ENGLISH EXERCISE

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb of frequency in brackets in its
correct position

1. They go to the movies. (often)

2. She listens to classical music. (rarely)
3. He reads the newspaper. (sometimes)
4. Sara smiles. (never)
5. She complains about her husband. (always)
6. I drink coffee. (sometimes)
7. Frank is ill. (often)
8. He feels terrible (usually)
9. I go jogging in the morning. (always)
10. She helps her daughter with her homework. (never)
11. We watch television in the evening. (always)
12. I smoke. (never)
13. I eat meat. (seldom)
14. I eat vegetables and fruits. (always)

Use the adverb and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Our teacher, Mrs Jones, .............................. (never / be) late for lessons.

2. I .............................. (often / clean) my bedroom at the weekend.

3. My brother .............................. (hardly ever / help) me with my homework.

4. I .............................. (sometimes / be) bored in the maths lessons.

5. We .............................. (rarely / watch) football on TV.

6. You and Tony .............................. (never / play) computer games with me.

7. You .............................. (usually / be) at the sports centre on Sunday.

8. The school bus .............................. (always / arrive) at half past eight.
complete sentence using the adverb of frequency in brackets in its correct position

1. Indonesia………………………wins in the world Olympiad.

2. She ……………………….. cooks for her parents.
3. They come to my house………………………… in a week.
4. I ……………………….. bring a dictionary in the school.
5. Flora ……………………… follows the art class.
6. I …………………………. looks the phenomena.
7. He ………………………… stay at home.
8. They………………………….. try to make a new creation.
9. We……………………… go to the cinema every week.
10. Gina………………….. visit her grandmother in the village.
11. I ………………….. meet the someone before in this place.
12. She…………………. writes an article in the newspaper.
13. My mother…………………. kisses me every day.
14. I……………………….. pray the healthy to my family.
15. We……………………………. accompany her to the hospital.

Jawaban
1. Frequently
2. Always
3. Twice
4. Sometimes
5. Never
6. Hardly ever
7. Seldom
8. Often
9. Usually
10. Always
11. Hardly ever
12. Usually
13. Frequently
14. Always
15. Occasionally
 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

I. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. You .............................. (arrive) in England last week.

2. My mum .............................. (study) Russian at university.

3. I .............................. (phone) you yesterday, but you weren't at home.

4. Last night, Marga and Alice .............................. (plan) their holiday.

5. Tom .............................. (invite) us to his birthday party.

6. The children .............................. (carry) the books to the classroom.

7. We .............................. (finish) the exam at half past three.

8. I .............................. (chat) to Jane about films and fashion.

II. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. Jane .............................. a film. (watch)
2. He .............................. a box. (carry)
3. They .............................. their father. (help)
4. John and Amy .............................. things. (swap)
5. I .............................. to Andrew. (talk)
6. Susan .............................. with Peter. (dance)
7. The boys .............................. basketball. (try)
8. We .............................. a trip. (plan)
9. She .............................. her hair. (wash)
10. The car .............................. at the traffic lights. (stop)

III. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. Children .............................. (dress) quickly.
2. I .............................. (help) my mother in the kitchen.
3. We .............................. (walk) in the park.
4. They .............................. (wash) their clothes in the bathroom.
5. We .............................. (watch) an interesting film.
6. Students .............................. (work) in the garden.
7. Jack .............................. (play) basketball.
8. The girl .............................. (skip) very fast.
9. It .............................. (rain) a lot.
10. Henry .............................. (ski) down the hill.
IV. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
1. It .............................. (snow) last winter.
2. We .............................. (open) the door.
3. Children .............................. (smile) happily.
4. Martin .............................. (listen) to music.
5. She .............................. (want) a new dress.
6. Ervin .............................. (count) the documents.
7. A lot of people .............................. (skate) on the lake.
8. Nick .............................. (rest) last summer.
9. We .............................. (paint) the walls.
10. The teacher .............................. (plant) a tree.
 COMPARATIVE

I. Put each adjective or adverb in the comparative

1. She plays chess than her brother. (good, young)

2. Alexander is than I am, but he is still than Michael. (tall, small)

3. The old car is not than the new one. (expensive)

4. He realised that his children behaved than their friends. (good)

5. Sam doesn’t understand anything if you speak even than Tom. (fast)

6. Liz usually writes her letters than Maggie. (careful)

7. Jim separates the letters from the less important ones. (important)

8. She speaks English very well, but Tracy speaks it even . (good)

9. Tom is a well-known physician, but Frank is . (famous)

10. This coat is than the boots she wears. (expensive)

II. Put each adjective or adverb in the comparative

1. A good book is than a newspaper. (good)

2. His financial position is even than it was last year. (bad)

3. Jane is than her sister. (pretty)

4. She is very much with him than she was with her first husband. (happy)

5. It is to fight than to surrender without fighting. (honourable)

6. She is even today than she was yesterday. (gay)

7. The new classroom is a little than the old one. (big)

8. The outlook is very much than it was some years ago. (hopeful)

9. Fresh blood is than dry blood. (red)

10. I have even time today than I had yesterday. (little)

III. Put each adjective or adverb in the comparative
1. A rock is .................... than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our house is .................... than yours. (big)
3. The princess is .................... than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a .................... student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles are .................... than motorbikes. (safe)
6. July is .................... than January. (hot)
7. A lion is .................... than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen is .................... than Mary. (happy)
9. Computers are .................... than telephones. (expensive)
10. I think golf is .................... than football. (boring)
11. This armchair is .................... than the old one. (comfortable)
12. Trains are .................... than aeroplanes. (slow)
13. In this classroom there are .................... girls than boys. (many)
14. You are .................... here than there. (safe)
15. Fifi is .................... than Kate. (pretty)
16. Tim is .................... than Peter. (talented)
Chage these adjevtives below into comparative form!

Adjective Comparative Adjective Comparative

bad lucky
angry many
beautiful near
big nice
big old
boring polite
brave possible
busy pretty
careful red
cheap rusty
cheap safe
comfortable short
compete simple
crazy sleepy
cruel slow
dangerous small
dry snowy
easy strong
exciting talented
expensive tall
famous tall
fast thin
fast wet
fat wide
friendly wise
funny young
gay
good
great
guilty
happy
happy
heavy
high
honourable
hopeful
hot
hot
hungry
important
large
lazy
light
little
loud
lovely
low
Fill in the comparison with as ... as.

as tall as
1. John is (tall) Glen.

2. Janet is (beautiful) Jeniffer.

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.

Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below.

1. The blue car is the red car. (fast)

2. Peter is Fred. (not/tall)

3. The violin is the cello. (not/low)

4. This copy is the other one. (bad)

5. Oliver is Peter. (optimistic)

6. Today it's yesterday. (not/windy)

7. The tomato soup was the mushroom soup. (delicious)

8. Grapefruit juice is lemonade. (not/sweet)

9. Nick is Kevin. (brave)

10. Silver is gold. (not/heavy)

Make sentences - as ... as.

1. Jake clever Lily.

2. The marks in the test bad the last marks.

3. The film sad the play.

4. The dog small a cat.

5. Ben angry Jake.