GRAMMAR (part-time st, II term) NEW

Was / were

18.1. Put in am / is / are / was / were.

1. Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.

2. Today the weather …… nice, but yesterday it …… cold.

3. I ……… hungry. Can I have something to eat?

4. I ……… hungry last night.

5. Where ……… you at 11 o’clock last Friday morning?

6. Don’t buy those shoes. They ……… too expensive.

7. Why ……… you so angry yesterday?

8. We must go now. It ……… very late.

9. This time last year I ……… in Paris.

10. We …… tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.

11. Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He …… a famous film star.

12. ‘Where ……… the children?’ ‘I don’t know. They ……… in the garden ten minutes ago.’

18.2. Put in was / wasn’t / were / weren’t.

1. We didn’t like our hotel room. It was small and it wasn’t very clean.

2. Kate got married when she ……… 24 years old.

3. I phoned you yesterday but you ……… at home. Where ……. you?

4. George ………… at work last week because he ……… ill.

5. The shops ……… open yesterday because it ……… a holiday.

6. ‘……… you at home at 9.30?’ ‘No, I ……… at work.’

18.3. Write questions.

I saw a film. I met some people. I did an examination. I bought some boots. I went to a museum.

(good?) Was it good? (friendly?) …………………… ? (difficult?) …………………… ? (expensive?) ………………… ? (interesting?) ………………… ?

Past Simple

19.1 Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative.

1. I saw John but I didn’t see Магу.

2. They worked on Monday but they ……… on Tuesday.

3. We went to the shop but we ……… to the bank.

4. She had a pen but she ……… any paper.

5. Jack did French at school but he ……… German.

19.2 You are asking somebody questions. Write questions with Did . ?

1. I watched TV last night. And you? Did you watch TV last night?

2. I enjoyed the party. And you? ……… you ……… ?

3. I had a good holiday. And you?. ……… ?

4. I got up early this morning. And you? ………?

5. I slept well last night. And you? ………?

19.3 What did you do yesterday? (Your sentence can be positive or negative.)

1. (watch TV) I watched TV yesterday.

(or I didn’t watch TV yesterday.)

2. (get up before 7.30) I ……… .

3. (have a shower) I ……… .

4. (buy a magazine) ……… .

5. (speak English) ……… .

6. (do an examination) ……… .

7. (eat meat) ……… .

8. (go to bed before 10.30) ……… .

19.4 Write questions with Who/What/How/Why... ?

1. I met somebody. Who did you meet?

2. Harry arrived. What time … Harry ………?

3. I saw somebody. Who ……… you ……… ?

4. They wanted something. What ……… ?

5. The meeting finished. What time ……… ?

6. Pat went home early. Why ……… ?

7. We had dinner. What ……….. for dinner?

8. It cost a lot of money. How much ………?

Past Simple / Past Continuous

Comparison of adjectives

10. A) Write the comparatives and superlatives.

happy happier the happiest

difficult more difficult the most difficult

clean, early, beautiful, soft, intelligent, dirty, good, careful, cheap, bad, strong, far, hot, warm, expensive, much, thin, nice, boring, old.

b) Put in as or than.

1. Athens is older than Rome.

2. I don’t watch TV as much ………… you.

3. You eat more ………… me.

4. I feel better ………… I felt yesterday.

5. Jim isn’t as clever ………… he thinks.

6. Belgium is smaller ………… Switzerland.

7. Brazil isn’t as big ………… Canada.