1 We use used to + infinitive to talk about regular past We used to have a dog.

( But now we have a

actions that do not happen now. cat.)
2 We use didn't use to + infinitive to talk about things that We didn't use to have a dog. (But now we
weren't true in the past, but are true now. have a dog).
Did they use to have a dog? No, they didn't.
Exercises
I Tom Black has left school and goes to university now. Write sentences describing the differences in his
life.
Three years ago Now
_________________________________________________
1 Lived in a small town. Lives in London.
Tom used to live in a small town, but now he lives in London.

2 Went in for tennis. Doesn't like sport.

________________________________________________
3 Didn't like music. Plays in a music band
________________________________________________
4 Had a lot of money. Doesn't have much money.
________________________________________________
5 Didn’t read many books. Reads a lot.
________________________________________________

II Underline the correct words to complete each III Complete the conversation with the correct form
sentence. of used to
1 Paul Smith didn't use to/ used to be a good A: There is a theatre studio here. I 1_________go
tennis player, but he's too old now. there when I was at school.
2 At present Mat doesn't have a car, but he used B: Really? 2__________ study art there?
to/ didn't use to drive it a lot. A: Yes, I did. And I 3__________play in some
3 Before Ann went to Scotland, she didn't use to/ performances.
used to cold weather in winter. B: Well, you've never told me about that before.
4 Kate didn't use to / used to be my neighbour, A: No, I didn’t. I 4________be embarrassed
but we aren't neighbours any longer. about it. I played strange and funny characters.
5 Used you to/ Did you use to eat a lot of ice cream B: What? 5_______________ play animals or
when you were a child? things?
A: Yes, I did. I 6________________ like it, but I
had to.

IV Complete the sentences to say what these people used to do and what they do now.
1 Sarah / play / piano / now / flute Sarah used to play the piano, but now she plays the flute.
2 Mary / eat / meat / now / fish ______________________________________________________
3 Sam / not drink/ coffee/now/tea and coffee _______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
4 Peter / be / best friends / Tom / now / Dan _______________________________________________
5 The Greens / live / Oxford / now / London
_____________________________________________________________________
6 Peter /jog / before work / now / after work
_____________________________________________________________________
7 John/ have/ riding lessons/now/driving lessons
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Exercise II

1 used to
2 used to
3 didn't use to
4 used to
5 Did you use to

Exercise III

1 used to
2 Did you use to
3 used to
4 used to
5 Did you use to
6 didn't use to
 Past Habits (Used to...)
What kind of games did you use to play as a child?

Questions
 Can you swim?
 Do you play the piano?
 Did you use to be a good student in High School?
Responses
 Yes, I can.
 Not anymore, but I used to play the piano.
 No, I didn’t, but I used to be good at sports.
Follow Up Questions
 When did you learn how to swim?
 Where did you learn to play the piano?
 Which sports did you use to play?
Responses
 I learnt to swim when I was in Elementary School. I used to go to
swimming school every week.
 I used to take lessons twice a week after school. I studied the
piano from 8 years old to 13 years old.
 I used to play football, rugby and tennis. But I stopped playing
sports after High School. Now I run everyday.
Sounds like…
1) I used to play volleyball in High School. //aiyoosta//
2) Did you ever use to skip school? //dijooeva//
3) I never used to get up early. //ainevayoosta//

Practice i Use the information to ask and answer questions about past habits. i.e.
 piano
A) Do you play the piano?
B) No, I don’t, but I used to.
1) eat junk food
2) smoke
3) drink alcohol
4) live alone
5) have a dog
6) play any sports

Practice ii Use the information to practice making statements about past habits. i.e.
 she/tennis – now/golf (play)
She used to play tennis but now she plays golf.
1) they/London – now/Brighton (live)
2) we/swimming every week – now/swimming once a month (go)
3) he/never the newspaper – now/the newspaper everyday (read)
4) I/a lot of TV – now/never TV (watch)
5) she/a supermarket – now/a bank (work)
6) you/no dog – now/three dogs (have)
TEACHER VICTOR
Exercise i Use a verb from the box to complete the sentences below. i.e.
 He rarely used to ______ any exercise but now he goes to the gym
everyday.
He rarely used to do any exercise but now he goes to the gym everyday.
a) They never used to _______ golf but now they play every week.
b) I always used to _______ in my exams but I was never caught.
c) Tom and Jerry often used to _______ but now they don’t.
d) We sometimes used to _______ to school but we usually caught the bus.
e) When Samantha was a college student she occasionally used to ______ late
for lectures.
f) Jonathan usually used to _______ his homework in the library after school.

do walk play do be quarrel cheat

Exercise ii Match the statements on the left with the responses on the right.
a. Did you ever use to wear leg 1. No way! I used to live there
warmers? too.
b. I used to listen to punk music 2. Well, I was never in any school
when I was in High School. teams but I used to like playing
c. My brother used to love playing tennis.
Super Mario World. 3. That game was great! I used to
d. What sports did you use to play play it too.
in High School? 4. I used to love that group. They
e. When I was little, we lived in were the best!
Peckham, in South London. 5. Really? I preferred pop music.
f. The first album I ever bought 6. Yes, I did. They were so cool
was ‘Rio’ by Duran Duran. when I was in High School.

