Grammar Practice Book - English For Everyone

Author
Tom Booth worked for 10 years as an English-language teacher

in Poland and Russia. He now lives in England, where he works as
an editor and English-language materials writer. He has contributed
to a number of books in the English for Everyone series.
Consultant
Tim Bowen has taught English and trained teachers in more than 30
countries worldwide. He is the co-author of works on pronunciation
teaching and language-teaching methodology, and author of
numerous books for English-language teachers. He is currently a
freelance materials writer, editor, and translator. He is a member
of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.
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ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE
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How to use this book
This practice book is a companion to the English
for Everyone: English Grammar Guide. Each unit in
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Jacket Designer Surabhi Wadhwa-Gandhi
Jacket Editor Emma Dawson The present continuous PRESENT PARTICIPLE SPELLING RULES
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T he prese nt participle is forme d by adding “-ing ” to the base form
of the verb. Some participles have slightly di erent spelling rules .
The present continuous is us ed to talk about continued Se e also:
actions that a re ha ppening in the present moment . Pr esent sim ple 1 Ac tion and state verbs 50 Last letter Last letters Last letters are consonant–vowel–consonant
Infi nitives and part iciples 51 is an “-e.” are “-ie.” and the final syllable is stressed.
It is formed with “be” and a present part iciple.
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THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
This is the present simple. I t describes
a repeated action or situation.
The present continuous

Add “-ing ” to form Leave out “e.” Change Double the last
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regular present participles. “-ie” to “y.” letter, unless it’s
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS “w,” “x,” or “y.”
This is the present continu ous. It describes

The present continuous is used to talk about continued what is happening right now. TIP
actions that are happening in the present moment. FURTHER EXAMPLES Presen t p ar ticiples
follow t he same
It is formed with “be” and a pres ent part iciple. spelling r ules
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as gerun ds.
Don’t double the last letter because
the final syllable is not stressed.
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Present participle
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The subject and the verb
can be contracted.
COMMON MISTAKE S STATE VERBS IN CONTINUOUS TENSES
Action ve rbs ca n be used in simple a nd continuous forms.

Stat e verbs are not usua lly us ed in co ntinuous forms.
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ACTION STATE
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MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT
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Editor Nandini Devdutt Tripathy EXERCISES
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Contents
The future continuous 58
The future perfect 60
The present simple 8 The future in the past 62
The present simple negative 12 Future review 64
Present simple questions 14 The passive 68
The present continuous 16 The passive in the past 71
Present tenses overview 20 The passive in the future 74
Imperatives 24 The passive with modals 76
The past simple 26 Other passive constructions 78
The past simple negative 30 Conditional sentences 80
Past simple questions 32 Other conditional sentences 86
The past continuous 34 Conditional sentences review 88
The present perfect simple 36 Future possibilities 90
The present perfect continuous 40 Wishes and regrets 92
The past perfect simple 42 Forming questions 94
The past perfect continuous 44 Question words 98
“Used to” and “would” 46 Open questions 100
Past tenses review 48 Object and subject questions 102
The future with “going to” 52 Indirect questions 104
The future with “will” 54 Question tags 106
The present for future events 56 Short questions 108

Short answers 109 Possibility 152
Questions review 110 Articles 154
Reported speech 112 Articles review 158
Tenses in reported speech 114 “This / that / these / those” 160
Reporting verbs 117 “No / none” 162
Reported speech with negatives 118 “Each / every” 164
Reported questions 119 “Either / neither / both” 166
Reported speech review 122 Singular and plural nouns 168
Types of verbs 124 Countable and uncountable nouns 170
Action and state verbs 126 Subject-verb agreement 172
Infinitives and participles 128 Abstract and concrete nouns 174
Verb patterns 130 Compound nouns 176
Verb patterns with objects 133 Numbers 178
Verb patterns with prepositions 135 Quantity 180
Phrasal verbs 136 Approximate quantity 184
Modal verbs 140 Personal pronouns 186
Ability 142 Reflexive pronouns 188
Permission, requests, and offers 144 Indefinite pronouns 192
Suggestions and advice 146 Possession 194
Obligations 148 Defining relative clauses 198
Making deductions 150 Non-defining relative clauses 200

Other relative structures 202 “Enough” and “too” 254
Question words with “-ever” 204 Prepositions 256
“There” 206 Prepositions of place 258
Introductory “it” 209 Prepositions of time 260
Shifting focus 211 Other prepositions 263
Inversion 213 Dependent prepositions 265
Ellipsis 215 Coordinating conjunctions 268
Shortening infinitives 217 Subordinating conjunctions 270
Substitution 220 More linking words 272
Adjectives 222 Linking words review 274
Gradable and non-gradable adjectives 225 Prefixes 276
Comparative adjectives 228 Suffixes 278
Two comparatives together 232 Easily confused phrases 280
“As... as” comparisons 234 Sequencing and organizing 282
Superlative adjectives 236 Correcting and changing the subject 284
Adverbs of manner 240 Deciding and hedging 286
Comparative and superlative adverbs 242 Making conversation 288
Adverbs of degree 244
Adverbs of time 247 Answers 290
Adverbs of frequency 250
“So” and “such” 252

