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1 Complete with the

Comparative

and

Superlative

of the adjectives

given in brackets:
-Shorts are ________________________ skirts, but blue jeans are
__________________________. (fashionable)
-My nails are ___________________ yours, but Jenny has got _____________________ ones
I have seen. (long)
-Your father is _______________________ mine, but ________________________ one is
Peters father. (young)
-Horses are ________________________ cats, but dogs are ____________________ animals I
know. (intelligent)
-Motorbikes are _________________ cars , but the building-works are
_____________________ activity. (noisy)
-The theatre is ____________________ the cinema, but the circus is ____________________
of them all. (funny)
-Smoking is ____________________ drinking coke, but drugs are ______________________
thing for you. (bad)
-Paris is ___________________ London, but Venice is ________________________ city in the
world. (romantic)
-Alien is ___________________ Stargate, but Stars War is ______________________ science
fiction film. (good)
-The car is ____________________ the motorbike, but the bus is ___________________
transport in town. (safe)
-My cat is _________________ yours, but Susies cat _______________________ pet in the
neighbourhood. (fat)
-April and May are _________________ December, but June and July are
___________________months. (sunny)
2. Complete the sentences with

too, enough, or

not enough and the

words in brackets.
1. John cant reach the shelf. He is ........................ to get
the books.

(tall)

2. These trousers are ................. . I need a

smaller size.

(big)

3. Ann is fourteen years old. She is ....................................

to drive.

(old)

4. Paul runs very quickly. He is .......................... to win

the race.

(fast)

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5. Larry says he is ..................... with his
new job.

(happy)

3. Translate into English. Use comparatives and superlatives.

1. Un correo electrnico es ms rpido que una carta.
2. Soy ms tmido que mi hermano.
3. Juan es el mejor jugador de nuestro equipo, y Pepe es el peor.
4. Plutn es el planeta ms alejado del sol.
5. Una buena novela es ms interesante que la revista HOLA!
6. Este piso no es lo bastante grande para nosotros.
7. Esta maana el cielo est ms azul que ayer.
8. Anne est demasiado dbil para jugar al ftbol hoy.
9. Este examen es ms largo, pero es ms fcil.
10.Hoy es el da ms feliz de mi vida.
11.Este apartamento es demasiado pequeo, es ms pequeo que mi casa.
12.Luisa es la chica ms guapa de mi clase. Es lo bastante guapa para ser
modelo.
13.Los hombres son menos inteligentes que las mujeres.
14.Antonio no es lo bastante rico para comprarse un coche.
15.El elefante es el animal ms grande de la tierra.
Complete the sentences with a superlative:
a. This building is very old. Its the oldest building in the town.
b. It was a very happy day. It was........................................ of my life.
c. Its a very good film. Its.................................................... Ive seen.
d. It was a very bad mistake. It was....................................... in my life.
e. It was a very cold day. It was ........................................... of the year.
f. Shes a popular singer. Shes........................................... in the country.
g. Hes a very boring person. Hes ................................................... I know.
h. This house is very big. It is ................................................... Ive lived in.
i. My cousin is very tall. He is ............................................................. I have.
j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is ...................................................... I know.
Choose the correct answer:
a. Toms car is as big as / the biggest his friends.
b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family?
c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know?
d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours.
e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class.
f. Is Jasons dog older than / the oldest yours?
g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world?
h. We are younger than / the youngest the rest of the class.
i. My hair is the straightest / straighter than your hair.
j. He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world.
Write the sentences in the correct order:
a. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is. Gary is taller than Rick.
b. trousers / John / got / has / new / light.

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c. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger
d. an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is
e. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest
f. the / student / he / tallest / is
g. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most
h. He / the / was / footballer / best
i. plays / than / better / you / Mary
j. father / is / your / than / stronger / mine
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
a. Carol is as good (good) as you at sport.
b. We like wearing the (late) fashion.
c. These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans.
d. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.
e. You are the ________________________ (pretty) girl in class.
f. My grandma is _______________________ (old) than my grandpa.
g. The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop.
h. I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes
. i. Your hair is ____________________ (curly) than my hair.
j. My hair is ______________________ (short) than yours.
PRESENT PERFECT
Complete the following sentences using the Present Perfect of the verbs in
brackets.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

My parents (buy) ....................................................... a new flat.

