English Grammar: Comparatives and Verb Tenses

Comparatives and Superlatives

Regular Adjectives:

• Happy, happier, the happiest
• Old, older, the oldest
• Big, bigger, the biggest
• Dirty, dirtier, the dirtiest
• Expensive, more expensive, the most expensive

Irregular Adjectives:

• Good, better, best
• Bad, worse, worst
• Little, less, least
• Much, more, most
• Far, farther, farthest

Future Tense Rules

• Will: Predictions (predicciones) or spontaneous decisions (una decisión espontánea).
• Present Continuous: Fixed or agreed-upon actions (acción segura prefijada o acordada).
• Going To: Intentions or immediate future (intención de hacerlo o futuro que ocurre de manera inmediata).
• Present Simple: Schedules for trains, planes, cinema, or theater (horarios: tren, avión, cine, teatro).

Future Tense Practice

1. The train leaves (leave) at 11:30.
2. Wait! I will help (help) you.
3. As we want to get better marks in English, we are going to study (study) hard in the future.
4. Jane is going (go) to the cinema with her friends tonight.
5. It will probably rain (probably rain) tomorrow.
6. Look at those black clouds! It is going to rain (rain).

Past Simple and Present Perfect Exercises

6. Fill in Past Simple or Present Perfect

My best friend is called Allison. We (know) have known each other since we (be) were five years old. We (always/share) have always shared our problems and our troubles, but we (also/enjoy) have also enjoyed good times together and (spend) have spent many hours laughing together. We (live) lived next door to each other before Allison (move) moved to London last year. I (visit) have visited her many times since then. She (just/buy) has just bought a new house, but I (not/see) haven't seen it yet.

5. Put the Verbs in Brackets into Tenses

1. A: How long have you had (you – have) your car?
   B: I have had (have) it since Christmas. I bought (buy) it from my uncle when he came to visit us.
2. A: Have you seen (you – see) that film before?
   B: Yes, I saw (see) it when I was (be) in London last month.
3. A: How long have you been (you – be) ill?
   B: I have been (be) ill since I ate (eat) that meal.
4. A: When did Ann move (Ann/move) into her new house?
   B: She moved (move) in a month ago, but I haven't visited (not/visit) her yet.