Angol nyelvhasználat tanítóknak és óvodapedagógusoknak
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- 1. Introduction to time, tense and aspect
- 2. Past time
- 2.1 Past simple
- 2.2 Past continuous
- 2.3 The difference between the past simple and the past continuous
- 2.4 Past perfect
- 2.5 The difference between the past simple and the past perfect
- 2.6 Past perfect continuous
- 2.7 The difference between the past perfect and the past perfect continuous
- 2.8 Present simple to express past
- 2.9 USED TO for past habits
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- 3. Present time
- 4. Future time
- 4.1 Future simple
- 4.2 Future continuous
- 4.3 Future perfect
- 4.4 Future perfect continuous
- 4.5 BE GOING TO
- 4.6 Present simple for fixed future events
- 4.7 Present continuous for fixed future arrangements
- 4.8 The difference between WILL, BE GOING TO and the present continuous for future events
- 4.9 Future time clauses
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- 5. Modals
- 5.1 Types of modals
- 5.2 Modals to express ability: CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO
- 5.3 Modals to express advice: SHOULD, OUGHT TO, HAD BETTER
- 5.4 Modals to express criticism: CAN, COULD, MIGHT, SHOULD
- 5.5 Modals to express deduction: MUST, CAN'T, COULDN'T
- 5.6 USED TO
- 5.7 Modals to express intentions: BE GOING TO, WILL
- 5.8 Modals to express obligation: MUST, HAVE (GOT) TO
- 5.9 NEED
- 5.10 Modals to express obligation: SHOULD, OUGHT TO
- 5.11 Modals to express offers: CAN, COULD, WILL, SHALL, MAY
- 5.12 Modals to express permission / prohibition: CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT, BE ALLOWED TO, MUSTN'T
- 5.13 Modals to express possibility: MAY, MIGHT, COULD
- 5.14 Modals to express predictions: BE GOING TO, WILL
- 5.15 Modals to express requests: CAN, COULD, WILL, WOULD
- 5.16 Modals to express suggestions: SHOULD, COULD, MIGHT, SHALL
- 5.17 The modal WOULD to express unreal situations
- 5.18 Overview of modals
- 5.19 Modals and adverbs
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- 6. Conditionals and unreal tenses
- 7. Indirect speech
- 7.1 The difference between direct and indirect speech
- 7.2 Punctuation in direct speech
- 7.3 Changes in indirect speech
- 7.4 Reporting questions
- 7.5 Reporting statements
- 7.6 Reporting imperatives
- 7.7 Reporting verb + THAT-clause
- 7.8 Reporting verb + THAT-clause with SHOULD + infinitive
- 7.9 Reporting verb + THAT-clause with the present subjunctive
- 7.10 Reporting verb + gerund
- 7.11 Reporting verb + TO-infinitive
- 7.12 Reporting verb + object + TO-infinitive
- 7.13 SAY, TELL and ASK
- 7.14 Impersonal reporting
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- Progress test 1
- 8. Passive voice and causative structures
- 8.1 Passive voice
- 8.1.1 The difference between the active and passive voice
- 8.1.2 Form: passive voice
- 8.1.3 Verbs which cannot be used in the passive voice
- 8.1.4 Ditransitive verbs in the passive voice
- 8.1.5 The agent with the passive voice
- 8.1.6 The use of the passive voice
- 8.1.7 The passive with GET
- 8.1.8 Passive voice with reporting verbs
- 8.2 Causative structures
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- 8.1 Passive voice
- 9. Non-finite verb forms
- 9.1 The difference between finite and non-finite verb forms
- 9.2 The infinitive
- 9.2.1 The forms of the infinitive
- 9.2.2 The "subject" of the infinitive
- 9.2.3 The TO-infinitive to replace a relative clause
- 9.2.4 The TO-infinitive after passive reporting verbs
