A1–A2: Grammar Foundations

13

I can choose this, that, these or those for things near and far. I can use demonstratives with singular and plural nouns.

14

I can use always, usually, often, sometimes and never to talk about routines. I can put frequency adverbs in the correct place in a sentence.

15

I can use at, in and on for common times. I can use at, in and on for common places.

16

I can give simple positive instructions. I can give negative instructions and make polite requests with please.

17

I can talk about what I am able to do. I can ask for and give permission with can.

18

I can talk about activities I like, love, hate and enjoy. I can use an -ing form after enjoy and commonly after like, love and hate. I can recognise that like, love and hate can also be followed by to plus a verb.

19

I can use was and were to describe a finished time in the past. I can use regular past verbs with -ed and finished-time markers.

20

I can use common irregular past forms for finished events. I can make past simple questions and negatives with irregular verbs.

21

I can ask and answer simple questions about the past. I can make negative sentences with did not, was not and were not.

22

I can use was/were + -ing for an action in progress in the past. I can describe a longer past action and an event that interrupted it.

23

I can use have/has with a past participle to talk about experiences up to now. I can choose the past simple for a finished event with a stated past time.

24

I can use going to for plans and predictions from present evidence. I can use the present continuous for fixed future arrangements.