The present simple
The present simple is used to make simple statements
of fact, to talk about things that happen repeatedly,
and to describe things that are always true.
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE
8
FILL IN THE GAPS USING “AM,” FILL IN THE GAPS USING
“IS,” OR “ARE” “HAVE” OR “HAS”
9
MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES
10
The present simple negative
To make negative sentences using “be” in the present
simple, “not” is added after the verb. For other verbs,
the auxiliary verb “do not” or “does not” is used.
REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER
FILL IN THE GAPS USING “DO NOT” OR “DOES NOT”
11
REWRITE EACH SENTENCE IN THE NEGATIVE USING CONTRACTIONS
12
REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE NEGATIVE
13
Present simple questions
Questions in the present simple with “be” are formed by
swapping the verb and subject. For other verbs, the auxiliary
verb “do” or “does” must be added before the subject.
FILL IN THE GAPS USING “AM,” FILL IN THE GAPS USING “DO”
“IS,” OR “ARE” OR “DOES”
14
MARK THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE CORRECT
REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS QUESTIONS
15
The present continuous
The present continuous is used to talk about continued
actions that are happening in the present moment.
It is formed with “be” and a present participle.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT ANSWERS
16
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
17
MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS
18
REWRITE THE SENTENCES REWRITE THE SENTENCES
AS QUESTIONS AS NEGATIVES
19
Present tenses overview
The present simple and present continuous are used in
di erent situations. There are di erent ways to form
questions and negatives with these tenses.
LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE

PHRASES IN THE PANEL
20
CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
21
22
REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS
23
Imperatives
Imperatives are used to give commands or to make
requests. They can also be used to give warnings
or directions.
FIND MORE IMPERATIVES IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM UNDER

THE HEADING
IMPERATIVES
24
MATCH THE PICTURES MATCH THE BEGINNINGS
TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES OF THE SENTENCES TO THE
CORRECT ENDINGS
25
The past simple
The past simple is used to talk about completed
actions that happened at a fixed time in the past.
It is the most commonly used past tense in English.
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PAST SIMPLE VERBS IN THE PANEL
26
CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE
27
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE
FILL IN THE GAPS USING “WAS” OR “WERE”
28
REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE PAST SIMPLE
29
The past simple negative
The past simple negative is used to talk about
things that did not happen in the past. It is always
formed the same way, unless the main verb is “be.”
30
WRITE EACH SENTENCE IN ITS OTHER FORM
31
Past simple questions
Questions in the past simple are formed using “did.”
For past simple questions with “be,” the subject and
the verb “was” or “were” are swapped around.
MATCH THE STATEMENTS TO THEIR QUESTION FORMS
MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT QUESTIONS
32
33
The past continuous
The past continuous is used in English to talk about actions
or events that were in progress at some time in the past. It is
formed with “was” or “were” and a present participle.
34
FILL IN THE GAPS, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSES
35
The present perfect simple
The present perfect simple is used to talk about events
in the recent past that still have an e ect on the present
moment. It is formed with “have” and a past participle.
FILL IN THE GAPS USING “HAS” OR “HAVE” TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
36
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE
FIND EIGHT MORE PAST PARTICIPLES IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM
UNDER THE CORRECT HEADING
REGULAR
IRREGULAR
37
38
MARK THE BEST REPLY MARK THE BEST REPLY
TO EACH QUESTION TO EACH QUESTION
39
The present perfect continuous
The present perfect continuous is used to talk about a
continuing activity in the past that still has an e ect on
the present moment. It usually refers to the recent past.
40
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
41
The past perfect simple
English uses the past perfect simple with the past simple
to talk about two or more events that happened at
di erent times in the past.
42
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST
PERFECT SIMPLE
43
The past perfect continuous
English uses the past perfect continuous with the past
simple to talk about an activity that was in progress
before another action or event happened.
44
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
45
“Used to” and “would”
When talking about habits or states in the past,
“used to” or “would” are often used. English often
uses these forms to contrast the past with the present.

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47
Past tenses review
There are eight di erent ways to talk about the past
in English. The di erences between the past simple
and the present perfect simple are particularly important.
48
49
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSES
50
51
The future with “going to”
Future forms in English are formed using auxiliary verbs.
One of the most commonly used constructions is
“going to” plus the base form of the main verb.
MARK WHETHER EACH MATCH THE PICTURES TO

SENTENCE IS A FUTURE PLAN THE CORRECT SENTENCES
OR A PREDICTION
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Prediction
52
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE FUTURE

WITH “GOING TO”
53
The future with “will”
“Will” is used to form some future tenses in English.
It can be used in several di erent ways, which are all
di erent from the future with “going to.”
FILL IN THE GAPS, PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE FUTURE WITH “WILL”
54
MARK WHETHER EACH SENTENCE IS A PREDICTION, OFFER, PROMISE,
OR DECISION
Prediction O er Promise Decision
55
The present for future events
The present simple and present continuous can be used
to talk about future events that are already planned. They
are usually used with a future time word or time phrase.
MARK WHETHER EACH SENTENCE REFERS TO THE PRESENT OR FUTURE
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
Present Future
56
57
The future continuous
The future continuous can be formed using “will” or
“going to.” It describes an event or situation that will
be in progress at some point in the future.
58
MARK WHETHER EACH SENTENCE IS A NEUTRAL QUESTION
OR A REQUEST
Neutral question Request

Neutral question Request
Neutral question Request Neutral question Request
Neutral question Request Neutral question Request
59
The future perfect
The future perfect is used to talk about an event that will
overlap with, or finish before, another event in the
future. It can be used in simple or continuous forms.
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE FUTURE PERFECT OR