Listening Two friends are talking about things they used to like doing when they
were teenagers.
Kevin: What kind of games were you into when you were in Junior High School?
Cindy: I used to like ‘Tetris’ – I used to play it everyday, whenever I had free time. How
about you? What did you use to like?
Kevin: I was a big fan of the SEGA game console. I used to play ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ a
lot. Then my friend got a Playstation so I used to go over to his house after school and we
would play ‘Tekken’ and ‘Gran Turismo’.
Cindy: I always wanted a Playstation but my parents wouldn’t let me have one. They
used to make me go to piano lessons after school. I had to practice everyday.
Kevin: Too bad. Do you still play the piano now?
Cindy: Not really. I don’t have any time, but I occasionally go to classical music concerts.
Do you still play video games?
Kevin: Yes, I do. I like online games now, like ‘World of Warcraft’ and ‘Final Fantasy.’

1) What did Cindy use to like playing in her free time?

2) Where did Kevin use to go after school?
3) What did Cindy use to do after school?

Application Discussion.
 With a partner, ask questions and find out about their likes and dislikes from
their school days. Be ready to tell the class what you learned.

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 PAST SIMPLE TENSE

1) Which of these time expressions use the past simple tense? Write ‘yes’ or ‘no’

Today….
Last week….
When I was younger….
At 5pm….
In 1997….
Last Tuesday….
Sometimes….
This morning (it is afternoon now!)….
On the 3rd of October 2010….
Before my last lesson….
After breakfast….
Before now….
During my life….
Then….

2) You are a police officer. You are investigating a report of a stolen camera.

This is the situation….

On Saturday, Mr Smith was visiting your town. He had an expensive camera which he was using to take
photographs of the sights. The camera was around Mr Smith’s neck, and he was walking around the town
square at approximately 10pm. Suddenly, a masked man ran to Mr Smith and hit him with a stick. Mr
Smith was very shocked and shouted for help. Nobody arrived, and the masked man took Mr Smith’s
wallet and his camera. Mr Smith called the police…
A witness, Mrs Rossi, saw the crime. She was looking out of her window and saw the man hit Mr Smith and
take his wallet and camera. She then saw him run to a red fiat 600 car and drive away. She noticed that
the car had big scratches along the right side.
The investigating policeman found a red fiat 600 car parked in the high street early on Sunday morning. The
owner is Mr Jones. Mr Jones is a gardener. The car had some scratches on the right side, and inside there
was a stick but no mask. Mr Jones was in possession of a lot of money. His neighbor saw Mr Jones throw
something in a ditch at midnight on Saturday.

2a) Underline the examples of the past simple in the text.

2b) Write 5 questions to ask the suspect

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Awake Be Become Begin Break Bring Build Burn Buy
Catch Choose Come Do Draw Dream Drink Drive Eat
Fall Feel Feed Fight Find Fly Forget Forgive Get
Give Go Grow Have Hear Hide Hold Keep Know
Lay Learn Leave Make Lose Mean Meet Pay Read
Put Ride Ring Run Say See Sell Send Sing
Sit Sleep Smell Speak Spend Stand Steal
Swear Swim Take Teach Tell Think Throw Wake
Wear Win Write

