- am / is / are (present simple: to be)
 
              - I play / listen / study (present simple: other verbs)
 
              - I'm not ... / I don't go ... (negation)
 
              - Are you ...? / Do you go ...? (questions)
 
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              - at / in / on (prepositions of time) 
 
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              - always / sometimes / never (adverbs of frequency) 
 
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              - next to / in front of / behind / opposite / between / at
                / in (prepositions of place and time)  
 
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              - I am working  (present continuous)  
 
              - I work vs. I am working (present simple vs. present continuous)                 
 
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              - was / were  (past simple 1: to be) 
 
              - had / started / came (past simple 2: regular and irregular
                verbs) 
 
              - stayed / liked / swam / taught  (past simple 3: regular
                and irregular verbs)  
 
              - I listened vs. I was listening (past simple vs. past
                continuous)  
 
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              - I have lived  (present perfect)  
 
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              - I am arriving tomorrow / The train leaves on Thursday 
                (future arrangements: present continuous / present simple) 
 
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              - Let's ... / How about 
? (suggestions) Sample
 
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              - can / can't (ability) 
 
              - have to (obligation) / can (permission) / can't
                (prohibition) 
 
              - might  (possibility) 
 
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              - How are you? / What is she like? / What does she look like?                
 
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              - a paper / paper (countable and uncountable nouns) 
 
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              - a / an / the / some / any / a lot of / much / many (determiners)                 
 
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              - more (-er) / most (-est) (comparatives and superlatives)                 
 
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              - my / your / his / her dog (possessive adjectives) Sample
 
              - my / your / Fiona's dog (possessive adjectives and possessive 's) 
 
              - I / me / my (pronouns and possessive adjectives) 
 
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              - have got  / have   (have got) 
 
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              - Who wrote the book? (subject questions) 
 
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