Introduction // Key to phonetic symbols Glossary // A Basic English Grammar with Exercises // Grammar // Exercises // Word Order // Verbs: Talking about the present Verbs: Talking about the past Verbs: Talking about the future Verbs: be, have and do The imperative and let’s Modal verbs // Negatives, questions and tags // Replacing words and leaving out words // The passive // if-clauses // Reported speech // Tenses in sub clauses // The infinitive // The -ing form (verbal noun) // The infinitive and the -ing form The -ing form and the -ed form (participles) // Nouns // The articles: a/an and the // Pronouns and quantifiers // Question words // Relative clauses // Adjectives // Adverbs // Prepositions // Verbs with adverbs and prepositions Conjunctions and other linking words Emphasis // Communication: Starting and finishing a conversation; being friendly Communication: Information, opinions and ideas // Communication: Telling and asking people to do things Communication: Decisions and intentions // Communication: Offers and invitations Communication: Feelings Communication: Right and wrong Numbers, money etc Word-building // The pronunciation and spelling of endings // Punctuation // List of common irregular verbs