David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David Copperfield looks back on the first twenty-five years of his life. He is only eight years old when his mother a young pretty widow remarries. Unfortunately Mr Murdstone is not a good husband or father. David is sent away to school and only returns home when tragedy strikes. Unloved and unwanted he is sent to work in a factory but David is a resourceful boy and determines to find a better life for himself. Grammar and Structures Present simple states habits. Past simple finished time. Past continuous actions in progress at a specific time in past interrupted actions. Present perfect simple indefinite past unfinished past. Past perfect narrative. Futures will shall present continuous. Verb forms Imperatives. Passives present past simple. Gerunds after verbs prepositions Conditionals 1st conditional possible present future. 2nd conditional hypothetical present future. Reported speech statements questions commands