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Grammar

Past continuous Questions and short answers

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3 Match the questions and answers about the school show.
1 Why were you in a bad mood? a No, they weren’t.
2 Were the bands practising in the school hall? b He was bursting balloons.
3 Why did you get a headache? c Yes, he was.
4 Was Mike getting in Mrs Green’s way? d I was getting tired.
5 What was Richie doing? e The bands were playing too loudly.

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3 Answer the questions.
1 What’s the time now? ..............................................................................................................................................
2 What were you doing at this time yesterday? ..................................................................................................
3 What are you wearing now? ..................................................................................................................................
4 Were you wearing the same things yesterday? ................................................................................................
5 Were you watching TV at eight o’clock last night? .........................................................................................
6 What were you doing yesterday morning? .......................................................................................................

Superlatives

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3 In your family....
1 Who is the oldest? .............................................. 4 Who is the shortest? ................................................
2 Who is the youngest? ............................................ 5 Who is the thinnest? ................................................
3 Who is the tallest? ..............................................

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3 Among your friends....
1 Who is the best at Maths? ................................... 4 Who is the most serious? .........................................
2 Who is the fastest runner? ................................... 5 Who is the most intelligent? ....................................
3 Who is the happiest? ....................................

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3 Write the superlative form of these adjectives.
1 good .................................... 3 slim .................................... 5 comfortable ....................................
2 bad ...................................... 4 fat ....................................... 6 silly ....................................................

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3 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the word in brackets.
1 He got the ..................................... (bad) mark in the test.
2 She’s the ..................................... (beautiful) girl in the school.
3 Yesterday was the ..................................... (cold) day of the year.
4 This is the ..................................... (important) year in of your life!
5 He is ..................................... (lucky) man in the world. He wins everything!
6 This is the ..................................... (old) castle in Scotland.

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