E. Circle the correct word.

1. The dog is eating hungrily.
2. Is she drinking the hot coffee slowly?
3. Sue is a nice person.
4. Tom plays tennis well.
5. The music was very loud.
6. The old lady spoke softly.

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A. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjective in brackets.

1. An elephant is stronger than a kangaroo.
2. Our teacher is more beautiful than that film star.
3. A school is noisier than a hospital.
4. Jane’s hair is longer than yours.
5. John’s work is better than Mary’s.
6. Yesterday was hotter than today.
7. This book is more interesting than that one.
8. Athletes are usually more famous than scientists.

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B. Write sentences about the pictures (using superlatives).

1. The girl is the tallest of the three.
2. The pyramid is the most ancient of the three.
3. This athlete is the best athlete in the world.
4. February is the shortest month in the year.
5. The red apple is the sweetest apple in the bowl.

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C. Circle the correct word.

1. I think Albert Einstein was the most brilliant scientist in the world.
2. I am a better swimmer than my brother.
3. Mum is the busiest person in the family.
4. What is the most expensive car in the world?
5. London is rainier than Athens.
6. The book was more frightening than the film.

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D. Write adverbs for the adjectives.

Adjective	Adverb
dangerous	dangerously
nice	nicely
fast	fast
happy	happily
good	well
quiet	quietly

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Present Perfect Progressive

(Use: have/has been + verb+ing)

Put the verbs into the correct form:

1. He has been working in this company since 1985.
2. I have been waiting for you since two o’clock.
3. Mary has been living in Germany since 1992.
4. Why is he so tired? He has been playing tennis for five hours.
5. How long have you been learning English?
6. We have been looking for the motorway for more than an hour.
7. I have been living without electricity for two weeks.
8. The film has not been running for ten minutes yet, but there’s a commercial break already.
9. How long has she been working in the garden?
10. She has not been in the garden for more than an hour.

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Present Perfect Continuous – Positive and Negative

1. She has been working here for five years.
2. I have been studying all day.
3. You have been eating a lot recently.
4. We have been living in London for six months.
5. He has been playing football, so he’s tired.
6. They have been learning English for two years.
7. I have been cooking, so I’m really hot.
8. She has been going to the cinema every weekend for years.
9. It has been raining, the pavement is wet.
10. You have been sleeping for twelve hours.
11. I have not been working today.
12. You have not been eating well recently.
13. We have not been exercising enough.
14. She has not been studying.
15. They have not been living here for very long.
16. It has not been snowing.
17. He has not been playing football for five years.
18. We have not been drinking enough water – that’s why we feel tired.
19. I have not been sleeping, I was reading.
20. They have not been watching TV much recently.

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