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reading this book but also to use them in the future. Besides, at the end of this Grammar
Review, you will find a list of verbs that will also help you. GOOD LUCK!
1 Adjectives
“I thought the film was really good.” “Did you? I thought it was pretty
boring.”
Sue can be a bit annoying sometimes, but generally I like her.
I’m incredibly excited about our holiday!
You can make comparative adjectives stronger by using much and a lot.
My brother is much more artistic than I am.
You can make comparative adjectives weaker by using a bit and a little.
The weather is a bit colder than yesterday, isn’t it?
Spoken English
In spoken English, a bit, a little, pretty and really are particularly common.
One-syllable adjectives
adjective + -(e)r/-(e)st
large larger largest
hard harder hardest
fast faster fastest
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One-syllable adjectives ending in a vowel and a single consonant
adjective (double final consonant) + -er/-est
thin thinner thinnest
big bigger biggest
wet wetter wettest
more/most + adjective
wonderful more wonderful most wonderful
honest more honest most honest
tiring more tiring most tiring
Irregular adjectives
Notes
• You can form some two-syllable adjectives using either -er/-est or more/most,
e.g. shallow, gentle, clever, tired.
• Notice the way you use prepositions with superlatives. With places, you use in
and with people and things, you use of.
She is the cleverest girl in the class.
He is the shortest of the four boys.
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1.3 Adjective order
When you use more than one adjective before a noun, you have to put them in a
certain order. The rules are complicated but here is the most usual order.
Note
You usually don't use more than three adjectives before a noun.
Spoken English
In spoken English we rarely use more than two adjectives before a noun. In
writing we might say:
I bought an expensive, black, leather jacket on Saturday.
Many adjectives formed from the past participle (ed) (E.g. annoyed,
disappointed, interested, worried) describe a feeling or a state.
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Many adjectives formed from the present participle (ing) (e.g. amusing,
exciting, surprising, terrifying) describe the thing, experience or person which
produces the feeling.
It was a very frightening experience.
Your attitude is shocking.
Helen looks very relaxed and suntanned after her holiday in Spain.
Her family is very well-off and lives in a large house in a smart suburb.
Compound adjectives are usually written with a hyphen (-), but some can be
written as one word. There are no clear rules for writing them. If in doubt, look them up
in a dictionary.
You use tenses and a time expression (when, until, after, before, as soon as,
once, the moment etc) to describe a sequence of events.
a) When you talk about the past, you use the time expression + past simple or
past perfect simple. b) The past perfect simple emphasizes that one action was
completed before the other.
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a) When you talk about the future, you use the time expression + present simple
or present perfect simple. b) The present perfect simple emphasizes that one action has
to be completed before the second action can take place.
a) As soon as I get home, I’ll call you.
b) When you have had your lunch, we will start work.
You can use wish or if only + could or past simple/continuous to talk about
something you would like to be different, but can't change. If only is stronger than
wish.
I wish I’d studied harder at school.
If only I could speak English fluently!
To talk about something you regret in the past, you can use:
• wish or if only + past perfect
I wish we had bought that sofa we saw in the sales.
• but
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• despite, in spite of. These words are prepositions, so you must use
a noun or an -ing form after them. You use the fact that to
introduce a clause.
Despite the fact that they arrived late, they enjoyed the
concert.
They went to the beach in spite of the bad weather.
• Whereas, while
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5 Inversion
You use inversion in formal English, especially formal written English, for
emphasis. You use inversion after:
When you use inversion, you use the same word order as in a question:
negative/restrictive expression + auxiliary + subject + verb.
Seldom did he leave the house after the accident.
Never before have I met such an interesting person.
Only by working hard will you succeed.
Note when you use when and than in sentences beginning with hardly and no
sooner.
Hardly had I left the house when I realized I had forgotten
something.
No sooner had he finished his first song than the crowd
started to boo.
6 Ellipsis
You can leave out words when it is not necessary to repeat them for the meaning
to be clear, and in other situations where you can understand the meaning without using
the words. This is called ellipsis. You use ellipsis:
• In short tag answers beginning with so, neither, nor.
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• After an auxiliary or a modal. You can leave out the verb phrase. If
there is no auxiliary, you use do/does/did.
Pete enjoyed the film hut I didn't. (= but I didn’t enjoy the
film.)
Sarah and Luke are coming to the party, but Matt isn’t.
Stuart can’t swim, but his sister can.
