A self-study reference and practice book for elementary students. Essential Grammar in Use is a grammar reference and practice book for elementary learners. Modelled on Raymond Murphy's highly successful intermediate level English Grammar in Use, it concentrates on areas of grammar normally taught at elementary level. • Easy to use: on each left-hand page a grammar point is explained and on the facing pages there are exercises to check understanding. • Clear explanations: grammar for elementary learners is explained in simple language with many examples and attractive illustrations. • Accessible: the clear contents list and index of grammatical items make it easy for learners to select the units they need to study. • Additional exercises: these offer extra practice of grammar points from different units. • Appendices: these useful references deal with tenses, irregular verbs, short forms, spelling and phrasal verbs. • Self-study: the book can be used by learners working independently or as supplementary course material. • Key: this contains the answers to all exercises.