Preposition
Adjective
with
about
to
angry with, friendly with
worried about, excited about
kind to, unkind to
I
was a/ways
good at maths at school.
My
mum's
really afraid of spiders.
I
was
late for school and my teacher
was
angry with me.
I'm really excited about my holidays.
Sam
was
very kind
to
me on my first day at work.
My brother's better at tennis than me.
Linking adjectives
When you use two adjectives of the same type, you use
and
to link them. With three or more adjectives, you link
the last two with
and,
and put commas after the others.
Anna
is small
and shy.
The boys are tall, dark and handsome.
When you link two negative adjectives, you use
or.
My brother isn't mature or sensible.
We went to
see a
romantic comedy at the cinema.
Unfortunately, it wasn't funny or romantic!
Talking about free time and routines
Talking about what you like and don't like
(see page 19)
like, enjoy, love
not like, hate
Remember/
Love
is stronger than
like
and
enjoy.
Hate
is stronger than
not like.
like, enjoy
positive
negative
I
like/enjoy
I
don't like/enjoy
He
likes/enjoys
She
doesn't like/
enjoy
-
Grammar guide
+-ing
skiing.
cooking.
positive
I
love
She
loves
Asking questions
love, hate
negative
I
hate
He
hates
Use the auxiliary verb
do/does.
Do you like cooking?
Does he like running?
Do they like watching films?
+-ing
shopping.
watching films.
You don't usually
ask
questions with love or hate.
Do you l-O've g,,,,ifflffli'ng?
Do you
hate S'fUdJiflg?
Prefer
You can use
prefer
when you want to say that you like
one thing more than another thing.
Do you prefer watching TV or going to the cinema?
I prefer walking
to
running.
Verbs for talking about habits and ongoing
situations
(see page 10)
You use the
present simple:
•
for things that are always true.
My name is Jamil. I come from Morocco.
I have two brothers.
•
for facts about your life.
I
work in a shop.
Beverly lives in an apartment.
•
to talk about habits and routines:
I never go swimming. I often have sandwiches for
lunch. Steven plays tennis every weekend.
Remember/
For
he, she
and It, add
-s
to the verb:/
work, you
work, he/she/it works, we work, they work.
You use
does/doesn't
in negatives, questions and
short answers.
Using adverbs to say how often you do
something
(see page 53)
We use frequency adverbs to clarify how often we do things.
0%
100%
never
sometimes
often
usually
always
You normally put the adverb before the verb in statements
and questions.
I
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