I. Give the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives

acceptable; cheap; common; costly; definite; exhausted; expensive; famous; fashionable; favourite; helpful; immense; narrow; ordinary; popular; reasonable; refreshed; smart; special; stylish; tired; unfashionable; unknown; unpopular; unreasonable; useful; useless; wide.

II. Give the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverbs

comfortably; deep; direct; early; easily; far; fast; fortunately; hard; heavily; high; kindly; late; little; long; low; much; near; often; quickly; right; short; slowly; soon; straight; well; wrong.

III. Form the infinitives of the following verbs

to attract; to become; to buy; to change; to deal; to disappear; to display; to diversify; to encourage; to find; to keep; to make; to offer; to open; to organize; to put; to sell; to show; to stand; to stock; to tempt; to wait; to walk; to wander.

IV. Conjugate the following verbs in the Present, Past and Future Perfect

to advise; to approve; to attract; to base; to buy; to call; to disappear; to display; to eat; to export; to get; to give; to hand; to make; to offer; to open; to pay; to put; to regret; to sack; to sell; to stock; to take; to tempt; to worry.

V. Change the sentences given in the Present Perfect into negative and interrogative. Give short affirmative and negative answers

Model: We have learned to change the 'weather' inside our houses. We haven’t learned to change the 'weather' inside our houses. Have we learned to change the 'weather' inside our houses? Yes, we have. No, we haven’t.

1. If the service has been particularly bad no tip need to be left.

2. In recent years the stores have diversified enormously.

3. The waiter has put your uneaten food in a plastic bag and you can take it home.

4. The workers have already had dinner in their canteens.

5. They have already gone to the restaurant to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

6. They have never put off a meal till a more convenient time.

7. We have already ordered fish and chips for everybody.

VI. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite

1. A taxi (to stop) at the entrance to the hotel.

2. Harrods (to become) famous all over the world for first-class service.

3. I (not to be) to this hotel since January.

4. I never (to be) to Paris bur I last (to be) in London two years ago.

5. Some people (to stand) and (to wait) all night so that to be the first in the shop when it (to open).

6. The doorman (to help) the guest with the luggage.

7. The Export Depart­ment (to deal) with 1500 customers this week.

8. The receptionist (to give) the guests a registration card and (to ask) him to fill out the name and permanent address.

9. When the guest (to be) through with the formalities, the bellboy (to take) him and his luggage up to his room.

VII. Change the sentences given in the Past Perfect into negative and interrogative. Give short affirmative and negative answers

Model: We had already had dinner when he came. We hadn’t had dinner yet when he came. Had we had dinner yet when he came? Yes, we had. No, we hadn’t.

1. His wife had left for Paris when he found this letter.

2. It had already grown dark when we came home.

3. It had already stopped raining when we left for the airport.

4. She had already packed her things when he called.

5. The train had already left when we came to the station.

6. We had already come home when it began to rain.

7. We had already shipped the goods when we received your telegram.