First published: 1989.

"Beginner to low intermediate"--Back cover.

Includes index.

"Basic Grammar in Use Fourth Edition is an American English self-study reference and practice book for beginner level learners (A1-B1). With simple explanations, clear examples, and easy to understand exercises, it is perfect for students who are learning on their own, but can also be used in the classroom. Inside the book is a code for an ebook. The ebook works on PCs, Macs, iPads and Android tablets. It has the same grammar explanations and exercises found in the printed book, plus other great features such as audio for all the example sentences and an easy to use answer key." (Publishers website)

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgements

To the Student

To the Teacher

Interactive ebook

Present
1. am/is/are
2. am/is/are (questions) 3. I am doing (present continuous)
4. are you doing? (present continuous questions)
5. I do/work/like, etc. (simple present) 6. I don't... (simple present negative)
7. Do you...? (simple present questions)
8. I am doing (present continuous) and I do (simple present)
9. I have... and I've got...

Past
10. was/were
11. worked/got/went, etc. (simple past)
12. I didn't... Did you...? (simple past negative and questions)
13. I was doing (past continuous)
14. I was doing (past continuous) and I did (simple past)
15. I used to...

Present perfect
16. Have you...?
17. How long have you...?
18. for since ago
19. I have done (present perfect) and I did (past)

Passive
20. is done was done (passive 1)
21. is being done has been done (passive 2)

Verb forms
22. be/have/do in present and past tenses
23. Regular and irregular verbs

Future
24. What are you doing tomorrow?
25. I'm going to....
26. will

Modals, imperative, etc.
27. might
28. can and could
29. must
30. should
31. I have to...
32. Would you like...? I'd like...
33. I'd rather...
34. Do this! Don't do that! Let's do this!

There and it
35. there is there are
36. there was/were there has/have been there will be
37. it

Auxiliary verbs
38. I am, I don't, etc.
39. You have? Have you? You are? Are you?, etc.
40. too/either so am I/neither do I, etc. 41. isn't, haven't, don't, etc. (negatives)

Questions 42. is it...? have you...? do they...?, etc. (questions 1)
43. Who saw you? Who did you see? (questions 2)
44. Who is she talking to? What is it like? (questions 3)
45. What...? Which...? How...? (questions 4)
46. How long does it take?
47. Do you know where...? I don't know what..., etc.

Reported speech
48. She said that... He told me that...

-ing and to
49. work/working go/going do/doing
50. to.... (I want to do) and -ing (I enjoy doing)
51. I want you to... I told you to...
52. I went to the store to...

Go, get, do, make, and have
53. go to... go on... go for... go -ing 54. get
55. do and make
56. have

Pronouns and possessives
57. I/me he/him they/them, etc.
58. my/his/their, etc.
59. Whose is this? It's mine/yours/hers, etc.
60. I/me/my/mine
61. myself/yourself/themselves, etc. 62. -'s (Kate's camera / my brother's car, etc.)

A and the
63. a/an...
64. train(s) bus(es) (singular and plural)
65. a bottle / some water (count/noncount 1)
66. a cake / some cake / some cakes (count/noncount 2)
67. a/an and the
68. the...
69. go to work go home go to the hospital
70. I like music I hate exams
71. the... (names of places)

Determiners and pronouns
72. this/that/these/those
73. one/ones
74. some and any
75. not + any no none
76. not + anybody/anyone/anything nobody/no one/nothing
77. somebody/anything/nowhere, etc.
78. every and all
79. all most some any no/none
80. both either neither
81. a lot much many
82. (a) little (a) few

Adjectives and adverbs
83. old/nice/interesting, etc. (adjectives)
84. quickly/badly/suddenly, etc. (adverbs)
85. old/older expensive/more expensive
86. older than... more expensive than...
87. not as... as
88. the oldest the most expensive
89. enough
90. too

Word order
91. He speaks English very well. (word order 1)
92. always/usually/often, etc. (word order 2)
93. still yet already
94. Give me that book! Give it to me!

Conjunctions and clauses
95. and but or so because
96. When...
97. If we go... If you see..., etc.
98. If I had... If we went..., etc.
99. a person who... a thing that/which.... (relative clauses 1)
100. the people we met the hotel you stayed at (relative clauses 2)

Prepositions
101. at 8:00 on Monday in April
102. from...to until since for
103. before after during while
104. in at on (places 1)
105. in at on (places 2)
106. to in at (places 3)
107. next to, between, under, etc.
108. up, over, through, etc.
109. on at by with about
110. afraid of..., good at..., etc. of/at/for, etc. (prepositions) + -ing
111. listen to..., look at..., etc. (verb + preposition)

Phrasal verbs
112. go in, fall off, run away, etc. (phrasal verbs 1)
113. put on your shoes put your shoes on (phrasal verbs 2)

Appendixes
Appendix 1 Active and passive
Appendix 2 List of irregular verbs
Appendix 3 Irregular verbs in groups
Appendix 4 Short forms (he's / I'd / don't, etc.)
Appendix 5 Spelling
Appendix 6 Phrasal verbs (take off / give up, etc.)
Appendix 7 Phrasal verbs + object (put out a fire / try on clothes, etc.)

Additional Exercises

Study Guide

Answer key to Exercises

Answer Key to Additional Exercises

Answer Key to Study Guide

Index