| Grammar and Structures |
What are they used for? |
Some examples |
| VERBS |
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GP 5 >>>
Present continuous |
Talking about
resent actions. |
My brothers are playing
football in the park
at the moment.
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| GP 16 >>> Past Simple including common irregular past forms as well as regular forms, interrogative and negative |
Taking about past events. |
We watched a football match on TV last night.I drove to the hotel.
Did John drink all the orange juice? |
| GP 17 >>>Present Perfect Simple interrogative and negative |
Talking about actions only recently completed.Talking about experiences. |
The man has just eaten the sandwich.
Have you ever been to London?
I have never seen a dolphin. |
GP 9 >>>
Can + bare infinitive |
Talking about skills. |
I can play the guitar. |
| GP 1 >>> Imperative |
Following single-step instructions in a familiar context |
Take a piece of paper. Stand near the door. |
| GP 18 >>> ADJECTIVES |
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| Basic adjectives |
For descriptive purposes, including expressing opposites. |
My father bought a new car yesterday. |
| Comparatives and superlatives |
Talking about comparisons between people and things. |
John isn’t as tall as Jane.
Sue is the tallest/ the most beautiful girl in our class.
My rabbit is older than/more beautiful than my friend’s rabbit. |
| GP 6 >>> POSSESSIVES |
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| The possessive form |
Expressing ownership. |
That sandwich is Jane’s. |
| Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs |
Talking about ownership, possessions, who things belong to. |
My bicycle is newer than yours.That book is mine. |
| GP 19 >>> QUANTIFIERS |
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| much, many, a lot, a lot of |
Talking about amounts of things which can and cannot be counted. |
How much money have you got? I've got a lot of it!
It rains a lot in England.
How many brothers has she got?
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| some, any |
Talking about things which can and cannot be counted, in the positive and negative. |
There is some bread. There isn’t any butter. |
| GP 7 >>> PREPOSITIONS |
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| by, with, next to |
Talking about where things are |
The children are standing next to the clock. |
| GP 13 >>> ADVERBS |
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| ever, never, ago, yet, just |
Talking about when things happen |
I went to Paris six years ago. |
