REVIEW EXERCISES 3.

1.Comparative - superlative Write the correct form of the adjectives below.

more beautiful than

01.- This hat is …………………….………………………. that one. (beautiful)

bigger than
02.- Argentina is …………………………………….. Colombia, but Brazil is
the biggest
………………………………………………. country in South America. (big)

the best
03.- Today is ……………………………………………….. day of the year. (good)

the hottest
04.- Mercury is …………………………………… planet in the Solar System.(hot)

taller than
05.- I am ………………………………. the tallest
my sister, but dad is ………………………………………... person
in our family. (tall)

slower than
06.- Snakes and lizards are ………………………………………………. foxes. (slow)

worse
07.- I think my English is getting ……………………………………. (bad) but my Spanish is
the best
getting ………………………………………….. (good).

faster
08.-My mum's car isn't very fast. She wants a …………………………..one. (fast)

the largest
09.- Madrid is ………………………………………. city in Spain. (large)

the most dangerous

10.- Sharks are ………………………………………………. animals in the sea. (dangerous)

2. Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct alternative(s) in the

sentences 1-‐8 below.

1 Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.

2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.

3 We ’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?

4 No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.

5 I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in the

morning.

6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat.

7 Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!

8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

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3. MODAL VERBS Write the corresponding modal verb: can/ can’t, must/
mustn’t, should/ shouldn’t.

1. Carla works every day from 9 AM to 5 PM. Right now it’s 10:30 AM, so… She
must
………………... be at work, so she ……………….. be at home.
2. My friend is eating a meat hamburger. He ……………………… be vegetarian.
3. In the hospital you……………………… smoke. There is a signal.
4. Playing football is fun, but remember you …………………. touch the ball with your
hands if you are not the goalkeeper.
5. ………………….you stand on your head for more than a minute?
6. I …………………….. speak Chinese because it is very difficult.
7. The basque language is difficult, but I ………………. speak it!
8. People ………………………. walk on the grass in this park. Look, there is a signal!!
9. What ………………… I pack for this weekend? You…………… pack the raincoat, because
it is going to be a very sunny weekend.