• In short reply questions. You use a positive question after a positive
statement and a negative question after a negative statement.
“They play tennis nearly every day.” “Do they?”
“He hasn’t seen that film.” “Hasn’t he?”
• In short answers.
7 Modals
7.1 Obligation and necessity (must, have to, need)
Must
You use must + infinitive for strong obligations which express the authority of
the speaker. You use it for:
• Rules or laws.
You must take your medicine every three hours if you want to
get better for the weekend.
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• For obligations or necessities that the speaker imposes on him or
herself.
I must get up early tomorrow so I don’t miss my flight.
You use mustn’t to talk about something you are not allowed to do, or
something that is inadvisable.
Note
You can only use must and mustn’t to talk about the present and
future. You use had to talk about the past.
Have to
• You use don’t have to to talk about a lack of obligation. (You can
also use needn’t and don’t need to, see below).
You don’t have to pick me up from the station- I’ll get a taxi.
• You use had to for past obligations.
Note
You can use have got to instead of have to. It is informal, and
more common in British English.
Sorry, I’ve got to go now; I’m meeting Mark in half an hour.
Need, need to
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• You use need to + infinitive to talk about necessities, rather than
obligations. You need to get your hair cut.
Do we need to prepare food for the party, or shall we just
provide drinks?
• You use don’t need to + infinitive or needn’t + infinitive to talk
about a lack of obligation or necessity.
You don’t need to/needn’t buy a sleeping bag for the holiday. I
will lend you one.
You use must or can’t + infinitive to say you are fairly certain about
something; you have some evidence to reach this conclusion.
You use must to indicate “positive” certainty (you are sure something is true)
and can’t to indicate “negative” certainty (you are sure something is not true).
You do not use mustn't or can to talk about certainty.
It must be five o'clock; everyone is beginning to leave. (People
usually leave at five; they’re leaving now, and therefore I
conclude that it’s five o’clock.)
She must he terribly unhappy.
That can’t be Sheila; she said she couldn’t come today.
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You use may, might or could when you are speculating that something is
possible.
I don’t know where he is; he might be out to lunch.
I'm not sure whose pen this is but it could be Teresa’s.
You can also use the main verb in the continuous form:
To talk about general ability, you use can for the present and could for the past.
9 Present tenses
Form
Affirmative Form: Only in the THIRD PERSON (he, she, it)
you MUST add an “s” to the verb
E:G: I eat an apple. He eats an apple.
Use
• to talk about facts. Light travels at about 186 000 miles a second.
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• to talk about permanent situations. My father runs his own business from
home.
You often use adverbs of frequency with the present simple (e.g. never,
rarely, seldom, sometimes, occasionally, usually, frequently, often, always).
Adverbs of frequency usually go before the main verb and after the verb to be.
Longer adverbial expressions usually go at the end of the sentence.
I often go to the cinema.
I am rarely late for work.
The committee meets once a month.
Spoken English
“First you boil some water in a saucepan; then you add the powder ..”
“You go straight on and keep on going till you come to the traffic
lights; then you turn left.”
“Anyway, I look for my car keys for an hour, but I can’t find
them. So I walk home, which takes me another hour- and what do I
find when I get home? My keys are in my pocket, they’ve been there
all the time!”
Form
Use
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You use the present continuous to talk about:
We’re living in a caravan at the moment while our new house is being
redecorated.
Spoken English
Form
Use
The present perfect connects past actions or situations to the present in
some way. You use the present perfect simple to talk about:
• Finished actions or situations (often from the recent past) that have a
result in the present, or a relevance to the present (often with just).
I’ve just spilt some coffee on the rug. Could you get me a
cleaning, cloth from the kitchen?
• Recent news, when the exact time of the event is not mentioned.
Compare with the past simple:
The government have announced new laws to try to reduce
the crime rate.
Last night, the government announced new laws to try to
reduce the crime rate.
Note
In American English the past simple is usually used where the present
perfect is used by British English speakers.
“Did you ever see Star Wars?” “Yes, I saw it twice.” (American English)
“Have you ever seen Star Wars?” “Yes, I’ve seen it twice.” (British English)
Spoken English
In spoken English the present perfect is often shortened.
“Been to England?” (= “Have you been to England?”)
“Done that!” (= “I’ve done that!”)
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9.4 Present perfect continuous
form
has/have + been + present participle
Use
You use the present perfect continuous:
• To talk about a recent action (that may or may not be finished) that
has a result in the present.
