Point 52 at B2 in the category of PAST simple QUESTIONS is defined as: yes/no’, ‘wh-‘, tag and negative question forms with an increasing range of verbs. There is great confusion trying to differentiate this across levels from other points on the EGP. *Point 63 Past simple negative wide range of verbs and point 29 […]
Category: A2
told me that (reported)
There are two overlapping points at A2 for reporting verbs. Point 2 in the category of REPORTED SPEECH is defined as: reporting clause with ‘tell’ + direct object + ‘that-‘clause, with a pronoun shift where relevant. Point 12 in VERBS and patterns is defined as: Verbs, typically reporting verbs, followed by a noun or pronoun […]
‘WH’ questions
There are two entries at A2 that catch the same question complexity. Point 2 in the category of QUESTIONS is defined as: AUXILIARY ‘BE’ to form ‘wh-‘questions. (present continuous / past continuous) *Notice that ‘past continuous’ is included in the ‘cando.’ However, it also points to B1 level for such a feature. Point 37 in […]
usually | often | never | weekly + (present simple)
There are many points at A2 that are related to adverbs and overlap. Sadly there is some clash of information between the levels of A1 and A2 though. Point 7 in the category of PRESENT is defined as: present simple WITH ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE FREQUENCY In the example sentences, we find ‘usually’ and ‘always’ used. […]
was + past particple
“The church was built in 1663.” is an example of A2 passive grammar. Point 1 in the category of PASSIVE is past simple affirmative after a singular subject. A search for was _vvn on iWeb corpus: 1 WAS BORN 459313 2 WAS MADE 320241 3 WAS FOUND 227491 4 WAS USED 220146 5 WAS TAKEN […]
will be VERBing
There are three overlapping points in the category of FUTURE CONTINUOUS. Point 9 is A2 and defined as: AFFIRMATIVE WITH ‘WILL’ Which is elaborated with usage at the same level at point 21: FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS with ‘will’ to talk about an event or action in progress at a specified time in the future. However, point […]
fronting
“At the time, I had a girlfriend, so I didn’t talk to her.” This is an example of putting a prepositional phrase at the start of a sentence which is what pre-intermediate students can do.
as you know
Point 1 in the category of discourse markers, writing and ORGANISING is defined as: ‘as you know’ as a discourse marker of shared knowledge. 1 AS YOU KNOW , I AM A 130 2 AS YOU KNOW , I ‘M A 87 3 AS YOU KNOW , I ‘VE BEEN 86 4 AS YOU KNOW […]
if | when | so | while + SUBORDINATE CLAUSE
The only point for A2 CONJUNCTIONS is point 8, which is defined as: a limited range of simple subordinating conjunctions ‘(if, when, so, while)’ to introduce a subordinate clause. An iWeb corpus search for three spaces in if|when|so|while * * * _v *Note ‘so’ is also listed at B1 as greater range. 1 IF YOU […]
complex prepositions
Firstly, complex prepositions are phrases, which means there are two or more words to them. Prepositional complexity is found at different levels on the English Grammar Profile and English Vocabulary Profile. Point 15 C1 in PREPOSITIONS is defined as: less frequent complex prepositions, often in a more formal, literary or business context. The two examples […]