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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
The Present Tenses.........4
The Past Tenses....23
The Future Tenses...37
The Conditional Sentences....... 49
The Passive Sentences........69
Gerund or Infinitive? .....84
Modal Verbs .........97
Spelling ......184
Pronouns and Determiners ...194
Prepositions .....214
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For example:
I work in a bank.
Peter lives in London.
She likes cats.
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I get up at 7am.
She works from 9am to 5pm.
We use adverbs to say how often we do things:
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbial phrases of
frequency
always
usually
normally / generally
often / frequently
sometimes / occasionally
seldom
hardly ever/rarely
never
on Mondays
every day
once a month
twice a week
every year
in the afternoons
at nights
For example:
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For example:
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For example:
, etc.
For example:
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For example:
6. With superlatives
We can use the present perfect simple with superlatives
to say that something we experience is the best/worst,
first, etc that has happened to us so far.
For example:
For example:
For = duration
three months
a day
five years
two hours
a while
some time
Continuous
1. Use and meaning
We use the present perfect continuous to talk about
actions which started in the past and continue up to the
present or beyond.
The present perfect emphasizes the duration and
continuity of the action.
For example:
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Continuous
State Verbs
1. General description
Most verbs in English are dynamic. They can describe
habits or actions in progress. Dynamic verbs have
simple and continuous forms.
For example:
Habit: I often travel abroad.
Action in progress: I am watching television at the
moment.
weigh/weighing
admit
She is tall.
Who does this pen belong to?
It appears to be difficult.
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remember
Opinion: believe, doubt, imagine, suppose, think, expect,
agree, mean, deserve
If we want to say have an opinion, we can use think:
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7. Change in meaning
I am thinking about my
(consider)
(meeting)
(testing)
What are you looking at?
(look with eyes)
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I got up at 7am.
She worked from 9am to 5pm.
We met in 1995.
4. With for and ago
We use the past simple to refer to completed action in the
past with ago.
5. With when
We use the past simple to ask questions with when or
what time.
For example:
last week/month/year
yesterday, earlier today, this week
a year/three days/ a few months ago
at two oclock, in 2003
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al evening, etc.
For example:
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For example:
We often use the following words: when, as, just as, while.
For example:
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6. Polite questions
We can use the past continuous for polite questions.
For example:
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For example:
When I arrived at the station, the train had left. (the train
left before I arrived)
2. With when
If we want to emphasize that one action happened
before another, we can use when + past simple.
For example:
(past perfect)
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For example:
For example:
After I finished work, I went home. = After I had
finished work, I went home.
However, we must always use the past perfect when
we talk about unreal past situations (see previous
slide).
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Continuous
1.Use and meaning
We use the past perfect continuous to emphasize the
duration of an activity in the past.
For example:
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For example:
For example:
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3. Routine actions
We can describe routine actions and repeated, regular
events.
For example:
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For example:
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For example:
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2. With for
We often use for with the future continuous to talk about
the duration of a future activity.
For example:
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Continuous
1. Use and meaning
We use the future perfect continuous to talk about the
duration of an activity or event.
It is usually necessary to mention a time reference.
For example:
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2. With for
We usually use for to express the duration of a future
activity.
For example:
She will have been living abroad for 3 years by the end
of next months.
They will have been seeing each other for 2 months.
3. An activity leading up to a future time
We use the future perfect continuous to describe an
activity which leads up to another future activity.
For example:
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The Conditionals
Hypothising
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main clause
if clause
present tense
present tense
Ice melts
You get sick
if clause
main clause
present tense
present tense
if melts.
you get sick.
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2. Meaning
We use the zero conditional to talk about general truth
and facts.
For example:
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If Clause
Present simple
If it rains tomorrow.
If clause
Main clause
Present simple
If it rains tomorrow,
2. Meaning
We use the first conditional to talk about events which we
feel are possible.
For example:
If you eat your sandwich, you can play with your friends.
If you want a pet, you should be more responsible.
If you can talk to him today, will you give him my
regards?
4. If clause with other tenses
Depending on the meaning we want to express, we can
use the following tenses in the if clause: present
For example:
perfect.
For example:
Negative sentences:
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If clause
Would + infinitive
Past simple
If clause
Main clause
Past simple
Would + infinitive
2. Meaning
We use the second conditional to talk about imaginary or
improbable situations.