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
60
61
The future in the past
There are a number of constructions in English that
can be used to describe thoughts about the future
that someone had at some point in the past.
MATCH THE FUTURE SENTENCES TO THE EQUIVALENT SENTENCES THAT

USE THE FUTURE IN THE PAST
62
REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE FUTURE IN THE PAST
63
Future review
English uses di erent constructions to talk about the
future. These are mostly formed with the auxiliary
verb “will” or a form of “be” with “going to.”
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65
66
67
The passive
In most sentences, the subject carries out an action and the
object receives it, or the result of it. In passive sentences,
this is reversed: the subject receives the action.
LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING

THE PHRASES IN THE PANEL
68
MATCH THE ACTIVE SENTENCES TO THE EQUIVALENT
PASSIVE SENTENCES
69
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS INTO THE PRESENT SIMPLE
OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
70
The passive in the past
English uses the passive voice in the past to
stress the e ect of an action that happened
in the past, rather than the cause of that action.
71
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PHRASES IN THE PANEL
72
REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE PASSIVE IN THE PAST
73
The passive in the future
English uses the passive voice in the future to stress
the e ect of an action that will happen in the
future, rather than the cause of that action.

SIMPLE PASSIVE
74

PERFECT PASSIVE
75
The passive with modals
Modal verbs in English can be used in passive forms.
As with other passive constructions, the emphasis
changes to the object that receives the action.
76
77
Other passive constructions
Many idioms in English use passive forms.
Some idioms use standard rules for passive
forms, while others are slightly di erent.
78
79
Conditional sentences
Conditional sentences are used to describe real or
hypothetical results of real or hypothetical situations.
They can use many di erent verb forms.
80
81
82
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE THIRD CONDITIONAL
83
84
85
Other conditional sentences
English allows for some variations in conditional
sentence structures. These give more information
about the context of the conditional.

86
REWRITE THE THIRD CONDITIONAL SENTENCES USING

FORMAL INVERSION
87
Conditional sentences review
There are four types of conditional sentences. The zero
conditional refers to real situations, but the first, second,
and third conditionals all refer to hypothetical situations.
MARK WHETHER EACH SENTENCE USES THE ZERO, FIRST, SECOND,

OR THIRD CONDITIONAL
Zero First Second Third
88
REWRITE THE SENTENCES ADDING COMMAS WHERE NECESSARY
89
Future possibilities
There are many ways to talk about imaginary
future situations. Di erent structures can be used
to indicate whether a situation is likely or unlikely.
MARK WHETHER EACH SENTENCE IS LIKELY, UNLIKELY, OR

DIDN’T HAPPEN
Likely Unlikely Didn’t happen
90
MATCH THE SENTENCES TOGETHER
91
Wishes and regrets
English uses the verb “wish” to talk about present and
past regrets. The tense of the verb that follows “wish”
a ects the meaning of the sentence.
92
MARK WHETHER EACH SENTENCE COULD STILL HAPPEN
OR CAN NO LONGER HAPPEN
Could still happen Can no longer happen
93
Forming questions
If a statement uses “be” or an auxiliary verb, its question
form is made by inverting that verb and the subject.
Any other question is formed by adding “do” or “does.”
MATCH THE STATEMENTS MATCH THE STATEMENTS

TO THE CORRECT QUESTIONS TO THE CORRECT QUESTIONS
94
MARK THE SENTENCES THAT CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT
ARE CORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE
95
96
Question words
Open questions are questions that do not have
simple “yes” or “no” answers. In English, they
are formed by using question words.
CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT PUT THE WORDS IN THE

WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE CORRECT ORDER
97
98
MARK THE MOST LIKELY QUESTION IN EACH CONVERSATION
MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE QUESTIONS TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS
99
Open questions
Open questions can’t be answered with “yes”
or “no.” They are formed di erently depending
on the main verb of the question.
LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS USING THE

100
MARK THE QUESTIONS REWRITE THE QUESTIONS,
THAT ARE CORRECT CORRECTING THE ERRORS
101
Object and subject questions
There are two kinds of question: object questions
and subject questions. They are formed in di erent
ways and are used to ask about di erent things.
MATCH THE QUESTIONS TO MARK THE CORRECT OPTION

THE CORRECT ANSWERS FOR EACH QUESTION
Subject question
Object question
Subject question
Object question
Subject question
Object question
Subject question
Object question
Subject question
Object question
Subject question
Object question
Subject question
Object question
Subject question
Object question
102
103
Indirect questions
Indirect questions are more polite than direct questions.
They are very common in formal spoken English,
particularly when asking for information.
104
105
Question tags
In spoken English, small questions are often added to
the ends of sentences. These are called question tags,
and they are most often used to invite someone to agree.
MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT

QUESTION TAGS
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE QUESTION TAGS IN THE PANEL
106
ADD QUESTION TAGS TO THESE SENTENCES
107
Short questions
Short questions are a way of showing interest during
conversation. They’re used to keep conversation going,
rather than to ask for new information.
MARK THE BEST REPLY TO EACH STATEMENT
108
Short answers
When answering closed questions in English, some words
can often be left out to make responses shorter. These
short answers are often used in spoken English.
109
Questions review
Questions in English are formed in di erent ways
depending on the main verb. Open and closed questions
are formed di erently, and spoken with di erent intonation.
REWRITE THE STATEMENTS AS QUESTIONS
110
WRITE THE QUESTIONS FROM THE PANEL UNDER THE
CORRECT HEADING
SUBJECT QUESTIONS OBJECT QUESTIONS
MARK WHETHER EACH QUESTION IS AN OPEN QUESTION

