1 Grammar help
Present simple or Present
continuous
1 Underline the time expressions. Write present
simple or present continuous for the verb form.
Joe is speaking French at the moment.
present continuous
1 They often go to the cinema at the weekend.
2 We are going to a concert now.
3 She always cooks lunch on Sundays.
4 I’m painting my room today.
5 You drive to work twice a week.
6 I watch TV on Sunday evenings.
2 Use the words to write sentences. Use the
present simple for habits (H) and the present
continuous for actions in progress now (N).
Clare / watch / TV / in the evenings (H)
Clare watches TV in the evenings.
1 Grandad / sit / in the garden / at the moment (N)
2 they / listen / to music / at the moment (N)
3 John’s dad / go / to work / on Saturdays (H)
4 we / not watch / TV / now (N)
5 Emily / not play / tennis / today (N)
6 she / usually / get up / at 7 a.m. (H)
3 Complete the sentences with the present simple
or present continuous form of the verbs.
We go to the cinema every Sunday. (go)
1 I French on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(study)
2 Linda at the moment. (sleep)
3 Mr and Mrs Jones now. (leave)
4 My mum always early. (get up)
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Possessive pronouns
4 Choose the correct words.
The rucksack is Sarah’s. It’s her / hers not
my / mine.
1 I can’t find my key. Can I borrow your / yours?
2 Your / Yours dog is running after my / mine.
3 Our / Ours test is very difficult! How about
you / yours?
4 They think that the idea is their / theirs.
5 ‘He / His sandwich is delicious.’ ‘So is my / mine.’
5 Complete the sentences with a possessive
pronoun in the box.
Hers ​His  ​mine ​ours ​Theirs ​Yours
This isn’t my pen. Where’s mine ?
1 This isn’t Mark’s skateboard. is blue.
2 These aren’t Elena’s shoes. are under
the bed.
3 We like Molly’s house, but we prefer .
4 This isn’t your mobile phone. hasn’t
got a camera.
5 This isn’t John and Lucy’s class. is
upstairs.
Whose …?
6 Complete the questions with Whose or Who’s.
Who’s that girl? Is it your sister?
1 phone is this? Is it yours?
2 got exams this week?
3 CD is this? Is it Dan’s?
Adverbs of manner
7 Choose the correct answers.
My dad usually drives slow / slowly.
1 I’m a very bad / badly tennis player.
2 Talk quiet / quietly in the library.
3 Sara is very happy / happily today.
4 My grandma walks very slow / slowly.
5 He’s a very good / well football player.
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be : past simple Information questions with

1 Complete the sentences with was or were. was / were
You were at the concert last month. 4 Complete the questions with the question words
1 She very tired this morning. in the box.
2 Her new shoes very expensive.
How old ​
When ​
Where ​
Why
3 I born in London in 2004.
4 James Dean a famous actor.
Why wasn’t he at school last week?
Because he was ill.
2 Where were these people yesterday? Follow the 1 were you last Tuesday? I was at my
lines to find out, then correct the sentences.
grandparents’ house in Devon.
Livy at the cinema 2 was the football match? On Tuesday.
Mara in bed 3 were you two years ago? I was eleven.
Peter at home
John on holiday
Craig and Helen at school Prepositions of place
Paula and Pat at swimming practice 5 Label the pictures with the prepositions.
Livy was in the park.
​under ​near ​in front of ​behind
Livy wasn’t in the park.
She was at school.
1 Mara was at her dance class.


2 Craig and Helen were at home.
in front of 1

3 Peter was at school.


4 Paula and Pat were at work.
2 3

3 Write the questions in the correct order. Then There was / There were
write the short answers.
6 Complete the questions with the correct form of
TV / on / the film / night / was / last? (✓) there was or there were, and write short answers.
Was the film on TV last night?
Was there a CD player in the
Yes, it was. kitchen? (✗)
1 you / swimming pool / were / night / at / the / No, there wasn’t.
last? (✓)
1 any chairs in the living
room? (✓)

2 your / mum / good / at / maths / was ? (✗) 2 a CD player in the
bedroom? (✓)

3 your parents / angry / were ? (✓) 3 any chairs in the
bedroom? (✗)

4 a TV in the kitchen? (✗)

