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 6. Section 

6 modal verbs: introduction

can, must, should

must

You must be home by eleven.

Must you go?

mustn't and needn't

We mustn't wake the baby.

have to

Do you have to teach small children?

had to, will have to 

I didn't have to pay.

should 

What should I tell John?

can and could

He can play the piano.

She couldn't write.

may and might

It may snow.

I might have a cold.

must/can't: certainty 

She must be in.

He can't be hungry.

can and could: requests

Can you lend me a stamp?

can, could and may: permision

Can I use the phone?

shall in questions 

What shall we do?

had better 

You'd better take your umbrella.

would 

Would you like a drink?

I'd like to be taller.

used to 

I used to play the piano.

perfect modal verbs

I should have studied harder.

test yourself

modal verbs

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perfect tenses grammar summary and pre-test

present perfect: forms 

I have paid.

Has she forgotten?

finished actions: present perfect or simple past?

present perfect: news

We've found oil in the garden!

present perfect and simple past:

news and details

up to now (1)

How much? 

How often?

already, yet and just

up to now(2)

I've been here since Tuesday.

up to now (3): 

present perfect progressive

present perfect or

present perfect progressive?

simple past and present perfect: summary

present prefect and simple past:

revision exercises

past perfect

It had already begun when we arrived

test yourself perfect tenses

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 4. section 

4 past tenses

grammar summary and pre-test

simple past: forms

I worked. 

I did not work.

simple past questions 

Did she pay?

What did she say?

questions without did

Who phoned?

What happened?

simple past: use 

I left school in 1990.

simple past: revision

past progressive

What were you doing at 8:00?

simple past or past progressive?

I walked/I was walking

test yourself past tenses

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 3. Section 

3 talking about the future

grammar summary and pre-test

going to 

Look - it's going to rain.

present progreesive

what are you doing this evening?

the will-future: forms 

I will work.

They won't come.

will: predicting

I think it will rain tomorrow.

will: deciding, refusing, promising

I'll answer it.

which future?

will, going to or

present progressive?

simple present for future

Our train leaves at 8.10.

test yourself future

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 2. Section 

2 present tenses pages 13 - 30

grammar summary and pre-test

simple present affirmative

I work; you work; she works

simple present: use

I work in a bank.

simple present questions

Do you remember me?

simple present negatives 

I don't know.

She doesn't ski.

simple present: revision

present progressive: forms 

I'm reading;

I'm not working.

present progressive: use

I'm (not) working today.

present progressive questions

Is it raining?

present progressive: revision

the two present tenses: the difference

non-progressive verbs 

I don't understand.

test yourself present tenses

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1. Section 

1 be and have pages 1 -12

grammar summary and pre-test 

be 

I am happy today. 

Are we late? 

be: past Where were you? 

I was in Glasgow. 

be: future The bus will be full. 

there is 

There's a dog in the garden. 

have with do 

do you have? 

I don't have 

have without do: 

have got 

Have you got a car? 

have: actions 

He's having a shower. 

test yourself 

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