OR A CLOSED QUESTION
Open question Closed question
111
Reported speech
The words that people say are called direct speech.
Reported speech is often used to describe what
someone said at an earlier point in time.
MATCH THE DIRECT SPEECH SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT

REPORTED SPEECH
112
REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING REPORTED SPEECH, PUTTING

THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE
113
Tenses in reported speech
In reported speech, the reported verb usually
“goes back” a tense. Time and place references
and pronouns sometimes also change.
MARK THE BEST REPORTED SPEECH EQUIVALENT TO EACH

DIRECT SPEECH SENTENCE
114
115
REPORTED SPEECH
116
Reporting verbs
In reported speech, “said” can be replaced
with a wide variety of verbs that give people more
information about how someone said something.
117
Reported speech with negatives
Negatives in reported speech are formed in the same
way as negatives in direct speech. “Not” is used with the
auxiliary, or with the main verb if there is no auxiliary.
MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE

CORRECT ENDINGS
118
Reported questions
Reported questions are used to describe questions
that someone has asked. Direct questions and
reported questions use di erent word orders.
MATCH THE PICTURES REWRITE THE SENTENCES,

TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES CORRECTING THE ERRORS
119
120
REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING REPORTED SPEECH, PUTTING
THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSES
121
Reported speech review
When forming reported speech from direct speech,
some words change in order to keep the meaning
consistent. Other words stay the same.

REPORTED SPEECH
122
123
Types of verbs
Verbs can be described as main verbs or auxiliary verbs.
Main verbs describe actions, occurrences, or states of being.
Auxiliary verbs modify the meaning of main verbs.
MARK WHETHER EACH VERB IS MAIN OR AUXILIARY
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
Main Auxiliary
124
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE VERBS IN THE PANEL
FIND SIX MORE VERBS IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM UNDER THE
CORRECT HEADING
TRANSITIVE
INTRANSITIVE
125
Action and state verbs
Verbs that describe actions or events are known
as “action” or “dynamic” verbs, whereas those that
describe states are known as “state” or “stative” verbs.
MARK WHETHER EACH VERB REWRITE THE SENTENCES,

IS AN ACTION OR STATE VERB CORRECTING THE ERRORS
Action
State
Action
State
Action
State
Action
State
Action
State
Action
State
Action
State
Action
State
126
WRITE THE VERBS FROM THE PANEL IN THE CORRECT GROUPS
ACTION VERBS STATE VERBS
127
Infinitives and participles
Infinitives and participles are forms of verbs that
are rarely used on their own, but are important
when making other forms or constructions.
WRITE EACH VERB IN ITS OTHER FORMS
BASE FORM PRESENT PARTICIPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
128
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PARTICIPLES IN THE PANEL
129
Verb patterns
Some verbs in English can only go with a gerund or an
infinitive. Some verbs can go with either. These verbs
often describe wishes, plans, or feelings.

130
131
MATCH THE CORRESPONDING SENTENCES
132
Verb patterns with objects
Some verbs, known as transitive verbs, have objects. When
these verbs are followed by infinitives or gerunds, the object
must come between the verb and the infinitive or gerund.
133
134
Verb patterns with prepositions
Some verb patterns include prepositions.
Prepositions cannot be followed by infinitives,
so these verb patterns only use gerunds.
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PREPOSITIONS IN THE PANEL
135
Phrasal verbs
Some verbs in English have two or more words in
them, and usually have a new meaning when they
are used together. These are called phrasal verbs.
136
MARK THE SENTENCES REWRITE THE SENTENCES,
THAT ARE CORRECT CORRECTING THE ERRORS
137
138
WRITE THE PHRASAL VERBS FROM THE PANEL IN THE CORRECT GROUPS
SEPARABLE INSEPARABLE
139
Modal verbs
Modal verbs are very common in English. They are
used to talk about a variety of things, particularly
possibilities, obligations, and deductions.
140

AS QUESTIONS USING THE NEGATIVE
141
Ability
“Can” is a modal verb that describes what
someone is able to do. It is used in di erent
forms to describe past and present abilities.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO REWRITE THE SENTENCES

THE CORRECT SENTENCES IN THE CORRECT ORDER
142
MATCH THE PRESENT SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT FUTURE SENTENCES
143
Permission, requests, and o ers
“Can,” “could,” and “may” are used to ask permission to
do something or to ask someone to do something for
you. They can also be used to o er to help someone.
MARK WHETHER MARK WHETHER EACH

EACH SENTENCE IS FORMAL SENTENCE IS A REQUEST OR
OR INFORMAL AN OFFER
Formal Request
Informal O er
Formal Request
Informal O er
Formal Request
Informal O er
Formal Request
Informal O er
Formal Request
Informal O er
Formal Request
Informal O er
Formal Request
Informal O er
Formal Request
Informal O er
144
145
Suggestions and advice
The modal verb “could” can be used to
o er suggestions. “Could” is not as strong
as “should.” It communicates gentle advice.
MATCH THE SITUATIONS TO THE CORRECT ADVICE
146
REWRITE THE ADVICE USING “HAD BETTER” OR “HAD BETTER NOT”
MARK THE BEST ADVICE TO EACH SITUATION
147
Obligations
In English, “have to” or “must” are used when talking
about obligations or things that are necessary.
They are often used to give important instructions.
MATCH THE SITUATIONS TO THE CORRECT OBLIGATIONS
148
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING “MUST NOT” OR “DON’T HAVE TO”

IN THE FUTURE IN THE PAST
149
Making deductions
Modal verbs can also be used to talk about how likely or
unlikely something is. They can be used to guess and make
deductions about what has happened or is happening now.
150
MATCH THE CORRESPONDING SENTENCES TOGETHER
151
Possibility
Modal verbs can be used to talk about possibility,
or to express uncertainty. “Might” is the most
common modal verb used for this purpose.

