Starting points and end limits
A journey between two places or a period ending at noon: mark where movement begins and when an activity stops.
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English grammar
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English grammar
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Present simple for future timetables and scheduled events
State future departures, opening times and course dates with the present simple. Keep subject agreement and use does with a base verb in timetable questions.
Read and practisePunctual or early enough?
A scheduled start or a ferry you can still catch? Distinguish punctuality from being early enough for an event.
Read and practiseUsed to: former habits and states
Describe a routine or state that belonged to the past with used to and a base verb. Form did you use to and didn't use to, and distinguish a single past event.
Read and practiseOrdering events with time clauses
Two actions can happen in either order. Connect them with time clauses and work out which event comes first.
Read and practiseCould: past ability and particular successes
Talk about earlier abilities with could, a failed attempt with couldn’t, and a particular achievement with was able to or managed to. Practise the verb patterns.
Read and practiseMust and have to: obligation, questions and past forms
Explain what is necessary with must and have to. Practise has to, questions with do and does, past had to and future will have to without treating usage tendencies as rules.
Read and practisePast events and background activities
A sudden noise can interrupt an activity in progress. Connect past events and their background with time words.
Read and practiseMustn’t or don’t have to: forbidden or optional?
Distinguish prohibition from no obligation. Learn must not, mustn’t, don’t and doesn’t have to, and past didn’t have to through clear rules and optional arrangements.
Read and practiseReasons and results with because and so
A closed shop or a late bus can explain a result. Connect the two ideas and choose the word that introduces each part.
Read and practiseShould and ought to: advice and reasonable expectations
Give advice with should and ought to, make negative suggestions with shouldn’t, and recognize expected outcomes. Practise the different verb patterns and question order.
Read and practiseCan I, could I or may I: asking permission politely
Ask permission with can, could and may, and give or refuse it with can and can’t. Distinguish asking to do something yourself from asking another person to act.
Read and practiseAlso, too and either: adding similar information
A friend shares an experience and you have something similar to say. Place also, too or either naturally in affirmative and negative sentences.
Read and practiseZero conditional: regular results, routines and instructions
Explain what regularly happens under a condition using if or when and the present simple. Practise clause order, third-person forms and instructions after a condition.
Read and practiseFirst conditional: realistic future conditions and results
Plan possible future outcomes with if plus the present simple and will in the result. Include negative conditions, permissions, questions and conditional instructions.
Read and practiseBut and however: contrasting statements
Two ideas can contrast within one sentence or across sentences. Compare the punctuation for but and however in everyday contexts.
Read and practisePresent simple passive: is made, are checked and isn't served
Describe regular services and processes with am, is or are plus a past participle. Form negatives and questions, and add by when the person doing the action matters.
Read and practisePast existence with singular and plural
Describe things that existed in the past, ask questions and make negatives using singular and plural patterns.
Read and practiseIng after prepositions: before sending, without taking
Use ing after prepositions in thanks, interests, methods and actions before another action. Recognise prepositional to in look forward to hearing your ideas.
Read and practiseInfinitives of purpose: explain why you do something
Answer why with to plus a base verb, including explanations of past actions. Compare intentions with an object's function expressed by for plus ing.
Read and practisePast possession and present possession
Talk about things someone possessed in the past and distinguish that form from a common way to express possession now.
Read and practiseSubject questions: who moved it and who did you meet?
Ask who or what performs an action with subject questions. Compare who moved with who did you meet, and keep tense and agreement in the verb.
Read and practiseShort answers with auxiliaries: yes, I am and no, they didn't
Answer English yes/no questions with a subject and the matching auxiliary. Practise be, do, can and have, adjust pronouns and avoid unfinished positive contractions.
Read and practisePreferences with two verb patterns
A preference for an activity can be expressed with two patterns. Compare their forms and practise talking about what you enjoy.
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