have become (become) a real London fan already.

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About future.

In my opinion, in 2045 there will be flying cars, and artificial intelligence will be very developed and it is very possible that robots will be human assistants. And there is also a hypothesis that Mars can be inhabited.

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English Test

  1. the prettiest
  2. taller
  3. the cleverest
  4. the longest
  5. the most difficult
  6. the best
  7. more expensive
  8. the most interesting
  9. the tiniest
  10. more modern
  11. higher
  12. the worst
  13. darker
  14. the best
  15. the most difficult
  16. cheaper
  17. the curliest
  18. heavier
  19. the kindest
  20. the best
  21. the slowest
  22. the greatest
  23. the happiest
  24. the laziest
  25. the bravest
  26. the biggest
  27. the noisiest
  28. longer
  29. the fastest
  30. the most unpleasant
  31. more dangerous
  32. more nervous
  33. younger
  34. the coldest
  35. shorter
  36. the largest
  37. the most interesting
  38. the quickest
  39. the nearest
  40. the widest
AdjectivesComparativeSuperlative
1.coldcolderthe coldest
2.goodbetterthe best
3.interestingmore interestingthe most interesting
4.beautifulmore beautifulthe most beautiful
5.oldolderthe oldest
6.littlelessthe least
7.importantmore importantthe most important
8.farfartherthe farthest
9.able more able most able
10.disagreeablemore disagreeablethe most disagreeable
11.redredderthe reddest
12.truetruerthe truest
13.prettyprettierthe prettiest
14.comfortablemore comfortablethe most comfortable
15.convenientmore convenientthe most convenient
16.deepdeeperthe deepest
17.courageousmore courageousthe most courageous
18.easyeasierthe easiest
19.excellentmore excellentthe most excellent
20.badworsethe worst

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.
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Check your progress

Grammar
a) Complete the sentences. Use have/has to or don’t/doesn’t have to.

  1. You have to understand! There is no way I can accept this.
  2. If you want to go to university, you have to hard study.
  3. She doesn’t have to buy a computer. She can use my laptop.
  4. Students at most schools in the UK have to wear a uniform.
  5. I understand what you said. You don’t have to tell me again!
  6. James wants to be healthy. He has to be careful about what he eats.
  7. You don’t have to help me with my work. I can do it on my own.

b) Circle the correct words.

  1. She’s buying a/some fruit at the supermarket.
  2. Can I have a / an orange, please?
  3. I can’t buy it. I haven’t got much / many money.
  4. How much / many tomatoes have we got?
  5. Much/Many people live in this city.
  6. If you want something to eat, have a / some sandwich.
  7. We’ve got a/some eggs, but we haven’t got much / many bread.
  8. We haven’t got some / any apples today. Would you like some / any carrots.
  9. Our teacher never gives us some / any homework before the weekend. She’s great.

Vocabulary
a) Fill in the puzzle with words for food and drink. What’s the mystery word?

  1. Olive oil is a good oil to use in cooking.
  2. They come from chickens and you can fry them or boil them.
    Eggs.
  3. A lot of people put this in coffee.
    Sugar.
  4. Lots of people drink orange juice for breakfast.
  5. I’d like a glass of mineral water.
  6. They are orange and they grow under the ground.
    Carrots.
  7. You need bread to make toast.
  8. A round fruit that is usually red or green.
    Apple.
  9. Chicken, lamb and beef, for example.
    Steak.
  10. Food that we get from the sea.
    Fish.
    Mystery word — vegetables

b) Put the letters in order to find the names of jobs.

  1. cathree — teacher
  2. tindest — dentist
  3. crodot — doctor
  4. serun — nurse
  5. Ipito — pilot
  6. wrayel — lawyer
  7. rigefhetifr — firefighter
  8. eerening — engineer