Footsteps 3 Grammar Practice Unit 3

1 PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the table with the Past Simple form of the irregular verbs used in the
exercise.

Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple

drive be

get eat

forget go

ride have

wake go off

win

write

Fill in the sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets.

Yesterday ______________ (be) one of the worst days of my life! First I

______________ (wake) too late for school – my alarm ______________ (not go
off). So my dad ______________ (drive) me to school. The first lesson
______________ (be) Maths and I completely ______________ (forget) that we
______________ (have) a test! I ______________ (write) what I knew, but that
______________ (not be) a lot! I ______________ (get) another bad mark, of
course. After school, I ______________ (go) home, ______________ (eat) a
sandwich and ______________ (hurry) off to my football practice. I
______________ (ride) my bike to get there faster, and then I ______________
(realize) – we ______________ (have) a match that evening! I ______________
(not be) prepared and the other team ______________ (win) the match.
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EXERCISE 2
Fill in the table with the Past Simple form of the irregular verbs used in the
exercise.

Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple

begin feel

can have

dream take

say tell

speak

Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Tanya: You wouldn’t believe what ______________ (happen) to me yesterday!

Sarah: I’m all ears!
Tanya: I ______________ (speak) to Jim!!
Sarah: Who’s that?
Tanya: Who’s that??? The boy I fancy, of course!
Sarah: Oh, that Jim! So?
Tanya: Well, I was sitting in the library when he ______________ (walk) over and
______________ (begin) talking to me! I ______________ (dream) of this so many
times before – I ______________ (cannot) believe it was actually happening!
Sarah: So, what ______________ (he / say)?
Tanya: He asked me if I ______________ (can) help him with a Maths problem. So I
did, and then all of a sudden he ______________ (say) that he wanted to talk to me
before but he ______________ (not have) the courage to speak to me!
Sarah: What ______________ (you / say)?
Tanya: I ______________ (tell) him I ______________ (feel) the same! And then he
______________ (take) me to a nice café and we ______________ (have) an
orange juice. I’m so happy! He ______________ (say) he would call today.
Sarah: I’m so happy for you!
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EXERCISE 3
Fill in the table with the Past Simple form of the irregular verbs used in the
exercise.

Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple

set bleed
hurt feed
shut do
make lose
forgive spill
see

Make the following sentences positive.

1 Mary didn’t hurt herself in the accident.

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2 She didn’t bleed a lot.
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3 I didn’t feed the dog, Mum!
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4 Yesterday Tony didn’t make a cake.
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5 Jane didn’t forgive me for lying to her.
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6 My kids didn’t set the table for dinner.
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7 The students didn’t shut the door.
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8 James didn’t do his homework.
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9 We didn’t lose the match.
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10 The teachers didn’t see me cheat.
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11 The baby didn’t spill the cocoa.
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EXERCISE 4
Fill in the table with the Past Simple form of the irregular verbs used in the
exercise.

Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple

do grow

take draw

have fly

leave see

put break

let understand

begin can

Fill in the sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets.

I ______________ (follow) one family on Instagram for a long time, but not anymore.
They ______________ (have) four kids. Every day, they ______________ (take) at
least ten pictures of their kids and ______________ (put) them up. Whenever the
kids ______________ (do) something, they would take a picture of that or make a
video about it. A kid once ______________ (draw) a plane – they ______________
(share) it with everybody. One kid ______________ (break) a glass and
______________ (start) crying – we ______________ (see) that too. They
______________ (show) how they all ______________ (fly) to India. They
______________ (seem) to have so much fun - a perfect family.
But then the oldest kid ______________ (grow) up. He ______________ (begin)
talking about the real life he ______________ (have) with them. Whenever he
______________ (want) to do anything, he ______________ (cannot) do it until his
parents ______________ (grab) their phones to take a photo of him. When he
______________ (try) to date girls, they ______________ (not let) them alone –
they ______________ (want) to post that online, too. And so all the girls
______________ (leave) him. At one point he ______________ (cannot) stand it
anymore and he ______________ (decide) to speak up about the problem of
sharenting.
In the end, his parents finally ______________ (understand) what they
______________ (do) to their children and ______________ (stop) posting things
online.
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EXERCISE 5
Fill the table with the right infinitive form of the irregular verbs used in the
exercise.

Infinitive Past Simple

burnt

dreamt

heard

learnt

meant

Make the sentences positive.

1 I didn’t learn German when I was in primary school.

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2 Steve didn’t hear the latest gossip.
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3 Kate didn’t dream of becoming a famous actress.
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4 Our house didn’t burn down in the fire.
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5 I didn’t mean what I said.
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EXERCISE 6
Match the infinitive to the right Past Simple form and fill in the table.
INFINITIVE

stand lead choose shoot pay freeze sell steal swear tear wear bite hide
fall hang hold run

PAST SIMPLE

bit chose fell froze held hid hung led paid ran shot sold stole stood
swore tore wore
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INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE

Now use at least six verbs from the table and make your own sentences in the
past simple.

