Real Grammar: Understand English. Clear and simple.

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Title Page Copyright Contents introduction how to use this book timelines descriptive grammar about answers Basic building blocks Constructing basic sentences word order do don’t adding a place adding a time adding a place and time where and when yesterday, today, tomorrow Basic verbs be have be (am, are, is) adding s to verbs who and what go get One or more a/an adding s to nouns things we sometimes don't count things we don't count some and any here and there the names Other basic words 's her, his, its, my, our, their, your hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, yours one simplifying sentences and or but Review of basic building blocks review of basic building blocks quiz Verb forms Tenses introduction to verb forms present form past form Unfinished actions -ing form unfinished in the past -ing form: as a subject -ing form: as an object go + -ing form Results of actions -en form adding a length of time ever and never already and yet Results of actions 2 have got / have have done / have to do adding to to or -ing? results in the past Shifting focus be + -en form with other sentence patterns get + -en form feelings Putting it together have + been + -ing had + been + ing Review of verb forms review of verb forms examples quiz Options and possibilities Options and possibilities 1 the verbs the past form isn't just for the past can/could could real or hypothetical? could have done Options and possibilities 2 will would will be doing will have done would like would have done shall should should have done ought Options and possibilities 3 may might may have done / might have done permission - can, could and may must must have done must / have to mustn’t / don’t have to making deductions had better if if would have... if... if: polite expressions Review of options and possibilities 3 review of options and possibilities examples quiz Future and past Ways of talking about the future am/are/is + -ing form present form will and be going to which one should I use? before and after a time in the future Ways of talking about the past past form have + -en form used to and would which one should I use? used to / be used to before and after a time in the past Review of future and past review of future and past examples quiz Think and say Think and say 1 say said about the past said about the future said about options and possibilities time and place think and know Think and say 2 ask the meaning telling people what to do about hopes and wishes Review of think and say review of think and say examples quiz Adding information Where and when adding a place adding a time Who, what, why and how adding a recipient to: adding a destination for: making connections by: adding a method with: adding a part Describing nouns of adding information after nouns adjectives other ways to describe nouns Adverbs saying where, when and how adding information to verbs linking and emphasis start, middle or end? saying how often negative sentences more than one verb one verb: be adverbs and adjectives a lot / any more Stronger descriptions very/really not very/not really fairly/pretty/quite/rather such/so enough/too not that/not so/not such/not too Comparing -er than as... as... the -est not as... as... like like/as Review of adding information review of adding information examples quiz Adding more Talking about time when while as before, after, since and until A sentence in a sentence explaining which one when, where, which, who describing things in two ways simplifying -ing and -en what polite questions Other sentence patterns make it happen get it done experience it here you are here comes the end Review of adding more review of adding more examples quiz Appendix 1 Two tenses no future tense Appendix 2 Tense, aspect and modality tense and aspect modal verbs quasi-modal verbs Answers and index Answers and index answers index final thoughts