For example:
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If clause
If clause
Main clause
2. Meaning
We use the third conditional to talk about
which did not happen. With the third conditional, we
express how we would like to change the past.
For example:
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He
to the party if he
He
lots of friends if he
party.
to the
4. If clause + could
We can use
in the if-clause of the conditional
sentence.
For example:
If I
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3rd
2nd
I wouldnt wear a suit.
3rd
I would have ordered a pizza.
2nd
I would speak Spanish now.
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2. Conjunctions
We can use the following conjunctions instead of if:
What if
If only
Assuming (that)
As/so long as
Provided/providing (that)
Imagine
Even if
Unless
Suppose/supposing (that)
For example:
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3. Inversions
In conditional sentences, we can use an inverted structure
instead of if.
1st conditionals
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after
until
before
as soon as
once
while
immediately
whenever
by the time
2. Use
If time clauses refer to the future, we usually use the
present simple or the present perfect after the
conjunction.
For example:
When I arrive home, I will phone you.
As soon as I have arrived, I will phone you.
I will phone you before I leave the office.
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For example:
When I see her, I will tell her the news. (at the same
time)
As soon as I hear something, I will let you know.
(immediately I will inform you)
Wish, if only
1. Meaning
We use sentences starting with wish or if only if we
want to express a wish. If only is not so common and
more emphatic than wish.
We can wish something about:
the present:
I wish you were here. (but you are here now)
the future:
I wish he would help me with my project
tomorrow.
the past:
I wish I had travelled the world when I was
younger
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Passive:
The letter is written.
The cake was brought.
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For example:
robbed.
been elected.
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Reporting Verbs
The structure
When we want to report what people say, believe, think,
report, etc., we use an impersonal passive construction.
1) it + is/was reported/said + that + clause
The television reported that a fire broke out in the centre.
It is reported that a fire broke out in the centre.
2) passive subject + is/was reported + to infinitive
or
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2. Reporting verbs
Examples of reporting verbs we can use:
4. Earlier events
Study these examples:
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Double passive
Look at the example:
His friends feared that Joe was kidnapped.
Joe was feared to have been kidnapped.
As you can see, this sentence contains two passive parts:
was feared (this is the reporting part) and to have
been kidnapped (this is the original passive part).
This often happens when the original sentence contains a
passive part.
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The Causative
1. Form
When we ask or force somebody to do something for us,
we can use the following structures:
1) to have something done
2) to get something done
3) to get somebody to do something
For example:
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3. Use
Get is more common in spoken English and have is
more common in formal English.
For example:
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For example:
To get married/divorced/dressed/hurt/done
For example:
Gerund or Infinitive?
Verb patterns
1. Gerund or infinitive?
When we want to use two verbs one after the other, or a
verb after an adjective, we can connect them in
different ways:
with a to infinitive
with a gerund (-ing)
with a bare infinitive (infinitive without to)
with a that clause
with a preposition + to infinitive
with an object + to infinitive
adjective + to infinitive
A good dictionary will always tell you which category a
verb belongs to.
2. Verb + to infinitive
The following verbs are followed by a to infinitive:
Afford / aim / appear / ask / attempt / choose /
deserve / fail happen / help / learn / manage /
neglect / offer / plan / prepare / refuse / seem /
tend / wait / want / wish
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For example:
arrange
expect
plan
threaten
decide
hope
pretend
wish
demand
intend
promise
For example:
4. Adjectives + to infinitive
Adjectives are usually followed by a to infinitive verb.
(For exceptions, look at part 2.)
1. It + is/was + adjectives (+ noun) + to + verb
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delay
feel like
involve
postpone
dislike
finish
keep
practise
enjoy
help
mind
risk
For example:
I enjoy reading books. I enjoy this party.
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appreciate
deny
recollect
consider
imagine
report
For example:
He admitted stealing the jewellery.
He admitted that he stole the jewellery.
Jack mentioned meeting Fred in the street.
Jack mentioned that he met Fred in the street.
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meaning
-Have a memory of it
- instruction to remember
-Have a memory of it
- instruction to remember
-Experiment
-Attempt
-finish doing it
-stop in order to so
something
-Involve
-Intend
-Continue
-The next thing to do
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advise
forbid
allow
permit
encourage
recommend
For example:
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13. Expressions
There are some expressions which always use the gerund.
1. have difficulty doing something
2. it is a waste of time/money doing something (to
is also possible)
3. spend time doing something
4. waste time doing something
5. Its no use/good doing something
For example:
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beg
*enable
*get
*remind
*warn
would love
help
*force
*order
*teach
want
would prefer
For example:
I want to go home.
