Which option CAN be used with both countable and uncountable nouns?
a few
a little
some
... I walked into the room it was chaos! The children were writing all over the walls!
When
While
I was flying a kite in the park when we ... (meet) our cousins.
was meeting
met
were meeting
Complete with a word: There aren't ... people on the beach today.
many / any
There were ... Italians at the summer camp, but most of us were Spanish.
a little
a few
Matt ... (use) the computer when it stopped working.
was using
I ... (sit) in the garden while the birds ... (sing) beautifully.
did sitting / were sang
was sitting / were singing
sat / sang
were sitting / was singing
I ... (be) ill last week, so I ... (not go) to the party.
was / didn't go
Which option CANNOT be used with uncountable nouns?
the
a lot of
some
a/an
Susan was walking next to the bus station ... I saw her.
when
They were playing volleyball ... the sun was going down.
while
when
Listen. I ... someone knocking on the wall!
can hear
hear
hears
am hearing
I ... to music at a reasonable volume with my headphones.
am listening usually
listen usually
am usually listening
usually listen
Which of the following is NOT a STATIVE VERB?
own
believe
study
love
My niece ... right now, she ... for her exams.
isn't play / studies
doesn't play / studies
isn't playing / is studying
isn't playing / studies
My English friends speak so quickly that I ... what they are saying.
doesn't understand
am understanding
don't understand
am not understanding
He ... (break) his leg while he ... (ski) in the Alps.
broke / was skiing
Give an example of a noun that is both countable and uncountable...
chocolate, paper, time, yoghurt, language...
... he was preparing dinner, he cut his finger.
While
Yesterday I ... (not go) to the cinema with my friends - I just stayed at home.
was going
didn't go
I have ... money that I can give you but it's not much.
a lot of
any
a few
a little
True or False: Stative verbs are not normally used in the continuous form.
True
Which option is NOT correct?
There is a little milk in the fridge.
There is much milk in the fridge.
There is a lot of milk in the fridge.
There is some milk in the fridge.
Last Sunday we ... (cook) lunch when you ... (call) us.
were cooking / called
Which of the following is NOT true for the PRESENT SIMPLE?
for actions happening now
for general truths and facts
for timetables and schedules
for routines and habits
... (sunbathe) on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock?
Was the boys sunbathing
Were the boys sunbathing
Did the boys sunbathing
Were the boys sunbath
True or False: Uncountable nouns have no plural forms.
True (never use are/were or the plural 's')
Yesterday at 7 o'clock my brother ... (do) his homework while I ... (play) video games.
was doing / was playing
did / was playing
did / played
were doing / were playing
There ... people dancing outside in the street.
is a little
are some
are a lot
is some
Which option is NOT correct?
There aren't many chairs in this room.
There aren't any chairs in this room.
There aren't some chairs in this room.
Laura ... a very hard time at school at the moment.
have
is having
does have
has
Which of the following verbs is NOT a STATIVE VERB?
hear
watch
want
understand