- 9.2.5 The infinitive after modals
- 9.2.6 DO, DOES, DID + bare infinitive
- 9.2.7 SEE, WATCH, HEAR, LISTEN, FEEL, SMELL, NOTICE + object + bare infinitive
- 9.2.8 APPEAR, HAPPEN, PROVE, SEEM, TEND, TURN OUT + TO-infinitive
- 9.2.9 HAVE, GET, LET, MAKE + object + infinitive
- 9.2.10 Verb + TO-infinitive
- 9.2.11 Verb + object + TO-infinitive
- 9.2.12 Adjective + TO-infinitive
- 9.2.13 The infinitive of purpose
- 9.2.14 The infinitive of result
- 9.2.15 Question word + TO-infinitive
- 9.2.16 Introductory infinitive clauses
- 9.3 The gerund
- 9.3.1 The forms of the gerund
- 9.3.2 The "subject" of the gerund
- 9.3.3 The gerund as subject
- 9.3.4 The gerund as a subject complement
- 9.3.5 The gerund as the object of a verb
- 9.3.6 Verb + gerund
- 9.3.7 Preposition + gerund
- 9.3.8 Verb + preposition + gerund
- 9.3.9 The gerund used in compound nouns
- 9.3.10 Other expressions followed by the gerund
- 9.3.11 Verbs followed by the TO-infinitive or gerund with no difference in meaning
- 9.3.12 Verbs followed by the TO-infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning
- 9.4 The participle
- 9.4.1 The forms of the participle
- 9.4.2 The "subject" of the participle
- 9.4.3 The present participle used to form the continuous aspect
- 9.4.4 The past participle used to form the perfect aspect
- 9.4.5 The past participle used to form the passive voice
- 9.4.6 The present and past participles used as adjectives
- 9.4.7 SEE, WATCH, HEAR, LISTEN, FEEL, SMELL, NOTICE + object + present participle
- 9.4.8 CATCH, FIND, LEAVE + object + present participle
- 9.4.9 COME, GO + present participle
- 9.4.10 SPEND, WASTE + object + present participle
- 9.4.11 HAVE, GET + object + past participle
- 9.4.12 Participle clauses
- 9.5 The difference between the gerund and the present participle
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- 10. Relative clauses
- 10.1 What is a relative clause?
- 10.2 Defining relative clause
- 10.3 Non-defining relative clause
- 10.4 The difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses
- 10.5 Sentential relative clause
- 10.6 Relative pronouns: WHO, WHOM, WHOSE, WHICH, THAT
- 10.7 Relative adverbs: WHERE, WHEN, WHY
- 10.8 Prepositions in relative clauses
- 10.9 Non-finite relative clauses
- 10.10 WHAT and WHATEVER
- 10.11 Cleft sentences
- 10.12 Pseudo-cleft sentences
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- 11. Inversion
- 12. Articles and nouns
- 12.1 Articles
- 12.2 Countable and uncountable nouns
- 12.2.1 The difference between countable and uncountable nouns
- 12.2.2 Nouns with countable and uncountable meanings
- 12.2.3 Determiners with countable and uncountable nouns (SOME, ANY, NO, MANY, MUCH, FEW, LITTLE etc.)
- 12.2.4 Partitive expressions with uncountable nouns
- 12.2.5 Nouns which are always plural
- 12.2.6 Nouns with a plural form and a singular meaning
- 12.2.7 Nouns with the same singular and plural forms
- 12.2.8 Irregular plural forms
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- Exercise 7
- Progress test 2
- Appendix
9.3.10 Other expressions followed by the gerund
It's no use crying over spilt milk.
It would be worth giving it a try.
There's no point in arguing.
I had problems starting the car this morning.
You will have no problem finding a job.
We all had a good time dancing last night.
She is having a hard/difficult time adapting to her new circumstances.
Mike was so tired that he had difficulty staying awake.
I had no difficulty passing the exam.
The children have a lot of fun playing together.