I would like to leave.
The verbs with a star (*) always follow the verb + object +
infinitive pattern.
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VISUAL HERE
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Obligation
You should be careful.
You ought to be careful.
You must eat vegetables.
You mustnt drive fast.
Present
I need to phone Paul.
I have to wear a uniform.
I have got to see the
doctor.
Past
No obligation
You dont have to get up
early.
He doesnt have to pay
rent.
I dont need to write to
her.
I neednt write to her.
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dont need to
neednt
havent go to
For example:
You cant eat all the cakes! Leave some to the others, too.
You dont have to phone the client. (It is not necessary.)
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For example:
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Deductions
1. Certainty - present
To express that we are very sure about something in the
present, we can use must .
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2. Certainty - past
To express that we are very sure about something in the
past, we can use must have .
Dont buy him that tie. He may not/might not like it.
Note: We dont use couldnt to express possibility.
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4. Possibility - past
To express possibility in the past, we can use may have,
might have or could have.
For example:
has landed.)
6. Probability - past
To express probability in the past, we can use should
have or shouldnt have.
For example:
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8. Ability - past
To talk about ability in the past, we can use could and
was/were able to.
For example:
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Communication
1. Permission
Asking for permission:
Giving permission:
please?
phone.
please?
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2. Requests
We can make requests using the following modal verbs:
Can I ask you something?
Can you help me with this letter, please?
Will you get me some milk, please?
More formal ways of making requests:
4. Suggestions
Ways of making suggestions:
Shall we order a pizza?
Lets go the cinema tonight.
Why dont we go out for a walk?
How about watching a movie?
What about watching a film?
We can go to Paris or to Rome.
We could go out tonight.
5. Orders and instructions
We can give polite orders buy using one of the following
expressions:
You must fill in the form immediately.
Can you, please, finish the report by tomorrow?
Could you post this letter, please?
Would you mind telling me the truth?
Another way of giving an instruction is to use the
imperative:
Stand up. Sit down. Open the door.
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6. Advice
We can ask for advice the following ways:
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Reported Speech
Adding extra ideas
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1. What is it?
Reported speech is when we report or repeat
somebodys words or sentences.
We can report directly by simply repeating the exact
sentence we heard:
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For example:
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find details
in part 2.
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5. Wh-questions
When we report somebodys question, we have to pay
attention to the following changes:
Tense change
Pronoun change
Changing words of time and place
Word order change from question to statement
Look at the example sentences, and study how the word
order changes:
Where are you going? asked mum.
Mum asked where I was going.
When does the plane arrive? asked the passenger.
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6. Yes/no questions
When we report somebodys question, we have to pay
attention to the following changes:
Tense change
Pronoun change
Changing words of time and place
Word order change from question to statement
Add if/whether in reported speech
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8. Suggestions
When we report suggestions and recommendations with
the word suggest, we can use four constructions:
Lets order pizza.
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9. Tense changes
When we report somebodys speech and the reporting verb
is in the past, we have to move the tense one step back
in time:
present simple
present continuous
past simple
present perfect (continuous)
past perfect
past continuous
am going to
will
can/could
may/might
must
mustnt
shall/should
past simple
past continuous
past perfect
past perfect
(continuous)
past perfect
past perfect
continuous
was going to
would
could
might
had to
couldnt
should
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that day
that night
the next day, the following
day
the previous day, the day
before
two days before, two days
earlier
the following (week/day)
the (week/month) before
then
there
go
that/those/that
before
earlier
Nouns, Adjectives,
Adverbs
Spea
VISUAL HERE
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Countable and
Uncountable
1. Countable nouns:
can be counted:
1 apple 2 apples 3 apples
have both singular and plural forms:
child children
car - cars
use a/an with the singular form:
a house, a cat, an elephant
can use some / any / many / a few:
some dogs, any banana
a few books, many people
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2. Uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns are usually abstract ideas, liquid or
mass forms.
cannot be counted:
3 rices but: some rice/a bowl of rice
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3. Nouns ending in -s
Plural nouns are nouns which only have plural forms.
They are followed by a plural verb.
Examples:
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4. Group nouns
Group nouns or collective nouns are nouns which refer to a
group of people or things together. They can take either
a singular or a plural verb.
