Used to (finished actions)

11. Get/be used to (changing situations)

Will do (future)

Going to (planned future)

Had done (past perfect)

15. a/some (articles, quantities)

16. Some/any (quantities)

17. Much/many/a lot (quantities)

18. Can/could (ability/permission)

19. Must/have to (obligation/prohibition)

20. Big/small/beautiful (adjectives)

21. Big/bigger/biggest (comparatives and superlatives)

Should (advice, recommendations)

23. I/me/my/mine (pronouns, possessive adjectives)

24. What/when/where (questions 1)

25. How much/many (questions 2)

26. On/it/at (time prepositions)

27. What would you do? (conditionals)

Unit 1

I am (I’m)

I’m John

I’m American

I’m thirty-five

I’m a salesman

I’m interested in politics

I’m single

Thisis John. He’s American, he’s thirty-five, he’s a

salesman.

Positive

I am (I’m)

You are (you’re)

He is (he’s)

She is (she’s)

We are (we’re)

They are (they’re)

Negative

I am not (I’m not)

You are not (you’re not)

He is not (he’s not)

She is not (she’s not)

We are not (we’re not)

They are not (they’re

Not)

You are àare you?

To make questions, change the verb and the subject:

Positive Question

He is French Is he French?

You are late Are you late?

They are nurses Are they nurses?

Am/is/are are the present forms of the verb to be. We call

this verb a ‘state verb’.

State

• Age: I am thirty

• Nationality: I am French

• Status: I am single/married/divorced

• Profession: I am a teacher/secretary/manager

• Physical state: I am tired/hungry/cold

• Emotional state: I am happy/sad/excited

Tip

Make a mind map about your life, using ‘I am’.

We’re hungry !

Unit 2

I am doing

He is reading a book They are running The sun is shining

The verb ‘to be’ can be used as an auxiliary verb before

other verbs. The verb that follows always has the ending ‘-

ing’.

‘to be’ represents a present state, so when it’s followed by

a verb (-ing) it refers toa present activity.

• I’m a teacher, but I’m not teaching now, I’m

preparing a lesson

• Susan is wearing a pretty dress today

• Take an umbrella, it’s raining

I like

You like

He likes

She likes

We like

They like

Negative

I don’t like

You don’t like

He doesn’t like

She doesn’t like

We don’t like

They don’t like

The present simple is used for things in general, and things

that happen sometimes or always:

• The sun rises in the east

• I work from nine till five

• I like chocolate

• I go to the cinema on Saturdays

To indicate frequency, we use these adverbs:

always usually often sometimes

never

100%

0%

• I always go shopping on Fridays

• I usually have coffee with my breakfast, but

sometimes I have tea

• I never watch American movies

• I often buy a newspaper on my way to work

Present simple spelling

Note the following spelling changes:

I watch à she watches

I kiss à he kisses

I wash à she washes

I judges à he judges

I study à she studies

I try à he tries

I do à she does

I go à he goes

Present simple questions

We use the verb ‘do’ as an auxiliary when we ask

questions:

• Do you read a lot?

• Do they live here?

• Does she like her job?

• Do you always arrive early?

• What do you usually do in your free time?

Unit 4

have/have got

She has blue eyes and black hair

=

She’s got blue eyes and black hair

(has got)

For possession, have and have got arethe same

I’ve got a cold and a high

temperature

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