Which option CAN be used with both countable and uncountable nouns?
a few
a little
some
Which option CANNOT be used with uncountable nouns?
the
a lot of
some
a/an
A) What ... last night at 9 o'clock? B) Watching the T.V.
you were doing
were you doing
... (sunbathe) on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock?
Were the boys sunbathing
Were the boys sunbath
Was the boys sunbathing
Did the boys sunbathing
... he was preparing dinner, he cut his finger.
While
There ... people dancing outside in the street.
is a little
are some
is some
are a lot
Susan was walking next to the bus station ... I saw her.
when
I ... (sit) in the garden while the birds ... (sing) beautifully.
was sitting / were singing
did sitting / were sang
were sitting / was singing
sat / sang
Matt ... (use) the computer when it stopped working.
was using
The girls ... (surf) yesterday at 12 o'clock.
surfed
were surfing
was surfing
The boy ... (not swim) in the sea yesterday - he was in the pool.
wasn't swimming
I ... (be) ill last week, so I ... (not go) to the party.
was / didn't go
The car ... (stop) at the traffic lights.
stopped
Give an example of a noun that is both countable and uncountable...
chocolate, paper, time, yoghurt, language...
Which option is NOT correct?
There aren't some chairs in this room.
There aren't any chairs in this room.
There aren't many chairs in this room.
They were playing volleyball ... the sun was going down.
when
while
True or False: Uncountable nouns have no plural forms.
True (never use are/were or the plural 's')
Claire ... (go) to Egypt two years ago.
went
Yesterday I ... (not go) to the cinema with my friends - I just stayed at home.
didn't go
was going
I was flying a kite in the park when we ... (meet) our cousins.
were meeting
met
was meeting
Complete with a word: There aren't ... people on the beach today.
many / any
He ... (break) his leg while he ... (ski) in the Alps.
broke / was skiing
Last Sunday we ... (cook) lunch when you ... (call) us.
were cooking / called
Yesterday at 7 o'clock my brother ... (do) his homework while I ... (play) video games.
did / was playing
was doing / was playing
were doing / were playing
did / played
I have ... money that I can give you but it's not much.
a lot of
a little
a few
any
There were ... Italians at the summer camp, but most of us were Spanish.
a little
a few
Which option is NOT correct?
There is a lot of milk in the fridge.
There is much milk in the fridge.
There is some milk in the fridge.
There is a little milk in the fridge.