Examples:
government, army, company, crew, crowd, data
family, group, media, press, public, staff, team,
committee, gang, the BBC, the EU
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5. Irregular plurals
no change in form:
calf calves
child children
man men
woman women
knife knives
half halves
shelf shelves
scarf scarves
leaf leaves
loaf loaves
tooth teeth
wife wives
mouse - mice
fish fish
aircraft aircraft
cod cod
deer deer
fruit fruit
sheep sheep
series series
species - species
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6. Change of meaning
Uncountable:
a paper = newspaper
a wood = a forest
an experience = a particular
situation
a coffee = a cup of coffee
a help = a helping person
a hair = one piece
a work = a work of art
an exercise = a task
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a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
bit of bread
bunch of flowers
cup of tea
spoonful of medicine
loaf of bread
piece of news
pool of water
glass of coca cola
portion of meat
slice of cake
tub of butter
bottle of wine
a bag of flour
items of clothing
pieces of furniture
a bar of chocolate
a box of cereal
a can of beer
a drop of blood
a roll of toilet paper
a tube of toothpaste
a jar of jam
a block of ice
a kilo of fruit
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age
bread
company
duty
equipment
faith
furniture
health
knowledge
luck
machinery
rubbish
weather
anger
beauty
concern
education
evidence
food
growth
homework
justice
luggage
money
traffic
work
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Adjectives
1. What are adjectives?
Adjectives are words that describe nouns (objects,
people).
For example:
nice, good, beautiful, worried, insulting, continuous
Adjectives can go before
nouns:
adjective + noun
verbs
a nice
a good
a beautiful
an insulting
seem
is
looks
feel
person
day
cat
remark
adjective
nice
good
beautiful
happy
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2. Order of adjectives
Sometimes we need to use more than one adjectives. An
opinion normally goes before the fact:
Opinion
fact
An interesting Spanish
A beautiful
black
An interesting new
+ noun
movie
cat
idea
---tea
radio
table
spoon
button
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3. Adding suffixes
Adjectives can be individual, unique words (nice, small) or
can be formed from other words by using suffixes or
prefixes.
- able: manageable, readable
- ible: flexible, edible
- ant: hesitant, distant
- ing: sleeping
- ic: energetic, apologetic
- ish: foolish, blueish
- ous: dangerous, famous
- ly: friendly, weekly
- al: political, musical
- ful: harmful, tactful
- les: harmless, careless
- ive: attractive, passive
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4. Adding prefixes
We can form new adjectives by adding prefixes to words.
These prefixes create a negative meaning.
im-: impossible, impatient
il-: illogical, illegal
un-: undesirable, unattractive
in-: indispensible, indirect
dis-: dishonest, disabled
ir-: irreplaceable, irrational
pre-: pre-negotiated, preheated
Note: adding pre- to an adjective, does not create a
negative meaning.
5. Compound adjectives
Compound adjectives are created by using two words.
They are usually written with a hyphen.
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7. Adjectives as nouns
Some adjectives can be used with the to refer to a group
of people. They function like a noun.
For example:
the blind
the accused
the bizarre
the homeless
the old
the deceased
the young
the famous
the poor
Im tired.
He was interested in the idea.
She has always been terrified of spiders.
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a sunken boat
a closed deal
a broken glass
a finished project
a written complaint
a sliding door
a moving part
a sinking feeling
a floating boat
a ringing phone
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adjective
preposit
ion
of
to
at/by
with
at
keen, reliant
on
interested, involved
in
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Adverbs
1. Use of adverbs
Adverbs give us extra information about actions:
category
examples
manner (how)
frequency (how
often)
degree (how
much)
place (where)
time (when)
linking adverbs
comment
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2. Forming adverbs
On the one hand, adverbs can be single, independent
words or combination of words.
On the other hand, we can form adverbs from other words.
-from adjectives:
-from nouns:
slow slowly
quick quickly
easy easily
loud loudly
day daily
week weekly
hour hourly
friend - friendly
3. Spelling
Spelling of adjectives can change the following ways:
adjective
adverb
ending in a vowel
or l
calm
changes to -ly
calmly
ending in -le
probabl
e
changes to -ly
probably
ending in y
easy
ending in -ic
periodic
changes to ally
periodically
ending in -ly
friendly
add extra
word
friendly
way
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4. Confusing adjectives
Adjectives and adverb which are often confused.
adjectives:
adverbs:
hard/hardly
He worked hard. (a lot) He hardly worked. (almost
nothing)
Late/lately
The taxi arrived late. (not in time)
I met Jim lately. (recently)
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5. Position of adverbs
Adverbs can go into different positions in the sentence.
