PRE – INTERMEDIATE

PRE-INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS VERBS, TENSES MODAL VERBS (Auxiliary Verbs) DIFFERENT FORMS OF THE VERBS CONDITIONALS NOUNS, PRONOUNS, QUANTIFIERS, DETERMINERS ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS PREPOSITIONS RELATIVE CLAUSES REPORTED SPEECH CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES This content provides an overview of Pre-Intermediate English level topics.

Past Tense Past 1 “I was a popular student.” I was a popular student in the past. The use of “was” in the sentence indicates that the speaker was a popular student in the past. In English, we use “was” as the past tense form of the verb “to be.” Was / Were 1 He

Must and Have to for Obligation Must If an action is necessary (obliged to) to be done, we use have to. Examples: For making questions: For negative sentences: For future situations: Must and Have to Must is used when expressing personal opinions or giving advice, while have to is used for formal rules and instructions.

Question Patterns in English Using Question Words Question words are used to form questions in English: Question Patterns: Where is my pencil? (Where is my pencil?) Who are you? (Who are you?) What did you do yesterday? (What did you do yesterday?) What are you doing? (What are you doing?) What’s your name? (What’s your

1) Tina…………………………her school in 1995 and started to work in an office. a)  left     b) started     c) finished   c) went     d) was 2) …………………people use computers 50 years ago? a) Were   b) Was    c) Does  d) Can    d) Did    e) Do 3)The Hilton is ………………………………….hotel in Europe. a) more expensive b) expensiver c) the most

Verbs Used to Describe States, Thoughts, Feelings, Senses, and Possessions 1. State Verbs generally describe states. Use them in the present form. What do you see? (correct) What are you seeing? (incorrect) 2. Verbs of Thinking I think he is definitely right regarding the opinion about the state’s budget. When we remember something, we use

Time Clauses in English Here are some time clauses using different conjunctions: When + present is used to indicate future actions: When I get home on time, I will break my fasting. When you make tea, invite us. When you arrive there, don’t forget to call us. When I have finished my homework, I will

Must and Have to for Obligation In English, we use must for formal or written rules of obligation. Examples: Notice that the usage of “must” is the same for all subjects (he, she, you, etc.). For less formal situations, we use have to for obligations. Sometimes, the “to” is dropped after the verb “have”. Examples:

Conditional Clauses In English, conditional clauses express future actions: If you study a lot, you will pass your exams. If I have time, I will help you later. If you leave now, you will not be late. What will you do if you don’t pass the University exam? Unless you study, you won’t pass. Unless

Past Tense and Time Expressions When using the Past Tense, it’s common to include a time expression to specify when the action took place. Time expressions used with Past Tense: Examples: There were 20 students in the class last year. There weren’t 20 students in the class last year. Were there 20 students in the