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153
Articles
Articles are short words which come before nouns to show
whether they refer to a general or a specific object. There
are several rules telling which article, if any, should be used.
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USING PLURALS CORRECTING THE ERRORS
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157
Articles review
The definite and indefinite articles are used in di erent
situations, and this can depend on whether they are
being used with a singular, plural, or uncountable noun.
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FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE CORRECT ARTICLES, LEAVING A BLANK
FOR THE ZERO ARTICLE
159
“This / that / these / those”
“This,” “that,” “these,” and “those” can be used as determiners
before a noun to specify which noun is being talked about. They
can also be used as pronouns to replace a noun in a sentence.
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161
“No / none”
“No” and “none” both show the absence or lack
of something. “No” is always used with a noun,
whereas “none” replaces a noun in a sentence.
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163
“Each / every”
“Each” and “every” are words that go before
singular nouns to refer to all members of a
group of people or things.
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165
“Either / neither / both”
“Either,” “neither,” and “both” are used in situations where
two options are being described. They indicate that one,
two, or none of the options are possible.
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167
Singular and plural nouns
Nouns in English do not have a gender. They change
form depending on whether they are singular, meaning
there is one, or plural, meaning there is more than one.
MARK THE NOUN FROM EACH SENTENCE
FIND SIX MORE NOUNS IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM UNDER
THE CORRECT HEADING
COMMON NOUNS
PROPER NOUNS
168
CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT NOUNS IN EACH SENTENCE
169
Countable and
uncountable nouns
In English, nouns can be countable or uncountable.
Countable nouns can be individually counted. Objects
that aren’t counted are uncountable.
WRITE THE NOUNS FROM THE PANEL IN THE CORRECT GROUPS
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
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171
Subject-verb agreement
One of the basic principles of English is that subjects and
verbs must agree in number. Some subjects, however, can
act like singular or plural nouns depending on the context.

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173
Abstract and concrete nouns
Most abstract nouns are uncountable. Some, however,
can be either countable or uncountable, and the two
forms often mean slightly di erent things.
FIND SIX MORE NOUNS IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM UNDER
THE CORRECT HEADING
CONCRETE NOUNS
ABSTRACT NOUNS
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175
Compound nouns
Compound nouns are two or more nouns that
act as a single unit. The first noun(s) modifies
the last, in a similar way to an adjective.
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REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE

CORRECT ORDER
177
Numbers
Cardinal numbers are used for counting and saying how
many of something there are. Ordinal numbers give the
position of something in an ordered list.
MARK WHETHER EACH WRITE EACH NUMBER IN

NUMBER IS CARDINAL OR ORDINAL ITS OTHER FORM
Cardinal Cardinal
Ordinal Ordinal
Cardinal Cardinal
Ordinal Ordinal
Cardinal Cardinal
Ordinal Ordinal
Cardinal Cardinal
Ordinal Ordinal
MATCH THE FIGURES TO THE CORRECT TEXT
178
MATCH THE FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, AND PERCENTAGES TO
THE CORRECT TEXT
179
Quantity
In English there are many ways to express general
or specific quantities, say whether quantities
are adequate, and compare di erent quantities.
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181
FILL IN THE GAPS USING “FEWER” OR “LESS”
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183
Approximate quantity
If specific figures are known, it can be useful to give
them. However, more general terms may be needed
if figures are not known or to avoid repetition.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS
184
185
Personal pronouns
Personal pronouns are used to replace nouns in a sentence.
They can refer to people or things and have di erent forms
depending on whether they are a subject or an object.
WRITE EACH PRONOUN IN MARK THE SENTENCES THAT

ITS OTHER FORM ARE CORRECT
SUBJECT OBJECT
186
REWRITE THE SENTENCES, REPLACING THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS

WITH THE CORRECT PRONOUNS
187
Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns show that the subject of
a verb is the same as its object. They can also
be used in other situations to add emphasis.
WRITE EACH PRONOUN IN ITS OTHER FORM
OBJECT REFLEXIVE
(singular)
(plural)
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PRONOUNS IN THE PANEL
188
189
190
FILL IN THE GAPS USING REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS, LEAVING A BLANK
IF ONE IS NOT NEEDED
191
Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite pronouns, such as “anyone,” “someone,” and
“everyone,” are used to refer to a person or object, or a group
of people or objects, without explaining who or what they are.
MATCH THE QUESTIONS TO THE CORRECT RESPONSES
192
193
Possession
Possessive determiners, possessive pronouns,
apostrophe with “s,” and the verbs “have” and
“have got” are all used to express possession in English.
WRITE EACH WORD IN ITS OTHER FORMS
SUBJECT PRONOUN POSSESSIVE DETERMINER POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
194
REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN
THE CORRECT ORDER
195
REWRITE THE PHRASES MARK THE SENTENCES THAT
USING THE POSSESSIVE “S” ARE CORRECT
196
MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO
THE CORRECT ENDINGS
MARK THE BEST REPLY TO EACH QUESTION
197
Defining relative clauses
A relative clause is a part of a sentence that gives more
information about the subject. A defining, or restrictive,
relative clause identifies the subject being talked about.
198
199
Non-defining relative clauses
Like defining relative clauses, non-defining relative clauses
add extra information about something. However, this simply
gives extra detail, rather than changing the sentence’s meaning.
200
REWRITE THE SENTENCES, ADDING COMMAS WHERE NECESSARY
MARK WHETHER EACH RELATIVE CLAUSE IS DEFINING