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Past simple: regular verbs 4 Complete the sentences with the past simple
form of the verbs in the box.
1 Write the past simple forms of the verbs.
study studied give  ​listen ​read ​see ​spend ​want ​write
1 wash
Jack listened to music in his room last night.
2 decide
1 I a lot of emails this morning.
3 play
2 My grandmother to be a jazz singer
4 call
when she was young.
5 stop
3 We a lot of money at the shopping
6 study centre last weekend.
7 prefer 4 I your brother yesterday.
5 The students Romeo and Juliet last
Past simple: irregular verbs month.
6 We Dad some books for his birthday
2 Complete the chart with the past simple or base last week.
forms of the irregular verbs.
Base form Past simple 5 Complete the postcard with the past simple form
of the verbs in the box.
think thought
1
came be ​
eat ​have ​ get up ​go ​listen ​
meet ​sit ​swim ​read ​think
get 2

tell 3

4
drank Hello from California!
1
early and we
5
went This morning we got up
to the beach. I
2 the sea was cold, but Jack
win 6
in the
all morning. Mum and I
4
3
7
ate her book and I
6 to
sun. Mum 5
7 a sandwich in a
do my MP 3 player. For lunch we
8

very busy and I

9
8
write 9
café. The café
my sandwich with Daniel
a famous person. Yes! I
10

s. I can’t believe it!

3 Write the sentences in the correct order. Radcliffe from the Harry Pot ter film
my / I / yesterday / grandparents / visited Love, Heidi
I visited my grandparents yesterday.
1 to / bus / travelled / school / they / by

2 dinner / made / Dad / pasta / for

3 after / finished / dinner / his / Peter / homework

4 a film / last / Diana / watched / on / night / TV

5 ate / we / a / lunch / sandwich / for

6 talked / to / Matt / I / night / last

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Past simple 4 Write the questions in the correct order.

you / watch / a film / did / last night
1 Complete the table with the affirmative, negative
and interrogative forms of the Did you watch a film last night ?
past simple. 1 your / team / did / the / match / win
?
Affirmative Negative Interrogative 2 your / mum / did / last / year / a / new / car / buy
I didn’t see Did you see ?
I saw Robert.
Robert. Robert? 3 Jack / and / Amy / travel / to / Paris / did / by /
train
1
He didn’t play Did he play
?
  tennis. tennis?
4 go / to / Tom’s / you / party / did / last / weekend
2 3
Did she go to ?
    the party?
They visited 4 5 5 Use the prompts to write past simple questions.
Paris.     Then write the correct short answers.
Mary and Peter / go on holiday / last
6 7
Did they win
February? (✓)
    the game?
Did Mary and Peter go on holiday last
February? Yes, they did.
2 Underline the past simple verb and rewrite the 1 you / study / for your English test? (✓)
sentences in the negative form.

She got up early this morning. 2 Mark / buy / a new computer? (✓)
She didn’t get up early this morning.
1 Dad watched the football match on TV. 3 Laura / come to / school on Friday? (✗)

2 Eddie went to the cinema last night. 4 we / get / an invitation to Samantha’s party / last
Sunday? (✓)
3 Fred and Matt met their friends yesterday
afternoon. 5 Sara and Molly / enjoy / the show? (✗)

4 Emily left home at eight o’clock this morning.

Question words + past
3 Use the words to write negative sentences. Use
the words in brackets to correct the sentences. simple
The Pilgrim Fathers / go to / America / in 6 Complete the questions to the answers. Use the
1720 (1620) past simple.
The Pilgrim Fathers didn’t go to America What did she listen to ?
in 1720. They went in 1620. She listened to her new CD.
1 Columbus / discover / Australia (the Americas) 1 When ?
I bought my new bike on Saturday.
2 Where ?
2 Charles Dickens / write / songs (books) He went to Madrid last summer.
3 Why ?
They went to the cinema because it was raining.
3 John Logie Baird / invent / the radio (television) 4 Who ?
She phoned her sister.
5 How ?
4 Pelé / play / tennis (football) I travelled to London by train.

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Comparative adjectives as … as
1 Complete the chart. 4 Write sentences using as ... as.
Adjective Comparative Rio de Janeiro / exciting / New York
Rio de Janeiro is as exciting as New York.
fast faster than 1 books / exciting / films
exciting more exciting than
angry   1 2 swimming / difficult / skating
cheap  2
bad  3 3 Spanish / useful / maths
intelligent  4
happy  5
important  6 5 Write sentences using as ... as and the adjectives
thin  7 in brackets.
famous  8 James Bond films / the Harry Potter films (good)
popular  9 James Bond films are as good as the
good 10 Harry Potter films.
1 watching TV / surfing the Internet (not /
interesting)
2 Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adjectives.
2 the United States / Russia (not / cold)
Dubai is hotter (hot) than Florida.

