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Question 1

She _________

• finishing
• finish
• finishes
• finishs

school at 2 pm.

Answer 1

finishes

When a verb ends in

• s, ss, sh, ch, tch or x,

we add the ending -es to the infinitive and not simply -s.

Question 2

Paul is looking for _____

• the
• an
• ___
• a

job.

Answer 2

a job.

When a singular noun (podstatné jméno jednotného čísla) is used for the first time, we must use ‘a’ and not ‘the’ before it. “The” is used when a noun is used for the second time. ‘An’ is used when a noun begins with a vowel (samohláska), such as
-a, o, u, e, i.

Question 3

My friend can _______

• drive
• to drive
• driving
• drives

a car.

Answer 3

drive

After the modal verbs (modální slovesa)

can, could, must, will, would, should, may, might

we only use a verb.

I                 may                 (do it)
He              can                 (swim)
She            could               (help)
It         +      must   + Verb  (work)
We              will                 (come)
You             would             (like it)
They           should            (relax)

I can drive a car.

We must go home.

We will be very happy.

They would be very happy if you came to their wedding party.

You should relax more.

Question 4

Peter is

• the best
• better
• best
• good

student in his class.

Answer 4

the best

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives (stupňování přídavných jmen):

1. We use the endings ‘- er’ and ‘the … -est’ for short words (one syllable - jedna slabika)

cheap - cheaper - the cheapest
large - larger - the largest
old - older - the oldest
fast - faster - the fastest

2. We use the endings ‘-er’ and ‘the … -est’ for two-syllable words that end in ‘-y’ (‘y -ier’)

lucky - luckier - the luckiest
early - earlier - the earliest
easy - easier - the easiest
pretty - prettier - the prettiest

3. We use ‘more’ and ‘the most’ for longer words (two syllables or more):

modern - more modern - the most modern
serious - more serious - the most serious
expensive - more expensive - the most expensive
comfortable - more comfortable - the most comfortable

4. We use ‘more… ‘ and ‘the most’ for adverbs (příslovce) that end in ‘-ly’

slowly - more slowly - the most slowly
quietly - more quietly - the most quietly
seriously - more seriously - the most seriously
carefully - more carefully - the most carefully
+
often - more often - the most often

5. You can use ‘-er’, ‘the … -est’ and ‘more…’ , ‘the most …’ with some two-syllable adjectives, especially:
   - quiet - quieter / more quiet - quietest / the most quiet
   - clever - cleverer / more clever - cleverest / the most clever
   - narrow - narrower / more narrow - narrowest / the most narrow
   - simple - simpler / more simple - simplest - the most simple
6. These adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative forms:

good / well - better - the best
bad / badly - worse - the worst
far - further - the furthest

7. When we compare (když porovnáme), we use ‘than - než’

He is taller than me.
I am older than you.
He is more hard-working than her.
She is more interesting than him.
We live here longer than them.
They have a bit more work than us.

Question 5

I have two sisters. _____ names are Suzan and Lucy.

Their
They
There
Them

Answer 5

Their - jejich
there - tam
them - jim

Question 6

‘________ like a coffee, please.’

I
I’m
I’ve
I’d

Answer 6

I’d
I’d = I would

would like + to + verb
I would like to do something - Chtěl bych

I would like to go to the cinema tonight.
I’d like to go swimming.

Question 7

I _________

am going to
going to
go
will

watch a movie tonight.

Answer 7

I am going to watch a movie tonight.

am / is / are going to do something = am / is / are planning to do something

will do something = maybe (I will do something/ I think I will do something) = 50/50

Question 8

There

were
was
is
are

too many people at the party, so we went home.

Answer 8

There were …

I / he / she / it + was

We / you / they + were

Question 9

I am going to go on holiday ____ July.

in
on
at

Answer 9

in July

at + time
(at 5 o’clock + at night/ at the weekend/ at lunchtime)

on + days and dates
( I was born on Monday, on the 5th of May)

in + longer periods of time (months, seasons, years, decades, centuries)
(in April / in winter / in 1994 / in the 1950s / in the 18th century)

Question 10

Translate:

Jděte rovně.