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2 PRESENT SIMPLE OR PAST SIMPLE?

EXERCISE 1
Rewrite the following sentences in the Past Simple.

1 Susan takes the bus to school.

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2 Danny and Rodney collect pictures of famous footballers.
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3 I always bring extra food when I travel.
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4 Teachers help all their students.
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5 The children are very happy.
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6 I can play the guitar.
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7 My mum cooks really well.
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8 Henry is so impatient.
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9 She puts a lot of sugar in her coffee.
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10 Mary studies really hard for the tests.
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EXERCISE 2
Anthony’s life has changed a lot since he was a baby. Read what he did when
he was a baby. What does he do now? Look at the example and write
sentences in the Present Simple.

1 Anthony couldn’t read or write when he was a baby. He can read and write today.
2 He was a very bad-tempered child. He ____________________________ today.
3 He ate with his hands. _______________________________________________
4 He didn’t have a mobile phone. ________________________________________
5 He didn’t play football. _______________________________________________
6 Anthony cried a lot. _________________________________________________
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7 He broke a lot of things. _____________________________________________

8 He went to bed at 7. ________________________________________________
9 He was afraid of the dark. ____________________________________________

EXERCISE 3
Fill in the text with the Present Simple or the Past Simple form of the verbs in
brackets.

My grandma ___________ (be) 70 years old. She often ___________ (tell) me

about her life and I really ___________ (like) to listen to her. She ___________ (be)
so wise.
She ___________ (be) born after the Second World War in a small village in
Slavonija. They ___________ (not have) water or electricity in their house, but they
___________ (have) a well in their garden.
She often ___________ (tell) me that today children ___________ (have) an easy
life. They ___________ (go) to school, ___________ (do) their homework and then
they ___________ (play) the rest of the day. The school she ___________ (go) to
was far away, so she usually ___________ (wake) up at around six in the morning.
She ___________ (walk) to school for an hour at least. Children today ___________
(write) everything in their notebooks, but when she was a student, she ___________
(use) a piece of chalk and a slate for writing. She ___________ (tell) me that she
always ___________ (do) all her homework, but sometimes it ___________ (get)
erased. The teachers ___________ (not hit) pupils today, but back then they would
hit them with a ruler or cane. When she ___________ (come) back home, she
___________ (go) to the field with the cows. She ___________ (do) her homework
in the evening. She also ___________ (help) her mum with all the chores.
I ___________ (think) my grandma ___________ (have) a very difficult childhood.
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3 ADJECTIVES

3.1 COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

EXERCISE 1
Sort the adjectives into two groups: short and long.

polite successful cheerful weak high supportive

positive gorgeous friendly amusing lazy popular
smart demanding busy crazy loud wet
reliable thin funny fat tolerant thoughtful
ugly large famous tiny distant quiet
fast responsible stubborn beautiful hot long
wise helpful foolish nosy tough lucky

SHORT:
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LONG:
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3.2 SHORT ADJECTIVES

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the table with the correct comparative and superlative form of the
adjectives.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

smart
ugly
fast
thin
busy
large
loud
lazy
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wet
quiet
long
wise
friendly
hot
funny
weak
crazy
fat
tiny
high

EXERCISE 2
Fill in the sentences with the COMPARATIVE form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 I have a very smart dog. It is ______________ (smart) than all the neighbours’
dogs.
2 This red dress is much ______________ (ugly) than the blue one.
3 Susan is ______________ (thin) now than two months ago. She must have been
on a diet!
4 Is Lamborghini ______________ (fast) than Porsche?
5 I need a ______________ (large) pot for this dish, this one is too small for all the
food I have.
6 The noise kept getting ______________ (loud).

EXERCISE 3
Fill in the sentences with the SUPERLATIVE form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 Bob is ______________ (lazy) boy in this class.

2 July was ______________ (hot) month last year.
3 My youngest child is ______________ (quiet) of them all.
4 What’s ______________ (long) journey you’ve ever been on?
5 Mawsynram in India is ______________ (wet) place on Earth.
6 The old lady was ______________ (wise) person in the village.
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EXERCISE 4
Fill in the sentences with the right form of the adjectives in brackets – positive,
comparative or superlative.

1 I used to be very ______________ (friendly) when I was young. People thought I

was ______________ (funny) person they knew. I always told very
______________ (funny) jokes.
2 My building is ______________ (high) than yours, Bill. But you should see John’s
house – it’s ______________ (tiny) house you’ve ever seen!
3 The chain is only as ______________ (strong) as _________________ (weak)
link.
4 Christmas is ______________ (busy) time of the year for the shops. I think it’s
______________ (busy) than St. Valentine’s Day and Halloween put together.

