Everyday verbs
Present simple of the verb “to be” (am, is, are) – positive, negative and questions.
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Everyday verbs 2
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Everyday objects
Who, what, where, when, why and how?
Basic adjectives
Positive, negative and question form of the present simple.
Introducing yourself
There is or there are – affirmative, negative and question forms.
The family
Countable and uncountable nouns – a, an, some, any or a lot of.
Jobs
Modal verbs – can or can’t, could or couldn’t.
Weather and Seasons
The past simple form of the verb “to be” (was or were).
Hobbies and Free time
Positive, negative and question form of the past simple. Regular and irregular verbs.
Home and Furniture
Adjectives vs adverbs – Good or well? Slow or slowly?
Around the street
Conjunctions: and, or, but, so, because and although.
Common prepositions
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.
Feelings and Emotions
Countable and uncountable nouns: how much or how many?
Food and Drinks
How to form comparative and superlative adjectives: good, better, the best; big, bigger, the biggest.
Daily essentials
Have got and has got in the present simple – form and examples.
Animals
Positive, negative and question form of the Present Continuous: am, is, are and verb -ing.
City vs Countryside
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.
Clothes
Something, anything, nothing, somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, somebody, anybody, nobody.
Take and Get
Future plans and predictions: be going to.
Transport and Travel
Will and won’t + infinitive for future predictions.