DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Match the sentences to the pictures.
a) He is bald. He’s got a moustache.
He is short and quite fat.
b) She’s got short dark hair and big
eyes. She is beautiful.
c) He is tall and slim. He’s got a beard
and a moustache. His hair is long. He’s
got glasses.
d) He’s got glasses. He’s got short
hair and big teeth. He is ugly.
e) He is short and fat. His hair is
short. He’s got glasses.
f) They are small. They’ve got big
eyes. They are bald.
g) She’s short. She’s got long blonde
hair and big eyes. She’s got small
hands.
h) She’s tall and very slim. She’s got
long blonde hair.
i) He’s got a very big black moustache
and short black hair. His eyes are big
and black. He’s got a small mouth.
j) He’s short and fat. He’s got very
short arms and legs. He’s bald. His
eyes are big.
k) They’re quite tall and slim. They’ve
got long blonde hair. Their legs are
long.
l) She’s got long arms and short hair.
She’s slim. Her mouth is small. She’s
got small ears.
m) She’s tall and slim. She’s got long
dark hair. Her teeth are white. She’s
very beautiful.
n) She’s got glasses. She’s got short
hair and big teeth. She’s ugly.
Complete the sentences with am, is, are or have got, has got.
Hello. My name is Carla. I am eight years old. I am a student. I
___________ quite tall and slim. I ______________ long blonde hair. My
eyes _________ blue and I ___________ a big mouth.
My brother Peter ____________ very tall. He _______________ short
black hair and brown eyes. He ___________ strong.
My father ______________ bald. He ____________ short and he
_____________ a moustache. My mother ____________ quite fat and
short. She _______________ beautiful black eyes.
My grandparents ____________ quite old. They _____________ short and
they _________________ grey hair. My grandpa __________________
glasses.
It is your turn now to describe this welcome boy. Write at least five sentences about
him.
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Adjectives in –ed, -ing
Interesting or interested?
Eπίθετα σε –ing : προσδιορίζουν πράγματα και καταστάσεις που προκαλούν κάποιο
συναίσθημα.
Τhe book was very boring.
We are all irritated by the situation.
Επίθετα σε –ed: προσδιορίζουν ιδιότητα σε άνθρωπο.
Ι am tired so I go to bed.
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Most of the books she has written are interested / interesting.
My mother and I were disgusted / disgusting by a cockroach.
The shadows in the room were frightened / frightening.
Everybody was amazed / amazing with the view of Paris.
It was a very fascinated / fascinating story.
The food we were offered at the Italian hotel was disgusted / disgusting.
I get annoyed / annoying
when I hear about accidents.
Accidents are always annoyed / annoying.
Having a shower makes me feel
relaxed / relaxing.
Their jokes are usually embarrassed / embarrassing.
Adjectives
Eπίθετα
Τα επίθετα είναι λέξεις που περιγράφουν ένα πρόσωπο, ζώο ή πράγμα.
a fat woman
fat women
an ugly building
ugly buildings
a tall man
tall men
Xρησιμοποιούνται:
 πρίν από τα ουσιαστικά που περιγράφουν
Μetallica is a popular group.
Her son is a kind boy.
 Με ορισμένα ρήματα όπως –ρήματα αισθήσεων- be, taste, smell, seem, feel, look,
sound κτλ.
I feel cold.
Jim looks terrible today.
It smells good.
Order of Adjectives
Σειρά επιθέτων
Όταν ένα ή περισσότερα επίθετα προσδιορίζουν ένα ουσιαστικό τότε μπαίνουν με την
εξής σειρά:
Γενική κρίση
nice, good
Μέγεθος
big, small
Φυσικά χαρακτηριστικά
beautiful, fat
Ηλικία
young, old, ancient
Σχήμα
round, square
Χρώμα
green, yellow
Καταγωγή
Greek, traditional
Υλικό
cotton, wooden
Look at the pictures
carefully.Choose and circle
the right expressions in bold
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Name:
Sharon
Age:
16
Height:
150 cm
Weight:
44 kg
Sharon is a highschool
student/teacher.She is
young/old.She is short/tall and
she is slim/plump.She has got
short/long , brown/black hair
and hazel/brown eyes.
Name:
Roger
Age:
65
Height:
170 cm
Weight:
95 kg
Name:
William
Age:
24
Height:
185 cm
Weight:
78 kg
Name:
Helen
Age:
22
Height:
160 cm
Weight:
44 kg
William is a handsome/beautiful
boy.He is young/old.He is
short/tall and he is fat/of
medium weight.He has got
short/long , fair/black hair and
green/black eyes.
Helen is a young/old and
beautiful/ugly girl.She is short/
tall and she is slim/plump.She
has got straight/curly hair and
hazel/green eyes.She is wearing
a hat/glasses.
Name:
Claire
Age:
29
Height:
180 cm
Weight:
65 kg
Roger is a young/an old man.He
doesn't work.He is retired/a
worker.He is short/of medium
height and he is plump/slim.He
has got short/long , brown/
black hair and blue/black eyes.
