CONTENIDO

Chapter 1 PRESENT TlME
1-1 The simple present and the present progressive
1-2 Forms of the simple present and the present progressive
1-3 Frequencyadverbs
1-4 Final -s
1-5 Spelling of final -s/-es
1-6 Non-action verbs
1-7 Present verbs: short answers to yestno questions

Chapter 2 PAST TlME
2-1 Expressing past time: the simple past
2-2 Forms of the simple past: regular verbs
2-3 Forms of the simple past: be
2-4 Regular verbs: pronunciation of -ed endings
2-5 Spelling of -ing and -ed forms
2-6 The principal parts of a verb
2-7 Irregular verbs: a reference list
2-8 The simple past and the past progressive
2-9 Forms of the past progressive
2-10 Expressing past time: using time clauses
2-11 Expressing past habit: used to

Chapter 3 FUTURE TlME
3-1 Expressing future time: be going to and will
3-2 Formswithbsgoingto
3-3 FormswithwiU
3-4 Sureness about the future
3-5 Bsgoingtovs.wil1
3-6 Expressing the future in time clauses and if-clauses
6-7 Using the present progressive to express future time
6-8 Using the simple present to express future time
3-9 Immediate future: using be about to
3-10 Parallelverbs

Chapter 4 THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT

4-1 Past participle
4-2 Forms of the present perfect
4-3 Meanings of the present perfect
4-4 Simple past vs . present perfect
4-5 Using since and for
4-6 Present perfect progressive
4-7 kesent perfect progressive vs . present perfect
4-8 Using already, yet, still, and anymore
4-9 Past perfect

Chapter 5 ASKING QUESTIONS
5-1 Ye/no questions and short answers
5-2 Ye/no questions and information questions
5-3 Whore. why. when. and what time
5-4 Questions with who. who(m). and what
5-5 Spoken and written contractions with question words
5-6 Using what + a form of do
5-7 Using what kind of
5-8 Using which
5-9 Using whose
5-10 Using how
5-11 Using howofin
5-12 Using how far
5-13 Length of time: it + ta&e and how long
5-14 More questions with how
5-15 Using how about and what about
5-16 Tagquestions

Chapter 6 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS
6-1 Pronunciation of final -s/-es
6-2 Plural forms of nouns
6-3 Subjects. verbs. and objects
6-4 Objects of prepositions
6-5 Prepositions of time
6-6 Word order: place and time
6-7 Subject-verb agreement
6-8 Using adjectives to describe nouns
6-9 Using nouns as adjectives
6-10 Personal pronouns: subjects and objects
6-11 Possessive nouns
6-12 Possessive pronouns and adjectives
6-13 Reflexive prnouns
6-14 Singular forms of other: another vs . the other
6-15 Plural forms of other: other(s) vs . the other(s)
6-16 Summary of forms of other

Chapter 7 MODAL AUXILIARIES
7-1 The form of modal auxiliaries
7-2 Expressing ability: can and could
7-3 Expressing possibility: may and might
Expressing permission: may and can
7-4 Using could to express possibility
7-5 Polite questions: may I. could I. can I
7-6 Polite questions: wouldyou. couldyou. willyou. can you
7-7 Expressing advice: should and ought to
7-8 Expressing advice: had better
7-9 Expressing necessity: have to. haw got to. must
7-10 Expressing lack of necessity: do not have to
Expressing prohibition: must not
7-11 Making logical conclusions: must
7-12 Giving instructions: imperative sentences
7-13 Making suggestions: let's and why don't
7-14 Stating preferences: prefer. like... better, would rather

Chapter 8 CONNECTING IDEAS
8-1 Connecting ideas with and
8-2 Connecting ideas with but and or
8-3 Connecting ideas with so
8-4 Using auxiliary verbs after but and and
8-5 Using and + too, so, either, neither
8-6 Connecting ideas with because
8-7 Connecting ideas with men thoughlalthough

Chapter 9 COMPARISONS
9-1 Making comparisons with as ... as
9-2 Comparative and superlative
9-3 Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs
9-4 Completing a comparative
9-5 Modifying comparatives
9-6 Comparisons with less ... than and not as ... as
9-7 Unclear comparisons
9-8 Using more with nouns
9-9 Repeating a comparative
9-10 Using double comparatives
9-11 Using superlatives
9-12 Using the same, similar, different, like, alike

Chapter 10 THE PASSIVE
10-1 Active sentences and passive sentences
10-2 Form of the passive
10-3 Transitive and intransitive verbs
10-4 Using the by-phrase
10-5 The passive forms of the present and past progressive
10-6 Passive modal auxiliaries
10-7 Using past participles as adjectives (stative passive)
10-8 Participial adjectives: -ed vs -ing
10-9 Get + adjective; get + past participle
10-10 Using be used/accustomed to and get used/accustomed to
10-11 Use to vs. be used to
10-12 Using be supposed to

Chapter 11 COUNTINONCOUNT NOUNS AND ARTICLES
11-1 A vs.an
11-2 Count and noncount nouns
11-3 Noncount nouns
11-4 More noncount nouns
11-5 Using several, a lot of, many/much, and afew/a little
11-6 Nouns that can be count or noncount
11-7 Using units of measure with noncount nouns
11-8 Guidelines for article usage
11-9 Using the or 0 with names
11-10 Capitalization

Chapter 12 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
12-1 Adjective clauses: introduction
12-2 Using who and whom in adjective clauses
12-3 Using who. who(m). and that in adjective clauses
12-4 Using which and that in adjective clauses
12-5 Singular and plural verbs in adjective clauses
12-6 Using prepositions in adjective clauses
12-7 Using whose in adjective clauses

Chapter 13 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
13-1 Verb + gerund
13-2 Go + -ing
13-3 Verb + infinitive
13-4 Verb + gerund or infinitive
13-5 Preposition + gerund
13-6 Using by and with to express how something is done
13-7 Using gerunds as subjects; using it + infinitive
13-8 It + infinitive: usingjor (someone)
13-9 Expressing purpose with in order to and for
13-10 Using infinitives whith too and enough

Chapter 14 NOUN CLAUSES
14-1 Noun clauses: introduction
14-2 Noun clauses that begin with a question word
14-3 Noun clauses with who. what. whose + be
14-4 Noun clauses that begin with ifor whether
14-5 Noun clauses that begin with that
14-6 Other uses of that-clauses
14-7 Substituting so for a that-clause in conversational responses
14-8 Quoted speech
14-9 Quoted speech vs . reported speech
14-10 Verb forms in reported speech
14-11 Common reporting verbs: tell, ask. answer/reply

APPENDIX 1 PHRASALVERBS
Al-1 Phrasal verbs: introduction
A1-2 Phrasal verbs: intransitive
A1-3 Three-word phrasal verbs
A1-4 Phrasal verbs: a reference list

APPENDIX 2 PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS
A2-1 Preposition combiiations: introduction
A2-2 Preposition combinations: a reference list