Study the following table carefully.
position
adverbs
example
front
time adverbs
Yesterday I visited my
friend.
middle
frequency
adverbs
end
manner adverbs
place adverbs
time adverbs
manner adverbs
all
positions
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6. Comparatives
Usually adverbs form their comparative and superlative
forms the same way as adjectives.
Short adverbs (1 or 2 syllables):
They add an er to the comparative form and an est to
the superlative form.
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Comparatives and
Superlatives
1. Forming the comparatives and superlatives
As a general rule, the comparative adjective is created by
adding er at the end of the adjective. The
superlative adjective is created by adding est at the
end.
In the case of two or more syllables, we use the words
more and most to form the comparative and
superlative forms.
adjective
comparative
superlative
rich
strong
cool
dark
richer
stronger
cooler
darker
richest
strongest
coolest
darkest
beautiful
interesting
more beautiful
more interesting
most beautiful
most interesting
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clever
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2. Irregular forms
Some comparative and superlative adjectives are irregular.
Note: elder cannot be used in comparative sentences. We
cannot say He is elder than Kate.
adjective
comparative
Superlative
good / well
bad
few / little
little (size)
much/many/lot
far (distance)
far (extra)
old (people)
old (things)
better
worse
less
smaller
more
farther / further
further
elder
older
best
worst
lest
smallest
most
farthest / furthest
furthest
eldest
Oldest
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3. Comparative sentence
When we compare two or more things, we can say:
X is bigger/better/safer/etc than Y
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For examples:
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as.. as + clause
For example:
Please, write me as soon as you can.
As far as I know, they have moved house.
6. The ... the
We can compare things by using the thethe structure:
The + older/better/etc + clause
For example:
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7. Emphasis
We can add emphasis to comparative adjectives the
following ways:
VISUAL HERE
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Questions
1. Yes/no questions
Yes/no questions are those which can be answered with a
yes or a no. We put the auxiliary verb before the
subject.
Here is a table which shows how to form yes/no questions:
Auxiliary Subject
Verb/adject
ive
Compliment
Is
he
coming
to the cinema?
Are
you
happy
today?
Did
Peter
eat
the cake?
Will
Mary
buy
something?
Can
you
swim
in the ocean?
Doesnt
she
like
reading?
Havent
you
seen
my keys?
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2. Short answers
We can give short answers to yes/no questions in two ways:
Using the same auxiliary verb as in the original
question:
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Question
word
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb/adjec
tive
Where
did
he
go?
Why
was
the meeting
cancelled?
When
will
you
arrive?
What
is
your name?
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Subject / Who
Rest of sentence
John
Who
is in London.
is in London?
Sarah
Who
He
Who
can swim.
can swim?
I
Who
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4. Prepositions
It is important to keep the preposition of the verb when
we ask a question. Prepositions can go to two places:
At the front of the questions, before the question word:
whom
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5. What or which?
What car would you like to buy? (out of all the existing
types)
Which car would you like? (out of those you can see here)
Which would you like to eat? (out of those you can see
here)
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Question tags
We can turn a statement into a question by adding a
question tag at the end of the sentence.
Reasons for question tags:
a polite question
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Question tag
He loves travelling,
doesnt he?
wont you?
did you?
have they?
cant you?
should she?
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Short agreements
To agree with positive statement, we use so + auxiliary
of the original statement.
I love ice-cream. So do I.
She is from the USA. So am I.
Peter failed his exams. So did Alex.
To agree with a negative statement, we use
neither/nor + auxiliary of the original statement.
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Echo questions
Echo questions are short questions we use after we have
heard a statement. We use echo questions to confirm
what we have just heard and they do not need an
answer.
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Linking Words
1. What are they?
Linking words are words that join two or more words,
sentences or clauses. Linking words are also called
conjunctions.
Linking words can express different ideas, for example,
- contrast: however, although, but
addition: and, more, besides
purpose: in order to, so that
reason: since, because
result: as a result, consequently
time: when, after, before, since, by the time, as soon as
condition: if, provided, as long as, unless
reason: because, since, as
purpose: to, in order to, so that
contrast: but, although, however, whereas
addition: and, besides, as well, too, also
result: so that, such a that, because of, consequently
manner: as if, as though
comparison: as as, than
place: where, somewhere, wherever
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+ noun
+ -ing
+ the fact that + clause + comma
For example:
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b) so, therefore
So and therefore mean for this reason.
