CHAPTER 1 PRESENT TIME
1-1 The Simple Present and the Present Progressive
1-2 Forms of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive
1-3 Frequency Adverbs
1-4 Final - s
1-5 Spelling of final - s /- es
1-6 Non-Action Verbs
1-7 Present Verbs: Short Answers to Yes/No Questions
CHAPTER 2 PAST TIME
2-1 Expressing Past Time: The Simple Past
2-2 Forms of the Simple Past: Regular Verbs
2-3 Forms of the Simple: be
2-4 Regular Verbs: Pronunciation of - ed Endings
2-5 Spelling of - ing and - ed Forms
2-6 The Principle Parts of a Verb
2-7 Irregular Verbs: A Reference List
2-8 The Simple Past and the Past Progressive
2-9 Forms of the Past Progressive
2-10 Expressing Past Time: Using Time Clauses
2-11 Expressing Past Habit: used to
CHAPTER 3 FUTURE TIME
3-1 Expressing Future Time: be going to and will
3-2 Forms with be going to
3-3 Forms with will
3-4 Sureness about the Future
3-5 be going to vs. will
3-6 Expressing Future Time in Time Clauses and if -Clauses
3-7 Using the Present Progressive to Express Future Time
3-8 Using the Simple Present
3-9 Immediate Future: Using be about to
3-10 Parallel Verbs
CHAPTER 4 THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT
4-1 Past Participle
4-2 Forms of the Present Perfect
4-3 Meanings of the Present Perfect
4-4 Simple Past vs. Present Perfect
4-5 Using since and for
4-6 Present Perfect Progressive
4-7 Present Perfect Progressive vs. Present Perfect
4-8 Using already, yet, still, and anymore
4-9 Past Perfect
CHAPTER 5 ASKING QUESTIONS
5-1 Yes/No Questions and Short Answers
5-2 Yes/No Questions and Information Questions
5-3 Questions with who , who ( m ), and what
5-4 Using could to Express Possibility
5-5 Spoken and Written Contractions with Question Words
5-6 Using what + a Form of do
5-7 Using what kind of
5-8 Using which
5-9 Using whose
5-10 Using how
5-11 Using how often
5-12 Using how far
5-13 Length of Time: it + take and how long
5-14 More Questions with how
5-15 Using how about and what about
5-16 Tag Questions
CHAPTER 6 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS
6-1 Pronunciation of Final -s /-es
6-2 Plural Forms and Nouns
6-3 Subjects, Verbs, and Objects
6-4 Objects of Prepositions
6-5 Prepositions of Time
6-6 Word Order: Place and Time
6-7 Subject-Verb Agreement
6-8 Using Adjectives to Describe be Nouns
6-9 Using Nouns as Adjectives
6-10 Personal Pronouns: Subjects and Objects
6-11 Possessive Nouns
6-12 Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
6-13 Reflexive Pronouns
6-14 Singular Forms of other : another vs. the other
6-15 Plural Forms of other : other ( s ) vs. the other ( s )
6-16 Summary of Forms of other
CHAPTER 7 MODAL AUXILIARIES
7-1 The Form of Modal Auxiliaries
7-2 Expressing Ability: can and could
7-3 Expressing Possibility: may and might
Expressing Permission: may and can
7-4 Using could to Express Possibility
7-5 Polite Questions: may I , could I , can I
7-6 Polite Questions: would you , could you, will you, can you
7-7 Expressing Advice: should and ought to
7-8 Expressing Advice: had better
7-9 Expressing Necessity: have to, have got to, must
7-10 Expressing Lack of Necessity: do not have to
Expressing Prohibition: must not
7-11 Making Logical Conclusions: must
7-12 Giving Instructions: Imperative Sentences
7-13 Making Suggestions: let’s and why don’t
7-14 Stating Preferences: prefer. like … better, would rather