Claire is a fortune teller at a
circus/hospital.She is young/
old.She is short/tall and she is
slim/plump.She has got short/
long , straight/curly brown hair
and blue/green eyes.
Name:
Carmen
Age:
26
Height:
172 cm
Weight:
58 kg
Name:
Samuel
Age:
42
Height:
155 cm
Weight:
88 kg
Carmen is a pretty/ugly woman.
She is young/old.She is short/of
medium height and she is
slim/plump.She has got
short/long , wavy/straight fair
hair and blue/green eyes.
Samuel is a lorry driver/teacher.
He is short/of medium height
and he is plump/slim.He has got
short/long , wavy/curly gray
hair and a small/big nose.He is a
young/middle aged man.
Name:
James
Age:
67
Height:
187 cm
Weight:
70 kg
James is a musician/driver in a
rock group. He is tall/of medium
height and he is plump/slim.He
has got short/long curly/
straight red hair.He is wearing
glasses/a hat.He's old/young.
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Name:
Suzie
Age:
88
Height:
145 cm
Weight:
82 kg
Suzie is a middle aged/an old
woman.She is short/tall and she
is slim/plump.She has got
short/long , curly/straight ,
gray/black hair.She is wearing a
necklace/earrings.
Look at the pictures
carefully.Choose and circle
the right expressions in bold
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Name:
Sharon
Age:
16
Height:
150 cm
Weight:
44 kg
Sharon is a highschool
student/teacher.She is
young/old.She is short/tall and
she is slim/plump.She has got
short/long , brown/black hair
and hazel/brown eyes.
Name:
Roger
Age:
65
Height:
170 cm
Weight:
95 kg
Name:
William
Age:
24
Height:
185 cm
Weight:
78 kg
Name:
Helen
Age:
22
Height:
160 cm
Weight:
44 kg
William is a handsome/beautiful
boy.He is young/old.He is
short/tall and he is fat/of
medium weight.He has got
short/long , fair/black hair and
green/black eyes.
Helen is a young/old and
beautiful/ugly girl.She is short/
tall and she is slim/plump.She
has got straight/curly hair and
hazel/green eyes.She is wearing
a hat/glasses.
Name:
Claire
Age:
29
Height:
180 cm
Weight:
65 kg
Roger is a young/an old man.He
doesn't work.He is retired/a
worker.He is short/of medium
height and he is plump/slim.He
has got short/long , brown/
black hair and blue/black eyes.
Claire is a fortune teller at a
circus/hospital.She is young/
old.She is short/tall and she is
slim/plump.She has got short/
long , straight/curly brown hair
and blue/green eyes.
Name:
Carmen
Age:
26
Height:
172 cm
Weight:
58 kg
Name:
Samuel
Age:
42
Height:
155 cm
Weight:
88 kg
Carmen is a pretty/ugly woman.
She is young/old.She is short/of
medium height and she is
slim/plump.She has got
short/long , wavy/straight fair
hair and blue/green eyes.
Samuel is a lorry driver/teacher.
He is short/of medium height
and he is plump/slim.He has got
short/long , wavy/curly gray
hair and a small/big nose.He is a
young/middle aged man.
Name:
James
Age:
67
Height:
187 cm
Weight:
70 kg
James is a musician/driver in a
rock group. He is tall/of medium
height and he is plump/slim.He
has got short/long , curly/
straight red hair.He is wearing
glasses/a hat.He's old/young.
Name:
Suzie
Age:
88
Height:
145 cm
Weight:
82 kg
Suzie is a middle aged/an old
woman.She is short/tall and she
is slim/plump.She has got
short/long , curly/straight ,
gray/black hair.She is wearing a
necklace/earrings.
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Use for or since
1. Mimi has been earning his own living
he left school.
2. The weather has been terrible
the last month.
3. I haven't heard from him
I last saw him.
4. I'd like to keep the dress
the weekend.
5. They have been quarrelling ever
they got married.
6. They have had a holiday
two months.
7. Her husband has been in hospital
fifteen days.
8. He has been ill
St. Valentine's.
9. The meeting lasted
three hours.
10. I have been calling him
month now.
morning but I have been looking for him
11. Schools have been closed
the teachers stopped working.
12. They haven't seen their son
before the kidnapping.
13. She has known our secret
a long time ago.
14. She has known our secret
a long time.
15. I've been awake
the sun came out.
16. He's been asleep
noon.
a
17. Things have changed
our parents' days.
18. He's been in love with her
he first saw her.
19. We have hated each other
fifteen years.
20. I've been loving you
ever.
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Exercise 29
Present Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present perfect tense.
Note: In this exercise, all of the past participles are irregular. This means that they have
unexpected changes in spelling and pronunciation which are not the same as the simple past
forms. You may want to refer to a list of irregular verbs to find irregular past participles.
Example: Amy (eat) has eaten lunch already.
Example: Amy and Arnold (eat) have eaten lunch already.
