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There Is o There Are.: Complete With There Was / There Were
There Is o There Are.: Complete With There Was / There Were
A FEW / A LITTLE
1. You ___________________ speak to your brother and try to solve that problem
2) You _____________________ come with us to the cinema; the film we are going to see is marvellous
4) Please, we are in the church; you ___________________ stop making that unpleasant noise (A father to his son)
5) If you want to watch TV, first you ____________________ finish your homework
6) If I want to buy a new house I ________________________ get a mortgage (A mother to her daughter)
7) You cannot go out with your friends. You _____________________ stay at home because you have fever
8) In internal flights you _______________________ check in one hour before the departure
11) The doctor is very worried about my dad and has told him that he _______________________ work less
13) Our teaches have told us that we _______________________ be quiet during the class (A father to his son)
14) You will have exams in two weeks. You _____________________ study harder (obligation)
15) (The police officer to the protesters) You ________________________ leave this place immediately
16) I ________________ leave immediately; it is very late and tomorrow I have to get up early
17) In the petrol station we _______________________ switch off the engine before filling the tank
19) You ____________________ to go to the dentist; you have lost a filling (consejo muy enfático)
21) You ___________________ read more; it is very good for your education
22) Kevin, you __________________ shave yourself; you look a little bit scruffy (A mother to her son)
25) The police told us that we ___________________ get out of the car
USE THE WORDS CAN CAN'T COULD COULDN'T TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.
a. Bob _____________ swim but he _____________ when he was two years old..
c. Last week it was sunny and we ______________ go swimming, but this week we ______________.
d. Russel _________________ play the violin, but he __________________ play the piano.
f. Tony ______________ cook now, but he ________________ before taking cooking classes.
h. Kimi __________________ dance with fans, but she ______________ dance samba.
k. Lisa __________________ play baseball, but she _______________ when she was three.
l. Mary was so busy that she _________________ accept the invitation to go out.
a. Before Asmau came to the USA, she can / can't / could / couldn't speak English. Now she / can / can't /
could / couldn't understand everything.
b. Nancy can / can't / could / couldn't run a hundred miles when she was younger.
c. Brian was so tired last night that he can / can't / could / couldn't sleep.
d. We had a great picnic last Sunday, but my friend Bob can / can't / could / couldn't come.
e. I can / can't / could / couldn't somersault now, but I can / can't / could / couldn't when I was two.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
2. My mum thinks that cats are ____________________ (good) pets than dogs.
6. You look ____________________ (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?
30. A baby blue whale gets _________________ (big) a great white shark.
5) In the UK, the streets are generally (narrow) _________________________________ than in the USA.
The weather this summer is even (bad) _________________________________________ than last summer.