"With answers"--p. [1] of cover.

"Learn and practise grammar in context"--p. [1] of cover.

Includes index.

"Each unit of Oxford Living Grammar explains how the grammar works and the situations where you use it. The exercises use real-life situations to practise the grammar in context." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

Present tenses

1. Be: Present simple
I am; I'm not
Are you hungry?; What time is it?

2. Present simple
I work; he studies
We don't know; he doesn't remember

3. Present continuous
I am waiting; he's making
It is not working; we're not coming

4. Present simple and present continuous
Long-term or temporary actions
Expressions of time

5. Present simple and present continuous questions
Do you understand? When does the library open?
Is it snowing?; What are they doing?

Past and Perfect tenses

6. Past simple
I played; he made
We didn't go; did they see?

7. Past continuous
I was sitting; we weren't watching; was he eating?
Past simple and past continuous

8. Present perfect
I have finished; they've left
He hasn't arrived; has he gone?; ever, never

9. Past simple and present perfect
I lived or I have lived
Finished time or just, ever, and never

Talking about the future

10. The future with "going to"
Things we have decided to do
Predictions

11. The future with "will" and "should"
Will: predictions, decisions, and offers
Shall: suggestions and offers

Questions

12. Questions
Yes/no questions; where, when, why, how
What, which, who, whose; short answers

Modals and other verbs

13. Can
Ability and possibility
Requests, offers, and permission

14. Could, was able to, managed to
Could: requests, suggestions, and ability in the past
Couldn't, was able to, managed to: ability in the past

15. Should
You should eat more fruit
Should I tell them?

16. Must have to
I must or I have to
I mustn't or I don't have to; Do I have to go?

Verb forms and other structure

17. The imperative
Come in!; Enjoy your holiday!
Don't forget!

18 Have got and have; make, do and get
Have got and have
Make, do, and get

19. Verb + infinitive
Learn to cook; promise to write
It's easy to learn; I'm happy to help

Articles, nouns, pronouns and determiners

20. Articles and nouns
A, an or the
Plural nouns (trees; people)

21. There is, there are; this, that, these, and those
There is, there are
This, that, these, and those

22. Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable and uncountable: a, some, any, no
Much, many, and a lot of

23. Pronouns and possessives
Subject and object pronouns (I, me)
Possessives (my, mine)

24. Possessives (2)
's and s' possessive
Some friends of mine

Adjectives and adverbs

25. Adjectives Red; small; square
Order of adjectives

26. Comparative and superlative adjectives
Comparative adjectives
Superlative adjectives

27. Adverbs of manner
Quickly; easily; carefully
Well; early; fast

28. Adverbs of degree
Very hungry; really quietly
Quite a big cake; a really good book

Prepositions

29. Prepositions

Prepositions of place (at, in, on, above, behind, under)
Prepositions of time (at, in, on, from, to, until)

Building sentences

30. Conjunctions
And; but; or
Because; so

Over to you

Form tables

Answer key

Answer key (Over to you)

Index

System requirements: Windows: Pentium III 700 MHz processor ; Windows 2000, XP, Vista ; 256 MB RAM ; 24x CD-ROM drive ; 1024 x 768 screen resolution displaying 32-bit colour ; windows-compatible sound care, mouse, headphones or speakers.

System requirements: Mac: Power Macintosh G4 700 MHz processor ; Mac OS X 10.3 ; 256 MB RAM ; 24x CD-ROM drive ; 1024 x 768 screen resolution displaying 32-bit colour ; mouse, headphones or speakers.