Tecnologia

MODULE 1

Simple Present. Comparative & Superlative Adjectives.

I. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative).

1. My house is (big) than yours.

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

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

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

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

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

II. Complete the sentences with the superlative and the preposition.

Example: It´s a very nice room. It´s the nicest room in the hotel.

1. It´s a very cheap restaurant. It´s _________________________town.

2. It was a very happy day. It was _________________________my life.

3. She´s a very intelligent student. She_______________________the school.

4. It´s a very valuable painting. It____________________________the gallery.

In the following sentences use one of the most + superlative.

Example: It´s a very nice room. It´s one of the nicest rooms in the hotel.

1. He is a very rich man. He´s one _________________________the world.

2. It´s a very old castle. It´s _______________________________France.

3. She´s a very good student. She _________________________ the class.

4. It was a very bad experience. It was _________________________my life.

III. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective in parentheses.

1) She’s much _______________ ______________ her husband. (young)

2) Yesterday was a _____________ day. (warm)

3) The vegetables in the shop are ____________ _______¬¬¬_____ the one ones in the supermarket. (fresh)

4) The train is ___________ __________ _________ the bus (expensive)

5) The new TV program is _________ ________ the old one. (funny)

6) Mrs. Jones is a ______________ teacher ___________ Mr. Andrews. (good)

7) My office is __________________ _________________ Helen’s. (near)

8) The traffic is ______________ ________________it was last year. (noisy)

9) You have a __________________ life _____________ I have. (busy)

10) Drivers in this country are ____________ ______________ ________ drivers in my country. (Dangerous)

IV. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjective in parentheses.

1.- James is ___________________________ man in the world. (tall)

2.- William is _________________________ boy in the class. (smart)

3.- My house is __________________________ in the area. (cheap)

4.-. Jane was _________________________girl. (quick)

5- What is _________________________ movie you have ever seen? (funny)

6.- That movie was bad, but it wasn't _________________ I have ever seen. (bad)

7.- I think Mary is _________________________ woman I have ever seen. (beautiful)

8.- He is _____________________ when he is playing football. (happy)

9.-Everest is ________________________ mountain in the world. (high)

10.-Who is ______________________ person in your family? (old)

V. As.. as.. Not as.. as…Fill in the comparison with as ... as.

1. John is (tall) Glen.

2. Janet is (beautiful) Jennifer.

3. You are (crazy) my sister.

4. We can run (fast) they can.

5. My mom is (not / strict) your mum.

6. Your mobile phone is (not / trendy) mine.

7. Matrix II was (not / interesting) Matrix I.

8. This yoghurt (not / taste / good) the one I bought yesterday.

9. I can do (many / press-ups) you.

10. I (not / earn / much / money) you do.

VI. Underline the correct past participle form of the following irregular verbs.

1. bring a. brings b. brought c. bring

2. fall a. fallen b. fell c. falls

3. know a. knew b. known c. knows

4. sing a. sung b. sing c. sang

5. take a. takes b. took c. taken

VII. Complete the following table.

BASE FORM PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE

1. Be (am-is) was

2. feel felt

3. put put

4. fly flew

5. saw seen

6. write wrote

7. swim swum

8. went gone

9. drink drunk

10. eat ate

MODULE 2.

Simple Past

VIII. Put the verbs into the correct form. (Simple past)

1. Last year I spent my holiday in Ireland.

2. It (be) great.

3. I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.

4. One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.

5. We (be) very lucky with the weather.

6. It ______________ (not,rain) a lot.

7. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.

8. Where (spend / you) your last holiday?

IX. Write questions in simple past

1. Anna /the window/ open Did Anna open the window?

2. She/home/walk _______________________________

3. you/in the garden/work __________________________

4. She/on a chair/ sit ______________________________

5. You/ a song/ sing ______________________________

6. You/ the castle/ visit ____________________________

7. Jenny/ the door/ lock ____________________________

8. She/ happy/ be ________________________________

9. Greg/ the ball/ kick ______________________________

10. The car/ at the corner/ stop ______________________

X. Write the simple past of the verbs.

1. I _____________________ (meet) Brianna in a dinner.

2. When ____________ it _________________? (Happen)

3. She ________________________ (not get) along with my cats.

4. Why _______ you ___________ (tell) that joke? It wasn´t funny

5. The traffic was terrible! It ________ (take) me an hour to get to work this morning.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

a) met a) happened a) didn’t get a) did told a) took

b) mit b) did happen b) got b) did tell b) taken

c) meet c)did happened c) didn´t gotten c)

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