Regarding the production of this third edition, I am grateful to Alison Sharpe, Liz Driscoll, Jane Mairs and Kaniae Design- I would also like to thank Cambridge University Press for permission to access the Cambridge International Corpus | Thanks 1 wrote rhe original edition of English Grammar in Use when I was a teacher at rhe Swan School of English Oxford. I would like to repeat my thanks to my colleagues and students at the school for their help encouragement and interest at that time. More recently I would like to thank all the teachers and students I met and who offered their thoughts on the previous edition. It was fun to meet you all and extremely helpful for me. Regarding the production of this third edition I am grateful to Alison Sharpe Liz Driscoll Jane Mairs and Kamae Design. I would also like to thank Cambridge University Press for permission to access the Cambridge International Corpus. Thank you also to the following illustrators Paul Fellows Gillian Martin Roger Penwill Lisa Smith and Simon Williams. vii To the student This book is for students who want help with English grammar. It is written for you to use without a teacher. The book will be useful for you if you are not sure of the answers to questions like these What is the difference between I did and have done When do we use will for the future What is the structure after wish When do we say used to do and when do we say used to doing When do we use the What is the difference between like and as These and many other points of English grammar are explained in the book and there are exercises on each point. Level The book is intended mainly for intermediate students students who have already studied the basic grammar of English . It concentrates on those structures which intermediate students want to use but which often cause difficulty. Some advanced students who have problems with grammar will also find the book useful. The book is not suitable for elementary learners. How the book is organised There are 145 units in the book. Each unit concentrates on a particular point of grammar. Some problems for example rhe present perfect or rhe use of the are covered in more than one unit. For a list of units see the Contents at the .