1. We ___________ the match.

2. Last weekend I ___________ my cousin Peter.
3. I ______________ an orange juice and now I feel sick.
4. I had a nightmare. I ________________ I was being attacked by a werewolf.
5. My sister and I _____________ a horse on my uncle’s farm.
6. She _____________ like a real queen!
7. Last week Michael _____________ against John. It was horrible!
8. Yesterday he _____________ at half past one.
9. Only yesterday I __________ to realise what was happening.
10. They ___________ all the letters for years.
11. ‘You ____________ what was happening. Why didn’t you tell me?’
12. He ______________ me eternal affection.
13. Last week I ____________ in Kelly’s swimming-pool.
14. It __________ me five hours to finish all the work.
15. Julia ______________ an amazing book from the library.
16. We ____________ up for three hours waiting for the bus.
17. He _____________ a note and he _____________ it under her door.
18. Yesterday I ________________ Martha on the supermarket.
19. ‘Have you ___________ your mind?’
20. ‘I’m sorry mum, I ____________ your mug.’
21. ‘Oh, I ____________ your birthday! I can’t believe it!’
22. I ___________ an interesting article in the newspaper.
23. Tony and Carla ____________ to Brazil.
24. They ___________ very happy from their holydays.
25. He ___________ the treasure for years.
26. Gloria _______________ Peter for being so rude.
27. My friends ________________ a new tree house for us.
28. I _____________ my car last Monday.
29. She _____________ a lot of money on her new dress.
30. She ____________ her new shoes in the party.
31. Luisa ______________ sorry for what happened with George.
32. She _______________ (not) the rent this month.
33. We ___________ we couldn’t go because we had to work.
34. Samuel ____________ me how to play chess.
35. ‘I’m sure he _____________ it on purpose.’
36. ‘I ___________ the news about Lisa, is it true?’
37. Stuart _____________ Susan flowers on Valentine’s Day.
38. They ___________ beautifully that night.
39. He ____________ her a big favour.
40. Helen finally ___________ out the true about his boyfriend.
41. We __________ in a Chinese restaurant yesterday. It was fantastic!
42. This morning Steve ___________ up very late.
43. Sue ____________ the black pants, instead of the blue ones.
44. I ______________ she was smarter. Now I now she’s not.
45. They ____________ that stealing is a bad thing.
46. The child _____________ a beautiful landscape.
47. ‘Have you ___________ well this night?’
48. John ___________ me Jack is ill.
49. He was very late, that’s why he ___________ so fast.
50. Children always ____________ when they _____________ off the school.
51. My father ________________ me a new pen.
52. She _________ a tremendous headache.
53. Lara ___________ next Sandra.
54. We _____________ a nice present to Helen.
55. They _____________ very angry when we told them what Sara had done.
56. I __________ very happy when I new you were going to stay.
57. I was climbing the tree when I ___________.
58. It ____________ bad.
59. A group of thieves ____________ the bank.
60. He ______________ away his old clothes.
61. Yesterday night we ___________ to London.
62. While I was having a shower the phone ____________ several times.
63. They __________ the dog and then went out.
64. ‘Your kids ____________ up very fast!’
65. Mum _______________ me a new pair of jeans.
66. ‘You ___________ your bag under my bed!’
67. ‘I ___________ everything I told you!’
68. She ___________ my hand before entering the hospital.
69. Yesterday we ___________ down on the sofa the entire afternoon.
70. The fire ___________ everything we had.

TEACHER VICTOR
 REGULAR VERBS: IRREGULAR VERBS:
+ Subject + V-ED + Subject + V 2ND column

- Subject + didn’t + Verb - Subject + didn’t + Verb

? Did + Subject + Verb ? ? Did + Subject + Verb ?

work  worked stop  stopped begin  began break  broke

study  studied play  played come  came eat  ate
dance  danced live  lived go  went see  saw

Complete the sentences. Use one of these regular verbs in the Past Simple:

clean die enjoy finish live open play watch not smoke start

1. Yesterday evening I …………………………… television.

2. I ………………………….. my teeth three times yesterday.
3. The concert last night ………………………… at 7.30 and ………………………… at 10 o’clock.
4. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we …………………….. tennis.
5. William Shakespeare ……………………………. in1616.
6. Mozart ……………………….. from 1756 to 1791.
7. It was hot in the room, so I ………………………………. the window.
8. …………………. you …………………… you holidays last summer?
9. Peter ……………………………… any cigarettes yesterday.

Write the verb in the correct form of the Past Simple:

1. I ……………………… (play) tennis yesterday but I …………………………….. (not/win).

2. We ………………………. (wait) a long time for the bus but it …………………………. (not/ come)
3. That’s a nice shirt. Where ……………… you ……………… (buy) it?
4. She …………………….. (see) me but she …………………………….. (not/speak) to me.
5. ‘………………… it ………………. (rain) yesterday?’ ‘No, it was a nice day’
6. That was a stupid thing to do. Why ………………. you ……………. (do) it?
7. Sandra ………………………. (buy) a new dress last weekend.
8. We …………………………. (not /play) basketball in the sports lesson.
9. I ………………………… (meet) my friends last Friday evening.
10. ‘……………….. they …………………. (enjoy) the party?’ ‘No, they ………………. (not/go)’

TEACHER VICTOR
 PAST SIMPLE tense
Regular verbs (exercises) Irregular verbs

Who? Where? What did they want Which of the verbs is the Odd One Out?
to do?
1 Peter doctor see his brother -t worked talked lived helped passed
-d played asked cried loved called
2 Mary toy shop borrow a book
- id painted decided counted wanted moved
3 Sam hospital buy a new dress
4 Adam zoo get some medicine
5 Tom library see a good film Write the missing forms of Match the verbs
the verbs below
6 Mark cinema buy some toys buy begin taught
7 Ann dress shop see the animals eat went
drank teach became
Write 6 sentences. Say where they went and why. forgot see saw
1 Peter went to the doctor to get some medicine. write began
break
2Mary________________________________ go ate
3________________________________________ take become wrote
4_______________________________________ brought
5________________________________________
draw
6________________________________________
7_______________________________________

Choose and underline the right verbs.

