# Further practice

> Here you have some solved exercises to practice with both the Simple Past and Past Continuous Tenses in interrogative, as well as with question words in the sentence (exercises from 1 to 4).

> Exercise 5 is about countable and uncountable nouns and exercise 6 deals with some and any.

> Finally, exercises 7 and 8 are about quantifiers in English.

## Ejercicio Resuelto

Simple Past interrogative form

> Put these affirmative sentences into the interrogative form.

> 1) My cousin lived in Brazil for a long time.

> 2) Paco studied English with Sonia before the trip.

> 3) He spoke on the phone with him yesterday.

> 4) They stayed at the party with us.

> 5) I waited for them until late.

### Retroalimentación

> 1) Did my cousin live in Brazil for a long time?

> 2) Did Paco study English with Sonia before the trip?

> 3) Did he speak on the phone with him yesterday?

> 4) Did they stay at the party with us?

> 5) Did I wait for them until late?

## Ejercicio Resuelto

Simple Past interrogative with question words

> Imagen de Eric en Flickr . Licencia CC

> Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

> 1) We waited for him in the park.

> 2) I opened the window.

> 3) Paco watched the match last night.

> 4) She asked her friend because she didn't know what to do.

> 5) The teacher checked our homework in class.

### Retroalimentación

> 1) Where did you wait for him?

> 2) Who opened the window?

> 3) When did Paco watch the match?

> 4) Why did she ask her friend?

> 5) What did the teacher check in class?

> Remember:

> When the question word is the subject of the sentence, we don't need the auxiliary did, like in sentence 2.

## Ejercicio Resuelto

Past Continuous interrogative form

> Put these affirmative sentences (in Past Continuous) into the interrogative form.

> 1) My grandfather was feeding the birds in the park.

> 2) Alex and Andrés were repairing their computer.

> 3) Sonia was swimming in the lake for half an hour.

> 4) Paco was taking a shower after the match.

> 5) Paco's parents were having dinner outside on Saturday night.

### Retroalimentación

> 1) Was my grandfather feeding the birds in the park?

> 2) Were Alex and Andrés repairing their computer?

> 3) Was Sonia swimming in the lake for half an hour?

> 4) Was Paco taking a shower after the match?

> 5) Were Paco's parents having dinner outside on Saturday night?

## Ejercicio Resuelto

Past Continuous interrogative with question words

> Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

> 1) My grandfather was feeding the birds in the park.

> Imagen de Trey Ratcliff en Flickr. Licencia CC.

> 2) Alex and Andrés were repairing their computer.

> 3) Sonia was swimming in the lake for half an hour.

> 4) Paco was taking a shower after the match.

> 5) Paco's parents were having dinner outside on Saturday night because it was their anniversary.

### Retroalimentación

> 1) Who was feeding the birds in the park?

> 2) What were Alex and Andrés repairing?

> 3) Where was Sonia swimming for half an hour?

> 4) When was Paco taking a shower?

> 5) Why were Paco's parents having dinner outside on Saturday night?

## Ejercicio Resuelto

Countable and uncountable nouns

> > Say which of these nouns are countable or uncountable.

> > 1) ketchup 2) peach 3) hair

> > 4) mangoes 5) picture 6) pop corn

> > 7) candy 8) salt 9) strawberry

> > 10) money 11) cucumber 12) cookies

> > 13) mayonnaise 14) water 15) bread

> > 16) potato 17) eggs 18) oil

> > 19) cake 20) furniture 21) flour

### Retroalimentación

Uncountable nouns are in bold letter:

> > 1) ketchup 2) peach 3) hair

> > 4) mangoes 5) picture 6) pop corn

> > 7) candy 8) salt 9) strawberry

> > 10) money 11) cucumber 12) cookies

> > 13) mayonnaise 14) water 15) bread

> > 16) potato 17) eggs 18) oil

> > 19) cake 20) furniture 21) flour

## Ejercicio Resuelto

Some and any

Fill in the gaps with some or any, depending on the kind of the sentence (negative, affirmative or interrogative).

1) Sonia went to the cinema with _____ of her friends.

2) Paco doesn't have _____ friends in London.

3) Have you got _____ brothers or sisters? - Yes, I have _____.

4) Here is _____ food for the pets.

5) I think you should put _____ flowers on the table.

6) Can you check for me if I have _____ calls on the phone?

7) I don't want _____ presents for my wedding anniversary.

8) The children are hungry. I'll prepare _____ sandwiches for them.

9) Do you have _____ news from her?

10) There isn't _____ milk in the fridge.

### Retroalimentación

> 1) Sonia went to the cinema with some of her friends.

> 2) Paco doesn't have any friends in London.

> 3) Have you got any brothers or sisters? - Yes, I have some.

> 4) Here is some food for the pets.

> 5) I think you should put some flowers on the table.

> 6) Can you check for me if I have any calls on the phone?

> 7) I don't want any presents for my wedding anniversary.

> 8) The children are hungry. I'll prepare some sandwiches for them.

> 9) Do you have any news from her?

> 10) There isn't any milk in the fridge.

## Ejercicio Resuelto

Quantifiers

Identify all the quantifiers in these sentences. There is one in each sentence.Then, say if they are used with countable or uncountable nouns.

1) There were so many cars on the street that I couldn't park mine.

2) I missed my mother so much that I wrote a letter to her everyday.

3) A large number of pidgeons are going to be killed.

4) When the lorry had the accident, a large amount of petrol was on the road.

5) It's too much food for me. I can't go on eating.

6) There are too many books in the school library.

7) You should have a great deal of patience with children.

8) John is a stamp collector. He's got a great many.

### Retroalimentación

1) There were so many cars on the street that I couldn't park mine. COUNTABLE

2) I missed my mother so much that I wrote a letter to her everyday. UNCOUNTABLE

3) A large number of pidgeons are going to be killed. COUNTABLE

4) When the lorry had the accident, a large amount of petrol was on the road. UNCOUNTABLE

5) It's too much food for me. I can't go on eating. UNCOUNTABLE

6) There are too many books in the school library. COUNTABLE

7) You should have a great deal of patience with children. UNCOUNTABLE

8) John is a stamp collector. He's got a great many. COUNTABLE

## Ejercicio Resuelto

A little, little, a few, few

> Use the quantifiers little, a little, few, a few, just once to complete the sentences.

> 1) I've got __________ good friends in London.

> 2) My mother likes coffee with ___________ sugar.

> 3) __________ people are interested in learning Swahili.

> 4) You have __________ money to spend at the weekend.

### Retroalimentación

> 1) I've got a few good friends in London.

> 2) My mother likes coffee with little sugar.

> 3) Few people are interested in learning Swahili.

> 4) You have a little money to spend at the weekend.