English Grammar – A1 Elementary Level

 A1 adjectives and adverbs

• Adjectives vs adverbs, word formation, word order i.e. good vs well, quick vs quickly
• Comparative of adjectives with -er and more, i.e. happier, more comfortable
• Superlative of adjectives with -est and the most, i.e. the happiest, the most comfortable

A1 articles and quantifiers

• A, An, The, 0 article i.e. I am a singer. I have an orange. I have books. I feel love.
• Superlative of adjectives i.e. the best, the most interesting

A1 conditionals

• Zero conditional i.e. If you are ill, go to the doctor.

A1 future tenses

• Future with will: sudden decision i.e. I will help you with that. 
• Future with going to: making plans i.e. I am going to see my sister for Christmas.
• Will for asking for help i.e. Will you carry my bag, please?

A1 gerund and infinitive

• Verbs followed by infinitive or gerund (like, love, want, would like, etc.) i.e. I like reading. I want to see my family. I love singing. 
• Stative verbs i.e. know, like, seem, love, have, want, see, etc. 

A1 past tenses

• Past simple: actions in the past i.e. I worked last night. I didn’t work. 
• Past simple of TO BE, i.e. I was, You were, She was, He was, It was, We were, You were, They were
• Past simple: regular and irregular verbs i.e. I visited London in 1998. I went to see a film yesterday.

A1 modal verbs

• Can or can’t for abilities i.e. I can’t swim. I can cook. 
• Past simple of can or can’t for abilities i.e. I could swim when I was five. I couldn’t sing as a child. 
• Polite request with could and couldn’t i.e. Could you help me to find the purse? Couldn’t you be quicker?
• Obligation with must and mustn’t i.e. I must study. You mustn’t clean the dishes. 
• Prohibition with mustn’t i.e. You mustn’t smoke around children. 
• The necessity with need and needn’t i.e. You need to finish by 5 p.m. You needn’t hurry. 
• Needn’t for permissions i.e. Do I need to wear a uniform?
• Can for asking for permission i.e. Can I bring my dog to work?
• Can for possibility i.e. I can see you after work. 
• Shall for suggestions i.e. Shall I walk you to work?

A1 prepositions

• Prepositions of place: at, in on, in front of, under, behind, among, beside, near, next to, between, across, into, through, onto, out of, etc. 
• By, of, etc.

A1 pronouns

• Personal pronouns i.e. I, he, she, he, it, we you, they
• Possessive pronouns i.e. my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their
• Possessive with ‘s i.e. Paul’s daughter, my sister’s house
• Object pronouns i.e. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
• Demonstrative pronouns i.e. that, those, this, these
• Pronouns: something, anything

A1 present tenses

• HAVE GOT, positive, negative, question, i.e. I have got blond hair. She has got a car.
• HAVE, i.e. I have breakfast at 8 every day. She has dinner with her family.
• TO BE, i.e. I am, You are, He is, She is, It is, We are, You are, They are
• There is, There are, i.e. There is a book on the table, There are books on the table.
• Present simple for habits and daily routines, i.e. I wake up at 8 every day. 
• Adverbs of frequency: always, never, often, seldom, usually, etc. I usually drink coffee for breakfast. I never drink alcohol.
• Present progressive: actions happening now, i.e. I am working now. She is swimming now.
• Present perfect with since and for, i.e. I have lived alone since 2000. She has studied for the exam for 4 years.
• Present perfect with ever and never, i.e. I have never smoked. Have you ever been to Britain?
• Present perfect with already and yet, i.e. I haven’t been to Europe yet. I have already done that.
• Imperative, i.e. Stand up! Do this!

A1 questions

• Interrogative pronouns: Where, Whose, When, Who, How long, Whose, How, What time, Which, What, i.e. How is she? Where do you live? What time is your concert? Whose book is this?
• Forming questions with TO BE i.e. Are they relatives? Is she a singer?
• Forming questions with HAVE GOT i.e. Have you got a car? Has she got a dog?
• Forming questions with Present simple i.e. Are you happy? Do you speak English? Do you speak English?
• Forming questions with Past simple i.e. Did he do it? Was he at home last night? Did you work?
• Question tags i.e. She is Spanish, isn’t she? They are coming, aren’t they? He isn’t Irish, is he?