McIELTS

Pre-IELTS Level

IELTS Grammar Lesson 1

1. Tenses Revision (Present Tenses)

2. Grammar Notes
 I/ Present Continuous:
o Usage
Mood
(+) S + am/is/are + V-ing + O.
(-) S + am/is/are + not + V-ing + O.
(?) Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing + O ?
(?) Wh- + am/is/are + S + V-ing + O ?
Example Notes
Some people are sitting on the grass and having Spelling rules for adding
picnic. ing
The number of online shoppers is increasing.
My friends are staying in a holiday camp.
Im not having a good time just because of this
terrible flu.
The data isnt showing a good financial condition.
We arent trying enough to save our planet.
Are the trees cutting down in order to get space for Yes, S am/is/are (no short
the building? forms accepted).
Is the reporter telling something important? No, S am/is/are not.
Are we seeing tonight?
Is the seminar opening at 6 p.m.?
What are you writing?
Why is the speaker giving so many illustrations?
When is the committee announcing it final decision?
STATE VERBS

I/ Present Simple:

o Usage:
 o Form - Present Simple
Mood
(+) S + V(s/es) + O.
(S+ am/is/are + O.)
(-) S + do/does + not + V1 + O.
(S+ am/is/are not + O.)
(?) Do/Does + S + O ?
(Am/Is/Are + S + O?)
(?) Wh- + do/does + S + V + O ?
(Wh- am/is/are + S + O?)
Example Notes
Shes an American scientist. Rules of adding s/es
Travelling by planes is energy-consuming. Spelling rules for s/es
People usually send postcards from interesting places. Contractions:
Birds migrate in winter. I am = Im
The train to London leaves every 30 minutes. She is = Shes; He is = Hes; It
is = Its
You are = Youre
We are = Were
They are = Theyre
They dont support any football teams. Contractions:
My aunt doesnt use the Internet regularly. do not = dont
The population of Vietnam doesnt stop increasing. does not = doesnt
The number of goods sold doesnt mean that our is not = isnt
business is in black. are not = arent
The data isnt accurate enough.
Our activities to protect the environment arent
efficient enough.
Do you work a part-time job? Yes, S do/does.
Do the violent films on TV interest you? No, S do/does not.
Does your neighborhood have a park? Yes, S am/is/are
Does the break time start? No, S am/is/are not.
Are you the tutor of our department?
Is the essay qualified?
Why do we need a new suggestion? Give informative answers for
Where do all these awesome ideas come from? the Wh- questions
Who does the cooking in your house? What things/people/events
How does your idol affect you in life? Where places
Who is your partner? When time
How are the adventures? Why reasons
Which things
How manner
When Wh- is also the subject
of the question
What happens over there?
Who tells you that I like fish?
Practice Exercise
III/ Future:

o Usage

o Expressing Future Time: Present Continuous

o Expressing Future Time: will

Mood
Example Notes

Online learning will become more popular in the Contractions:

future. I will = Ill
The university will admit five hundred more You will = Youll
students next year. They will = Theyll
(+) S + will + V1 + O. I need to go home now. OK. I will go with you. We will = Well
I will deal with your question in just a moment. He will = Hell
I will be by your side when youre in need. She will = Shell
It will = Itll

It will not be an easy trip. Contraction:

There will not be clean water around here. will not = wont
(-) S + will + not + V1 + O. We will not wait for them any longer.
Their son will not let them down.

Will he listen to our advice? Shall is usually used in

(?) Will + S + V1 + O ? Will they build a new school in this town? place of will in question

(?) Wh- + will + S + V1 + O ?
o Expressing Future Time: [be] going to
Mood
(+) S + [be] + going to + V1 + O.
(-) S + [be] not going to + V1 + O.
(?) [Be] + S +going to V1 + O ?
(?) Wh- + [be] going to + S + V1 + O ?
Will the trend change soon? form.
Shall we start again from
the beginning?
What will you do if he pops the question?
Where will we put the bar chart in the presentation?
When will they catch up again to finish the project?
Example Notes
Im going to ask you some questions. In informal speaking,
The headmasters going to retire at the end of going to is sometimes
term. pronounced gonna
The shortage of maths teachers is going to get Hurry up! Were gonna
worse. be late!
My grades have gone down this year. Im going
to fail.
The weathers beautiful. It isnt going to rain this
evening.
She isnt going to tell you the truth.
The oil price isnt going to fall in the next two
weeks.
You arent going to get your target score for
IELTS if you dont work hard enough.
Is it going to rain?
Are they going to build their own website?
Is the globe going to be warmer in future?
Are the developing countries going to change
their economic structure?
What is the speaker going to talk about?
How is your team going to solve this problem?
When are the football players going to meet their
coach this morning?