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.