1 Did you send/sent an e-mail to Jane an hour Complete the text. Find the verbs in the jumbled letters.
ago?
2 Did your brother broke/break that vase
yesterday? Last Sunday Adam (tnwe)_____ into
3 John didn't see/saw Sarah last week. town with his friend, Tom. Adam (wendat) ________ to
4 Tom didn't came/come to the party last buy some CDs and a pair of jeans. He (tohubg)
Sunday. ______the CDs but (tindd nifd)__________the jeans of
5 On Monday Ann bought/buy a new dress. his size.
_________________________________________ The boys (dha) _____ a drink in a cafe. They
_____ (emt)_______ their friend Nick and his father in the
Use the right forms of the verbs in cafe. They (ciddede )_________ to go to Nick's house
the text because he (sedmopir)_________to show them his new
Too Sleepy. computer game.
When I (be)_____about six years Nick's father (verdo) ______ the boys
old my family (have)______ a funny small red to his house and Nick (howsde) _______
kitten. For one month we (can't)_____ agree on them his new computer game. But the
a name for it. I (suggest)____ every name friends (tindd alpy)____________ it because
possible and so (do)____ everyone else. At last they (athwdec)________ a programme on
we (decide)___________to call it Penny. TV.
Early one morning my cat and I (go)_____ to The boys ( elkid) _____ that day very
the kitchen. We (be) ____ both still really tired. much.
Penny(sit) ___ there with its eyes closed and
(fall) _____ over. It (be)_____ very funny. So
then I (carry)____ my sleeping cat to bed.

TEACHER VICTOR
 Past Simple worksheet

Task 1: Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in past simple

Clean, smoke, start, enjoy, stay, finish, want, happen, live, open, play, rain

1. I ................ my teeth three times yesterday. 2. Bernard ............... 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.
3. The concert last night .......... at 7.30 and ............at 10 o’clock. 4. The accident ........... last Sunday.
5. When I was a child, I ........ to be a doctor. 6. Mozart .......... from 1756 to 1791. 7. We ........ our
holiday last year. We ......... at a very good hotel. 8. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it........ .
9. It was hot in the room, so I .......... the window. 10. I ........ tennis with my friends.

Task 2: Write sentences about the past (yesterday, last week, etc.)

1. He always goes to work. -> He went to work yesterday.

2. Bill often loses his keys, when he is somewhere outside.__________________________________
3. I write a letter to Jane every week, because she is my friend.________________________________
4. We usually go to the cinema when we have a free time.___________________________________
5. They buy a new car every year and after 3 months they sell it.______________________________
6. Ann often takes photos when she is free.________________________________________________

Task 3: Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative

1. I saw John but I didn’t (did not) see Mary.

2. They worked on Monday but Carol’s family___________________ on Tuesday.
3. We went to the shop but they ___________________ to the bank.
4. She had a pen but she ____________________ any paper.

Task 4: Put the verbs in the correct form of the past (positive, negative, question)

1. I ............... (play) tennis yesterday but I ................. (not/ win).

2. We ............( wait) a long time for the bus but it .............. (not/ come).
3. That’s a nice shirt. Where ..................( you/ buy) it?
4. She ........... (see) me but she ........... (not/speak) to me.
5. ...................(it/ rain) yesterday? No, it was a nice day.
6. That was a stupid thing to do. Why..............(you/do) it?
7. ......................(she/give) you a birthday present?
8. Don ............(not/ have) dinner as he .......... (be) too busy to eat.
9. Why...........(be) you so angry yesterday?
10. This room.........(be) very small and it ...........(not/be) very clean.

Task 5: Open the brackets, then make a question and negative to this sentence.

1. They ................(go) to the cinema last Sunday.

2. I ................(watch) an interesting comedy last night.
3. They ...........(be) so surprised when they ..........(see) me.
4. Charlie Chaplin .........(be) a famous film star.
5. The hotel ............. (cost) a lot of money.

