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past simple 65
in conditionals 257(4, 5)
irregular 300
passive 105(1a)
and past continuous 66(2)
and past perfect 68(3)
and present perfect 65(4)
unreal present 241 (3a)
US 303(6)
past subjunctive 242(3)
past tense
in indirect speech 268
sequence of tenses 241
past simple 65
paths 296(3)
pay: uncountable noun 144 (4b)
pay (verb)
and pay for 233(1) Note b
pay for + gerund 132(2, 5a)
passive pattern 108(3)
with to 10(5)
+ to-infinitive 132(5a)
peaceful: comparison 218(4b)
pennies and pence 296(5)
people 296(1) Note b
with plural verb 156(6)
and they 185(4)
per 172(1) Note
per cent 193(3)
perception: see verb of perception
perfect 61(3)
with modal verb 91(4), 95(3), 97(1c), 97(3),
106(2)
passive 105(1b), 106(2), 114(1)
see also present perfect etc
perfect
position 200(3)
quite perfect 212(5c)
+ to-infinitive 123(1)
not with very 2l2(1a) Note a
perfect gerund 129
passive 112
perfect infinitive 116(1)
passive 112
perfect participle 135(1, 5)
in clause of time 139(1d)
performative verb 16(3)
period (full stop) 56(1)
permission 22(2), 94
permission: uncountable 144(4b)
permit
+ gerund 121(1) Note f
stress 287(2)
+ object + to-infinitive 122(2b)
person: suffix 285(3e) Note b
personal pronoun 184
before gerund 130(2)
+ relative clause 272(2) Note
and relative pronoun 272(7)
persons 296(1) Note b
persuade
verb of reporting 265(3)
+ object + to-infinitive 122(2a)
phenomena 298(2)
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phone (noun) after preposition 228(5c)
phone (verb)
phone back 232(2)
+ object 233(3c) Note
phonetic symbols: page ix
phrasal-prepositional verb 235
passive 105(3)
phrasal verb 230
passive 105(3), 231(5)
and prepositional verb 231 (4)
phrase 4
after adjective 201(1)
after noun 148, 149(3), 165
after pronoun 184(1e) Note d
as subject 152(6)
phrase of time 210(1)
and articles 169
physics 154(2)
pick
with for 10(5)
pick out 232(2)
piece of 144(3b, 4a)
pincers 155(4)
pity (noun)
countable 144(5e)
pity for 231(1)
pity: state verb 62(1)
place: preposition 225
place adverbial 210
see also adverbial of place
place names and the 171
plan with to-infinitive 78(3), 121(1), 124(1a),
126(4)
play with/without object 8(2)
pleasant
comparison 218(4b)
+ to-infinitive 123(1)
pleased
+ noun clause 262 (6a)
position 200(2)
+ preposition 236(2) Note a
+ preposition + gerund 132(4),
132(5b) Note d
+ to-infinitive 123(5), 132(5b) Note d
pleasing: comparison 218(4b)
pleasure
countable 144(5e)
pleasure in 237(1)
+ preposition + gerund 132(7)
plenty 180(1)
pliers 155(4)
plural name 171(1)
plural noun
after fraction 193(1c)
generalization 162(1)
irregular 295
pronunciation, spelling 290
regular 145
with/without the 165
plural or singular verb 150
plus: conjunction 244(2) Note
pm (time) 195(1) Note a, c
pocket (verb) 287(3)