OR NON DEFINING
Defining Non-defining
201
Other relative structures
Relative words introduce phrases that describe a noun
in the main part of the sentence. Di erent relative
words are used to refer to di erent types of nouns.
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE RELATIVE WORDS IN THE PANEL
202
203
Question words with “-ever”
Adding “-ever” to question words changes their meaning.
These words can be adverbs or determiners in their
own clauses, or they can join two clauses together.
204
THE WORDS IN THE PANEL
205
“There”
“There” can be used with a form of “be” to talk about the
existence or presence of a person or thing. Sentences
with “there” can be used in many di erent tenses.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO REWRITE THE SENTENCES,

THE CORRECT SENTENCES CORRECTING THE ERRORS
206
207
208
Introductory “it”
“It” is often used when a sentence has no
clear subject and is sometimes known
as a dummy subject or empty subject.
MARK THE BEST REPLY MARK WHAT “IT” REFERS

TO EACH QUESTION TO IN EACH SENTENCE
Time
Distance
Day / Date / Month / Year
Weather
Time
Distance
Weather
Time
Distance
Weather
Time
Distance
Weather
Time
Distance
Weather
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FILL IN THE GAPS USING “THAT” OR “TO”
210
Shifting focus
“It” clauses, “what” clauses, or moving a noun
to the front of a sentence can all be used to
put emphasis on a certain word or phrase.
211
212
Inversion
Reversing the normal order of words, or inversion,
can be used for emphasis or a sense of drama.
It is common after certain types of adverbials.
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214
Ellipsis
Some words can be left out of a sentence to avoid
repetition or when the meaning can be understood
without them. This is called ellipsis.
MATCH THE BEGINNINGS MARK THE BEST REPLY TO

OF THE SENTENCES TO THE EACH QUESTION
CORRECT ENDINGS
215
REWRITE THE SENTENCES, LEAVING OUT THE UNNECESSARY WORDS
216
Shortening infinitives
Phrases with infinitives can sometimes be
reduced or shortened to prevent repetition.
This helps language to sound more natural.
217
218
CROSS OUT THE UNNECESSARY WORDS
219
Substitution
As well as ellipsis (leaving words out), repetition
can be avoided by replacing some phrases
with shorter ones. This is called substitution.
220
MATCH THE PICTURES TO MARK THE BEST REPLY TO
THE CORRECT SENTENCES EACH STATEMENT
221
Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns. In English,
they usually come before the noun that they are
describing. There are several categories of adjective.
WRITE THE ADJECTIVES FROM THE PANEL IN THE CORRECT GROUPS
SIZE SHAPE AGE
COLOR NATIONALITY MATERIAL
222
FIND SIX MORE ADJECTIVES IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM UNDER
THE CORRECT HEADING
GENERAL OPINION
SPECIFIC OPINION
223
FILL IN THE GAPS, PUTTING THE ADJECTIVES IN THE CORRECT ORDER
CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT ADJECTIVE IN EACH SENTENCE
224
Gradable and
non-gradable adjectives
Gradable adjectives can be made weaker or stronger
by adverbs, whereas non-gradable adjectives describe
absolute qualities that cannot usually be graded.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO MARK WHETHER EACH

THE CORRECT SENTENCES ADJECTIVE IS EXTREME,
ABSOLUTE, OR CLASSIFYING
Extreme
Absolute
Classifying
Extreme
Absolute
Classifying
Extreme
Absolute
Classifying
Extreme
Absolute
Classifying
Extreme
Absolute
Classifying
225
FIND SIX MORE ADJECTIVES IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM UNDER
THE CORRECT HEADING
GRADABLE
NON GRADABLE
226
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE ADJECTIVES IN THE PANEL
227
Comparative adjectives
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things.
They can either be formed by adding the su x “-er,”
or by putting “more” or “less” before the adjective.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO WRITE THE ADJECTIVES IN

THE CORRECT SENTENCES THEIR COMPARATIVE FORM
228
REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE COMPARATIVES

INTO THEIR OTHER FORMS
229
230
231
Two comparatives together
Two comparatives can be used together in a
sentence to show the e ect of an action. They
are also used to show that something is changing.
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE COMPARATIVES IN THE PANEL
232
CROSS OUT THE UNNECESSARY WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE
233
“As… as” comparisons
Comparisons using “as… as” constructions can be used to
discuss degrees of similarity and di erence. They can be
modified with adverbs to make them stronger or weaker.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO MARK THE SENTENCES

