Real Grammar: Understand English. Clear and simple. 9781925497724
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Table of contents :
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
introduction
how to use this book
timelines
descriptive grammar
about answers
Basic building blocks
Constructing basic sentences
word order
do
don’t
adding a place
adding a time
adding a place and time
where and when
yesterday, today, tomorrow
Basic verbs
be
have
be (am, are, is)
adding s to verbs
who and what
go
get
One or more
a/an
adding s to nouns
things we sometimes don't count
things we don't count
some and any
here and there
the
names
Other basic words
's
her, his, its, my, our, their, your
hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, yours
one
simplifying sentences
and
or
but
Review of basic building blocks
review of basic building blocks
quiz
Verb forms
Tenses
introduction to verb forms
present form
past form
Unfinished actions
-ing form
unfinished in the past
-ing form: as a subject
-ing form: as an object
go + -ing form
Results of actions
-en form
adding a length of time
ever and never
already and yet
Results of actions 2
have got / have
have done / have to do
adding to
to or -ing?
results in the past
Shifting focus
be + -en form
with other sentence patterns
get + -en form
feelings
Putting it together
have + been + -ing
had + been + ing
Review of verb forms
review of verb forms
examples
quiz
Options and possibilities
Options and possibilities 1
the verbs
the past form isn't just for the past
can/could
could
real or hypothetical?
could have done
Options and possibilities 2
will
would
will be doing
will have done
would like
would have done
shall
should
should have done
ought
Options and possibilities 3
may
might
may have done / might have done
permission - can, could and may
must
must have done
must / have to
mustn’t / don’t have to
making deductions
had better
if
if
would have... if...
if: polite expressions
Review of options and possibilities 3
review of options and possibilities
examples
quiz
Future and past
Ways of talking about the future
am/are/is + -ing form
present form
will and be going to
which one should I use?
before and after a time in the future
Ways of talking about the past
past form
have + -en form
used to and would
which one should I use?
used to / be used to
before and after a time in the past
Review of future and past
review of future and past
examples
quiz
Think and say
Think and say 1
say
said about the past
said about the future
said about options and possibilities
time and place
think and know
Think and say 2
ask
the meaning
telling people what to do
about
hopes and wishes
Review of think and say
review of think and say
examples
quiz
Adding information
Where and when
adding a place
adding a time
Who, what, why and how
adding a recipient
to: adding a destination
for: making connections
by: adding a method
with: adding a part
Describing nouns
of
adding information after nouns
adjectives
other ways to describe nouns
Adverbs
saying where, when and how
adding information to verbs
linking and emphasis
start, middle or end?
saying how often
negative sentences
more than one verb
one verb: be
adverbs and adjectives
a lot / any more
Stronger descriptions
very/really
not very/not really
fairly/pretty/quite/rather
such/so
enough/too
not that/not so/not such/not too
Comparing
-er than
as... as...
the -est
not as... as...
like
like/as
Review of adding information
review of adding information
examples
quiz
Adding more
Talking about time
when
while
as
before, after, since and until
A sentence in a sentence
explaining which one
when, where, which, who
describing things in two ways
simplifying
-ing and -en
what
polite questions
Other sentence patterns
make it happen
get it done
experience it
here you are
here comes the end
Review of adding more
review of adding more
examples
quiz
Appendix 1
Two tenses
no future tense
Appendix 2
Tense, aspect and modality
tense and aspect
modal verbs
quasi-modal verbs
Answers and index
Answers and index
answers
index
final thoughts
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