I’ve been digging the garden — that’s why my boots are
covered in mud.
Use
You use the past simple to talk about:
• events or actions in the past.
Remember that you use the past simple for actions and events in the past
that are finished, and happened at a specific time or over a specific period of
time. The past time reference must be included or must be clear from the
context.
Here are some of the adverbs and time expressions you can use with the
past simple:
all night, at six o’clock, between 1992 and 1995, for ten years, in 1945, last
Spring, recently, this morning, yesterday
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• to talk about an action that was in progress when another action
happened. The second action is in the past simple. You join the parts
of the sentence together with when or while.
While I was shopping in the supermarket, I met my old boss.
I was shopping in the supermarket when I met my old boss.
• to talk about two or more actions in progress at the same time in the
past.
I was watching TV while my husband was doing the washing-up.
Spoken English
The past continuous is often used:
• with reporting verbs.
“Brice was just telling me about his new job, it sounds great.”
Form
had + past participle
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Use
You use the past perfect simple:
Form
Use
You use the past perfect continuous for an action in the past that was in
progress up to or near a specified time in the past. Using the continuous form of
the past perfect emphasizes the continuity or duration of the action. You often
use it with for and since.
It had been snowing all night and everything in the garden
was white.
I had been working for the firm for five years before I got a
promotion.
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11 Relative clauses
The pronouns in brackets are less common. No commas are used before and
after the relative clause.
You can often leave out the relative pronoun when it refers to the
object of the sentence, particularly in informal language.
The woman (who/that) he married was tall and beautiful.
Use
You use a defining relative clause to identify or “define” the subject or
object of the sentence. (The information is essential to the meaning of the
sentence.)
Students who pass the exam will be given a certificate.
That’s the man whose car was stolen.
Form
subject object possessive
person who who, whom whose
thing which which whose (of winch)
Use
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You use a non-defining relative clause to give extra, non-essential
information about the subject or object of the sentence.
Mr. Brown, who lives next door, is a talented artist.
The play at the Lyric Theatre, which is now sold out, has been
getting wonderful reviews.
In non-defining relative clauses, you can use which to refer to the whole
clause before.
Most of the class passed the exam, which made the teacher
very proud.
Notes
• You can also use when, where and why as relative pronouns to refer
to a time, a place or a reason. You can leave out when and why in
defining relative clauses, but not in non-defining relative clauses.
Saturday is the day (when) most people do their shopping.
I try to leave work at six, when the rush hour is over.
The same relative clause can give the sentence two different meanings,
depending on whether it has commas (non-defining) or hasn’t (defining).
Compare:
All my friends, who like sport, play basketball. (All my friends
play basketball.)
All my friends who like sport play basketball. (Only some of
my friends play basketball.)
Spoken English
In spoken English, non-defining relative clauses are not as common as
they are in written English, because they sound very formal. It is more usual to
use shorter sentences. Compare:
I met Jackie Sutton, who is the new teacher at our school, at a
party last night. (Written English)
I met Jackie Sutton at a party last night. She’s the new
teacher at our school. (Spoken English)
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12 Word formation
You can use prefixes and suffixes to make different word-types.
Prefixes
You can use a prefix to give an adjective the opposite meaning:
• disagreeable, illegal, impossible, inactive, irregular, unlikely
Suffixes
• attendance, appearance
• childhood, brotherhood
• flexible
• forgetful, helpful
• careful, tactful
• childless, cloudless
• professional, national
• hopeless, useless
13 Nouns
Uncountable nouns are things which are thought of as “masses” and not
as separate objects. They usually don’t have a plural form and are used with
words such as some, much, a little. You can’t use numbers with them.
Abstract nouns are countable if you talk about something particular and
uncountable it you talk about something more generally.
I had a fantastic time at your party last week.
Mr Brown is very busy this morning, but he’ll have time to
talk to you this afternoon.
Note
When words for drinks are used as countable nouns, you often miss out the
quantifying words.
14 Verbs
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14.1 Stative and dynamic verbs
Most verbs describe actions or events. These are “dynamic” verbs. You
can use these verbs in either simple or continuous tenses. Some verbs describe
states, not actions. These are “stative” verbs. You cannot use these verbs in the
continuous tenses. Here are some common stative verbs:
Be, believe, belong, cost, exist, hate, hear, imagine, know, like, love,
mean, need, own, prefer, realize, remember, seem, sound, understand,
want, wish.
