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Usborne English Readers – Level 2 grammar structures
Determiners
o a/an, the, zero pronoun The boy has a dog. I like dogs.
o Cardinal numbers 1‐1000
o Ordinal numbers to 31st (dates)
o some/any, all, both, every, no + noun I can see some cats. I can’t see any birds.
o Compounds some‐, no‐, any‐, every‐ Someone asked a question.
(body/one/thing) Nobody knew the answer.
o a little, a few, a lot (of), many/not many A few people arrived early.
o Reflexive pronouns + each other You’ve hurt yourself.
They helped each other.
o Impersonal you You make sandwiches with bread.
Nouns
o Names of people and places
o Singular and plural, irregular plural Boy, girls, men, women, children
o Countable and uncountable Three apples. Some fruit.
o “Transparent” compounds class + room = classroom
Adjectives
o Basic form My coat is red. A blue book.
o Possessives my, your, his, her (etc)
o Regular comparative and superlative That one is bigger and more expensive.
o Irregular better/best, worse/worst
Pronouns
o Subject, object, possessive, demonstrative I, you, he, she (etc)
me, you, him, her (etc)
mine, yours, his, hers (etc)
this, that (etc)
o Interrogative who..?, what..?, when..?, where..?,
which (one) ..?, why..?, how..?,
how + adjective How old are you? How big is it?
o Impersonal it It’s raining.
o one Would you like one?
Verbs
o Positive, negative, question, imperative,
contractions and short answer forms
o parts of be, have, do am, are, is, was, were, been
has, had; does, did, done
o Present simple They go to school.
o Present continuous (present and future They are learning English.
reference) Their teacher is coming back tomorrow.
o Past simple, regular and irregular We lived in Italy. We left when I was five.
o Past continuous (for interrupted past actions and I was walking to school when I met you.
background settings) It was raining.
o Present perfect simple You’ve finished the book.
o going to future He’s going to fall.
o will (prediction, promises, decisions, offers, You’ll need a coat. I’ll help you.
requests) Will you ask your brother?
(ability or capacity) The car won’t start.
o Verbs with ‐ing (gerunds) I like swimming.
o Verb with infinitive They want to play.
o would like + noun I would like some milk.
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Level 2 grammar structures
o would like + verb I would like to help.
o can/can’t (ability, request/permission) I can see the house.
Can we go now?
o must/mustn’t (imperative) You must wait here.
You mustn’t speak to the driver.
o must, can’t (deduction, present tense) You must be hungry.
It can’t be ready yet.
o have to/had to He had to go home.
You don’t have to finish it.
o shall (offer/proposal), could (request/proposal) Shall I carry your bags?
Could I see that?
o should, could (suggestion/advice) You should read this.
You could ask your friend to help.
o may, might (supposition) You may be right.
That might be easier.
o could (past simple ability) I could see a car on the road.
o say/think + direct speech “Listen to me,” he said.
o get up, get on/off
o get dressed/undressed, get married
o Infinitive of purpose He came to London to learn English.
o want/ask someone to do something I want you to sit down.
o go + adjective Her hair has gone grey.
o make + someone/something + adjective Football makes me happy.
o Passive forms of common verbs (was born, The box is made of wood.
was married, was killed, is made of, is made in) It was made in Germany.
o Some basic or “transparent” phrasal verbs
(put on, take away etc.)
o get + adjective He gets bored easily.
get + something + adjective Don’t get your shoes dirty.
Adverbs
o Regular (‐ly) and irregular He walks slowly. She sings well.
o some‐, no‐, any‐, every‐ (where) There’s water everywhere.
o Frequency adverbs always, often, sometimes,
never
o already, yet I’ve finished already.
Have you started yet?
o Comparative and superlative
o Intensifier very, really They were very hungry and really thirsty.
o intensifiers a little, much, a lot He’s much taller than his brother.
o Additive too I can sing too.
Conjunctions
o and, but, or, because, before, after, so,
and then
o when and other wh‐ question words
Prepositions
o of place: above, across, around, at, away,
behind, below, between, from, in, in front of, in
the middle of, near, next to, on, opposite, over,
to, through, under
o of time: at, after, before, during, in, on, since
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Level 2 grammar structures
Conditionals with if
o Zero conditional If I eat too much, I feel ill.
o First conditional If you go out now, you will get wet.
Relative clauses with who, which, that, where, The man (who) I saw yesterday
zero pronoun
Time clauses with when, while, until, before, after, As soon as I saw him, I remembered.
as soon as
Other structures/set phrases
o Let’s … Let’s go home.
o There is/are … There is a table. There are four chairs.
o Here you are
o What a/an … What a big dog!
o What's the matter?
o What now? What next?
o What time …? What time does the train leave?
o Me too/So do I She likes music. So do I.
o …so Is it hot? I think so.
o say/think/know + verb phrase (present tense) I think it’s difficult.
o think/know/remember etc + wh‐ phrase I know where they live.
o be good at … You’re good at reading.
o look/sound/feel/taste/smell + adjective He sounds angry.
o be/look/sound/feel/taste/smell like She’s like her mother.
o Why not…, why don’t we/you…? Why not open the window?
o used to I used to live in Scotland.
o be used to I am used to cold weather.
o as … as It’s as big as a house.
o too …, not enough That’s too loud.
That’s not enough money.
o so… (that) It was so dark (that) I couldn’t see.
o How/what about …?
o Question tags He’s your brother, isn’t he?
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