Grammar Practice in Context - David Bolton, Noel Goodey 1997
1 The present simple: She wears glasses
2 The present continuous: The phone’s ringing
3 The present continuous or the present simple? He’s smoking or He smokes?
4 The present continuous and the present simple with future meaning
5 The past simple: He was late for work. He arrived at 9.15
6 The past continuous or the past simple? I was waiting for the bus or I waited for the bus?
7 The present perfect: I’ve lost my job
8 The present perfect with already, yet, just, ever, never, before
9 The present perfect (other uses)
10 The present perfect or the simple past? They’ve left London or They left London?
11 The present perfect continuous: He’s been waiting for hours
12 The present perfect continuous or the present perfect simple?
13 The past perfect and the past perfect continuous: He had taken/He had been taking
14 The future: will/won’t, shall/shan’t
15 Going to or Will? It’s going to rain. He 'll be 20 tomorrow
16 The future continuous and the future perfect
17 The passive (1) Forms and main uses: He was taught by his parents
18 The passive (2) Other constructions
19 Have/Get something done: He had his car serviced
21 Question tags: It’s cold, isn’t it?
22 Who, what, which? Do you know who/what/if, etc?
23 I think so, I hope so, etc. So do I, Neither do I, etc.
24 Auxiliary verbs used alone: She likes cheese, but I don’t
26 Can, could, may, would in requests, offers and invitations
27 Must/mustn’t Have to/don’t have to
28 Must, can’t Must have done, can’t have done
29 May (have), might (have), could (have)
30 Should/ought to Had better Should have/ought to have
31 Have got/Have: I’ve got S.200. She’s having a bath
32 Phrasal verbs: I got up and turned off the light
33 Verbs of perception: see, watch, notice, hear, feel, taste, smell
34 Look, sound, feel, taste, smell, seem + adjective or like or as if/as though
35 There is/There are: Is there a bank here? - Yes, there are two
37 Get used to/Be used to: I’m getting used to English weather
38 Verb + indirect object/direct object: I gave the man some money
39 The verb need: I need a friend. You don’t need to come
40 If sentences (1st and 2nd conditional)
41 I fin past situations (3rd conditional)
42 Unless Incase Provided/providing (that), as long as
43 I wish .../If only...: I wish you’d stay. If only I had a car
44 Purpose: to/in order to + infinitive So that/so + clause. So as not to + infinitive
45 Verb + infinitive with to: I want to come. She promised not to be late
46 Verb + object + infinitive: He wants me to leave
47 Adjective + infinitive with to: I’m pleased to meet you
48 Make and let. You make me laugh. He let her go
49 Verb + -ing: I enjoy eating
50 Preposition + -ing: I’m afraid of flying. I feel like crying
51 Do you mind + -ing? I don’t mind + -ing I can’t help + -ing
52 Like, love, hate + infinitive with to or -ing: I hate flying. I'd love to come
53 -ing clauses: They sat talking. Having said goodbye, we left
54 I prefer to read/I prefer reading I’d prefer to stay/I’d rather stay
55 Verbs + infinitive with to OR -ing: Remember to do or remember doing
56 Reported speech: (‘My name is Jack.’) He said his name was Jack
57 Reported questions, commands, etc.: He asked me what I wanted
58 The definite article the (1): Which car do you like? - The black BMW
59 The definite article the (2)
60 The indefinite article: a, an and the plural some
61 Nouns (singular and plural)
62 Countable and uncountable nouns
63 Much, many, a lot of, plenty (Very) little, (very) few A little, a few
65 All/everything, everybody/everyone All/every/each Whole
66 All (of), most (of), some (of), etc. Both (of), neither (of), either (of)
67 Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
68 Reflexive and emphatic pronouns: myself, themselves, etc.
69 Someone, something, somewhere, etc.
70 Possessive forms: my brother’s car the roof of the house a friend of mine
71 Possessive adjectives and pronouns: My, mine, etc. Whose? My own
72 Special uses of it, they, you
74 The use and position of adjectives
75 Comparatives and superlatives (1): He's taller than me. She’s the tallest
76 Comparatives and superlatives (2): as tall as, bigger and bigger, the most money
77 Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing: I’m bored. My life is so boring
78 Adverbs of manner and degree: He listened carefully. I’m extremely tired
79 Adverbs of frequency, time and place: often, today, here
80 Quite, fairly, pretty, rather So and such
81 Adverbs of degree: a lot, a bit, much, etc. More, most, better, best, etc.
82 Still, yet Any more/any longer/no longer
83 Too and enough: It’s too small. It isn’t big enough
84 Even: Even my father was there. She didn’t even speak to me
85 Else: Do you want anything else? - No, nothing else, thanks
86 Time prepositions in, on, af. in June on Thursday at 5 o’clock
87 Prepositions of place in, on, at: in my bag on the table at the traffic lights
88 Prepositions of place: under, opposite, near, next to, etc.
89 Prepositions of movement: up, down, etc.
90 Prepositions used for travel and transport: I travelled by plane
93 When, as soon as, etc. in future sentences: When I get home, I’ll have a shower
94 By, by the time, until/till
95 Like and as As if/as though
96 Although, though, even though In spite of Because, since/as, so
97 Relative clauses with who, which, that
98 The relative pronouns where, whose, what
99 Defining and non-defining relative clauses
100 Clauses with -ing OR a past participle With in identifying phrases