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Soars J Soars L Hancock P - Headway Pre-Intermediate Student 39 S Book 5th Edition - 2019

The document serves as a comprehensive grammar reference, outlining various English tenses including Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, and future forms. It details their usage, structure, and examples, along with explanations of countable and uncountable nouns, articles, and verb patterns. The aim is to provide a revision of foundational grammar concepts for learners.

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Soars J Soars L Hancock P - Headway Pre-Intermediate Student 39 S Book 5th Edition - 2019

The document serves as a comprehensive grammar reference, outlining various English tenses including Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, and future forms. It details their usage, structure, and examples, along with explanations of countable and uncountable nouns, articles, and verb patterns. The aim is to provide a revision of foundational grammar concepts for learners.

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Grammar reference tir This unithas examples ofthe Present Simple and Present Continuous, the Past Simple, and two future forms: going to and the Present Continuous forthe future. Allthese tenses are covered again in later unit ‘Present tenses Unit2 ‘+ Pasttenses Units 3and9 “+ Futureforms Unit 5 ‘The aimin this units to revise what you already know. Present tenses ‘Shelves in London. ‘learn $100aday. ‘Ym saving money for my education. They're studying ina language school. Past tense They moved to Canada 30 years ago. ‘had a bad accident last month, Future forms {Ym going to study fora Masters degree. Whatare you doing tonight? ‘The Present Continuous uses the auxlary verb be in all forms. Positive Question Shels reading, Isshereading? Theyare watching afm. Whatare they watching? Negative Hetsn’t learning French. Ym notseeping. Verb forms with no auxiliary verb In the Present Simple and the Past Simple there is no auxilary verb in the positive. We use the auxiliary verb do in the questions and, negatives Positive They liven Australia, Hearrved yesterday. Negative don't work in New York We didn’t watch TV. Question Do they vein London? Where did Billgo? 1 Yes questions have no question word. ‘Areyou hot? Yes, am /No, Fm not Does speak English? Yes, hedoes/No, he doesnt, 2. Questions can begin witha question word where which how who when why whose what Where's the station? Why are youlaughing? Whose ths coat? How does she goto work? 2 What. which and whose can be followed bya noun, What size do you take? Which coatisyours? Whose bookisthis? 4 Whichis generally used when theresa limited choice. Which syourpen? The black one the blue one? “This tule not alvays re. What Which 5. How canbe followed by an adjective or an adverb How bigishisnew cor? How fast does itg0? How can also be followed by much or many. How muchis this sandwich? How many brothers and sisters have you got? Form Positive and negative newspaper do you read? YowWerthey HerShestt Question you/welthey he/sheft Where i live? does Shortanswer Do,you like Peter? Does he speak French? Use ‘The Present Simple is used to express: 1 ahabit. I getup at730, Josmokestoomuch, 2 afact which s always tue. Vegetarians don't eat meat. Wecome from Spain. 3. afact whichis true fora long time. ive in Oxford. ‘She works ina bank. Yes, do. 'No, he doesnt rom tery een parie rosivesndneptve ; Tein ne vessnem (500 wong vauwerney |) duestion me vee i a a [yout Shotaneee ‘Are you going? Yes, am/No, m not. NOT Yes IsAnna working? Ys, sheis/No,sheisn't, NOT ¥e5she' Use ‘The Present Continuous is used to express: 1 an activity happening now. They're playing football the garden. ‘She can'ttalknow because she's washing her hat. 2 anactivity happening around now, but perhaps not at the moment of speaking, He's studying maths at university. ‘Ym reading a. good book at the moment. 3. aplanned future arrangement, ‘Ym seeing the doctor at 10.00 tomorrow. Whatare you doing this evening? 1. Read the right and wrong sentences Fraser comes from Scotland. {NOT Fasaris coming from Scotland. ‘Ym reading a good book at the moment. NOT iveadiagoord book at the moment. 2. Some verbs express state, not an activity, and are usually used in the Present Simple ony. ‘She likes the Rolling tones. NOT She king the Rolling Stones, ‘know what you mean. NOT im knowing wnat you mean, ‘Similar verbs are think, agree, understand, and love, Form Positive Wouwerthey | Rave ve got = two sisters He/She na Negative

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