TEACHER VICTOR
Complete the story by using past simple

HONESTY and GREED

Tom and Simon .........( are ) good friends. They ..........(have) great confidence in
each other. Simon ........( is ) very honest boy. Once they ...........(decide) to enjoy
their holidays together. They ................(go) out to a hill station.Both...........
(enjoy) their stay at the hill station. After seven days, they............. (plan)to return.
When they ..............(reach) the station to board the train, they ............( find )a
bag lying at the station platform.Tom.........( notice )it first and.........( pick) it up. He
................(open)it and ...........(see) that it.............( contain ) a lot of cash and
jewellery in it.Tom ...........(try) to hide it in his suitcase. But Simon
..............(suggest), 'Tom, we are honest people. We should not keep it with us.
Somebody has missed it. We should ask people at the station.If someone claims and is
able to tell the exact details, we shall handover this bag to him”. 'No, No, you are a
fool. Everybody will come to claim it as his own bag. I have fond it, so this is mine”,
Tom said and we should divide it into two equal parts. Both of us have found it. We have
shared every moment, every
food, and every joy here together. Therefore,we should divide the cash and jewellery
also into two parts to enjoy together”.I don't agree with you, Simon said.Perhaps it
belongs to a theif.We should inform police.Meanwhile the train................( arrive) at
the station.Tom and Simon ............(get ) on.They ...........( sit ) on their seats, they
............( are ) at ease and began talking to each other. Time was rolling on. When
they were talking to each other ,they began feeling sleepy.After sometime the train
.............(halt) at the next station. Suddenly they ............( see ) some policemen
entering their compartment. Tom..........( is) frightened to see them. He...........( try
) to put his suitcase behind his back.Tom............(whisper) in Simon's ear, 'We are in
great trouble. It seems that the bag has a problem.The police have come. Please don't
try to involve me.I have got nothing to do with the bag. You ............( do) not listen to
me when I asked you to find out the owner and hand over the bag to him and now when
you feel that you are going to land in an unpleasant situation, you want to share the
unpleasantness with me. Very clever”!The police..........( see ) lines of fear in Tom's
face and ............( become )suspicious about him. They ............(search)his belongings
and ...........( find ) the bag.This .............( is ) the bag they had come searching
for.They ...........( arrest )him and.............. (send) him to jail.

TEACHER VICTOR
1) Complete the conversation with the past tense of the verb in brackets. Be careful
with +, - and ?

– A NEW LIFE –

INSPECTOR GRANGER OK Mr Thomas. Relax

and tell me the problem.
MR THOMAS It’s my wife. She went (go) out
yesterday to buy some milk. And she __________
(not/come) back.
INSPECTOR GRANGER When ___________ (/you
see) your wife for the last time?
MR THOMAS Yesterday evening.
INSPECTOR GRANGER Tell me what happened yesterday.
MR THOMAS Well, we ___________ (wake up) at about 8.00 as usual. We _______
(have) breakfast and then I ____________ (drive) to work. I think she _________
(go) shopping. It ___________ (be) a Wednesday. She always goes shopping on
Wednesdays. Then she ____________ (make) dinner.
INSPECTOR GRANGER When ______________ home? (/you come)
MR THOMAS I ____________ (come) home at six o’clock. I ________ (sit) down in
my chair and ___________ (read) the newspaper. Then we __________ (have) dinner.
After dinner, my wife __________ (go) to the kitchen. I __________ (have) a glass of
whisky and __________ (sleep) in my chair.
INSPECTOR GRANGER __________ (/you speak) to your wife when you
__________(come) home? Or ___________ (/she say) anything to you?
MR THOMAS I ____________ (not/speak) to her, but after
about an hour she __________(say), “This isn’t a life. I’m going
out”. She ___________ (take) her bag and her coat. She
__________ (not/say) goodbye. I ___________ (hear) the door
close. But I _____________ (not/see) her again.
INSPECTOR GRANGER I see sir. I think I can guess the
answer to this mystery.
 PAST SIMPLE – exercise

Write the past simple form.

REGULAR VERBS: IRREGULAR VERBS:

start - ………………
finish - …………….. buy - ………………..
help - ……………… eat - …………………
arrive - …………….. feel - ………………...
smile - ……………... get - …………………
try - ………………… give - ………………..
cry - ………………... have – …………….....
drop - ………………. make - ……………….
stop - ………………..

