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1 EssentialGrammarin UseA self-studyreference and practice book for elementarystudents ofEnglishwith answersTHIRD EDITIONR aymond Murphy Cambridge University University Press978-0-521-67543-7 - Essential Grammar in Use with Answers, Third EditionRaymond MurphyFrontmatterMore informationCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSC ambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, S o Paulo, DelhiCambridge University PressThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, on this title: Cambridge University Press 2007 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University published 1990 Second edition 1997 Third edition 2007A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British LibraryISBN 978-0-521-67580-2 Essential Grammar in Use with answersISBN 978-0-521-67581-9 Essential Grammar in Use without answersISBN 978-0-521-67543-7 Essential Grammar in Use with CD-ROMISBN 978-0-521-67544-4 Essential Grammar in Use CD-ROMISBN 978-0-521-67545-1 Essential Grammar in Use Network CD-ROMISBN 978-3-12-5395381 Essential Grammar in Use with CD Rom Klett Paperback EditionISBN 978-3-12-5395367 Essential Grammar in Use Klett Paperback Edition4th printing 2007 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge Cambridge University University Press978-0-521-67543-7 - Essential Grammar in Use with Answers.

2 Third EditionRaymond MurphyFrontmatterMore informationiiiContentsThanks viiTo the student viiiTo the teacher xPresent1am/is/are2am/is/are(questions)3 I am doing(present continuous)4are you doing?(present continuous questions)5I do/work/likeetc. (present simple)6I don t ..(present simple negative)7Do you .. ?(present simple questions)8I am doing(present continuous) and I do(present simple)9I have ..andI ve got ..Past10was/were11worked/got/wentetc. (past simple)12I didn t ..Did you .. ?(past simple negative and questions)13I was doing(past continuous)14I was doing (past continuous) and I did(past simple)Present perfect15I have done(present perfect 1)16I ve just ..I ve already .. I haven t .. yet(present perfect 2)17 Have you ever .. ?(present perfect 3)18 How long have you .. ? (present perfect 4)19for since ago20I have done(present perfect) and I did(past)Passive21is done was done(passive 1)22is being done has been done(passive 2)Verb forms23be/have/doin present and past tenses24 Regular and irregular verbsFuture25 What are you doing tomorrow?

3 26I m going to ..27will/shall128will/shall2 Modals, imperative mustn t don t need toIF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH UNITS TO STUDY, USE THE STUDY GUIDEON PAGE 271 Cambridge University University Press978-0-521-67543-7 - Essential Grammar in Use with Answers, Third EditionRaymond MurphyFrontmatterMore informationIF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH UNITS TO STUDY, USE THE STUDY GUIDEON PAGE have to ..34 Would you like .. ? I d like ..35Do this! Don t do that! Let s do this!36I used to ..Thereandit37there is there are38there was/werethere has/have been there will be39It ..Auxiliary verbs40I am,I don you? Are you? Don t you? am I/neither do t,haven t,don tetc. (negatives)Questions44is it .. ? have you .. ? do they .. ?etc. (questions 1)45 Who saw you? Who did you see?(questions 2)46 Who is she talking to? What is it like?(questions 3)47 What .. ? Which .. ? How .. ?(questions 4)48 How long does it take .. ?49Do you know where .. ? I don t know what.

4 Speech50 She said that .. He told me that ..-ingandto ..51work/working go/going do/doing52to ..(I want to do) and -ing(I enjoy doing)53I want you to .. I told you to ..54I went to the shop to ..Go,get,do,makeandhave55go to .. go on .. go for .. go -ing56get57doandmake58havePronouns and possessives59I/me he/ this? It s mine/ s(Kate s camera / my brother scar etc.) Cambridge University University Press978-0-521-67543-7 - Essential Grammar in Use with Answers, Third EditionRaymond MurphyFrontmatterMore informationIF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH UNITS TO STUDY, USE THE STUDY GUIDEON PAGE ..66train(s)bus(es) (singular and plural)67a bottle/some water(countable/uncountable 1)68a cake/some cake/some cakes(countable/uncountable 2)69a/anandthe70the ..71go to work go home go to the cinema72 I like musicI hate exams73the .. (names of places)Determiners and pronouns74this/that/these/those75one/one s76someandany77not+any no none78not+anybody/anyone/anythingnobody/ no-one/nothing79somebody/ most some any no/none82both either neither83a lot much many84 (a)little(a)fewAdjectives and adverbs85old/nice/interestingetc.

5 (adjectives)86quickly/badly/suddenlyetc. (adverbs)87old/olderexpensive/more expensive88older than .. more expensive than ..89not as .. as90the oldest the most expensive91enough92tooWord order93 He speaks Englishvery well. (word order 1)94always/usually/oftenetc. (word order 2)95still yet already96 Give me that book! Give it to me!Conjunctions and clauses97and but or so because98 When ..99If we go .. If you see .. I had .. If we went .. a person who .. a thing that/which ..(relative clauses 1)102 the people we metthe hotel you stayed at(relative clauses 2) Cambridge University University Press978-0-521-67543-7 - Essential Grammar in Use with Answers, Third EditionRaymond MurphyFrontmatterMore informationIF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH UNITS TO STUDY, USE THE STUDY GUIDEON PAGE 8 o clock on Monday in April104from .. to until since for105before after during while106in at on(places 1)107in at on(places 2)108to in at(places 3)109under,behind, ,over, at by with about112afraid of.

