Unit grammar check
1 choose the correct words.
a hard life: oliver twist
the last book we read at school was 'oliver
twist'. it's about a boy called oliver. he was an
orphan - he didn't have (1) some / any parents
or relatives. he lived in a special place for poor
people, and he had a terrible life there.
i liked the story, but i thought the book was
(2) too / much long and there were too
(3) much / many different characters. in class,
we also watched a film of the story. that was
(4) easier / more easy to understand than the
book! the (5) more / most famous part of the
story is when oliver hasn't got enough food. he
holds his bowl and says, 'please, sir, can i have
some more? '
the author of this book was charles dickens. he
understood the situation of poor people because
his family didn't have (6) much / many money.
charles dickens worked in a factory when he
was 12 years old. but in the end he found success
as an author. he wrote (7) a lot of /too famous
novels, including 'great expectations and
'a christmas carol'.

1 Helen speaks French so well because she has lived in France.
2 She lived there last year.
3 The rain has stopped and the sun is shining in the sky again.
4 The rain stopped half an hour ago.
5 Mary has bought a new flat.
6 I bought a pair of gloves yesterday.
7 The wind has blown off the man's hat and he cannot catch it.
8 The weather has changed and we can go for a walk.
9 The wind changed in the morning.
10 We traveled around Europe last year.
11 My father knows so much because he has travelled a lot.
12 I have seen Peter today.
13 She saw this film last Sunday.
14 Alex met his friend two hours ago.
15 I have just met our teacher.
16 The children have already decided what to do with the books.
17 Yesterday they decided to help to help their grandmother.
18 I haven't seen you for a long time. I saw you in town or three days ago, but you didn't see me. I was on a bus.

1. Helen speaks French so well because she (has lived) in France.
2. She (lived) there last year.
3. The rain (has stopped) and the sun is shining in the sky again.
4. The rain (stopped) half an hour ago.
5. Mary (has bought) a new hat.
6. I (bought) a pair of gloves yesterday.
7. The wind (has blown) off the man's hat, and he cannot catch it.
8. The weather (has changed), and we can go for a walk.
9. The wind (changed) in the morning.
10. We (travelled) around Europe last year.
11. My father knows so much because he (has travelled) a lot.
12. I (have seen) Pete today.
13. She (saw) this film last Sunday.
14. Alex (met) his friend two hours ago.
15. I (have just met) our teacher.
16. The children (have already decided) what to do with the books. 
17. Yesterday they (decided) to help their grandmother.
18. I (haven't seen) you for a long time. I (saw) you in town two or three days ago, but you (didn't see) me. I (was) on a bus.