Grammar Lessons
LessonB1Nouns and pronouns
Singular Countable Nouns
In English, singular countable nouns usually cannot be used alone; they must be preceded by a word such…
LessonB1Nouns and pronouns
Uncountable Nouns – Grammar Lesson
Some English nouns usually cannot form a plural or be preceded by a, an or a number. Because they usually cannot…
LessonB1Passive voice
The Passive Voice – Grammar Lesson
As explained in the preceding chapter, the Active Voice of a verb is used when the subject of…
LessonB1Prepositions
Prepositions – Grammar Lesson
The words at, in, of, on and to are examples of prepositions. A word such as a noun, pronoun or gerund following a preposition is…
LessonB1Tenses
Common English Irregular Verbs
be was/were been bear bore born beat beat beaten become became become begin began begun bend bent bent…
LessonB1Tenses
The Future Tenses
Just as there are four present tenses and four past tenses in English, there are also four future…
LessonB1Tenses
The Past Continuous, The Past Perfect and The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
There are four types of verb tense in English: the Simple, the Continuous, the Perfect, and the Perfect…
LessonB1Tenses
The Present Perfect and The Present Continuous Tense
The English Present Perfect tense is used to express actions which have already been completed, or perfected, at…
LessonB2Adjectives and adverbs
Adverbs of Manner and Adverbs Used in Comparisons – Grammar Lesson
Adverbs of manner are the largest group of adverbs. Most adverbs of manner are closely related to corresponding…
LessonB2Mixed grammar
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Most of the verbs examined so far have been in the Active Voice. When a verb is in the…
LessonB2Modals
Conjugations With The Auxiliary WOULD
English verbs conjugated with the auxiliary would are used in a variety of ways. For instance, the auxiliary would is often…
LessonB2Modals
Modal Verbs
There are nine modal verbs in English: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would. Two…
LessonB2Phrasal verbs
Phrasal Verbs – Grammar Lesson
A phrasal verb is an idiom which consists of a verb followed by a preposition, a verb followed…
LessonB2Tenses
The Uses and Formation of the English Verb Tenses
Type of Tense Type of Action Expressed Simple - actions occurring at regular intervals - general truths, or…
LessonC1Mixed grammar
The Subjunctive
In modern English, the Simple Present Subjunctive is most commonly used in formal commands and requests. In the…