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 Do you like the film?   (change to past simple)        the film? 

 My father loves seafood.   (change to past simple)      My father   seafood. 

 He speaks four languages.   (change to past simple)      He   four languages. 

 My sister doesn't have a job.   (change to past simple)      My sister   a job. 

 He reads a lot of books in his spare time.   (change to past simple)      He   a lot of books in his spare time. 

 I saw a great film.   (change to present perfect simple)      I   a great film. 

 Elizabeth isn't at home.   (change to past simple)      Elizabeth   at home. 

 He liked his job.   (change to present simple)     He   his job. 

 He liked the job.   (change to future simple)     He   the job. 

 Are they here?   (change to future simple)        here? 

This exercise gives you practise forming questions with: Who with? Who to? What at? What about? etc. Instructions:  Write a question based on each sentence below. Example:  Sentence: I’m dancing with someone.  Question: Who are you dancing with? 

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 I'm thinking about something.  What  ? 

 I'm looking at something. What   ? 

 I'm speaking to someone.  Who  ? 

 I'm waiting for somebody.  Who   ? 

 I'm interested in something. What   ? 

 I wrote about someone. Who   ? 

 I'm worried about something. What   ? 

 I gave my phone to someone.  Who   ? 

 I'm speaking about somebody. Who   ? 

 I ate with someone. Who   ? 

In this exercise you will practise the verb ‘be’ (am, are, is, was, were).

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 Our house   over there. Can you see it? 

 I   older than my sister. 

 Their dog   dead. 

 I think the shop   quite expensive. 

 Where   Sam and Paul today? 

 Elvis Presley   a famous singer. 

 Where   you yesterday? 

 Where   they last week? 

   you ready yet, Peter? 

   we nearly there? 

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The verb 'to be'
The verb 'to be' in the present tense	I am you are he/she/it is we are they are everybody is / nobody is
The verb 'to be' in the past tense	I was you were he/she/it was we were they were everybody was / nobody was
The verb 'to be' in the future simple tense	I will be you will be he/she/it will be we will be they will be	I won't be (will not be) you won't be he/she/it won't be we won't be they won't be

In this exercise you will practise personal pronouns (I, me, he, him, she, her, etc.).

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 My brother works in a hospital -   is a doctor. 

 My sister also works in a hospital -   is a nurse. 

 I have a new car -   is red. 

 I have a new car. I bought   yesterday. 

 Who is that man? I don't know   . 

 Who is that woman? I don't know   . 

 I love bananas. I eat   every day. 

 I love tea. I drink   every day. 

 Our teacher is great.   all like him. 

 He works with me and my brother - he works with 

 . 

Here is an example of what a past participle is, using the verb speak:

infinitive: speak past simple: spoke past participle: spoken

Instructions: write the the past participle form of each verb:

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 go        

 drink        

 eat        

 be        

 drive        

 come        

 forget        

 ride        

 take        

 fall        

In this exercise you will practise the past participle forms of irregular verbs.

Here is an example of what a past participle is, using the verb speak:

infinitive: speak past simple: spoke past participle: spoken

Instructions: write the the past participle form of each verb:

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 write        

 read        

 drink        

 put        

 sleep        

 wake        

 give        

 bring        

 get        

 feel        

In this test you will practise using adverbs and adjectives. Instructions: Use the adjectives in brackets to complete the following sentences. Sometimes you will need to change the adjective into an adverb.

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 I can't understand. You speak too   .   (quick) 

 He drives very   .  (careful) 

 He's a very   driver.  (careful) 

 His English is improving all the time. He speaks very   now.  (good) 

 I got up   this morning.   (late) 

 Tom tries very   when he plays tennis but Martin always wins.   (hard) 

 I bought a new CD player yesterday. It sounds very   .   (good). 

 I recognise him but I don't know him very   .   (good). 

 Why do you always drive so   ? Slow down!    (quick) 

 They have a very   business.    (successful) 

In this exercise you will practise comparative adjectives (bigger, older, better, worse, etc.).

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 Our house is   than theirs. 

 I'm   than my brother. 

 Tortoises live   than cats. 

 Electrical goods are usually   in America than in Britain. 

 Electrical goods are usually   in Britain than in America. 

 Bob Dylan is a   singer than George Michael. 

 I think studying mathematics is   than learning English. 

 Switzerland is much   than Germany. 

 My brother is 30 and I am 25 - I am   than him. 

 Oxford is quite near to London but Liverpool is   .

 

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Comparative and superlative adjectives
	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
One-syllable adjectives	old long	older longer	the oldest the longest
Adjectives ending in one vowel and one consonant	big hot	bigger hotter	the biggest the hottest
Adjectives ending in -y	ugly noisy	uglier noisier	the ugliest the noisiest
Adjectives with two or more syllables	expensive beautiful	more expensive more beautiful	the most expensive the most beautiful

Exceptions
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst
far	further / farther	the furthest / the farthest

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 My sister is two years   than me. 

 Cars are   than bicycles. 

 Rats are   than mice. 

 China is much   than Britain. 

 Norway is   than Greece in winter. 

 Old films are usually   than modern films. 

 Edinburgh is   from London than it is from Manchester. 

 Strawberries are   than kiwis. 

 My brother is 30 and I am 35. I am older   . 

 My brother weighs 85 kilos. I weigh 80. He is   . 