THE CORRECT SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT
234
235
Superlative adjectives
Superlative adjectives, such as “the biggest” or “the smallest,”
are used to talk about extremes. Long adjectives
take “most” and “least” to show an extreme.
236
WRITE THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF EACH ADJECTIVE
237
FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE ADJECTIVES IN THEIR
SUPERLATIVE FORM
238
239
Adverbs of manner
Words such as “quietly” and “loudly” are adverbs.
They describe and give more information about
verbs, adjectives, phrases, and other adverbs.
FILL IN THE GAPS USING WRITE EACH ADJECTIVE

THE ADVERBS IN THE PANEL AS AN ADVERB
240
FILL IN THE GAPS BY WRITING THE ADJECTIVES IN BRACKETS AS ADVERBS
241
Comparative and
superlative adverbs
Adverbs have comparative forms to compare or
show di erences. They also have superlative
forms to talk about extremes.
WRITE EACH ADVERB IN ITS COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS
ADVERB COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
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243
Adverbs of degree
Adverbs of degree can be placed in front of adjectives
and verbs to strengthen or weaken their original meaning.
Some adverbs can only be paired with certain adjectives.
MATCH THE PICTURES WRITE THE ADVERBS

TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES FROM THE PANEL IN THE
CORRECT GROUPS
STRONGER WEAKER
WRITE THE ADVERBS

FROM THE PANEL IN THE
CORRECT GROUPS
GRADING NON GRADING
244
WRITE THE ADVERBS FROM THE PANEL IN THE CORRECT GROUPS
ENTIRELY ALMOST ENTIRELY
245
246
Adverbs of time
Adverbs of time are used to give more precise
information about exactly when something happens.
They can also refer to a continuing event or action.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO MARK WHETHER EACH

THE CORRECT SENTENCES SENTENCE REFERS TO A PAST,
ONGOING, OR FUTURE ACTION
Past
Ongoing
Future
Past
Ongoing
Future
Past
Ongoing
Future
Past
Ongoing
Future
Past
Ongoing
Future
Past
Ongoing
Future
247
248
MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES
TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS
249
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency show how often something
is done, from something done very frequently
(“always”) to something not done at all (“never”).
WRITE THE ADVERBS FROM THE PANEL IN THE CORRECT GROUPS
ALL OR MOST OF NOT OFTEN OR

SOME OF THE TIME
THE TIME NOT AT ALL
250
THE CORRECT ORDER

THE CORRECT ENDINGS
251
“So” and “such”
“So” and “such” are adverbs which can be used with
certain words to add emphasis. They are similar in
meaning, but they are used in di erent structures.
MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES

TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS
252
253
“Enough” and “too”
“Enough” is used when there is the correct degree
or amount of something. “Too” is used when
something is more than necessary or wanted.
254
THE CORRECT ORDER
255
Prepositions
Prepositions are words that are used to show
relationships between di erent parts of a clause,
for example relationships of time, place, or reason.
MATCH THE PICTURES TO MARK THE SENTENCES

THE CORRECT SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT
256
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PREPOSITIONS IN THE PANEL
257
Prepositions of place
Prepositions of place are used to relate the position
or location of one thing to another. Using a di erent
preposition usually changes the meaning of a sentence.

CORRECT ENDINGS
258
LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
USING THE PREPOSITIONS IN THE PANEL
259
Prepositions of time
Prepositions of time are often used to talk about
schedules and routines. They give information
about when something happens, and how long it lasts.
MATCH THE PICTURES MARK THE SENTENCES

TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT
260
CORRECT ENDINGS

CORRECT ORDER
261
262
Other prepositions
Prepositions can be used to express
relationships other than place and time,
such as origin, ownership, and absence.
263
CORRECT ENDINGS

CORRECT ORDER
264
Dependent prepositions
Some words must be followed by a specific
preposition, called a dependent preposition.
These words can be adjectives, verbs, or nouns.

CORRECT ORDER
265
266
267
Coordinating conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions are words that link words,
phrases, or clauses of equal importance. There are special
rules for using commas with coordinating conjunctions.

CORRECT ENDINGS
268
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
IN THE PANEL

CORRECT ORDER
269
Subordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions are used to connect words,
phrases, and clauses of unequal importance. They’re
used to say why, where, or when something happens.

CORRECT ENDINGS
270
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
IN THE PANEL
271
More linking words
Some words can be used to show a relationship
between two sentences or parts of a sentence. This
can be cause, e ect, emphasis, contrast, or comparison.

CORRECT ENDINGS
272
LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND FILL IN THE GAPS USING

THE LINKING WORDS IN THE PANEL
273
Linking words overview
Conjunctions are linking words that describe the
relationship between two parts of a sentence.
They can be coordinating or subordinating.
WRITE THE LINKING WORDS FROM THE PANEL IN THE

CORRECT GROUPS
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
MARK THE USE OF THE CONJUNCTION IN EACH SENTENCE
reason condition time time reason cause
condition time contrast contrast time reason
time cause reason cause contrast condition
contrast cause reason reason condition time
274
CORRECT ORDER
275
Prefixes
Prefixes are small groups of letters which
can be added to the start of many words
to give them di erent meanings.
276
FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PREFIXES IN THE PANEL
277
Su xes
Su xes are small groups of letters
which can be added to the end of many
words to give them di erent meanings.

