English review A2

Tom, what _________? Oh, I am watching TV

• do you do

• you doing

• are you doing

• did you do

Answer explanation

We use the present continuous...

...to describe an action that is going on at this moment

Summer is ... than winter.

• hottest

• colder

• hotter

• coldest

Answer explanation

Here we are comparing summer and winter. Therefore, we need to create the comparative for "hot".

Since "hot" is a short adjective we create its comparative by adding -er. Do you remember how we can create its superlative?

My mobile phone is _______________________ than yours.

• a. expensive

• b. expensiver

• c. more expensive

• d. expensivest

Answer explanation

Here we are comparing the cost of two mobile phones. Therefore, we need to create the comparative for "expensive".

Since "expensive" is a long adjective we create its comparative form using the structure "more + adjetive + than" . Do you remember how we can create its superlative?

Look at this________________

• Beautiful new wooden writing table

• New beautiful writing wooden table

• Beautiful new writing wooden table

Answer explanation

In English adjectives follow a certain order. Remember the word "OSASCOMP" and you'll always get it right.

Do you know what each letter means?.

Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material and Purpose ... OSASCOMP!

When I was little, I ______ chocolate, now I don't like it anymore.

• used to like

• used to liking

• was used to like

• got used to like

Answer explanation

We use used to + infinitive to talk about a past situation that is no longer true. It tells us that there was a repeated action or state in the past which has now changed. We could translate it in Spanish as... solía.

Write this question as an indirect question: Where is the bank?

• Could you tell me where is the bank?

• Could you tell me where the bank is?

• Could you tell me if the bank is near?

• He asked where the bank was

Answer explanation

Indirect questions are normally used when asking for help in the street, because they are very polite.

They start with an introductory sentence, such as: could you tell me... or do you know...

Indirect questions do not need inversion!

Write this sentence as an indirect question: Is Tom coming to your party tonight?

• I was wondering Tom is coming to your party tonight

• Can you tell me, is Tom coming to your party tonight?

• Do you know if/ whether Tom is coming to your party tonight?

• Do you know Tom is coming to your party tonight?

Answer explanation

Remember! To make indirect yes/no questions, we use if or whether + the order of a normal positive sentence.

We do not need to use inversion!

A break that takes ten minutes is a...

• A break ten minutes

• A ten minutes break

• A ten-minute break

• A ten break minutes

Answer explanation

Here we need to use a compound adjective.

Compound adjectives are adjectives that contain two or more words.

Generally, we put a hyphen between the words.

I am looking for a secretary ___ can use a computer well

• which

• who/ that

• whom

• where

Answer explanation

This is a defining relative clause: it tells us which noun we are speaking about.

Therefore, we can use who or that.

Remember! Who is used to refer to a person

Turn this sentence into a passive sentence: John made the cake.

• The cake was make by John

• The cake made by John

• The cake was made by John

• The cake was maked by John

Answer explanation

To make a passive sentence in English, we:

1) Put the verb "to be" into the tense we need, in this case the past simple.

2) We add the past participle of the main verb. In this case made (make-made-made)

3) We introduce the agent using the preposition "by"