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Complete the sentences using the adjective or adverb in brackets.

“Shall we meet outside the cinema at seven?” – “Yes, ____!” (perfect/perfectly)
Why don’t you have a break? You’ve been working very ____. (hard/hardly)
It’s ____ cold today so make sure you wear your winter coat. (terrible/terribly)
The milk smells really ____. Don’t drink it! (bad/badly)
Ewan is very tired as he ____ slept last night. (hard/hardly)
He asked ____ for another glass of water. (polite/politely)
You’re very ____ today. Is something wrong? (quiet/quietly)
You look ____. Why don’t you sit down? (tired/tiredly)
The weather can change very ____ here. (sudden/suddenly)
Please close the door ____. (quiet/quietly)
I couldn’t finish the stew. It tasted ____ . (awful/awfully)
Jack seems very ____ . (nice/nicely)

Answers
1. perfect
2. hard
3. terribly
4. bad
5. hardly
6. politely
7. quiet
8. tired
9. suddenly
10. quietly
11. awful
12. nice

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Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

1. “Where _____ (Nicole Kidman /be born)?”
– “In Hawaii, apparently. However, she _____ (grow up) in Australia.”

2. Last night I _____ (watch) a whole film in English and I’m really pleased because I _____ (understand) most of the story! And there _____ (be) no subtitles, honest!

3. Andy _____ (spend) the entire afternoon playing computer games.

4. “_____ (who / win) the match yesterday?” – “Nobody! They _____ (draw) two-all.”

5. We were in the middle of watching a scary film when suddenly a picture _____ (fall off) the wall. It _____ (give) us such a fright!

6. I _____ (hear) you’re getting married. Congratulations!

7. The dog _____ (be) so frightened of the thunder that he _____ (hide) behind the sofa.

8. Have you finished with that book I _____ (lend) you? I need it back.

9. We _______ (be) so exhausted that we _____ (sleep) for almost twelve hours.

10. Sofia _______ (feel) unwell so she ______ (decide) to go to bed early.

11. It _____ (take) over an hour to get to work because of the heavy traffic.

12. I _____ (enjoy) this book so much. You should read it.

13. She _____ (stand) on the chair to change the light bulb.

14. The sky______ (turn) a pale grey and it suddenly ______(become) very cold. Before long it _____ (begin) to snow.

Answers

1. was Nicole Kidman born; grew up
2. watched; understood; were
3. spent
4. Who won; drew
5. fell off; gave
6. heard
7. was; hid
8. lent
9. were; slept
10. felt; decided
11. took
12. enjoyed
13. stood
14. turned / became / began

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