THE CORRECT ENDINGS
WRITE THE SUFFIXES FROM THE PANEL IN THE CORRECT GROUPS
ADJECTIVES VERBS NOUNS
278

CORRECT ORDER
279
Easily confused phrases
In English, there are several phrases which sound
or look similar, but have di erent meanings.
It is important not to get these confused.

CORRECT ENDINGS
280

CORRECT ORDER
281
Sequencing and organizing
There are a number of words and phrases in English
which help to explain the order of events. They can also
be used to organize text and make it easier to understand.
282
283
Correcting and changing
the subject
Set words and phrases can be used to correct someone,
disagree, change the subject, or concede a point.
They often come at the beginning of the sentence.
MATCH THE STATEMENTS TO THE CORRECT RESPONSES
284
CORRECT ORDER
285
Deciding and hedging
English uses a number of words and phrases
to discuss the di erent sides of an argument
or to make sentences sound less definite.

CORRECT ENDINGS
286
CORRECT ORDER
287
Making conversation
Many words and phrases are used in English to ease
the flow of conversation. These techniques are
often called organizing, backchanneling, or stalling.

CORRECT ENDINGS
288
THE CORRECT ORDER
289
Answers
NOTE: Some of the following answers can be
written in di erent forms, for example with or
without contractions.
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291
292
REGULAR:
IRREGULAR:
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294
Decision
Prediction
Promise
O er
Prediction
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Future plan
Prediction
Future plan
Present
Future
Present Request
Present Neutral question
Future Neutral question
Future Neutral question
Present Request
Future
Future
Present
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296
MODEL ANSWERS
297
298
Second
First
Zero
Third
First
First
Zero
Second
Third
Second
Can no longer happen

Could still happen
Could still happen
Likely
Didn’t happen
Didn’t happen
Unlikely
Didn’t happen
Unlikely
Unlikely
Likely
Likely
Unlikely
299
Subject question
Subject question
Object question
Subject question
Subject question
Object question
Object question
300
SUBJECT QUESTIONS:
OBJECT QUESTIONS:
Open question
Closed question
Closed question
Open question
Closed question
Closed question
301
MODEL ANSWERS
Main
Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Main
Main
Auxiliary
Main
Auxiliary
Main
302
TRANSITIVE:
INTRANSITIVE:
Action
State
Action
Action
State
State
Action
ACTION VERBS:
STATE VERBS:
303
SEPARABLE:
INSEPARABLE:
Formal
Informal
Formal
Informal
Formal
Formal
Informal
Request
O er
Request
O er
Request
Request
O er
304
305
306
COMMON NOUNS:
PROPER NOUNS:
COUNTABLE:
UNCOUNTABLE:
307
CONCRETE:
cardinal
ABSTRACT: ordinal
cardinal
cardinal
ordinal
ordinal
cardinal
308
309
310
Defining
Non-defining
Non-defining
Defining
311
Distance
Weather
Time
312
SIZE:
SHAPE:
AGE:
COLOR:
NATIONALITY:
MATERIAL:
GENERAL OPINION:
SPECIFIC OPINION:
Extreme
Absolute
Classifying
Extreme
313
GRADABLE:
NON-GRADABLE:
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315
Future
Past
Past
Ongoing
Ongoing
STRONGER:
WEAKER:
GRADING:
NON-GRADING:
ENTIRELY:
ALMOST ENTIRELY:
ALL OR MOST OF THE TIME:
SOME OF THE TIME:
NOT OFTEN OR NOT AT ALL:
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317
318
ADJECTIVES:
VERBS:
NOUNS:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:
time
reason
cause
time
reason
condition
condition
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The future perfect 60

The present simple 8 The future in the past 62

The present simple negative 12 Future review 64

Present simple questions 14 The passive 68

The present continuous 16 The passive in the past 71

Present tenses overview 20 The passive in the future 74

Imperatives 24 The passive with modals 76

The past simple 26 Other passive constructions 78

The past simple negative 30 Conditional sentences 80

Past simple questions 32 Other conditional sentences 86

The past continuous 34 Conditional sentences review 88

The present perfect simple 36 Future possibilities 90

The present perfect continuous 40 Wishes and regrets 92

The past perfect simple 42 Forming questions 94

The past perfect continuous 44 Question words 98

“Used to” and “would” 46 Open questions 100

Past tenses review 48 Object and subject questions 102

The future with “going to” 52 Indirect questions 104

The future with “will” 54 Question tags 106

The present for future events 56 Short questions 108

Questions review 110 Articles 154

Reported speech 112 Articles review 158

Tenses in reported speech 114 “This / that / these / those” 160

Reporting verbs 117 “No / none” 162

Reported speech with negatives 118 “Each / every” 164

Reported questions 119 “Either / neither / both” 166

Reported speech review 122 Singular and plural nouns 168

Types of verbs 124 Countable and uncountable nouns 170

Action and state verbs 126 Subject-verb agreement 172

Infinitives and participles 128 Abstract and concrete nouns 174

Verb patterns 130 Compound nouns 176

Verb patterns with objects 133 Numbers 178

Verb patterns with prepositions 135 Quantity 180

Phrasal verbs 136 Approximate quantity 184

Modal verbs 140 Personal pronouns 186

Ability 142 Reflexive pronouns 188

Permission, requests, and offers 144 Indefinite pronouns 192

Suggestions and advice 146 Possession 194

Obligations 148 Defining relative clauses 198

Making deductions 150 Non-defining relative clauses 200

Question words with “-ever” 204 Prepositions 256