1) We …….………….. learning English 6 years ago. (start)

2) „We ………………….. a fire“ is a famous song. (not start)
3) ………. you ……………. doing exercises? (start)
4) When ………. you ……………. doing exercises? (start)
5) I ……………..…. my homework earlier today. (finish)
6) They ……..…………… their homework. (not finish)
7) ……….. you …………….. your homework? (finish)
8) When ……….. you …………….. your homework? (finish)
9) My parents …………..……… home before I came back from school. (arrive)
10) My brother …………..……….. (not arrive)
11) ………... you ……….…….. on time? (arrive)
12) When ………… you ………………? (arrive)
13) I …………… to help him, but he didn't accept it. (try)
14) …………. you …………. to help him? (try)
15) My mum ……………. me with my homewrok. (help)
16) His brother ………………….. him. (not help)
17) ……….. you …………….. your friend? (help)
18) How ……….. you …………….. your friend? (help)
19) I ……………. a plate in the kitchen. (drop)
20) ………. your sister …………. a plate? (drop)
21) When …………. you ……………. a plate? (drop)
22) My brother ……………a new CD player. (buy)
23) I ……………..…. anything. (not buy)
24) …………… you …………… anything? (buy)
25) What …………… you …………..? (buy)
26) We ………….. pizza for lunch. (eat)
27) They ………………… pizza. (not eat)
28) ………… you …………… anything else? (eat)
29) What ………… you ………….? (eat)
30) Jenny ………………. sick. (feel)
31) I ………….…….. sick. (not feel)
32) How …………. you ……………? (feel)
33) We …………….. really scared last night in the dark. (get)
34) They ………….….. scared at all. (not get)
35) ……….. you …………. scared? (get)
36) Why …………. you …………. scared? (get)
37) He …………… me back my textbook. (give)
38) He …………….…. me back my notebook. (not give)
39) ………… he …………. you back your stuff? (give)
40) We ……………. a great time at the disco last night. (have)
41) Jessy and Suzy ………………… a great time) (not have)
42) When ………….. you ……………….a great time? (have)
43) Mum ……………… an excellent cake. (make)
44) I ………………. any cakes. (not make)
45) ………….. you …………… anything? (make)
46) What …………. you ……………? (make)

TEACHER VICTOR
 SUPERLATIVES AND COMPARATIVES

adj+ER THAN
ADJECTIVES MORE adj. THAN

COMPARATIVES ++ NOUNS MORE noun THAN

VERBS verb MORE THAN

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ADJECTIVES LESS adj THAN

FEWER plur noun THAN

COMPARATIVES -- NOUNS LESS sing noun THAN

VERBS verb LESS THAN

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ADJECTIVES AS adj AS

AS MANY plur noun AS

COMPARATIVES == NOUNS AS MUCH sing noun AS

VERBS verb AS MUCH AS

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THE adjEST OF (gruppi)

ADJECTIVES THE MOST adj IN (luoghi, tempo)

SUPERLATIVES ++ NOUNS THE MOST noun OF / IN

VERBS verb THE MOST OF / IN

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ADJECTIVES THE LEAST adj OF / IN

THE FEWEST plur noun OF (gruppi)

SUPERLATIVES -- NOUNS THE LEAST sing noun IN (luoghi, tempo)

VERBS verb THE LEAST OF / IN

GOOD BETTER THE BEST

BAD WORSE THE WORST
FAR FURTHER/FARTHER THE FURTHEST / THE FARTHEST
OLD OLDER / ELDER THE OLDEST / THE ELDEST
 The more you eat, the fatter you get
 It is getting hotter and hotter
1 - Read these sentences in the first column and complete the sentences in the other columns.

SHORT ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

The cheetah is a very fast animal. The cheetah is faster than a dog. The cheetah is ……………………………….
animal in the world.
Danghi is a very short man. Danghi is ………………………………… Yao Danghi is the shortest man in the
Ming. world.

LONG ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

The cheetah is a dangerous animal. The cheetah is more dangerous than a The cheetah is ………………………………
dog. ………………………… animal.

Albert Einstein was a very intelligent Albert Einstein is ……………………… Albert Einstein was the most intelligent
man. …………………………………….. Mark man in the world.
Zuckerberg.

…………………………… ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Lionel Messi is a very good football Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Lionel Messi is …………………………….
player. Ronaldo. football player in the world.

This is a very bad computer. This computer is …………………………. This computer is the worst computer in
……………… that computer. the world!

2 – Complete the text using the adjectives in the comparative form.

My family

There are six of us in our family: Mum, Dad, my two brothers, Peter and Tony, my sister Tina and me. My two brothers are
……………………………… (old) me. Peter is ………………………………. (tall) Tony but Tony is ………………………….. (young) Peter. Tina is
…………………………………………….... (intelligent) than I am. My dad says that I’m am …………………………… (noisy) than Tina but I like
her hair, it is ………………………………………………………. (beautiful) my hair and …………………………. (long). My mum is
………………………………. (kind) than my dad, but my dad likes talking because he knows ………………………………………………….
(interesting) my mum. He knows a lot of things!

