Contents 1
References are to sections，unless otherwise stated 1
Articles and one，alittle/a few，this，that 15 1
Nouns 24 2
Adjectives 33 3
Adverbs 47 4
all，each every，both，neither，either，some，any，no，none．64 5
be，have，do， 116 11
may and can for permission and possibility 128 12
can and be able for ability 134 13
ought，should，must，have to，need for obligation 137 14
must，have，will and should for deduction and assumption 147 15
The auxiliaries dare and used 150 16
The present tenses 17
The past and perfect tenses 161 18
The future 180 19
The sequence of tenses 195 20
The conditional 196 21
Other uses of will/would，shall/should 206 22
The infinitive 212 23
The gerund 228 24
Infinitive and gerund constructions 234 25
The participles 239 26
Commands，requests，invitations，advice，suggestions 245 27
The subjunctive page253 28
care，like，love，hate，prefer，wish 255 29
The passive voice page 263 30
Indirect speech 269 31
Conjunctions 288 32
Purpose 294 33
Clauses of reason，result，concession，comparison，time 298 34
Noun clauses 303 35
Numerals，dates，and weights and measures 307 36
Spelling rules 311 37
Phrasal verbs 315 38
List of irregular verbs 353 39