Question

Use Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Past Indefinite or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets:
1. Excuse me, I (to look) for a phone box. Is there one near here? 2. When I (to clean) the house, I (to find) some old letters. 3. The swimming pool ( to open) at 9.00 and (to close) at 18.30 every day. 4. When I (to look) out of the window, I (to see) that it (to rain). 5. The number of people without jobs (to increase) at the moment. 6. The sun (to rise) in the east. 7. I can’t visit you on Saturday, I (to work). 8. The doorbell (to ring) when I (to have) a bath. 9. This time last year I (to travel) in France. 10. We (to leave) the party about 11.00 last night. 11. Tom (to burn) his hand when he (to cook) dinner yesterday. 12. You (to make) a lot of noise. Can you be a bit quieter? 13. She (to go) to sleep while I (to tell) her about my holidays. 14. I have a car, but I (not/ to use) it very often.

Use the correct form of the adjectives:
1. This jacket is too small. I need a (large) size. 2. Her illness turned out to be (serious) than we had thought. 3. What is (long) river in the world? 4. He is (good) runner in our institute. 5. This test is (easy) than the next one. 6. What item is (difficult) for discussion in the agenda today? 7. He has chosen (bad) way possible to solve this problem. 8. My visit to London is (bright) recollection of my life. 9. As usual he takes (little) part of work assigned to the team.

Answer 1

1. looking for. 2. was cleaning. found. 3. opens, closes. 4. looked, saw, was raining. 5. is increasing 6. rises 7. am working 8. rang, was having 9. traveled 10. left 11. burnt, was cooking 12 are making 13. went, was telling 14. am not using

1. larger
2. more serious
3. the longest
4. a good runner
5. easier
6. the most difficult
7. the worst
8. a bright recollection
9 the smallest