1 People are (friendly) in small towns
3 a Ford / a Ferrari (not / expensive)
than big cities.

2 The weather is (cold) today than
yesterday. 4 cats / dogs (intelligent)
3 This car is (good) than my dad’s car.
4 Your house is (far) from the school 5 doing the washing-up / washing the car (boring)
than mine.
5 My brother is (intelligent) than me. 6 his second book / his first (not / exciting)
6 Cars are (safe) than motorbikes.
7 Italian food / Chinese food (nice)
3 Correct the errors in the sentences.
Their house is biger than ours. bigger
1 Those jeans are more expensiver than mine. 6 Complete the second sentence so it has the
same meaning as the first. Use the words in
brackets.
2 Dolphins are more friendly that sharks.
Rock music is more popular than jazz.
3 Sara is more happy today than yesterday. Jazz isn’t as popular as
rock music. (popular)
4 Maths is difficult than English. 1 My brother is younger than me.
My brother
me. (old)
2 My exam results were worse than my sister’s.
My exam results
my sister’s. (good)
3 Our new house is smaller than our old one.
Our new house
our old one. (big)
4 Football is safer than skiing.
Football
skiing. (dangerous)

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Superlative adjectives Comparative / Superlative

1 Write the superlative of the adjectives. 4 Choose the correct words.
long the longest I’m taller / tallest than my brother.
dangerous the most dangerous 1 This is the more expensive / most expensive
1 noisy restaurant in town!
2 good 2 Brazil is bigger / biggest than Argentina.
3 sad 3 I think that history is more interesting / most
4 popular interesting than maths.
5 tall 4 What is the smaller / smallest animal in the world?
6 safe 5 English is always the more difficult / most difficult
7 bad exam for me.
8 comfortable
5 Complete the sentences with the comparative or
superlative form of the adjectives in the box.
2 Complete the sentences with the superlative
form of the adjectives in the box. confident ​exciting ​good ​happy 
​intelligent ​interesting
expensive ​healthy  ​high ​
good ​old ​populated
James always does well in exams.
He’s the most intelligent boy in my class.
What is the highest mountain in the world?
1 I think geography is
1 Grandad is member of the family.
history – history is really boring!
2 Tokyo is city in the world.
2 The car chase was
3 The Hilton is hotel in the city.
part of the film.
4 The salad is thing on the menu.
3 My brother is
5 This is day of my life! me – he isn’t shy at all.
4 Greta is
3 Complete the questions with the superlative person in my class – she’s never sad!
form of the adjectives in brackets. Then choose
5 My sister is
the correct answers.
me at maths – I’m hopeless!
The Great US Geography Quiz!
What is the longest (long) river in the USA?
one / ones
a  the Mississippi ​b  the Rio Grande  6 Complete the sentences by writing one or ones
c  the Missouri to replace the words that are crossed out.
1 How high is (high) mountain in the USA? This restaurant is more popular than the restaurant
a  6,193 metres  b  7,193 metres  c  8,193 metres one on the High Street.
2 Which city is (large)? 1 Don’t put the clean clothes with the dirty clothes
a Los Angeles ​b Chicago  c  New York .
3 Which is (tall) building in the USA? 2 These shoes are more expensive than the brown
a  Empire State Building, New York ​ shoes .
b  Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas  3 The second film is better than the first film
c  Willis Tower, Chicago .
4 Which is (expensive) city in the USA? 4 The teachers at this school are nicer than the
a  New York ​b Washington  c  Los Angeles teachers at my old school.
5 What is (popular) tourist attraction in the
USA?
a  Disney World, Florida ​
b  The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada 
c  Times Square, New York
Quiz answers: 1 a  2 c  3 c  4 a  5 c

