A2 Basics
present simple
     +ive
subject       verb

1st person sing.       I      make/have/do

                      he
                              makes/has/doe
3rd person sing.     she
                                    s
                       it

1st person plural     we

2nd person plural    you      make/have/do

3rd person plural    they
present simple
     -ive
subject   aux + not   main verb

   I        don’t

  he
 she      doesn’t
   it                  make/
                       have/
  we                    do

 you        don’t

 they
present simple
     ?ive
aux    subject   main verb

Do        I

         he
Does    she
          it      make/
                  have/
         we        do

Do      you

        they
present simple
short answers
Yes, I do.
  No, I don’t.
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn’t.
      etc.
past simple
subject    verb

1st person sing.       I

                      he
3rd person sing.     she      arrived
                       it     stayed
                               went
1st person plural     we        put
2nd person plural    you

3rd person plural    they
subject   aux + not   main verb

   I

  he
 she                   arrive
   it                   stay
           didn’t
                         go
  we                    put
 you

 they
to be
present and past
present   past

 I       am

 he              was
she      is
  it

we

you     are      were

they
present continuous
aux   main verb

 I     am

 he
she    is
  it         working
             studying
we           sleeping

you    are

they
can and could
present     past

 I

 he
she
  it
       can do…   could do…
we

you

they
subject and object
    pronouns
subject   object

1st person sing.       I       me
                      he       him
3rd person sing.     she       her
                      it        it
1st person plural     we       we

2nd person plural    you       you

3rd person plural    they     they
possessive
adjectives and pronouns
subject   object

1st person sing.      my      mine
                      his      his
3rd person sing.     her      hers
                      its      its
1st person plural    our      ours

2nd person plural    your     yours

3rd person plural    their    theirs
who’s
 vs.
whose
3 structures for whose
Whose bag is this?
Whose is this bag?
 Whose is this?
Whose bag is this?
Whose is this bag?
 Whose is this?
compare
Who is that person?
Who’s that person?
whose
who’s   }   / huːz /
Who’s that person?
Whose bag is this?
Who’s that person?
Whose is this bag?
Who’s that person?
 Whose is this?
basic prepositions of time
3 o’clock
exact time   at               midnight
                            the moment

                             Monday
days and                      4th July
             on
dates                       my birthday
                           Christmas day

                               March
                              summer
periods      in                 1997
                              the ’60s
                  the morning / afternoon / evening

                      weekends / the weekend
exceptions   at         Christmas / Easter
                               night
prepositions of stasis and
       movement
verbs        preposition      + home

               be / stay /
stasis                          at / in      be at home
                 work

                 leave             -         leave - home
starting and
stopping
                 arrive       at / in / on   arrive - home

               go / drive /
movement                          to          go - home
                  walk
some and any
+ive          -ive            ?ive



countable      There is a   There isn’t a    Is there a
sing.           pen…          pen…            pen…?


countable       There are   There aren’t    Are there any
plural        some pens…    any pens…         pens…?


               There is     There isn’t     Is there any
uncountable
              some ink…     any ink…            ink…?
many and much
+ive            -ive         ?ive




                                             How many
countable      There are a There aren’t
                                              pens are
plural        lot of pens… many pens…
                                              there…?


                                             How much
              There is a lot   There isn’t
uncountable                                     ink is
                of ink…        much ink…
                                              there…?
comparatives and superlatives
adjective     comparative           superlative

                  tall            taller             the tallest
1 syllable
                  big            bigger             the biggest


2 syllables      happy           happier           the happiest
with -y           easy            easier            the easiest


2 syllables     modern        more modern        the most modern
others           tired         more tired          the most tired



3+ syllables   interesting   more interesting   the most interesting
adjective   comparative   superlative
  good
               better       the best
  well


  bad          worse       the worst


                father    the farthest
   far
               further    the furthest


    -          more        the most



  little        less       the least
verb forms
main verb   verb form
  want
   plan
              to do
 decide
  learn
   like
             doing
  love
               or
  start
             to do
continue
 enjoy
  stop
             doing
 finish
suggest
main verb   verb form


                           like
present          I        love       doing
                         prefer



                           like
conditional   I would     love        to do
                         prefer
main verb   verb form


                           like
present          I        love       doing
                         prefer        or
                                     to do

                           like
conditional   I would     love       to do
                         prefer       not
                                     doing
summary
present simple*
    past simple*
       to be
present continuous*
  can and could*
subject and object pronouns
 possessive adjectives / pronouns
         who’s vs. whose*
      prepositions of time*
prepositions of stasis / movement*
some and any*
      much and many*
comparatives and superlatives*
         verb forms
A2 basics
A2 basics

A2 basics

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    subject verb 1st person sing. I make/have/do he makes/has/doe 3rd person sing. she s it 1st person plural we 2nd person plural you make/have/do 3rd person plural they
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    subject aux + not main verb I don’t he she doesn’t it make/ have/ we do you don’t they
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    aux subject main verb Do I he Does she it make/ have/ we do Do you they
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    Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. etc.
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    subject verb 1st person sing. I he 3rd person sing. she arrived it stayed went 1st person plural we put 2nd person plural you 3rd person plural they
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    subject aux + not main verb I he she arrive it stay didn’t go we put you they
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    present past I am he was she is it we you are were they
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    aux main verb I am he she is it working studying we sleeping you are they
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    present past I he she it can do… could do… we you they
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    subject object 1st person sing. I me he him 3rd person sing. she her it it 1st person plural we we 2nd person plural you you 3rd person plural they they
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    subject object 1st person sing. my mine his his 3rd person sing. her hers its its 1st person plural our ours 2nd person plural your yours 3rd person plural their theirs
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    Whose bag isthis? Whose is this bag? Whose is this?
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    Whose bag isthis? Whose is this bag? Whose is this?
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    Who is thatperson?
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    whose who’s } / huːz /
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    Who’s that person? Whose is this?
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    3 o’clock exact time at midnight the moment Monday days and 4th July on dates my birthday Christmas day March summer periods in 1997 the ’60s the morning / afternoon / evening weekends / the weekend exceptions at Christmas / Easter night
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    verbs preposition + home be / stay / stasis at / in be at home work leave - leave - home starting and stopping arrive at / in / on arrive - home go / drive / movement to go - home walk
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    +ive -ive ?ive countable There is a There isn’t a Is there a sing. pen… pen… pen…? countable There are There aren’t Are there any plural some pens… any pens… pens…? There is There isn’t Is there any uncountable some ink… any ink… ink…?
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    +ive -ive ?ive How many countable There are a There aren’t pens are plural lot of pens… many pens… there…? How much There is a lot There isn’t uncountable ink is of ink… much ink… there…?
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    adjective comparative superlative tall taller the tallest 1 syllable big bigger the biggest 2 syllables happy happier the happiest with -y easy easier the easiest 2 syllables modern more modern the most modern others tired more tired the most tired 3+ syllables interesting more interesting the most interesting
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    adjective comparative superlative good better the best well bad worse the worst father the farthest far further the furthest - more the most little less the least
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    main verb verb form want plan to do decide learn like doing love or start to do continue enjoy stop doing finish suggest
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    main verb verb form like present I love doing prefer like conditional I would love to do prefer
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    main verb verb form like present I love doing prefer or to do like conditional I would love to do prefer not doing
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    present simple* past simple* to be present continuous* can and could*
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    subject and objectpronouns possessive adjectives / pronouns who’s vs. whose* prepositions of time* prepositions of stasis / movement*
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    some and any* much and many* comparatives and superlatives* verb forms