English
Grammar
Secrets
by Caroline Brown and Pearson Brown
Grammar
Secrets
by Caroline Brown and Pearson Brown
authors of Meeting Point (Macmillan Education)
Table of Contents
Present continuous...............................................................................................................................4
Present simple .....................................................................................................................................5
Present simple or continuous................................................................................................................6
Past simple ..........................................................................................................................................7
Past continuous....................................................................................................................................8
Past simple or continuous ....................................................................................................................9
Irregular verbs................................................................................................................................... 10
Present perfect .................................................................................................................................. 12
Present perfect continuous .................................................................................................................13
Present perfect simple or continuous .................................................................................................14
Present Perfect or Past Simple?..........................................................................................................15
Past perfect ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Past perfect continuous ......................................................................................................................18
Past tense review 1 ............................................................................................................................ 19
Past tense review 2 ............................................................................................................................ 21
Going to ............................................................................................................................................ 23
Going to ............................................................................................................................................ 23
Will - future ...................................................................................................................................... 24
Going to or will ................................................................................................................................ 25
Present forms for the future ...............................................................................................................26
Will - other uses.................................................................................................................................27
Shall...................................................................................................................................................29
The imperative ..................................................................................................................................30
The Passive........................................................................................................................................31
The -ing form ....................................................................................................................................32
Can.....................................................................................................................................................34
Could................................................................................................................................................. 36
May / might ...................................................................................................................................... 37
Should................................................................................................................................................38
Should 2 ............................................................................................................................................39
Must or have to .................................................................................................................................41
Zero conditional ................................................................................................................................43
The first conditional .......................................................................................................................... 44
Second conditional ............................................................................................................................ 45
Third conditional............................................................................................................................... 47
Wish ..................................................................................................................................................48
Had better ......................................................................................................................................... 50
Used to ..............................................................................................................................................51
Asking questions 1 ............................................................................................................................ 52
Asking questions 2 ............................................................................................................................ 54
Question tags..................................................................................................................................... 55
Reported speech ................................................................................................................................56
Reported speech 2 ..............................................................................................................................58
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Suppose .............................................................................................................................................59
Suppose 2...........................................................................................................................................60
Have something done ........................................................................................................................ 61
Should have ...................................................................................................................................... 62
Can have / Could have .......................................................................................................................63
Will be doing .................................................................................................................................... 65
Will have done ...............................................................................................................................
Present continuous...............................................................................................................................4
Present simple .....................................................................................................................................5
Present simple or continuous................................................................................................................6
Past simple ..........................................................................................................................................7
Past continuous....................................................................................................................................8
Past simple or continuous ....................................................................................................................9
Irregular verbs................................................................................................................................... 10
Present perfect .................................................................................................................................. 12
Present perfect continuous .................................................................................................................13
Present perfect simple or continuous .................................................................................................14
Present Perfect or Past Simple?..........................................................................................................15
Past perfect ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Past perfect continuous ......................................................................................................................18
Past tense review 1 ............................................................................................................................ 19
Past tense review 2 ............................................................................................................................ 21
Going to ............................................................................................................................................ 23
Going to ............................................................................................................................................ 23
Will - future ...................................................................................................................................... 24
Going to or will ................................................................................................................................ 25
Present forms for the future ...............................................................................................................26
Will - other uses.................................................................................................................................27
Shall...................................................................................................................................................29
The imperative ..................................................................................................................................30
The Passive........................................................................................................................................31
The -ing form ....................................................................................................................................32
Can.....................................................................................................................................................34
Could................................................................................................................................................. 36
May / might ...................................................................................................................................... 37
Should................................................................................................................................................38
Should 2 ............................................................................................................................................39
Must or have to .................................................................................................................................41
Zero conditional ................................................................................................................................43
The first conditional .......................................................................................................................... 44
Second conditional ............................................................................................................................ 45
Third conditional............................................................................................................................... 47
Wish ..................................................................................................................................................48
Had better ......................................................................................................................................... 50
Used to ..............................................................................................................................................51
Asking questions 1 ............................................................................................................................ 52
Asking questions 2 ............................................................................................................................ 54
Question tags..................................................................................................................................... 55
Reported speech ................................................................................................................................56
Reported speech 2 ..............................................................................................................................58
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Suppose .............................................................................................................................................59
Suppose 2...........................................................................................................................................60
Have something done ........................................................................................................................ 61
Should have ...................................................................................................................................... 62
Can have / Could have .......................................................................................................................63
Will be doing .................................................................................................................................... 65
Will have done ...............................................................................................................................