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Do or Make Explained What are Adverbs? What are Phrasal Verbs? What are Pronouns? Writing Lesson - Non Defining Clauses English Grammar Quick Review: Tenses Guide to Verb Structures and Patterns Intensifying Adjectives Preposition Phrases
Improve your knowledge of some of the most important and common combinations of prepositions used in English. These combinations are used to connect, explain and show the relationship between ideas and things.
Prepositional Phrases Reference Sheet
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Adverbs of Frequency Direct (Reported) Speech Direct Speech Quiz - 1 Direct Speech Quiz - 2 Passive Voice Passives Quiz - Active to Passive Voice Passives Quiz - Passive to Active Contrasting Ideas Adjectives + Prepositions #1 Adjectives + Prepositions #2 Demanding Explanations Saying 'no' nicely Stating a Preference Asking for Information Offering Help Giving Advice Making Suggestions Giving Warnings Prepositions + Nouns Nouns + Prepositions Nouns + Prepositions - quiz in / at / on - prepositions of place in / at / on - prepositions of place - quiz in / at / on - prepositions of place and movement in / at / on - prepositions of place and movement - quiz in / at / on - prepositions of time and date in / at / on - prepositions of time and date - quiz for / while / during for / while / during - quiz Comparative and Superlative Forms Use of Time Expressions Quantifiers - much, many, some, few, etc. Countable or Uncountable? Uses of 'Like' Question Tag Forms Question Forms Question Forms - Subject and Object Questions Adverb Clauses Overview Adverb Clauses Showing Cause and Effect Adverb Clauses Expressing Conditions Adverb Clauses with Time Expressions Adverb Clauses Expressing Opposition English Tenses Contractions Adverbs Adjectives Adjective Placement Adjective Placement Quiz Intermediate Grammar Review - 1 Intermediate Grammar Review - 2 Intermediate Grammar Review - 3 Intermediate Grammar Review - 4 Present Continuous Grammar Present Simple Exceptions to the Present Simple Future Forms Past and Past Participle Learning Tool Modal Verbs 'Can' and 'Be Able to' Modal Verbs 'Must' and 'Have to' Modal Verbs of Probability Perfect or Progressive Conditionals Gerund Or Infinitive Gerund Or Infinitive Learning Tool Past Simple Present Perfect Forming Modals Intermediate Learning Maze Learning Maze Answers Past Simple or Present Perfect? - 1 Past Simple or Present Perfect? - 2 Intermediate Practice Test More Intermediate Learning Resources
Do or Make? One of the most common problems for beginners and intermediate learners. They both have similar meanings, but there are differences. Here is a review sheet explaining the difference between the two verbs, providing key collocations and followed up by a quiz testing your knowledge.
There are five different types of adverbs. This feature explains each of the five adverbs types, adverb spelling and adverb placement, as well as exceptions to the rules.
This guide provides a overview of phrasal verbs including a discussion of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs.
Here is a guide to the four basic types of pronouns: subject, object, possessive and demonstrative. This overview provides a simple introduction for beginners or a quick review for other level students.
This intermediate level lesson focuses on introducing and / or reviewing defining and non-defining relative clauses. Exercises include a recognition and punctuation drill as well as a text expansion exercise.
This grammar reference section provides a quick review and explanation of tenses used in English. The feature is divided into sections on present, past and future tenses including tense usage instructions, example sentences and hints.
This guide gives an overview of the most common verb structures and patterns used in English such as 'verb + object + infinitive', or 'verb ' object + participle', etc. Each verb structure or pattern includes a short explanation and example.
This feature provides a guide to the use of the most common intensifying adjectives for non-physical nouns, as well as important adjective-noun collocations.
Reference guide to using adverbs of frequency such as 'always, usually, rarely and never'. This extensive guide includes exceptions, and an extensive list of uses for adverbs of frequency.
Learn how to use direct speech. This grammar section provides a chart with all the principal transfomrmations, as well as how to report questions. For example: "I will go to Paris" becomes "He said he would go to Paris".
Check your understanding of the use of direct speech with this (difficult) quiz asking for transformations from direct to indirect speech.
Check your understanding of the use of direct speech with this (difficult) quiz asking for transformations from direct to indirect speech.
Sometimes it's better to use the passive voice. For example: 'Fords are made in Detroit' is much better than 'Somebody makes Fords in Detroit'. Learn about the passive voice.
Check your understanding of the use of passive voice with this quiz asking for transformations from active to passive voice.
Check your understanding of the use of passive voice with this quiz asking for transformations from passive to active voice.
There are a number of ways to show contrasting ideas in a sentence. This chart provides the most common ways to contrast ideas with example sentences and a construction chart.
Study the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Study the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Sometimes, things happen that we would like explained and we must demand explanations. For example, if you have just bought a new computer and there is a problem, but the shop assistant says that the guaranty does not cover the problem.
Sometimes you need to say no when someone makes a suggestion, offers something or asks you to do something for them. Of course, saying just 'no' can be rather rude. Here are some of the most common ways to say 'no' nicely - or at least not rudely.