Other expressions we can use: consequently, as a
result, because of that, hence.
For example:
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He bought a Ferrari
due to
as a result of
owing to
because of
on account of
thanks to
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For example:
For example:
For example:
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d) Enough
Enough means sufficient. We can use it to express cause
and effect.
For example:
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Irregular Verbs
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1. Regular verbs
Regular verbs form their past and past participle forms by
adding ed to the end of the verbs.
For example:
Base form
Past form
Past participle
walk
love
hate
finish
walked
loved
hated
finished
walked
loved
hated
finished
2. Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs form their past and past participle forms
differently from regular verbs. They usually do not use
the ed ending.
For example:
Base form
Past form
Past participle
think
Eat
thought
ate
thought
eaten
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Past form
Past participle
dream
learn
dreamt/dreamed
learnt/learned
dreamt/dreamed
learnt/learned
Past form
Past participle
cut
put
read
hit
bet
burst
set
shut
cut
put
read
hit
bet
burst
set
shut
cut
put
read
hit
bet
burst
set
shut
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Past form
Past participle
come
become
run
came
became
ran
come
become
run
Past form
Past participle
keep
mean
pay
feel
kept
meant
paid
felt
kept
meant
paid
felt
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5. Ending in en
Sometimes the past participle can end in en. The -en
can attach to the base form or to the past form:
Base form
Past form
Past participle
choose
fall
speak
give
write
speak
shake
eat
chose
fell
spoke
gave
wrote
spoke
shook
ate
chosen
fallen
spoken
given
written
spoken
shaken
eaten
Past form
Past participle
go
see
grow
blow
shrink
sing
swim
went
saw
grew
blew
shrank
sang
swam
gone
seen
grown
blown
shrunk
sung
swum
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Spelling
VISUAL HERE
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1. Adding s to nouns
Most nouns simply add an s to form the plural
book books, computer computers, cat cats, edge
edges
The exceptions are:
Add es to nouns ending in:
s or ss: bus buses, business businesses
x: tax taxes, fox foxes, box boxes
ch: church churches, match matches except:
stomach stomachs
sh: leash leashes, dish dishes
Nouns ending in o can add either s or es
zero zeros, studio studios, potato potatoes,
tomato tomatoes
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days
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touches
sh: push pushes, wash washes
o: do does, go goes, echo echoes
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differing
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For example:
Stop stopped, stopping, stopper
put putting
big bigger, biggest
run runner, running
set setter, setting
6. Adding ed to verbs
Most verbs simply add an ed to the verb
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planned
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Pronouns, Determiners
Replacing the noun
VISUAL HERE
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Pronouns
1. Pronouns
There are different pronouns in English depending on their
position in the sentence:
Subject pronouns
Object pronouns
Possessive
determiners
singular
plural
singular
plural
singular
plural
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them
my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their
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Possessive pronouns
singular
plural
singular
plural
myself
yourself
himself
herself
Itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
mine
yours
his
hers
Its
ours
yours
theirs
3. Possessives
The possessive determiners always stand before the
noun. The possessive determiner + noun
combination can be either the subject or object of the
sentence.
This is my book.
This is mine. / This book is mine.
Whose car is it? It is his car. or It is his. /The car is
his.
Their garden is huge! What about yours? Mine is
small.
4. Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns always refer back to the subject
and they usually stand in object position.
Study the following examples:
6. There or it?
Both there and it can be used in several different ways.
1. We use it to refer to specific things:
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Determiners/pronouns
Some words can be used both as pronouns and
determines. We are going to look at these words.
1. Some/any + body/thing
The following indefinite pronoun combinations are
possible:
some
any
every
body / one
thing
where
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2. One, ones
We use one and ones when we do not want to repeat a
countable noun.
The one is used instead of a countable singular noun:
All dogs have two legs. Most flowers are nice. Some
people are rude.
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much
many
few
lots, a lot,
plenty
(possible)
little
negatives
and
questions
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7. All, whole
Whole means the entire. All can also mean entire or the
total available. Note the difference in the constructions.