3 – Complete the text using the adjectives in the superlative from the box.

long – funny – small – brave – heavy (x2)- big

In the Jungle

Life in the jungle can be very interesting. Let’s read about some animals and their characteristics. The elephant is
……………………………………… and ……………………………………. animal in the jungle. It can weigh 4.500 kg and 4.2 mts tall. The
second animal that is …………………………………….. animal in the jungle is the hippopotamus; it can reach up to 1.800 kg.
Moreover, the giraffe has got ………………………………………… neck; it can be up to 2 mts long. Insects are ……………………………………
in the jungle; some insects are only 2 mm long. Lions and tigers are brave animals but the tiger is ……………………………………. of
all. Finally, monkeys are ……………………………………….. animals in the jungle!

4 – Read these sentences and mark them as T (true) or F (false)

a) The second biggest animal in the jungle is the elephant. F d) There aren’t insects in the jungle. ……………
b) Elephants can weigh 1.800 kg. …………… e) The tiger is braver than the lion. ……………
c) The giraffe is the animal with the longest neck. ……………
Comparatives and Superlatives

1. What’s the best place to go out in your town? Why do you like it? Where is it? What’s the best place for
food? What about for drinks?

2. What’s your favorite city in your state/province? Why? Is it bigger or

smaller than your town? What things can you do there? What makes it so
fun/interesting? What about your favorite small town? What do you like
best about it?

3. Do you prefer the city or the country to live in? What are some of the
advantages and disadvantages to each? (Use these adjectives: noisy,
boring, exciting, accessible, isolated, crowded)

4. Can you think of some stereotypes of people from different European

countries? Which people are the most organized? What about the most fun-loving? Which people are the
most romantic? How about the best cooks? What about the worst cooks? Who are the fattest people in
Europe? Who are the most ostentatious (outrageous style)? Which people are the most aloof (stuck up)? How
would you categorize people from your country? Which superlative adjectives are the best to describe the
people from the different regions of your country? (Use these adjectives: lazy, fun, mean, loud, boring,
reserved, rude)

5. What are you favorite kinds of films (action, comedy, romance, documentary, thriller, horror)? In your
opinion, what’s the best film in each genre? What do you like about it (Use this vocabulary:
music/soundtrack, plot, acting, actors, cinematography, location) What was the most recent film you saw in
the cinema? Do you like watching movies more than once? Which one have you seen many times?

6. What is your favorite sport to watch? What about to play? Which sport do you play most often with your
friends? What is the most dangerous sport to play, in your opinion? What about the most boring, or most
strategic? Which sport is the most well-rounded (has a little bit of everything)? Are there any sports you
haven’t tried that you’d like to play? Do you like extreme sports? What about things like surfing, hang-gliding,
bungee-jumping, etc.

7. Where have you travelled on vacation? How many times have you visited
another country? Which countries have you visited? Which countries would you
like to visit? Name one country from each continent (Europe, Asia, North
America, South America, Africa, Australia) that you would like to visit?
Why? What are these countries known for? Name a country from each continent
that you would NOT want to visit: why not? (Use these adjectives: poor, rich,
dirty, exotic, busy, beautiful, different, crowded, desolate, hot, cold, ugly, clean)

8. What is your favorite celebration here? Compare it to some other celebrations? What makes it more
fun/interesting/exciting than other ones? Compare these aspects: music, food, participation, weather,
activities, duration and traditions. Can you compare holidays in Spain with U.S. holidays based on the movies?
Think about these holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, Carnival, Easter, and the
Fair. How are the celebrations different? Are there any ways in which they are the same? Which do you like
more?

TEACHER VICTOR
 A. Complete the gaps with the correct form of comparative and superlative.

ONE ISLAND, TWO WORLDS

The Dominican Republic and Haiti share the same island, but they have a lot of differences. First of
all, the significant difference is environmental. Compared to the Dominican Republic, the area for
agriculture is 1 _____________ (small) . Hispaniola’s 2 _____________ (high) mountains (over 10,000
feet high) are on the Dominican side. The Dominican side has broad beaches and plateaus, it is not
hilly. The soil is also much 3_____________ (thick) on Haiti’s side. In particular, the Cibao Valley in the
north is one of the 4_____________ (rich) agricultural areas in the world. In contrast, the Haitian side
is 5_____________ (dry) because high mountains are blocking rains from the east. Compared to the
Dominican Republic, the area of flat land is good for agriculture. However, in Haiti flat land is much
smaller because Haiti’s area is 6_____________ (mountainous) the Republic’s. So Haiti has a lower
capacity for agriculture than the Republic.
Another difference can be seen in social life and politics. Haiti had a population seven times
7
_____________ (high) its neighbor during colonial times — and it still has a 8_____________ (large)
population today, about ten million versus 8.8 million. But Haiti’s area is only slightly
9
_____________ (small) the Dominican Republic. As a result, Haiti has a larger population and
smaller area than the Republic’s population.
One of those social and political differences involved was that Haiti was a colony of rich France and
10
became _____________ (valuable) colony in France’s overseas empire. The Dominican Republic
was a colony of Spain, and was in economic and political decline itself. France imported more slaves
into its colony than Spain did.So, Haiti became 11 _____________ (rich) the Republic.
TEACHER VICTOR
Still another social difference is that because of the country’s slave history, they were able to feed
themselves and did not receive any help from the government. The Dominican Republic, however,
eventually developed an export economy and overseas trade. As a result, the Republic is now
12
_____________ (wealthy) Haiti.

