INTRODUCTION CONTENTS

English essentials
Welcome to Search Grammar Book, which presents and practises all the essentials of Unit 1 Present Simple (1) to be 4
English grammar.This book will help you discover more about English grammar in a simple Unit 2 I / me, She / her, We / us 6
and easy-to-use way. Unit 3 A / an and the 8
Talking about the present
Here are a few terms which you will find useful when using this book:
Unit 4 Present Simple (2) 10
adjective An adjective is a word that describes a noun, for example, tall or green. Unit 5 Present Simple (3) Questions and answers 12

He’s a tall man. Look at this green jacket. Unit 6 Present Continuous 14

article A, an and the are all articles. Unit 7 Present Simple or Present Continuous? 16
Unit 8 Have got 18
adverb Always, never and sometimes are examples of adverbs of frequency.
Unit 9 There is / There are 20
of frequency They describe how often we do something.
Talking about the past
base form Live, read and play are all examples of the base form of the verb. It is without to. Unit 10 Past Simple (1) to be 22
comparative Cheaper and more expensive are the comparatives of cheap and expensive. Unit 11 Past Simple (2) Regular and irregular verbs 24
consonant See vowel. Unit 12 Past Simple (3) Negative and questions 26
Unit 13 Present Perfect (1) 28
continuous The continuous is made with to be + -ing. For example, the present continuous
Unit 14 Present Perfect (2) 30
I’m working.
Talking about the future
countable noun Countable nouns are separate things or ideas that can be counted.We can use Unit 15 Present Continuous for the future 32
a, an or the with countable nouns and we can make them plural. For example, Might
a chair – two chairs. Unit 16 Will 34
modal verb For example, can, could, should and will are all modal verbs (there are others). Unit 17 Going to 36
Modal verbs
noun A noun is the name of a person, thing or place. Maria, book and airport are
Unit 18 Can and could 38
all nouns.
Unit 19 Should 40
object In the sentence Nancy made a cake. Nancy is the subject and cake is Have to
the object. Unit 20 Must 42
Imperatives (Talking about the present)
past participle The past participle is used to make the present perfect, for example he has
Infinitive and -ing form
gone, she has lived. Regular past participles are made with -ed.
Unit 21 Would you like …? I’d like … 44
preposition For, in, on and to are all examples of prepositions. To play or playing?
simple Not in the continuous form, for example, the present simple – I live or the past Possession
simple – I lived. Unit 22 My, his, her, our, your and their 46

subject See object. Unit 23 Mine, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs 48
syllable The word America has four syllables A-me-ri-ca. Whose …?
This, that, these and those
superlative The cheapest and the most expensive are the superlatives of cheap and Quantity
expensive. Unit 24 Some, any 50
uncountable noun Milk, air and music are all uncountable nouns.We can’t make uncountable Someone, anyone
nouns plural or use a/an with them. Unit 25 A lot of, much, many 52
A little, a few
verb Drive, think and run are all examples of verbs. Comparison
vowel The letters a, e, i, o and u are all vowels. All of the other letters are consonants. Unit 26 Comparatives / Superlatives 54
Prepositions
Unit 27 In, at, on 56
Linking words
Unit 28 And, or, so, but, because 58
Who, which, that
Answer key 60
 8 Have got PRACTICE

