A brief overview of the grammar topics required to start an A2 (Pre-Intermediate) course

1. A2 Basics

2. present simple
+ive

3. 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

4. present simple
-ive

5. subject aux + not main verb
I don’t
he
she doesn’t
it make/
have/
we do
you don’t
they

6. present simple
?ive

7. aux subject main verb
Do I
he
Does she
it make/
have/
we do
Do you
they

8. present simple
short answers

9. Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn’t.
etc.

10. past simple

11. 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

12. subject aux + not main verb
I
he
she arrive
it stay
didn’t
go
we put
you
they

13. to be
present and past

14. present past
I am
he was
she is
it
we
you are were
they

15. present continuous

16. aux main verb
I am
he
she is
it working
studying
we sleeping
you are
they

17. can and could

18. present past
I
he
she
it
can do… could do…
we
you
they

19. subject and object
pronouns

20. 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

21. possessive
adjectives and pronouns

22. 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

23. who’s
vs.
whose

24. 3 structures for whose

25. Whose bag is this?
Whose is this bag?
Whose is this?

26. Whose bag is this?
Whose is this bag?
Whose is this?

27. compare

28. Who is that person?

29. Who’s that person?

30. whose
who’s } / huːz /

31. Who’s that person?
Whose bag is this?

32. Who’s that person?
Whose is this bag?

33. Who’s that person?
Whose is this?

34. basic prepositions of time

35. 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

36. prepositions of stasis and
movement

37. 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

38. some and any

39. +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…?

40. many and much

41. +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…?

42. comparatives and superlatives

43. 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

44. 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

45. verb forms

46. main verb verb form
want
plan
to do
decide
learn
like
doing
love
or
start
to do
continue
enjoy
stop
doing
finish
suggest

47. main verb verb form
like
present I love doing
prefer
like
conditional I would love to do
prefer

48. main verb verb form
like
present I love doing
prefer or
to do
like
conditional I would love to do
prefer not
doing

49. summary

50. present simple*
past simple*
to be
present continuous*
can and could*

51. subject and object pronouns
possessive adjectives / pronouns
who’s vs. whose*
prepositions of time*
prepositions of stasis / movement*

52. some and any*
much and many*
comparatives and superlatives*
verb forms