English grammar lessons

77 short lessons, from articles to advanced structures. Each one gives you the rules in plain English, worked examples and a quick check you can do right here.

Unit 1

Foundations

Articles, plurals and the present simple, the building blocks.

Unit 2

Building Sentences

Prepositions, word order and question forms.

Unit 3

Past & Future

Past simple, present perfect and talking about the future.

Unit 4

Natural English

Phrasal verbs, conditionals and everyday expressions.

Unit 5

Modals & Politeness

Ability, advice, obligation and polite requests.

Unit 6

Comparisons

Comparatives, superlatives, as…as and too/enough.

Unit 7

Connectors & Clauses

Linking words, relative clauses, reason and purpose.

Unit 8

Passive & Reported Speech

The passive voice, reported speech, gerunds and infinitives.

Unit 9

Tricky Words

The confusable pairs that trip up even advanced learners.

Unit 10

Advanced Grammar

Deduction, mixed conditionals and quantifiers for fluent, precise English.

Unit 11

Tenses in Depth

Past continuous, past perfect and the continuous/simple contrast.

Unit 12

Determiners

some/any, each/every, both/all and other/another.

Unit 13

Pronouns & Possession

Reflexives, possessives, and one/ones.

Unit 14

Adjectives & Adverbs

-ed vs -ing, adverb formation, and so/such.

Unit 15

Wishes & Regrets

wish, if only, would rather and past regrets.

Unit 16

Habits & Changes

used to, be/get used to, and talking about tendencies.

Unit 17

Causatives & Permission

have something done, make/let, and suggestions.

Unit 18

Writing Skills

Punctuation, register, and structuring an argument.

Unit 19

Common Errors

Agreement, negatives and the classic homophone traps.

Unit 20

Word Formation

Prefixes, suffixes and compound nouns.

Unit 21

Conversation Skills

Opinions, agreeing, small talk and keeping a chat alive.

Unit 22

Time & Numbers

Dates, times, big numbers, saying them right.

Unit 23

Work & Travel English

The vocabulary and phrases for offices, trips and hotels.

Unit 24

Emphasis & Style

Question tags, cleft sentences, inversion and cautious language.

Unit 25

Writing Craft

Connectors, punctuation and paragraphing, the finish that scores marks.