Sometimes you need to state a preference when someone makes a suggestion, offers something or asks your opinion about what to do. The most common language formulas for showing a preference with examples and a construction table.
The most common language formulas for asking for information with examples and a construction table.
The most common language formulas for offering help with examples and a construction table.
The most common language formulas for giving advice to other people with examples and a construction table.
The most common language formulas for making suggestions with examples and a construction table.
The most common language formulas for giving warnings with examples and a construction table.
Study the use of these common expressions using prepositions followed by nouns.
Study the use of these common noun and preposition combinations.
Test your understanding of these prepositions to express the position of objects.
Study the use of these prepositions to express the position of objects.
Test your understanding of these prepositions to express the position of objects.
Study the use of these prepositions to express movement and position in a city or country.
Test your understanding of these prepositions to express movement and position in a city or country.
Study the use of these prepositions to express when something happens.
Test your understanding of these prepositions to express when something happens.
Study the use of these prepositions to express when something happens during another activity.
Test your understanding of these prepositions to express when something happens during another activity.
Quiz Review of comparative and superlative forms.
Challenging quiz connecting sentences with the correct time clause (when, since, etc.) and then choosing the correct tense. Great for review.
Various quantifiers are used based on whether the noun is countable or uncountable, sentence position and negative, positive, or question form. Check your understanding of quantifiers with this quiz.
Check your understanding of whether a noun is countable or uncountable with this quiz.
'Like' is used in various forms for VERY different questions. Check your understanding of the usage of 'like' with this quiz.
You know how question tags are formed, don't you? Practice question tag formation with this quiz.
Overview and short explanation of question forms for subject and object questions.
Quiz testing question forms for both the common object question and the less common subject question.
Introduction to the use of adverb clauses using a chart to show the various types of adverb clauses used (time, opposition, condition and cause/effect).
How to use adverb clauses such as because, as, since, etc. to express cause and effect.
How to use adverb clauses such as if, unless, only if, even if, etc. to express conditions for results.
How to use adverb clauses with time expressions such as when, as soon as, before, etc.
How to use adverb clauses with time expressions such though, even though, whereas, etc. to show clauses in opposition to each other.
A quick overview chart to 13 tenses in English. This guide gives you a general idea of when to use these tenses.
When we use contractions (He's, We've etc.) in English including when to use contractions in written English.
The basic rules for using adverbs in English.
The basic rules for using adjectives in English.
Guideline to the correct order of adjectives when using more than one adjective to describe a noun (i.e., an interesting old English book).
Test your knowledge of using more than one adjective to describe a noun (i.e., an interesting old English book).
Interactive review of essential intermediate level English. Each question focuses on one specific concept and an explanation of the point is given for an incorrect answer.
Interactive review of essential intermediate level English. Each question focuses on one specific concept and an explanation of the point is given for an incorrect answer.
Interactive review of essential intermediate level English. Each question focuses on one specific concept and an explanation of the point is given for an incorrect answer.
Interactive review of essential intermediate level English. Each question focuses on one specific concept and an explanation of the point is given for an incorrect answer.
What are you doing right now? You are reading this page. Learn how to use the present continuous.
What do you do every day? Use this grammar chart to learn about the Present Simple.
There are a number of important exceptions to the use of the present simple. Find out which of these exceptions are important for you.
Learn about the various forms used for the future: will - going to - continuous, including follow up quiz.
Go - went - gone, come - came -come, sing - sang - ? Having problems memorizing irregular past verbs? Practice the forms with this interactive tool.
Learn about the modal verbs 'can' and 'be able to'.
Learn about these commonly confused modal verbs that seem to mean the same thing, but really don't ...
Modal verbs can also be used to express how likely we think something is. For example: 'He must be at work. It's nine o'clock' means that I am sure he is at work. Learn these important secondary uses of modal verbs.
Sometimes it's difficult to know whether to use a perfect form (He's lived here for three years) or the progressive perfect form (He's been working for three hours). Find out when to use either form in the past, present or future.
Learn the conditional forms: Conditional 0, 1, 2, and 3 as well as some important exceptions to the rules.
Decide whether the verb takes the gerund or the infinitive form of the following verb. For example: He enjoys playing tennis. - 'Enjoy' takes the gerund.
Not sure whether the verb takes the '-ing' form or the infinitive? Use this great interactive tool to check which form is appropriate.
Learn about the past simple and when to use it. For example: They went to Rio last year.
Learn about the present perfect and when to use it. For example: I have lived in New York for a long time.
Learn about how modals are formed in the various tenses.
Use this maze to test your knowledge of English while having fun.
Answer sheet to the learning maze above.
Quiz focusing on one of the more difficult grammar points in English: When to use the past simple or present perfect.
Quiz focusing on one of the more difficult grammar points in English: When to use the past simple or present perfect.
Great review exercise based on a wide variety of learning points appropriate to the intermediate level.