The boy (write) ....................................................... a letter to her girlfriend.
We (eat) ....................................................... all the sandwiches.
Susie and Jenny (bring) ....................................................... some music for the
party.
The new pupil (not do) ....................................................... all the activities.
............................................................. (the children / put) the books on the
table? Yes, ...................
................................................................. (Peter / kiss) his mother?
No, .........................
My sister (forget) ....................................................... her umbrella in the
cinema.

Complete the following sentences using the Present Perfect of the

following verbs:
not take - finish - lock - make - find - tidy - not spend - steal decide - not watch
a) Robert ....................................................... the watch he lost yesterday.
b) Tom and his brother ....................................................... to start karate lessons.
c) The tourists....................................................... any photograph of the
cathedral.
d) The thief ....................................................... the womans bag, and hes
running away.
e) John .................................................... the door of the car, and hes putting the
key in his pocket.

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f) The travel was very cheap, so we ....................................................... a lot of
money on it.
g) ....................................... the pupils ....................................... all the activities?
h) .................................... your mother ..................................... a cake for your
birthday?
i) ............................................ you .................................... your room today?
j) We .................................................... any television this weekend.

Translate these sentences into English using the Present Perfect.

a) Has estado alguna vez en Inglaterra?
b) La secretaria no ha telefoneado al mdico.
c) Habis pintado vosotros esa ventana?
d) Hemos viajado a Roma y hemos visto muchos museos.
e) John ha suspendido todas sus asignaturas.

Translate into English. Use Present Perfect and JUST, YET or ALREADY when
necessary.
1 Helen acaba de mandar una carta a su amiga.

2 Mary ya ha acabado su trabajo.

3 Este dependiente ha vendido ya todos los productos.

4 Paul ha suspendido todas las asignaturas.

5 La polica no ha encontrado an al delincuente.

6 Dnde has puesto la comida? La he guardado ya en la nevera.

7 Dnde han escrito los alumnos las frases?

8 Juan ha gastado mucho dinero en este negocio.

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Put in SINCE or FOR. Two time expressions shouldnt be in this list. Mark
them .
some minutes
last Tuesday
three
decades
many weeks more than a year September
I met her
tomorrow
on Monday
a few days ages and ages
the
whole summer
Translate using the Present Perfect with for or since.
1 Llevo diez aos estudiando en este colegio.
2 Cunto hace que Helen trabaja en esta empresa? Veinte aos.

3 Desde cundo tienes esos vaqueros? Desde que tena quince aos.

4 El profesor no viene a clase desde hace tres das.

5 Hace ya una hora que estoy esperando bajo la lluvia.

6 Robert lleva estudiando idiomas desde que era nio.

7 Cunto hace que tenis la casa nueva? Slo desde el mes pasado.

8 Desde cundo os conocis? Desde que estbamos en el colegio.

Choose the Present Perfect or the Past Simple in the following.
1 We learnt / have learnt a lot of English last year.
4 Can I have another book?
Ive read / read this one.
2 I cant find my wallet. I think I lost / ve lost it. 5 Where did you go / have you
been last Saturday?
3 Im not ready. I didnt finish / havent finished.
6 My dad didnt do /
hasnt done the cooking yesterday.
Present Perfect Past Simple. Write the correct form in the blanks.
1
2
3
4
5

I ... to my brother yesterday. (write)

I .... to my sister. (write)
The lessons ..... last week. (begin)
You ... three cups today. (break)
Why ..... so late tonight? (you, be)

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6 I dont know who ... my ring. (steal)
7 We ... too much last night. (eat)
8 John .. off his bike yesterday. (fall)
9 Im sorry, I...... your name! (forget)
10 I . her my photo, now she knows me. (send)
11 We .. what they wanted. (know)
12 Oh, dear!! Someone .. my umbrella! (steal)