In this exercise you will practise superlative adjectives (biggest, oldest, best, worst, etc.).

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 Our house is   in the street. 

 He is   of four children. 

   man in the world is 120 years old. 

 Don't go there - it's   shop in the town. 

 My brother says The Beatles were   group ever. 

 The Nile is   river in the world. 

 Everest is   mountain in the world. 

 Is the president   man in the country? 

 Sam is a terrible footballer - he's   player in the team. 

 What's   city in the world? 

n this exercise you will practise using a and an correctly.

Instructions: Choose the correct answer in the following:

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 I'm reading   about European history at the moment. 

 An elephant is   from India or Africa. 

 An elephant is   from India or Africa. 

 What's the Nile? It's   in Africa. 

 Do you like   ? 

 I had   for dinner yesterday. 

 I usually have   in my tea. 

 My father bought   at the weekend. 

 What do British people usually have for   ? 

 My older brother is   in London. 

 My younger brother is   in Leeds. 

 The train from Brighton to London takes   . 

 It was   film. 

 It was   film. 

 I want to work in a zoo because I love   . 

In this exercise you will practise adjectives which end in -ed and adjectives ending in -ing. Examples: The football was very interesting. but I’m interested in football.

Exercise instructions: Choose the correct answer in the following:

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 I'm   . There's nothing to do here. 

 The train journey was very long and   . 

 The holiday in London was really   . 

 I'm really   about going to New York next week. 

 The film was three hours long. It was really   . 

 I ran ten kilometres this morning. I'm   now. 

 I spilled coffee on my boss. It was really   . 

 That horror film was really   . 

In this exercise you will practise the difference between make and do.  Examples: I’m doing my homework. but I’m making my lunch.

Need help with make and do? Study examples here.

Exercise instructions: Choose the correct answer in the following:

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 I always   coffee before breakfast. 

 I   a mistake. I’m sorry. 

 Samsung   a big profit last year. 

 Her husband never   the dishes after dinner. 

 I love   grammar exercises on Speakspeak.com! 

 I'm   a maths exam tomorrow. Wish me luck! 

 School children usually have to   a lot of homework. 

 The factory near our house   doors and windows. 

 Be quiet! Don't   a noise! 

 I always   the shopping on a Saturday morning. 

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Put the words in brackets into the Past simple or Present perfect. (did vs. have done)  Example: (you see) _____ Jane last night? (key = Did you see)

	Начало формы 1.   Your shoes look very clean. (you clean)   them? 2.   Where is my mobile phone? It (disappear)  . 3.   This is the first time I (be)   to this country. 4.   She wasn't at school yesterday. She (be)   at home. 5.   She (just have)   lunch so she is not hungry. 6.   My grandmother (die)   in the second world war. 7.   Mary (be)   in America last year. 8.   I'm still reading the same book. I (not finish)   it yet. 9.   I'm looking for Ann, (you see)   her? 10.   I wanted to call my mum yesterday, but I (forget)   . 11.   I spent a lot of time in America, but I (forget)   many English words. 12.   I felt very sad so I (go)   to my friend's party. 13.   I (never meet)   my grandmother. She lives abroad. 14.   I (never eat)   caviar. 15.   I (live)   in London for 10 years. 16.   I (feel)   sick in the morning, but now I am much better. 17.   I (borrow)   money from my uncle last week. 18.   'Where is your umbrella?' 'I don't know I (lose)   it.' 19.   'Do you know Lucy's husband?' ' I (meet)   him just once.' 20.   '(fly you ever)   first class?' 'Yes, many times.' Конец формы
1.		Tom (just come)  . Do you want to talk to him?
2.		This is the first time I (drive)   a BMW.
3.		She (just finish)   her homework. She can go out with friends.
4.		My father (translate)   two pages yesterday.
5.		My brother (see)   him last week at Jane's birthday party.
6.		Mr. Jones (go)   to Australia. He is not in this country.
7.		Last summer I (swim)   in the Red Sea.
8.		I (remember)   to close the door.
9.		I (read)   twenty novels last year.
10.		I (never write)   any poem.
11.		How many lessons (you have)   today?
12.		He (understand)   everything at school.
13.		He (live)   here since 1989. I believe he will die here.
14.		He (know)   all these words a year ago.
15.		(you watch)   TV last night?
16.		(you send)   the letter yet?
17.		(you ever hear)   this kind of music?
18.		(you be)   to my office yet?
19.		(on an airplane:) I (never flew)   anywhere before.
20.		(John ever visit)   Indonesia?

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Начало формы Simple present – present progressive – simple past ? Fill in the correct tense.  Every summer our class   (go) on a short trip. Last year we   (go) to a zoo. Our teacher   (be) very nervous. Teachers   (be) often nervous on a school trip. But why? We   (not understand) that. I   (take) lots of photos of a baby elephant. "Why  you   (not take) photos of other animals, too?" my friend   (ask) me. But I   (not want) to take photos of other animals. I   (want) to take photos of all my friends. They   (have) some bananas and   (show) them to the gorillas. "What   you   (do) there? Come here", our teacher   (shout). We   (find) a nice place for a picnic. But nobody   (eat) a banana but the gorillas   (have) a nice lunch that day. It   (be) a great day at the zoo and we   (have) a lot of fun. Конец формы