• have
• think
• look
• depend
• taste
Form
Use
You use used to + infinitive to talk about past habits that are now
finished, repeated actions in the past or past situations which no longer exist.
I used to play ice hockey, but I don’t anymore.
We used to live in an apartment in the city centre.
I always used to get up at seven o 'clock.
You also use used to to talk about actions and states which did not
happen or exist before, but do now.
Note
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You do not use used to and a time period. When you say how long, you
use the past simple.
You can use would + infinitive to talk about repeated actions in the past.
You cannot use would + infinitive to talk about past states or situations.
Form
Use
You use to be used to -ing something to mean to be accustomed to -ing
it. You use to get used to -ing something to mean to become accustomed to it,
often something which at first was unusual or strange for you.
At the interview, he said he wasn’t used to working in a
team, but he’d try to get used to it.
I’m used to driving on the left, so I find driving in Greece
quite stressful.
At the start of the new school year, everyone has to get used
to being at school again after the holidays.
I’m getting used to my new job now; it hasn’t taken long at
all.
Note
When you use not, it goes before to + infinitive.
He told the children not to throw stones.
Note
If you use these verbs in the passive, they take the infinitive with to.
He was made to do his homework.
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avoid, admit, can’t stand, can’t help, consider, like, finish, forgive,
give up, involve, mention, practise, suggest
With these verbs, you usually use the -ing form to refer to a situation in
general and you use the infinitive to refer to a more specific situation. The
difference in meaning is very small.
I don’t usually like getting up early but when I’m on holiday I
like to get up at sunrise.
Note
forget/remember + -ing = to remember (or forget) the moment when you did
something.
I’ll never forget meeting him for the first time.
forget/remember + infinitive with to = to remember (or forget) something
you have to do
Did you remember to post the letter?
regret + -ing = to be sorry about something you did (or didn't do)
I regret not going to her party.
regret + infinitive with to = to be sorry about something you are going to
do/say etc
We regret to tell you your application has not been successful.
stop + -ing = to stop an action
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I must stop losing things.
stop + infinitive with to = to stop an action in order to do something else
They stopped to have lunch in a country pub and then
walked another five miles.
Verbs of perception
After verbs such as feel, hear, notice, see, watch, you use the -ing form
to emphasize the progress of the action. You use the infinitive (without to) to
suggest completion of the action.
I saw him running along the road. (= When I saw him, he was
running.)
I saw him win the race. (= I saw how he won the race.)
I watched everyone leave the stadium.
15 Prepositions
It is useful to learn combinations of verb/noun/adjective + preposition together.
Sometimes you use a different preposition for different meanings, and sometimes
different prepositions have similar meanings. If you use a preposition followed by a
verb, you use the -ing form (see p 211).
Verb + preposition
accuse of ask for care about/for
agree about/on/to/with believe in charge with
apologize for/to belong to congratulate on
arrive at/in borrow from cover with
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crash into look speak to/with
after/at/for/forward to
depend on succeed at/in
meet at/with
die of suffer from
participate in
divide into swap with
pay for
dream about/of take part in
prevent from
dress in talk about/to/with
rely on
drive into tell to/about
remind about/of
explain to think about/of
refer to
fill with throw at/to
search for
hope for travel in/to/with
send to
insist on tremble with
share with
laugh about/at warn about
shout at/to
learn about/of/to worry about
smile at
listen to write to
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Adjective + preposition
accustomed to excited about responsible for
afraid of fond of rude to
angry about/with full of scared of
anxious about/for independent of shocked at
bad at infected with similar to
bored with interested in skilful at
capable of kind to sorry about
clever at near to successful at/in
committed to nice to surprised at
connected to pleased with tired of
dependent on polite to typical of
different from/to prepared for worried about
disappointed proud of wrong
about/at/with reliant on about
Noun + preposition
addiction to difficulty in/with need for
admiration for discussion about/on quarrel with
agreement about/on dislike of reason for
anger at effect of/on relationship with
answer to escape from reply to
attack on exception to respect for
ban on expert in responsibility for
comment on idea of return to
connection with interest in satisfaction with
contrast with influence on search for
control over introduction to skill at
crime against involvement with solution to
cure for lack of success at/in
damage to link with sympathy for
decision about/on love for thought of
demand for loyalty towards threat of
desire for marriage to
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