WORKING ON LANGUAGE

2 Use the Present Perfect or the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets in the sentences below.
a. Romeo (just/to leave) …………… the Capulets’ garden.
b. He explains to Friar Laurence that he (to fall) ……………. in love with Juliet the night before.
c. He (already/to forget) …………… Rosaline.
d. Many years ago they (to start) ……………… an enmity which has not yet stopped.
e. The Prince (to decide) ……………. that Romeo had to be banished.
f. Mercutio and Tybalt (recently/to have) ………………. a discussion.
g. Two hours ago Romeo (to avenge) ……………… his friend’s death by killing Tybalt
h. “Too much blood (to be wasted) ………………… this year!”, said the Prince.

3 Expressing excessive quantity: too, too much, too many. Look at the examples:
Ex. → He is too stupid / It is too early (adjective / adverb).
They are spending too much money (singular noun).
There were too many fights in that city (plural noun).
He was tired because he worked too much (adverb).

Now fill in the gaps with the correct quantifier.
a. He hasn’t got …………………………… courage.
b. He was ……………………………… nervous to sleep.
c. Romeo intervened …………………………… late to stop the fight.
d. You are ………………………………… dear to me to quarrel with you.
e. ………………………………… blood was wasted.
f. Mercutio was ………………………………… furious to stand Tybalt’s arrogance.
g. There have been ………………………… discussions between you two!
h. You ask ………………………………… from him! He is just a boy!