3.3 LONG ADJECTIVES

EXERCISE 1

Fill in the table with the correct comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

reliable

successful

responsible

positive

EXERCISE 2
Fill in the sentences with the COMPARATIVE form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 Taylor Swift was ______________ (popular) ten years ago than she is today,
right?
2 Should parents be ______________ (supportive) of their teenagers, what do you
think?
3 I didn’t like the Avengers. I like films that are ______________ (amusing), and
this one was simply boring.
4 Who is _________________ (popular) today, Will Smith or Matt Damon?
5 People often tell you to think of ______________ (positive) things when you’re
feeling depressed. Do you agree with this piece of advice?
6 Should teenagers be ______________ (polite) towards their teachers?
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EXERCISE 3
Fill in the sentences with the SUPERLATIVE form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 ______________ (famous) inventor of all times is definitely Nikola Tesla.

2 Anna is ______________ (stubborn) person I know.
3 Which car is ______________ (reliable) today? I hate it when they break down
during a trip.
4 Nick gave me ______________ (beautiful) ring for our anniversary.
5 Icarus is ______________ (distant) star scientists have ever seen.
6 Jane is ______________ (hard-working) girl in this class.

EXERCISE 4
Fill in the sentences with the right form of the adjectives in brackets – positive,
comparative or superlative.

1 My parents always tell me that I have to be ______________ (responsible) than I

am. They also say that I should try to be as ______________ (helpful) as I can. And
I really try to be. But sometimes school is so ______________ (demanding) that I
simply don’t have time to do everything I’m supposed to do. They also tell me that I’m
______________ (foolish) girl in the world.
2 Look at Fiona – isn’t she ______________ (gorgeous)? She’s ______________
(beautiful) woman I’ve ever seen!

3.4 IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the table with the correct comparative and superlative form of the
adjectives.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

good
bad
far
little
much / many

EXERCISE 2
Fill in the sentences with the right form of the adjectives in brackets – positive,
comparative or superlative.

1 I am ______________ (good) at football than at basketball.

2 Dubrovnik is ______________ (far) from Zagreb than from Karlovac.
3 Who is ______________ (good-looking) boy in your class?
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4 This is ______________ (bad) pizza I have ever eaten!

5 What is ______________ (bad) – getting a bad mark or cheating on a test?
6 Who is ______________ (good) YouTuber these days?
7 I brought ______________ (much) money with me, so I can lend you some if you
need it.

3.5 ALL ADJECTIVES

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the table with the correct comparative and superlative form of the
adjectives.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

bad

nosy
cheerful

far
strong
charming

lucky
much / many

good
cold
unsuccessful

little
good-looking

tolerant
tough
skilful

mad
impolite

angry
fit
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EXERCISE 2
Fill in the sentences with the right form of the adjectives in brackets – positive,
comparative or superlative.

1 Chris Hemsworth is much ______________ (good-looking) than Bradley Cooper,

isn’t he?
2 Tom, you are so ______________ (impolite)! Apologize at once!
3 Susan is ______________ (nosy) girl in the world! She simply has to know
everything about everybody.
4 People in the past were ______________ (tough) than people today.
5 Henry is ______________ (skilful) boy in this class – he can make anything!
6 I like Maths ______________ (little) than Biology.
7 I have only two apples and I need ______________ (many) for the pie – at least
four. Will you go to the shop and buy some, please?
8 They often say that Ed Wood was ______________ (unsuccessful) film director
of all time.
9 I wish everybody could be as ______________ (tolerant) as my grandma. She
simply understands people.
10 I need a ______________ (strong) rope – this one tears easily.
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4 PREPOSITIONS

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the text with the right preposition from the box.

by around away of out with to up at with about

It seems that people today are obsessed __________ their mobile phones and social
networks. Their entire day revolves __________ their and other people’s online
posts. They look __________ the photos of their friends and complete strangers.
Sometimes they stop hanging __________ __________ their real friends. Some of
them changed their profession and now they earn money __________ sharing their
lives with others.
Children like social networks, too. However, they sometimes become victims
__________ online bullying. Other children make comments __________ their looks,
for example, or call them names. Some children try to talk __________ their parents,
but their parents don’t understand the situation. So some even run __________ from
home.
Psychologists agree that if we don’t change this, we will end __________ isolated
and sick.

EXERCISE 2
Fill in the questions with the right preposition. Then discuss them with your
friend.

1 What do you think, are people today obsessed __________ the Internet?
2 Does your life revolve __________ social networks?
3 Have you ever met anyone who was a victim __________ online bullying?
4 Is running __________ from home a good idea?
5 How much time do you spend hanging __________ __________ your friends?
6 What do you think, how much internet is good __________ you?
7 Who do you go to when you need help __________ your problems?