B. Complete the grid. Tick the boxes which are grammatically correct

1. Haiti’s power over the Dominic Republic

during colonial times

2. The length of the beaches in Haiti

3. Effects of colonies on Haiti’s economy

4. The height of the mountains in Haiti

5. The number of slaves French imported

6. The Dominican Republic has larger areas for

agriculture
7. The population of the Dominic Republic

8. The reason why Haiti is a poor country now

TEACHER VICTOR
KEY:

A. 1. Smaller 2. Higher 3. Ticker than 4. Richest 5. Drier 6. More mountainous than 7.

Higher 8. Larger 9. Smaller 10. The most valuable 11. Richer than 12. More wealthy
than / wealthier than
B. 2,5,8
Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives.

1 Dolphins are _____________ (intelligent) than sharks.

2 A blue whale is _____________ (rare) than a fish.
3 An ostrich is _____________ (tall) than an eagle.
4 A scorpion is _____________ (dangerous) than a turtle.
5 A lizard is _____________ (small) than an anaconda.
6 A cat is _____________ (light) than a bear.

Read the information. Then write sentences using the comparative form of the adjectives
in brackets and than.

Jack Bob
Age 32 26
Height 1m 88cm 1m 72cm
Build well-built slim
Dangerous? yes no
Friendly? no yes
Serious? yes no
Good at sport? yes no

1 (old) ________________________________________
2 (young) ______________________________________
3 (tall) ________________________________________
4 (slim) _______________________________________
5 (dangerous) __________________________________
6 (friendly) _____________________________________
7 (serious) ______________________________________
8 (good at sport) _________________________________

Correct the sentences.

1 The brachiosaurus was dangerous than the allosaurus. 

2 An ant is more small than a stick insect. 

3 An anaconda is more long than a lizard. 

4 A shark is more aggressiver than a dolphin. 

5 Cockroaches are more bad than scorpions. 

6 A crocodile is more fast than a giant tortoise. 

TEACHER VICTOR
Write the sentences in the correct order. Use the present simple and the superlative form
of the adjectives.

1 be / Madrid / city / in Spain / big

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2 tall / person / be / in the class / I
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3 murder / crime / be / bad / ?
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4 in town / busy / Café Azur / restaurant / be
__________________________________
5 hot / July and August / of the year / be / months
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6 in the shop / these phones / expensive / be / ?
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Complete the text. Use the comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets.

My name’s Louise, and I’ve got one brother and one sister. I’m (1) __________ (old) than
my sister, and my brother is (2) __________ (young) of all of us. Helen and I are similar,
but she’s (3) __________ (tall) than me. I’m (4) __________ (good) at sports than her, and
she’s (5) __________ (serious) than me. My brother is (6) __________ (intelligent) person
in the family! He’s really good at maths

Choose the correct words.

I live in Sheffield. It’s a small city, but I think that it’s (1) the better / the best place to live! I
moved here last year. Before that, I lived in a (2) bigger city / city more big called Luton.Luton
is (3) expensiver / more expensive than Sheffield. Sheffield has got a lot of great shops, and
the cafés are (4) better / best too. There isn’t much crime in Sheffield. I think that it’s (5) safer
/ more safe than Luton.
If you come to Sheffield, you (6) should to visit / should visit the museums and the art gallery.
The (7) most bad / worst thing in Sheffield is the weather. It’s (8) weter / wetter than Luton.
But the parks in Sheffield are (9) the more beautiful / more beautiful because it rains a lot.
When you visit, you (10) mustn’t / must forget to bring an umbrella!

Adjective Comparative Superlative

1 bad ___________ ___________

2 exciting ___________ ___________
3 funny ___________ ___________
4 good ___________ ___________
5 quiet ___________ ___________
6 big ___________ ___________
7 curly ___________ ___________
8 nice ___________ ___________ TEACHER VICTOR