A Practical Englis Grammar

CONTENTS of Structure Drills

Auxiliary Verbs

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Structure Drills
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Short answers Yes, I was.
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Short answers I can but To, can`t.
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Negative additions to negative statements Neither could Tom.
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Affirmative additions to affirmative statements So is Bill.
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Affirmative additions to negative statements But his father did.
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Negative additions to affirmative statements But Peter doesn`t.
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Short responses to affirmative statements Was it?
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Short responses to negative statements Weren`t you?
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Affirmative+interrogative responses You did, did you?
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Negative+negative interrogative responses You don`t, don`t you?
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Question tags – interrogative tags after negative statements You didn`t see him, did you?
Question tags – negative interrogative tags after affirmative statements You can go out whenever you like, can`t you?

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Question tags You won`t be late, will you?
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Questions tags with a rising intonation You like Peter, don`t you?
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can and can`t
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have+object+past participle I have the windows cleaned.
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have+object+past participle Did she have the window repaired?
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had to I missed the last bus and had to walk home.
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didn`t have to We didn`t have to ask permission.
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had better + infinitive without to You`d better tell him today.
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be+infinitive I`m to go with Jack tomorrow.
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be+infinitive I was to phone him at 6.00
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be+perfect infinitive We were to have borrowed a car.
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may/might+perfect infinitive She may have taken it.
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may/might be working and may/might have been working
He may be working for Jones.

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should have done
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shouldn`t have done
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Should I? + perfect infinitive Should I have followed him?
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shouldn`t be doing and should have done
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should/shouldn`t + continuos infinitive, present and perfect
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must have done (deduction) Peter must have left it open.
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couldn`t+perfect infinitive (negative deduction) Tom couldn`t have broken it.
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couldn`t have done
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needn`t have done/could have done
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needn`t have done/could have done
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Couldn`t you have done? or Shouldn`t you have done?
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Tenses

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Simple present
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Simple present
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Simple present
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Simple present I read The Times. Tom reads the Express.
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Simple present How much does your brother earn?
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Simple present, negative He doesn`t usually make mistakes!
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Two present tenses, interrogative negative Doesn`t his sister spend the winters in the Bahamas? Isn`t she going on a cruise?

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Two present tenses He usually smokes Turkish cigarettes but today he is smoking French cigarettes.

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Two present tenses contrasted
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Two present tenses contrasted
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Present and past continuous
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Present and past continuous
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Present simple and continuous, past continuous
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Negative of the simple present, present continuous and simple past
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Present and past continuous with always He`s always interrupting!
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Past continuous with always contrasted with simple past
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Past simple and continuous
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Simple past pronunciation -ed /(( /
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Simple past pronunciation -ed /(/
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Simple past pronunciation -ed /( /
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Simple past pronunciation mixed
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Simple past irregular verbs
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Simple past irregular verbs
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Simple past interrogative
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Simple past negative interrogative
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I thought you + past tense
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I thought you + past tense
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I didn`t know + past tense
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Present perfect with only just
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Present perfect interrogative contrasted with