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Answer key
Unit 1
1 1 often / at the weekend, present simple
2 now, present continuous
3 always/on Sundays, present simple
4 today, present continuous
5 twice a week, present simple
6 on Sunday evenings, present simple
2 1 Grandad is sitting in the garden at the moment.
2 They are listening to music at the moment.
3 John’s dad goes to work on Saturdays.
4 We aren’t watching TV now.
5 Emily isn’t playing tennis today.
6 She usually gets up at 7 a.m.
3 1  study  ​2  is sleeping  ​3  are leaving  ​4  gets up
4 1  yours  ​2  Your, mine  ​3  Our, yours  ​4  theirs  ​
5  His, mine
5 1  His  ​2  Hers  ​3  ours  ​4  Yours  ​5  Theirs
6 1  Whose  ​2  Who’s  ​3  Whose
7 1  bad  ​2  quietly  ​3  happy  ​4  slowly  ​5  good
Unit 2
1 1  was  ​2  were  ​3  was  ​4  was
2 1 Mara wasn’t at her dance class. She was at home.
2 Craig and Helen weren’t at home. They were at the
cinema.
3 Peter wasn’t at school. He was in bed.
4 Paula and Pat weren’t at work. They were on
holiday.
3 1 Were you at the swimming pool last night?
Yes, I was.
2 Was your mum good at maths? No, she wasn’t.
3 Were your parents angry? Yes, they were.
4 1  Where  ​2  When  ​3  How old
5 1  near  ​2  under  ​3  behind
6 1 Were there any chairs in the living room? Yes,
there were.
2 Was there a CD player in the bedroom? Yes, there
was.
3 Were there any chairs in the bedroom? No, there
weren’t.
4 Was there a TV in the kitchen? No, there wasn’t.
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Unit 3
1 1  washed  ​2  decided  ​3  played  ​4  called  ​
5  stopped  ​6  studied  ​7  preferred
2 1  come  ​2  got  ​3  told  ​4  drink  ​5  go  ​6  won  ​
7  eat  ​8  did  ​9  wrote
3 1 They travelled to school by bus.
2 Dad made pasta for dinner.
3 Peter finished his homework after dinner.
4 Diana watched a film on TV last night.
5 We ate a sandwich for lunch.
6 I talked to Matt last night.
4 1  wrote  ​2  wanted  ​3  spent  ​4  saw  ​5  read  ​
6  gave
5 1  went  ​2  thought  ​3  swam  ​4  sat  ​5  read  ​
6  listened  ​7  had  ​8  was  ​9  met  ​10  ate
Unit 4
1 1 He played tennis.
2 She went to the party.
3 She didn’t go to the party.
4 They didn’t visit Paris.
5 Did they visit Paris?
6 They won the game.
7 They didn’t win the game.
2 1 watched; Dad didn’t watch the football match
on TV.
2 went; Eddie didn’t go to the cinema last night.
3 met; Fred and Matt didn’t meet their friends
yesterday afternoon.
4 left; Emily didn’t leave home at 8 o’clock this
morning.
3 1 Columbus didn’t discover Australia. He discovered
the Americas.
2 Charles Dickens didn’t write songs. He wrote
books.
3 John Logie Baird didn’t invent the radio. He
invented the television.
4 Pele didn’t play tennis. He played football.
4 1 Did your team win the match?
2 Did your mum buy a new car last year?
3 Did Jack and Amy travel to Paris by train?
4 Did you go to Tom’s party last weekend?
5 1 Did you study for your English test? Yes, I did.
2 Did Mark buy a new computer? Yes, he did.
3 Did Laura come to school on Friday? No, she didn’t.
4 Did we get an invitation to Samantha’s party last
Sunday? Yes, we did.
5 Did Sara and Molly enjoy the show? No, they
didn’t.
6 1 When did you buy your new bike?
2 Where did he go last summer?
3 Why did they go to the cinema?
4 Who did she phone?
5 How did you travel to London?
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Unit 5 Unit 6
1 1 angrier than 1 1 the noisiest
2 cheaper than 2 the best
3 worse than 3 the saddest
4 more intelligent than 4 the most popular
5 happier than 5 the tallest
6 more important than 6 the safest
7 thinner than 7 the worst
8 more famous than 8 the most comfortable
9 more popular than 2 1 the oldest
10 better than 2 the most populated
2 1 friendlier 3 the most expensive
2 colder 4 the healthiest
3 better 5 the best
4 further 3 1 the highest
5 more intelligent 2 the largest
6 safer 3 the tallest
3 1 expensiver expensive 4 the most expensive
2 more friendly friendlier 5 the most popular
3 more happy happier 4 1 most expensive
4 more difficult 2 bigger
4 1 Books are as exciting as films. 3 more interesting
2 Swimming is as difficult as skating. 4 smallest
3 Spanish is as useful as maths. 5 most difficult
5 1 Watching TV isn’t as interesting as surfing the 5 1 more interesting than
Internet. 2 the most exciting
2 The United States aren’t as cold as Russia. 3 more confident than
3 A Ford isn’t as expensive as a Ferrari. 4 the happiest
4 Cats are as intelligent as dogs. 5 better than
5 Doing the washing-up is as boring as washing the 6 1  ones  ​2  ones  ​3  one  ​4  ones
car.
6 His second book isn’t as exciting as his first.
7 Italian food is as nice as Chinese food.
6 1 isn’t as old as
2 weren’t as good as
3 isn’t as big as
4 isn’t as dangerous as

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