Answer 10

Go straight.

Question 11

I want

see
to see
seeing
saw

the film “The Help” tonight.

Answer 11

I want to see …

want + to Verb

I want to drive a fast car.

Question 12

What’s the time?

2:45 pm

Answer 12

It’s quarter to three in the afternoon.

Question 13

Hi Geroge,

nice see you.
nice you see.
nice to seeing you.
nice to see you.

Answer 13

nice to see you

Question 14

What’s _____ date of birth?

your
yours
your’s
you

Answer 14

your

Question 15

Do you like _____ wine?

a
any
some
_____

Answer 15

Do you like wine?

Question 16

What question is the best one when you ask somebody what there job is?

What is your work?
What is she?
What job is her?
What does she do?

Answer 16

What does she do?

Question 17

How old is your best friend?

She’s 22 years old.
She’s 22 years.
She 22.
She is 22.

(2 answers)

Answer 17

Two answers are possible:

She is 22 years old.
She is 22.

Question 18

They talked about ______.

you and I.
you and mine.
you and me.
you and my.

Answer 18

you and me.

Question 19

I have saved some money and want to spend _____ on my holiday.

them
this
it
they

Answer 19

it

Money is an uncountable noun (nepočitatelné podstatné jméno) in the English language.

Question 20

These are my _________ books.

children’s
children
childrens
childrens’

Answer 20

children’s

the books of my children

Question 21

I __________ to Japan. I would like to go there one day.

never was
never were
have never been
have never gone

Answer 21

I have never been to Japan.

We use the Present Perfect Simple (předpřítomný čas prostý) with ‘ever’, ‘never’, ‘in my life’ when we speak about our experience.

The formula is

I
You + have + V3 / Ved
We
They

He
She + has + V3/ Ved
It

I / never / smoke / cigars/in my life
( I have never smoked cigars in my life.)

You / never / be / to Spain/ in your life
You have never been to Spain on your life.
Have you ever been to Spain in your life?

She / never / see / a camel / in her life.
She has never seen a camel in her life.
Has she ever seen a camel in her life?

Question 22

I decided _________ their offer.

to accept
accept
accepting
accepted

Answer 22

to accept

to decide + to Verb

We decided to travel around Australia.
She decided to move to another city.

Question 23

_______ at work yesterday?

Were you
Are you
Have you been
Did you go

Answer 23

Were you

Question 24

Translate

sundat svetr

Answer 24

to take off a sweater

Question 25

She can’t talk to you right now.
She __________ a meeting. She ____ a meeting every Friday at this time.

is having
has
have
had

Answer 25

She is having a meeting. She has a meeting every Friday at this time.

Question 26

How _______ coffee do you drink a day?

How ____ cups of coffee do you drink a day?

much
a lot of
many
very

Answer 26

How much coffee do you drink a day?
How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

much + uncountable nouns
many + countable nouns

Question 27

What does the phrase ‘used to + Verb’ mean?

Answer 27

If something ‘used to happen’, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now.

used to + Verb

When I was younger I used to play tennis every day, but I don’t do it any longer.

What did you use to do when you were younger?

I used to watch TV a lot.
Did you use to watch TV a lot?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn't.
I didn't use to watch TV.
What did you use to do?

Question 28

What is special about the verb ‘arrive’?

Answer 28

We arrive at/in something, but not to something:

We arrived at the airport.
We arrived in Prague after midnight.

But
come to Prague
go to Prague

Question 29

When do we use the question “Why don’t we / you / they + Verb”?

For example: Why don’t we go out for a meal tonight?

Answer 29

proč ne

Why don’t we / you / they + verb?

is used for making a suggestion (návrh)