1 Antonio has been shopping. Look at the 3 Make the negatives.

list below. Make sentences with he’s got a She’s got short hair.
a new … or he hasn’t got a new … She hasn’t got short hair.
I’ve got dark hair a a mobile phone ✓ b I’ve got a dog.
and brown eyes. b a jacket
✘ .
c a CD player
✘ c They’ve got a flat in Spain.
.
d a laptop computer ✓
d He’s got a motorbike.
Key uses Key tips
e a pair of trainers ✓ .
f a camera
We use have got for the following: • Have got and have mean the same thing. ✘ e We’ve got a postcard from Maria.
• for descriptions of people: You can say I’ve got brown eyes or I have .
brown eyes. a He’s got a new mobile phone.
She’s got blonde hair and blue eyes.
• Have got is used a lot in spoken British b He hasn’t got a new jacket.
• for possession:
They’ve got a new car. English. Have got is informal. In written British c . 4 Complete the sentences below with
English have is often used instead of have got. d . have got (’ve got), has got (’s got),
• for family relationships:
He hasn’t got any brothers or sisters. • In American English have is used instead of e . haven’t got or hasn’t got.
have got.
• for illness: f . a I want to go on holiday but I haven’t got
I’ve got a headache. • You can make the contractions ’ve or ’s with any money.
have got but not with have: b Athena comes from a big family.
• to ask for things in shops:
I’ve got a video camera. (NOT I’ve a video She six brothers and sisters.
Have you got any postcards? 2 Make questions using the words in
camera.)
brackets. Use have got or has got. c Fatima always walks to work.
a (you / a pen?) Have you got a pen? She a car.
Positive
b (your sister / any children) d We can’t come to the show.
I / we / you / they’ve (have) We tickets.
he / she / it’s (has)
got Has your sister got any children?
c (you / any friends in the USA?) e They love swimming.
Negative They a pool in their garden.
?
I / we / you / they haven’t (have not) f Jonathan is very happy.
got d (you / any black jeans?)
he / she / it hasn’t (has not) He a new job.
?
Questions g I don’t listen to music much.
e (your friend / a house near the beach?)
Have I / we / you / they I many CDs.
got? ?
Has he / she / it h I’m not very well.
f (your brother / a good job?)
Short answers I a stomach ache.
?
Yes, I / we / you / they have. Yes, he / she / it has.
g (we / any money in the bank?)
No, I / we / you / they haven’t (have not). No, he / she / it hasn’t (has not).
?
h (your mother / green eyes?)
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 9 There is / There are PRACTICE

1 Look at this holiday brochure. Write sentences with there’s, there isn’t or there are
to describe the two hotels.
In this hotel room... there isn’t a clock.
there’s a television. there aren’t any
there are two pillows. pictures on the wall.
no
two pools
swimming pool
yes
no
gym
urant two restaurants
Key uses Key tips an American resta
restaurant
• We often use there is and there are to • Note that there is makes the no
describe what we can or can’t see. It is also used contraction there’s but there are is three bars
bar
to say what we know does or doesn’t exist: not contracted (there’re):
There’s a car outside your flat. There are two pillows on your bed.
There’s a cup of tea on the table. (NOT There’re two pillows on your bed.) The Grand Hotel The Western Hotel
There isn’t any milk.
a There are two swimming pools. e .
There aren’t any good hotels near here.
b There isn’t a gym. f .
• We also use there is and there are to talk
or ask about the number of things that exist: c . g .
Is there only one film on TV tonight? d . h .
There are seven rooms in this house.
How many days are there in a year?
There are two trains to London 2 Complete the sentences below with is 3 You have arrived in a new town and
this afternoon. there, are there, there’s, there isn’t, you want to find out some
there are or there aren’t. information. Make questions using
a There’s only one shop in the village. is there …? are there …? and the
Singular Plural
words in brackets.
Positive b twelve months
in a year. a (a bank / near here?)
there is there are
Is there a bank near here?
Negative c How many universities in
this city? Four. b (any good restaurants / in this area?)
there isn’t there aren’t
(is not) (are not) ?
d a no-smoking area in
this restaurant? Yes, it’s over here, sir. c (a swimming pool?)
Questions
?
Is there? Are there? e I want to go to the concert but
any more tickets. d (any museums / in the town?)
Short answers
?
Yes, there is. No, there isn’t (is not). f a flight to Bangkok
Yes, there are. No, there aren’t (are not). today? No, . e (how many nightclubs?)
?
g a new phone in
my office.

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