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A, an, some

Countable and uncountable nouns – a, an, some, any or a lot of.

Can and can't

Modal verbs – can or can’t, could or couldn’t.

Was and were

The past simple form of the verb “to be” (was or were).

Past simple

Positive, negative and question form of the past simple. Regular and irregular verbs.

Adjectives and adverbs

Adjectives vs adverbs – Good or well? Slow or slowly?

Common conjunctions

Conjunctions: and, or, but, so, because and although.

I like or I'd like

Use “I like” to talk about general preferences, enjoyments, or feelings that are usually true for you. Use “I’d like” (a contraction of “I would like”) to express a polite desire for something specific at a particular time.

How much and how many

Countable and uncountable nouns: how much or how many?

Comparative and superlative adjectives

How to form comparative and superlative adjectives: good, better, the best; big, bigger, the biggest.

Have and has got

Have got and has got in the present simple – form and examples.

Present continuous

Positive, negative and question form of the Present Continuous: am, is, are and verb -ing.

Present simple and present continuous

We can use the present simple to talk about things we do regularly. We can use the present continuous to talk about things we are doing now. Example: she goes swimming every morning or he is swimming now.

Indefinite pronouns

Something, anything, nothing, somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, somebody, anybody, nobody.

Be going to

Future plans and predictions: be going to.

Future simple

Will and won’t + infinitive for future predictions.

To-infinitive

To + verb for purpose (to buy, to study, to learn).

Let’s or shall

How to make suggestions in English.

Present perfect

Positive, negative and question form of the present perfect: have or has + past participle (v3). Example: I have done sport. She has studied.

Present perfect or past simple

Have you ever gone to? Did you study yesterday?

Am, is, are

Present simple of the verb “to be” (am, is, are) – positive, negative and questions.

Possessive adjectives and subject pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, they, my, your, his, her, its, our, their.

Question words

Who, what, where, when, why and how?

Present simple

Positive, negative and question form of the present simple.

There is and there are

There is or there are – affirmative, negative and question forms.

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