Grammar_In_Use_4th_edition_by_Murphy-Book

contractionsee short formI a m w o r k in gI w a s w o r k in gI h a v e b e e n w o r k in gI h a d b e e n w o r k in gI will b e w o r k in gI might b e w o r k in gI might h a v e b e e n w o r k in gI pretended t o b e w o r k in gpresent continuouspast continuouspresent perfect continuouspast perfect continuouscontinuous infinitive (= future continuous)continuous infinitiveperfect continuous infinitiveto + continuous infinitiveSee Units 1, 3-4, 6 , 9-12,16,19, 24 and 54.countable and uncountablesee noundeterminerThese words are determiners:a, an, the (articles)my, your, his, her, its, our, their (possess!ves)We use a determiner with a noun:t h e a ir p o r t y o u r new c a r m y best f r ie n dThe following words are determiners too (used with a noun), but they can also be pronouns(used without a noun):this, that, these, thosesome, any, no, allmany, much, few, littleboth, either, neither, eachFor example:I like t h is j a c k e t (determiner)I like th is , (pronoun)See Units 71-78 and 85-91.direct speech and reported speechWhen we use direct speech, we use the words of the speaker. For example:Paul went home early. He said I'm n o t f e e lin g g o o d .'When we use reported (or indirect) speech, we change I'm not to he wasn't:Paul went home early. He said h e w a s n 't f e e lin g g o o d .See Units 47-48.futureTo talk about the future, we use present tenses (/ leave, I'm leaving etc.), will or (be) going to.See Units 19-25 and Appendix 3.3