Countables and Uncountables Exercise at Auto-English

Circle the correct answer.
1 Is there ________ cheese left?
A) some
B) any
C) the

2 To make pancakes we need ________ eggs and some flour.
A)some
B) any
C) an

3 How ________ money do we have left?
A) many
B) much
C) do

4 How ________ cars are we taking?
A) many
B) much
C) long

5 How ________ glasses of wine did you drink?
A) many
B) much
C) drunk

6 Excuse me. I need ________ information about trains to Guadalajara.
A) some
B) any
C) an

7 Do you know ________ good restaurants near here?
A) some
B) any
C) the

8 For lunch today I had a salad and ________ piece of pizza.
A) some
B) any
C) a

Rocio Chavez

Countable and uncountable nouns

Countable nouns
are nouns we can count. They have a singular and a plural form.
e.g one cat, two cats
a person, five people
One sheep is in the field. Two sheep are in the field.

Uncountable nouns are nouns we canno
some music, a lot of information

We can CANNOT say musics or informations
Uncountable nouns are sually followed by a singular verb.
e.g. That information is really important

Be careful!
Some nouns are countable with one meaning and uncountable with another meaning.
e.g uncountable: That chicken was delicious. (the meat)
countable: the chickens were eating. (the birds)

Words and phrases commonly used with countable and uncountable nouns

Countable and uncontable nouns
many much how many how much

a lot of a lots of lot of lot of
some some a few a little

few little a number of an amount of

a, an, one, two, three, etc a piece of the the

Be careful!

• many and much are usually only used in negative sentences and uestions
• in positive sentences it is much more common to use a lots of or lots of (because many and much are very formal in positive sentenses)
• it is also very common to use a lot of and lots of in negative and questions
• few usually means not many whereas a few usually means some

Few people believe in ghosts these days. (= not many)
I know a few people who believe in ghosts. (= some)

Rocío Chávez

Exercises used TO and Would

I. Tick the correct sentences. Put a cross (x) next to those that are incorrect.

1. Carl used to believe in ghosts but he doesn't any more.

2. I would love reading about mysteries when I was younger.

3. Did you use to thought there were monsters under your bed?

4. Would you go to sleep with the light on when yuo were very young?

5. Miranda never used to buy books about UFOs.

II. Complete each sentence using the word given so that it means the same as the sentence before it. Use no more than five words.

1. My grandma always said there was an explanation for everything. used

My grandma always ........................... there was an ecplanation for everything.

2. I never believed in UFOs until I saw one. believe

I ....................... in UFOs until I saw one.

3. Uncle Bob did great card tricks whenever he came to visit. would

Uncle Bob .......................... great card tricks whenever he came to visit.

4. Kate's sure saw ghosts regularly when she was a small child. to

Kate's sure she .......................... ghosts regularly when she was a small child.

Minaya Aguilar.

Used "to" and "would"

We saw in Grammar Bank that we can use pat simple (and NOT past continuous) for repeated actions in the past.
e.g. I played basketball every Saturday when I was a teenager.

We can also use used to + bare infinitive or wouls + bare infinitive.
e.g. I used to play basketball every Saturday when I was a tennager.
I would play basketball every Saturday when I was a tennager.

Be careful! For continuing states and situations (rather than actions), we CAN use past simple or used to, but we CANNOT use would.
e.g. I loved toy shops when I was a kid.
I used to love toy shops when I was a kid.
BUT NOT: I would love toy shops when I was a kid.

There are several ways of expressing the negative whit used to. The most common is whit never.
e.g. I never used to like chocolate, but I do now.

These forms are also possible, but they are less common:
I didn't used to like chocolate, but i do now.
I didn't use to like chocolate, but I do now.
I used not to like chocolate, but I do now.

Be careful! There are two main ways of asking questions whit used to:
e.g. Did you used to live in Germany? (more common)*
Did you use to live in Germany? (less common)

*Note: Some people think this form is grammatically incorrect.

Minaya Aguilar.

Stative verbs ~ Exercises

Stative verbs ~ Exercises

Put the verb into the correct form. Use either the present simple or the present continuous.

1. Please don't make so much noise. I __________________ (study).
2. How many languages __________________ (Tom speak).
3. I __________________ (not/belong) to a political party.
4. Hurry! The bus __________________ (come). I __________________ (not/want) to miss it.
5. The River Nile __________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
6. The river __________________ (flow) very fast today — much faster than usual.
7. __________________ (it/ever/snow) in India?
8. We usually __________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we __________________ (not/grow) any.
9. A: Can you drive?
B: No, but I __________________ (learn). My father __________________ (teach) me.
10. You can borrow my umbrella. I __________________ (not/need) it at the moment.
11. (at a party) I usually __________________ (enjoy) parties but I __________________ (not/enjoy) this one very much.
12. George says he's 80- years old but I __________________ (not/believe) him.
13. Ron is in London at the moment. He __________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually __________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he's in London.
14. My parents __________________ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where __________________ (your/parents/live)?
15. She __________________ (stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to live.
16. A: What __________________ (your father/do)?
B: He's a teacher, but he __________________ (not/work) at the moment.
17. What time __________________ (the banks/close) in Britain?
18. I don't understand the word 'aint'. What __________________ (it/mean)?
19. He is still ill but he __________________ (get/better) slowly.
20. The economic situation is already bad and it __________________ (get/worse).

You have 20 minutes to solve it.
Luck
=)*

Angela Paredes

Stative Verbs

Verbs in English can be classified into two categories: stative verbs and dynamic verbs. Dynamic verbs (sometimes referred to as "action verbs") usually describe actions we can take, or things that happen; stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition which is not changing or likely to change. The difference is important, because stative verbs cannot normally be used in the continuous (BE + ING) forms. This will explain the differences between the two types of verb, and give lots of examples of each kind.



Stative verbs
Stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition which is quite static or unchanging. They can be divided into verbs of perception or cognition (which refer to things in the mind), or verbs of relation (which describe the relationships between things). Here are some examples:









Note that we CANNOT use these verbs in the continuous (progressive) forms; you CAN'T say "*Yong is owning three cars." Owning is a state, not an action, so it is always in the simple form.

Example verbs
Here some common stative verbs. The lists may help you to understand what types of verbs are likely to be stative.

Stative Verbs

love

hate

like

see

hear

sound

think (meaning "have an opinion")

mind (meaning "care about")

recognize

seem

have (meaning "own")

prefer

doubt

consist of

mean

Angela Paredes