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tenses

1presentsimple(ido)andpresentcontinuous(iamdoing)(1)

2presentsimple(ido)andpresentcontinuous(iamdoing)(2)

3presentperfect(ihavedone)andpastsimple(idid)(1)

4presentperfect(ihavedone)andpastsimple(idid)(2)

5presentperfect(ihavedone)andpastsimple(idid)(3):adverbsusedwiththesetenses

6pastcontinuous(iwasdoing)andpastsimple(idid)

7presentperfectcontinuous(ihavebeendoing)

8presentperfectcontinuous(ihavebeendoing)andpresentperfect(ihavedone)

9pastperfect(ihaddone)andpastsimple(idid)

10pastperfectcontinuous(ihadbeendoing)andpastperfect(ihaddone)

thefuture

11willandgoingto;shall

12presentcontinuous(iamdoing)forthefutureandgoingto

13presentsimple(ido)forthefuture

14futurecontinuous(willbedoing)

.15beto+infinitive(iamtodo),futureperfect(iwillhavedone),

andfutureperfectcontinuous(iwillhavebeendoing)

16thefutureseenfromthepast(wasgoingto,etc.)

modals

17shouldandoughtto

18willandwould:willingness,likelihoodandcertainty

19willandwould:habits;usedto

20may,might,canandcould:possibility(1)

21may,might,canandcould:possibility(2)

22can,could,andbeableto:ability

23mustandhave(got)to

24need(n't),don'thavetoandmustn't

25permission,offers,etc.

be,have,do,make,etc.

26linkingverbs:be,appear,seem;become,get,etc.

27haveandhavegot;haveandtake

28doandmake

passives

29formingpassivesentences

30usingpassives

31verb+-ingorto-infinitive:passiveforms

32reportingwithpassiveverbs

questions

33formingquestions;reportingquestions

34askingandansweringnegativequestions

35wh-questionswithhow,what,whichandwho

verbs:infinitives,-ingforms,etc.

36verbswithandwithoutobjects

37verb+to-infinitiveorbareinfinitive

38verb+to-infinitiveor-ing?

39verb+-ing

40verb+wh-clause

41have/getsomethingdone;wantsomethingdone,etc.

42verb+twoobjects

reporting

43reportingpeople'swordsandthoughts

44reportingstatements(1):that-clauses

45reportingstatements(2):verbtenseinthat-clauses

46reportingstatements(3):verbtenseinthereportingclause;sayandtell;etc.

47reportingoffers,suggestions,orders,intentions,etc.

48shouldinthat-clauses

49modalverbsinreporting

nounsandcompounds

50countableanduncountablenouns

51agreementbetweensubjectandverb(1)

52agreementbetweensubjectandverb(2)

53thepossessiveformofnouns(jane'smother)

54compoundnouns(1)

55compoundnouns(2)

articles

56a/anandone

57theanda/an(1):'theonlyone'

58theanda/an(2):'thingsalreadyknown',etc.

59someandzeroarticlewithpluralanduncountablenouns

60the,zeroarticleanda/an:'thingsingeneral'

61peopleandplaces

62holidays,timesoftheday,meals,etc.

determinersandquantifiers

63someandany;something,somebody,etc.

64much(of},many{of),alotof,lots(of),etc.

65all(of),thewhole(of),both(of)

66each(of),every,andall

67no,none(of),andnotany

68few,afew(of),little,alittle(of),etc.

69quantifierswithandwithout'of'(some/someof;any/anyof;etc.)

relativeclausesandothertypesofclause

70relativeclauses(1)(thegirlwhoiwastalkingabout.)

71relativeclauses(2)(tom,whoisonlysix,canspeakthreelanguages.)

72relativeclauses(3):otherrelativepronouns

73relativeclauses(4):prepositionsinrelativeclauses

74participleclauses(-ing,-edandbeing+-ed)

75participleclauseswithadverbialmeaning

pronouns,substitutionandleavingoutwords

76reflexivepronouns:herself,himself,themselves,etc.

77oneandones(there'smycar-thegreenone.)

78so(ithinkso;soihear}

79doso;such

80leavingourwordsafterauxiliaryverbs

81leavingoutto-infinitives(shedidn'twantto(go).)

adjectives

82adjectives:position(1)

83gradableandungradableadjectives;position(2)

84adjectivesandadverbs

85participleadjectives(thelosingticket;theselectedwinners}

86prepositionsafteradjectives:afraidof/for,etc.

87adjectives+that-clauseorto-infinitive

88comparisonwithadjectives(1):-er/more...;enough,sufficiently,too;etc.

89comparisonwithadiectives(2):as...as;so...asto;etc.

adverbsandconjunctions

90positionofadverbs

91adverbsofplace,indefinitefrequency,andtime

92degreeadverbs:very,too,extremely,quite,etc.

93commentadverbs;viewpointadverbs;focusadverbs

94adverbialclausesoftime(1):verbtense;beforeanduntil;hardly,etc.

95adverbialclausesoftime(2):as,whenandwhile

96givingreasons:as,because,becauseof,etc.;forandwith

97purposesandresults:inorderto,soasto,etc.

98contrasts:althoughandthough;eventhough/if;inspiteofanddespite

99conditionalsentences(1):verbtenses

100conditionalsentences(2)

101if...notandunless;ifandwhether,etc.

102afterwaiting....beforeleaving...,besidesowning....etc.

103connectingideasbetweenandwithinsentences

prepositions

104at,inandon:prepositionsofplace

105across,along,overandthrough;above,over,belowandunder

106between,among;by,beside,etc.

107at,inandon:prepositionsoftime

108during,for,in,over,andthroughout;byanduntil

109except(for),besides,apartfromandbutfor

110aboutandon;byandwith

111prepositionsafterverbs(1)

112prepositionsafterverbs(2)

113prepositionsafterverbs(3)

114two-andthree-wordverbs:wordorder

organisinginformation

115thereis,therewas,etc.

116it...(1)

117it...(2)

118focusing:it-clausesandwhat-clauses

119inversion(1)

120inversion(2)

appendix1passiveverbforms

appendix2quotingwhatpeoplethinkorwhattheyhavesaid

appendix3irregularverbs

appendix4typicalerrorsandcorrections

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