6 ,good at .. (prepositions) + -ing113listen to ..,look at ..etc. (verb + preposition)Phrasal verbs114go in,fall off,run awayetc. (phrasal verbs 1)115put onyour shoes putyour shoes on(phrasal verbs 2)AppendicesAppendix 1 Active and passive 243 Appendix 2 List of irregular verbs 244 Appendix 3 Irregular verbs in groups 245 Appendix 4 Short forms (he s/I d/don tetc.) 246 Appendix 5 Spelling 248 Appendix 6 Phrasal verbs (take off/give upetc.) 250 Appendix 7 Phrasal verbs + object (put outa fire / give upyour job etc.) 251 Additional exercises252 Study guide271 Key to Exercises283 Key to Additional exercises310 Key to Study guide313 Index315 Cambridge University University Press978-0-521-67543-7 - Essential Grammar in Use with Answers, Third EditionRaymond MurphyFrontmatterMore informationviiThanksFor their help in producing this third edition of Essential Grammar in Use, I would like tothank Liz Driscoll, Jessica Roberts and Alison Sharpe.

7 I would also like to thank the teachersand reviewers from various countries who provided me with feedback on the previous by Kate Charlesworth, Richard Deverell, Gillian Martin, Roger Penwill,Lisa Smith, Ian West and Simon WilliamsDesign by Kamae Design Cambridge University University Press978-0-521-67543-7 - Essential Grammar in Use with Answers, Third EditionRaymond MurphyFrontmatterMore informationviiiTo the student (working without a teacher)273 Study guide272 Study guideIF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH IS RIGHTSTUDYUNITIF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH IS Please be , 23AI m m Tom ..a shower every , 58 AhasBhavingCis What ..at the weekend?8, 23 Ado you usuallyBare you usually doingCare you usually doDdo you usually doEyou do Sarah isn t feeling , 58 AShe haveBShe have gotCShe has DShe s Tracey and Jeff ..any , 58 Adon t haveBdoesn t haveCno haveDhaven t gotEhasn t weather ..last goodBwas goodCwere goodDgoodEhad ..late this morning?10 Ayou wasB did youCwas youDyou wereEwere.

8 In a bank from 1996 to ..to the cinema three times last ..television , 23 Adidn t watchBdidn t watchedCwasn t watchedDdon t watchEdidn t How ..? I don t know. I didn t see it. 12 Ahappened the accidentBdid happen the accidentCdoes the accident happenDdid the accident happenEthe accident ..at yesterday?13 Awere you doingBwas you doingCyou were doingDwere you doEyou was was reading a book when the phone ..14 AringingBringCrangDwas ringingEwas saw Lucy and Steve this morning. They ..at the bus waitingDwas waitingEwere waitedPresent Where s Rebecca? ..to bed. 15 AShe is goneBShe has goneCShe goesDShe have goneEShe s Are Diane and Paul here? No, they .. 16 Adon t arrive yetBhave already arrivedChaven t already arrivedDhaven t arrived sister ..by , 23 Ahas never travelBhas never travelledCis never travelledDhas never been travelledEhave never woman before, but I can t remember , 23AI seeBI seenCI ve sawDI ve seenEI ve How long ..married? Since 1998.

9 18 Ayou areByou have beenChas you beenDare youEhave you Do you know Lisa? Yes,..her for a long time. 18AI knewBI ve knownCI knowDI am has been in Canada ..19, 104 Afor six monthsBsince six monthsCsix months agoDin six When did Tom go out? .. 19 AFor ten ten minutes ten ..a holiday last t haveBhaven t hadChasn t hadDdidn t haveEdidn t Where ..on Sunday afternoon? I couldn t find wereByou have beenCwas youDhave you beenEwere house ..100 years , 23 Ais builtBis buildingCwas buildingDwas ..to the party last , 23 Adidn t inviteBdidn t invitedCweren t invitedDwasn t invitedEhaven t been Where ..born? In Cairo. 21 Ayou areByou wereCwas youDare youEwere car is at the garage. It ..22 Ais being repairedBis repairingChave been can t find my keys. I think ..22 Athey ve been stolenBthey are stolenCthey ve stolenDthey re being stolenVerb .., so we didn t need an t rainedBwasn t rainCdidn t rainingDwasn t ..this brokeBhas brokenChas breakedDhas breakStudy guide (pages 271 282)If you are not surewhich units youneed to study, usetheStudy guideatthe back of is a Grammar book forelementary students of are 115 units in the book andeach unit is about a different point of English Grammar .

10 There is a list of units at the beginning of the book(Contents).Do not study all the units in orderfrom beginning to end. It is better tochoose the units that you needto example, if you have a problemwith the present perfect (I have been,he has doneetc.), study Units 15 the Contentsor the Index(at theback of the book) to find the unit (or units) that you viiTo the student viiiTo the teacher xPresent1am/is/are2am/is/are(questions)3 I am doing(present continuous)4are you doing?(present continuous questions)5I do/work/likeetc. (present simple)6I don t ..(present simple negative)7Do you .. ?(present simple questions)8I am doing(present continuous) and I do(present simple)9I have ..andI ve got ..Past10was/were11worked/got/wentetc. (past simple)12I didn t ..Did you .. ?(past simple negative and questions)13I was doing(past continuous)14I was doing (past continuous) and I did(past simple)Present perfect15I have done(present perfect 1)16I ve just ..I ve already .. I haven t.