Essential Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Elementary Students of English
An absolute essential for any elementary level student. Essential Grammar in Use Third edition is a fully updated version of the bestselling grammar title. Now in full colour, with new content and even more exercises, this updated edition retains all the key features of clarity and ease-of-use that have made the book so popular with students and teachers. This edition, with answers, is ideal for self-study.
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An absolute essential for any elementary level student.
Thanks viiTo the student viiiTo the teacher xPresentAm/is/areAm/is/are (questions)I am doing (present continuous)Are you doing? (present continuous questions)I do/work/like etc. (present simple)I don't...(present simple negative)Do you...? (present simple questions)I am doing (present continuous) and I do (present simple)I have...and I've got...PastWas/wereWorked/got/went etc. (past simple)I didn't...Did you...? (past simple negative and questions)I was doing (past continuous)I was doing (past continuous) and I did (past simple)Present perfectI have done (present perfect 1)I've just...I've already...I haven't...yet (present perfect 2)Have you ever...? (present perfect 3)How long have you...? (present perfect 4)For since agoI have done (present perfect) and I did (past)PassiveIs done was done (passive 1)Is being done has been done (passive 2)Verb formsBe/have/do in present and past tensesRegular and irregular verbsFutureWhat are you doing tomorrow?I'm going to...Will/shall 1Will/shall 2Modals, imperative etc.MightCan and couldMust mustn't don't need toShouldI have to...Would you like...? I'd like...Do this! Don't do that! Let's do this!I used to...There and itThere is there areThere was/were there has/have been there will beIt...Auxiliary verbsI am, I don't etc.Have you? Are you? Don't you? etc.Too/either so am I / neither do I etc.Isn't, haven't, don't etc. (negatives)QuestionsIsit...? have you...? do they...? etc. (questions 1)Who saw you? Who did you see? (questions 2)Who is she talking to? What is it like? (questions 3)What...? Which...? How...? (questions 4)How long does it take...?Do you know where...? I don't know what...etc.Reported speechShe said that...He told me that...-ing and to...Work/working go/going do/doingTo...(I want to do) and -ing (I enjoy doing)I want you to...I told you to...I went to the shop to...Go, get, do, make and haveGo to...go on...go for...go -ingGetDo and makeHavePronouns and possessivesI/me he/him they/them etc.My/his/their etc.Whose is this? It's mine/yours/hers etc.I/me/my/mineMyself/yourself/themselves etc.-'s (Kate's camera / my brother's car etc.)A and theA/an...Train(s) bus(es) (singular and plural)A bottle / some water (countable/uncountable 1)A cake / some cake / some cakes (countable/uncountable 2)A/an and theThe...Go to work go home go to the cinemaI like music I hate examsThe...(names of places)Determiners and pronounsThis/that/these/thoseOne/onesSome and anyNot + any no noneNot + anybody/anyone/anything nobody/no-one/nothingSomebody/anything/nowhere etc.Every and allAll most some any no/noneBoth either neitherA lot much many(a) little (a) fewAdjectives and adverbsOld/nice/interesting etc. (adjectives)Quickly/badly/suddenly etc. (adverbs)Old/older expensive / more expensiveOlder than...more expensive than...Not as...asThe oldest the most expensiveEnoughTooWord orderHe speaks English very well. (word order 1)Always/usually/often etc. (word order 2)Still yet alreadyGive me that book! Give it to me!Conjunctions and clausesAnd but or so becauseWhen...If we go...If you see...etc.If I had...If we went...etc.A person who...a thing that/which...(relative clauses 1)The people we met the hotel you stayed at (relative clauses 2)PrepositionsAt 8 o'clock on Monday in AprilFrom...to until since forBefore after during whileIn at on (places 1)In at on (places 2)To in at (places 3)Under, behind, opposite etc.Up, over, through etc.On at by with aboutAfraid of..., good at...etc. of/at/for etc. (prepositions) + -ingListen to..., look at...etc. (verb + preposition)Phrasal verbsGo in, fall off, run away etc. (phrasal verbs 1)Put on your shoes put your shoes on (phrasal verbs 2)AppendicesActive and passive 243List of irregular verbs 244Irregular verbs in groups 245Short forms (he's / I'd / don't etc.) 246Spelling 248Phrasal verbs (take off / give up etc.) 250Phrasal verbs + object (put out a fire / give up your job etc.) 251Additional exercises 252Study guide 271Key to Exercises 283Key to Additional exercises 310Key to Study guide 313Index 315