1) Mark (eat) _______ ________ dinner already. He is not hungry.
2) Beth (write) _______ ________ three letters today. She misses her family.
3) Yoko and Armand (take) _______ ________ the test. Now they
can relax.
4) Marty and I (be) _______ ________ to Costa Rica three times.
We are familiar with the culture.
5) I (drink) _______ _______ six cups of water today.
6) Eva (sing) _______ ________ in a chorus before. Her voice is pretty.
7) Chong-Li (get) _______ ________ very good at speaking English. She has
practiced a lot.
8) Lucy (hide) _______ ________ in the woods. Now her friends will try to find her.
9) It (be) _______ ________ a good week so far.
10) You (show) ________ _________ that you are a hard worker. Good job!
11) Daisy (wear) _______ _________ a dress to work every day this week.
12) Mr. Lee (drive) _______ ________ from Texas to Iowa for the conference. He
needs to get some rest before it starts.
13) Juan (ride) _______ ________ horses since he was a little boy. It is easy for him.
14) Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez (become) _______ ________ grandparents. Their daughter,
Josefina, had a baby yesterday.
15) The movie (begin) _______ _______. Please be quiet!
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Exercise 30
Present Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present perfect tense.
Then, indicate whether the past participle is regular or irregular.
Example: Ida (look) has looked all morning for her glasses. She still can’t
find them. (regular / irregular)
Example: The wind (blow) has blown our patio furniture away. Let’s go get
it. (regular / irregular)
1) Charity (break) _______ ________ her leg on the ski slope. Please dial 911.
(regular / irregular)
2) The city (allow) _______ ________ residents to shoot off fireworks each year on the
Fourth of July. (regular / irregular)
3) The lake (freeze) _______ ________ solid. Now we can go skating. (regular /
irregular)
4) The sun (rise) _______ ________. It’s time to get up. (regular / irregular)
5) The army (battle) _______ ________ the enemy for two weeks. The soldiers are
exhausted. (regular / irregular )
6) The principal (introduce) _______ _________ the new teacher. She seems very
nice. (regular / irregular)
7) Using his telescope, Jeremy (see) _______ _______ other galaxies. He writes them
on his blog. (regular / irregular)
8) The judge (listen) _______ _________ to all of the evidence. Now he will make a
ruling. (regular / irregular)
9) The strawberries (spoil) _______ ________. They should have been kept in the
refrigerator. (regular / irregular)
10) The doctor (write) _______ ________ a book about disease prevention. It will be
published soon. (regular / irregular)
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Exercise 31
Present Tense
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present perfect tense.
Example:
Example:
Example:
Example:
I / You / We / they (visit) have visited Venezuela before.
He / She / It (visit) has visited Venezuela before.
Susan (run) has run a marathon race before.
Paul and his brother (drive) have driven to New England before.
1) I (visit) _______ ________ Tennessee before.
2) You (visit) _______ ________ Utah before.
3) We (visit) _______ ________ North Carolina before.
4) They (visit) _______ ________ California before.
5) He (visit) _______ ________ Texas before.
6) She (visit) _______ ________New York before.
7) It (visit) _______ ________ Colorado before.
8) They (take) _______ ________ the test. Now they must wait for their scores.
9) I (eat) _______ ________ dinner already. I am not hungry.
10) All of the children (brush) _______ ________ their teeth. Now it's time for bed.
11) Andrew (finish) _______ ________ his work. He is ready to take a break.
12) Mimi (play) _______ ________ golf before.
13) I (see) _______ ________ this movie before. I don't want to watch it again.
14) I (wash) _______ ________ my clothes. Now I can put them on.
15) You (complete) _______ _________ this exercise. Hooray! 
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Exercise 32
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present perfect tense.
Note: These sentences use verbs and adverbs. An adverb says something more about
the action of a verb.
Example: Juliet (always, work) has always worked at the library.
Example: The six-year-olds (happily, play) have happily played outside for an
hour.
1) The babysitter (often, cook) _______ ________ _________ dinner for the children
lately because their parents have been working late.
2) Mr. and Mrs. Thompson (never, travel) ________ ________ _________ overseas.
They like staying closer to home.
3) Professor Alvarez (usually, test) _______ ________ ________ his biology class
twice each semester. Occasionally, though, he gives three tests.
4) Tim and Todd (sometimes, play) _______ _________ _______ banjos
at the festival. We hope they will be able to play there this year.
5) In the aftermath of last week’s hurricane, the volunteers (willingly, work)
______ _________ ________ long hours. Many are exhausted, but refuse to
quit.
6) The teacher (already, plan) _______ ________ _________ a party for her students
because she feels that they have worked very hard and deserve to celebrate.
7) The florist (quickly, arrange) _______ ________ _________ the flowers for the
wedding. Now that he is finished, the caterers are bringing in food for the reception.
8) Mr. and Mrs. Yang (frequently, travel) _______ _________ _________ home to
Shanghai since they moved to New York City. They like living near their daughter’s
family in New York, but miss their old friends back home.