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A2 Basics
present simple+ive
subject verb
1st person sing. I make/have/do
3rd person sing.heshe
it
makes/has/does
1st person plural we
make/have/do2nd person plural you
3rd person plural they
present simple-ive
subject aux + not main verb
I don’t
make/have/
do
heshe
itdoesn’t
we
don’tyou
they
present simple?ive
aux subject main verb
Do I
make/have/
do
Doesheshe
it
Do
we
you
they
present simpleshort answers
Yes, I do.No, I don’t.
Yes, she does.No, she doesn’t.
etc.
past simple
subject verb
1st person sing. I
arrivedstayedwentput
3rd person sing.heshe
it
1st person plural we
2nd person plural you
3rd person plural they
subject aux + not main verb
I
didn’t
arrivestaygoput
heshe
it
we
you
they
to bepresent and past
present past
I am
washeshe
itis
we
are wereyou
they
present continuous
aux main verb
I am
workingstudyingsleeping
heshe
itis
we
areyou
they
can and could
present past
I
can do… could do…
heshe
it
we
you
they
subject and objectpronouns
subject object
1st person sing. I me
3rd person sing.
he him
she her
it it
1st person plural we we
2nd person plural you you
3rd person plural they they
possessiveadjectives and pronouns
subject object
1st person sing. my mine
3rd person sing.
his his
her hers
its its
1st person plural our ours
2nd person plural your yours
3rd person plural their theirs
who’svs.
whose
3 structures for whose
Whose bag is this?Whose is this bag?
Whose is this?
Whose bag is this?Whose is this bag?
Whose is this?
compare
Who is that person?
Who’s that person?
whose}
/ huːz /
who’s
Who’s that person?Whose bag is this?
Who’s that person?Whose is this bag?
Who’s that person?Whose is this?
basic prepositions of time
exact time at3 o’clockmidnight
the moment
days and dates on
Monday4th July
my birthdayChristmas day
periods in
Marchsummer
1997the ’60s
the morning / afternoon / evening
exceptions atweekends / the weekend
Christmas / Easternight
prepositions of stasis and movement
verbs preposition + home
stasis be / stay / work at / in be at home
starting and stopping
leave - leave - home
arrive at / in / on arrive - home
movement go / drive / walk to go - home
some and any
+ive -ive ?ive
countable sing.
There is a pen…
There isn’t a pen…
Is there a pen…?
countable plural
There are some pens…
There aren’t any pens…
Are there any pens…?
uncountable There is some ink…
There isn’t any ink…
Is there any ink…?
many and much
+ive -ive ?ive
countable plural
There are a lot of pens…
There aren’t many pens…
How many pens are there…?
uncountable There is a lot of ink…
There isn’t much ink…
How much ink is
there…?
comparatives and superlatives
adjective comparative superlative
1 syllable tallbig
tallerbigger
the tallestthe biggest
2 syllables with -y
happyeasy
happiereasier
the happiestthe easiest
2 syllablesothers
moderntired
more modernmore tired
the most modernthe most tired
3+ syllables interesting more interesting the most interesting
adjective comparative superlative
goodwell
better the best
bad worse the worst
far fatherfurther
the farthestthe furthest
- more the most
little less the least
verb forms
main verb verb form
wantplan
decidelearn
to do
likelovestart
continue
doingor
to do
enjoystopfinish
suggest
doing
main verb verb form
present Ilikelove
preferdoing
conditional I wouldlikelove
preferto do
main verb verb form
present Ilikelove
preferdoing
or to do
conditional I wouldlikelove
preferto donot
doing
summary
present simple*past simple*
to bepresent continuous*
can and could*
subject and object pronounspossessive adjectives / pronouns
who’s vs. whose*prepositions of time*
prepositions of stasis / movement*
some and any*much and many*
comparatives and superlatives*verb forms