Comparative structures
35 as...as; notas...as 57
36 too, enough, very 58
37 so...that, such (a/an)...that 59
Check 5 Comparative structures 60
Tenses
Present tenses
38 I’m Sam. Present simple of be 61
39 I'vegota computer. Present simple of have (got) 63
40 Hive here. Present simple: affirmative 65
41 I don’t live here. Present simple: negative 66
42 Do you live here? Present simple: questions and short answers 67
43 I'm going home. Present continuous 68
44 he goes/he's going Present simple or present continuous 70
45 I’m sorry, I don’t understand. State verbs 71
Check 6 Present tenses 72
Past tenses
46 I was late. Past simple of be 74
47 Ann visited her friend yesterday. Past simple: regular verbs 75
48 We went to town. Past simple: irregular verbs 77
49 last night, two days ago Past simple: time expressions 79
50' I was going home last night. Past continuous 80
51 I was going home when you rang. Past simple and past continuous 82
52 used to, would 84
Check 7 Past tenses 86
Perfect tenses
53 I’ve forgotten his name. Present perfect: form and use 87
54 I’ve already told her. Present perfect with yet, just, already 89
55 I’ve never been to Paris. Present perfect with ever, never 90
56 I’ve known Jack for six months. Present perfect with for, since 92
57 He’s gone to town. / He went to town yesterday. Present perfect and past simple 94
58 he goes/he went/he’s gone Present simple, past simple and present perfect 96
59 It’s been raining for two hours. Present perfect continuous 98
Check 8 Present perfect tenses ..100
60 I had met him before. Past perfect .-...102
61 When we arrived, the film had already started. Past perfect and past simple 104
Check 9 Past and perfect tenses 106
Future forms
62 I’m going to stay at home. Future with be going to 107
63 I’ll come with you. Future with will ; 109
64 I’m going to stay. I’ll stay. Compare be going to and will 110
65 I’m leaving at six. Present continuous for future. 111
66 The train leaves at ten. Present simple for future 112
Check 10 Future forms 113
Modal verbs
67 can Ability in the present 115
68 could Ability in the past 117
69 can, could, be able to Present and past ability 118
70 can, could, be allowed to Permission: ask for/talk about permission 119
71 can, could, would Requests 121
72 must Obligation 122
73 have to Necessity 123
74 must, have to, need to Obligation and necessity 124
75 mustn’t, don’t have to/don't need to Lack of necessity 125
76 mustn’t, can’t, not be allowed to Prohibition 126
77 should, ought to, must Advice 127
Check 11 Modal verbs (1) 128
78 will, shall Offers 129
79 let’s, shall, can/could, what about, why don’t we Suggestions 130
80 may, might, could Possibility 131
81 may, might, could, must, can’t Certainty and deduction 132
82 may, might, could, must, can’t (have) Speculating about the past 134
Check 12 Modal verbs (2) . 135
Sentence and text structure
Statements
83 / like it. It’s nice. Word order in statements 137
84 / gave joe a book. I gave a book to joe. Word order: direct and indirect objects 138
85 Wait here. Don’t go. Imperative 140
86 There is a CD near the computer. Uses of there is/are 141
87 It’s raining. Uses of it 142
88 It snows in winter. There’s much snow in winter. Compare there is/are and it is 143
Check 13 Statements . 144
Questions
89 Are you leaving? Yes/No questions 145
90 When are you leaving? Wh-questions (1) 147
91 Who did you phone? l/Wi-questions (2) 149
92 Who saw you? Who did you see? Question words as subject or object 151
93 What’s he like? Uses of be like 152
94 Who are you talking to? Prepositions at the end of questions 153
95 It’s cold outside, isn’t it? Question tags 154
96 So do I. Neither do I. Short responses (1) 155
97 I think so. I hope not. Short responses (2) 156
Check 14 Statements and questions I 157
-ing forms and infinitives
98 Smoking is bad for you. -mg forms as subject of sentences 159
99 I like dancing. I want to dance. Verbs followed by -ing form or fo-infinitive 160
100 / like dancing. I’d like to dance, like + -ing form, would like + fo-infinitive 162
101 I went there to get a book. Infinitive of purpose 163
102 She helped me to water the garden. Verbs followed by object + fo-infinitive 164
Check 15 -ing forms and infinitives 165
The passive
103 My bag was stolen. The passive: form and use 167
104 My bag was stolen by a thief. The passive + by 169
Check 16 The passive 170
That clauses
105 I thinkthat..., I’m sure that... Verb/adjective + that clause 171
Relative clauses
106 the man who lives next door Defining relative clauses 172
107 the boy by the door Other ways of identifying people and things 174
Check 17 Relative and that clauses 176
Linking words and structures
108 and, also, too, as well Addition 177
109 both...and, either...or, neither...nor 178
110 but, although/though, however Contrast... 180
111 because(of), as, since, so, therefore Reason 181
112 to, in order to, so that Purpose 182
Check 18 Linking words and structures (1) 183
113 I got this bike when I lived in London. Saying when things happen 184
114 I’ll turn off the lights when I leave. Future time clauses 185
115 Before going to England, you have to get a passport. Uses of before/after + - ing 186
116 First)oy lived in Bath. Then she moved to London. Sequencers 187
Check 19 Linking words and structures (2) 188
Conditionals
117 If you keep milk in a fridge, it stays fresh. The zero conditional 189
118 If it rains later, we won’t go out. The first conditional .190
119 Your English won’t get better unless you study more. Uses of unless 192
120 If I won the lottery, I’d buy a house. The second conditional 193
Check 20 Conditionals 195
Vocabulary
Prepositions
121 at the door, in the kitchen, on the table Prepositions of place (1) 196
122 in front of the lamp, next to the phone Prepositions of place (2) 197
123 from the bus stop to the cinema Prepositions of movement 199
124 on Monday, in September, at night Prepositions of time (1) 201
125 from Monday to Friday, until, during, by, for Prepositions of time (2) 203
126 this week, next July Time expressions with no preposition 204
127 with, by.... 205
128 like 206
Check 21 Prepositions 207
Prepositional phrases
129 at first, in the end Prepositional phrases: time .208
130 at home, in bed, on holiday Prepositional phrases: place and activity 209
131 by bike, by e-mail, in a hurry, in cash Other prepositional phrases 210
Check 22 Prepositional phrases 211
Words that go together
132 interested in, good at, proud of Adjective + preposition 212
133 depend on, look after Verb + preposition 214
134 run away, come on Phrasal verbs 215
135 make, do, have, get 216
Check 23 Words that go together .....i.. 217
Word formation
136 interested, interesting Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing 218
137 unhappy, insensitive, impossible Negative prefixes 219
138 careful, sunny, comfortable, practical Forming adjectives 220
139 driver, invention Forming nouns 221
140 a flower shop, a sports centre Compound nouns 222
141 home-made, old-fashioned Compound adjectives 223
Check 24 Word formation 224
Final check 225
Appendices 227