taller
2. Joe is the
………….. of the twins. (TALL)
fattest Joe is the * of the
3. Who is
…………………? Mary or Sandra (GOOD)
more intelligent Who is * ? Mary o
4. Mary is the………..
in the building. (BEAUTIFUL)
heaviest Mary is the * of th
5. John is the
………..boy in the class. (INTELLIGENT)
fattest John is the * boy
6. Which is………….?
An elephant or a cow (BIG)
bigger Which is * ? An e
7. Ali is the
…………….man in the village. (LAZY)
strongest Ali is the * man in
8. Summer is the
…………. Season Of the year(HOT)
most intelligent Alice is the * of th
2. 9. She is …………. of
my four sisters. (FAT)
the most friendly She is * of my fou ou "the friendliest
11. The (hot) dessert of all is the Shara and it's in Africa.
12. Germany is (far) from home than France.
14. I've got (little) money than you but I don't mind.
18. I think you must tell me the (good) way to do it, or it will take me ages to
finish.
19. My sister Anne had a (tidy) room than me, but was always having
arguments with everybody.
22. The (bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to be afraid.
23. She's the (careful) girl in the class. She has never broken anything.
24. Indian cooking has some of the (hot) dishes in the world.
28. Anne is the (clever) person I know. She learns everything immediately.
29. The teacher thinks we have to be (tidy) than last year. We can't go on like
this.
Exercise 6
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
you would like to come as well. But I (reach / not) you at home.«
moment and really (like) the idea of playing squash with us.«
1. A: »What were you doingemphasis on progress = Past Progressive (what was the person doing at a
3. A: »I was driving to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends. As
we only three players, I tried to ring you to ask if you would like to come as well. But
I did not reach1st gap: emphasis on progress = Past Progressive (what was the person doing at a certain
time in the past)
2nd gap: 'be' is only used in the simple form
rest: actions happening one after another = Simple Past you at home.«
William's number. He was not doing anything special at that moment and really
likedgaps 1/2/4: just mentioning= Simple Past (actions happening one after another, 'like' is only used in
the simple form
3rd gap: emphasis on progress = Past Progressive (what was the person doing at a certain time in the
w as doing broke
by to see him.
to learn.
w as doing broke
2. While Tom was playing the piano, his mother was doing
When
3) I to my teacher now.