Chapter 1 Present Time
1-1 Simple present and present progressive
1-2 Forms of the simple present and present progressive
1-3 Frequency adverbs
1-4 Singular/plural
1-5 Spelling of final -s/-es
1-6 Non-action verbs
1-7 Present verbs: short answers to yes/no questions
Chapter 2 Past Time
2-1 Expressing past rime: the simple past
2-2 Spelling of -ing and -ed forms
2-3 The principal parts of a verb
2-4 Common irregular verbs: a reference list
2-5 Regular verbs: pronunciation of -ed endings
2-6 Simple past and past progressive
2-7 Expressing past time: using time clauses
2-8 Expressing past habit: used to
Chapter 3 Future Time
3-1 Expressing future time: be going to and will
3-2 Forms with be going to
3-3 Forms with will
3-4 Certainty about the future
3-5 Be going to vs. will
3-6 Expressing the future in time clauses and if-clauses
3-7 Using the present progressive to express future time
3-8 Using the simple present to express future time
3-9 Immediate future: using be about to
3-10 Parallel verbs
Chapter 4 Present Perfect and the Past Perfect
4-1 Past participle
4-2 Present perfect with since and for
4-3 Negative, question, and short-answer forms
4-4 Present perfect with unspecified time
4-5 Simple past vs. present perfect
4-6 Present perfect progressive
4-7 Present perfect progressive vs. present perfect
4-8 Past perfect
Chapter 5 Asking Questions
5-1 Yes/no questions and short answers
5-2 Yes/no and information questions
5-3 Where, why, when, what time, how come, what...for
5-4 Questions with who, who(m), and what
5-5 Using what + a form of do
5-6 Using which and what kind of
5-7 Using whose
5-8 Using how
5-9 Using how often
5-10 Using how far
5-11 Length of time: it + take and how long
5-12 Spoken and written contractions with question words
5-13 More questions with how
5-14 Using how about and what about
5-15 Tag questions
Chapter 6 Nouns and Pronouns
6-1 Plural forms of nouns
6-2 Pronunciation of final -s/-es
6-3 Subjects, verbs, and objects
6-4 Objects of prepositions
6-5 Prepositions of time
6-6 Word order: place and time
6-7 Subject-verb agreement
6-8 Using adjectives to describe nouns
6-9 Using nouns as adjectives
6-10 Personal pronouns: subjects and objects
6-11 Possessive nouns
6-12 Possessive pronouns and adjectives
6-13 Reflexive nouns
6-14 Singular forms of other: another vs. the other
6-15 Plural forms of other: other(s) vs. the other(s)
6-16 Summary of forms of other
Chapter 7 Modal Auxiliaries
7-1 The form of modal auxiliaires
7-2 Expressing ability: can and could
7-3 Expressing possibility: may, might, and maybe;
Expressing permission: may and can
7-4 Using could to express possibility
7-5 Polite questions: may I, could I, can I
7-6 Polite questions: would you, could you, will you, can you
7-7 Expressing advice: should and ought to
7-8 Expressing advice: had better
7-9 Expressing necessity: have to, have got to, must
7-10 Expressing lack of necessity: do not have to;
Expressing prohibition: must not
7-11 Making logical conclusions: must
7-12 Tag questions with modal auxiliaries
7-13 Giving instructions: imperative questions
7-14 Making suggestions: let's and why don't
7-15 Stating preferences: prefer, like ... better, would rather
Appendix Supplementary Grammar Charts
Unit A: A-1 The present perfect vs. the past perfect
A-2 The past progressive vs. the past perfect
A-3 Still vs. anymore
A-4 Additional verbs followed by that-clauses
A-5 Additional expressions with be + that-clauses
Unit B: B-1 Phrasal verbs
B-2 Phrasal verbs: a reference list
Unit C: C-1 Preposition combinations: introduction
C-2 Preposition combinations: a reference list
Listening Script
Trivia Answers
Index
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