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The Articles
1. The definite article
The definite article is: the. It has only one form, the,
which is used for both singular and plural nouns:
For example:
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the first, the second, the best, the only, the last
when talking about parts of the body:
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regions:
the Middle East, the Sahara, the Amazon
groups of islands:
the Solomon Islands, the Caribbean
some countries:
the USA, the Ukraine, The UK, the United Arab
other:
the sea, the coast, the hills, the mountains,
the countryside
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For example:
I like travelling.
He eats meat every day.
We bought bananas.
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Prepositions
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Prepositions of Time
1. Use of in
We use in with:
Months
in September
in may
Years
in 1996, in 1976
in 2004, in 2054
Seasons
in summer, in winter
in spring, in autumn
Centuries
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
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2. Use of on
We use on with:
on Monday, on Friday
on weekdays
on Thursday morning
on a good day
on Christmas Day,
Dates
on 16th September
on 30th October
on the fourth of May
3. Use of at
We use at with:
Times
at 9am
at half past eleven
at 3 oclock
A point of time
at
at
at
at
at
Special days
(without the word
day)
at Christmas
at Easter
at the weekend
Expressions
the start
the beginning/end
midnight
noon, at night
lunch time
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5. Use of by
By means no later than.
6. Use of until
Until (or till) refers to the duration of an activity and
show how long something will continue. It means that
something continues until a moment in the future.
For example:
Examples:
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For example:
at
at midnight
at noon
at lunch time
at dusk/dawn
at the same
time
at present
at the time
at last
at the end
at night
In
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
in half an hour
in a few minutes
in a moment
in a second
in time
in the present
in the past
on
on Wednesday afternoon
on Sunday evening
on a fine day
on my birthday
on the day of the wedding
on the day of something
on time
On New Years Day
on his anniversary
Movement
1. Use of in, at, on
in
at
on
refers to an area
or volume
in the building
in Europe / Asia
in London
in new York
in the garden
in the park
in the street
in the room
in bed
in hospital
in prison
in church
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
the airport
the bus stop
the bank
the library
home
church
school
a concert
a dinner
a meeting
a party
(address)
on the wall
on the screen
on the window
on the floor
on the door
on a page
on a sheet of
paper
on the bed
on the ceiling
on the ground
on the grass
on the beach
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in
in a queue
in a row
in a line
in the sky
in the world
in the country
in the photograph
in a book
in a magazine
in a newspaper
in the world
in the corner
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
at
the top
the bottom
the end
the back
the front
the corner
sea
work
college
university
a dance
a wedding
on
on the right
on the left
on the left-hand
side
on the right-hand
side
on a menu
on a list
on the ground
floor
on the first floor
on a river
on the river
Thames
on the way
on a bus/plane
on the train/ship
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beside
s
except
He invited everyone to his birthday party
besides me!
beside
next to
Our house is beside /by the post office
between
among
like
as
means similar to
in the role of, function
Examples:
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near
on
not far
I live near the airport.
right next to, along a line
My uncle lives right on the motorway.
at a higher place (not touching)
The lamp is above the table.
above
at a higher level (general)
The sky above/over us is bright at night.
over
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2. Verb patterns
Verb
Preposition
Object
We talked
They listened
about
to
the holiday
the radio
Verb
Preposition
-ing
She dreamed
Frank apologized
about
for
travelling.
being late
Verb
Prep
Object
Prep
Obj / -ing
He argued
We talked
with
to
his wife
the
manager
about
about
the cleaning.
the finances.
Verb
Object
Prep
Object / -ing
They blamed
We
congratulated
the student
them
for
on
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4. About and of
Think about = consider, concentrate on something
Think of = have an idea or opinion
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6. The use of on
Here are some examples of common verbs which always
use the preposition on.
depend on
rely on
spend on
congratulate on
concentrate on
insist on
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Prepositions
1. Nouns and adjectives with prepositions
Nouns and adjectives are often followed by a preposition.
Nouns take the same preposition as the adjective or verb
they are related to.
noun
adjective/verb
kindness of
success in
kind of
succeed in
successful in
decide on
object to
decision on
objection to
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relationship with
connection with
thanks to
debate about
insistence on
attack on
responsibility for
decrease in
contract with
damage to
discussion about
admiration for
decision on
excuse for
increase in
fall from
agreement with
reply to
information about
punishment for
advice on
respect for
delay in
call from
bad at
engaged to
angry with
responsible for
frightened of
sick of
fond of
successful in
excellent at
pleased with
keen on
suitable for
aware of
tired of
different from/to
influential in
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