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153 grammar pieces in 17 topics, from to be to inversion and hedging. Every piece is listed here: find the grammar point, then pick the level.
The verb to be and first steps 2 pieces · am / is / are, instructions and suggestions
Present tenses 7 pieces · Habits, facts and what is happening now
How Often? Adverbs of Frequencyalways, usually, sometimes, neverA1
Present Simplehabits and factsA1Present Simple: Questions and Negativesdo / does / don’t / doesn’tA1Present Continuousnow and around nowA2Present Continuous for Future Plansarrangements with a timeA2Present Simple for Timetablesfixed future eventsA2Present Simple or Present Continuous?I work / I am workingA2
Present Simplehabits and factsA1Present Simple: Questions and Negativesdo / does / don’t / doesn’tA1Present Continuousnow and around nowA2Present Continuous for Future Plansarrangements with a timeA2Present Simple for Timetablesfixed future eventsA2Present Simple or Present Continuous?I work / I am workingA2Past tenses 11 pieces · Finished actions, actions in progress and the earlier past
Was and Were (Past of Be)the past of beA1Irregular Past Simple Verbsgo → went, buy → boughtA2Past Continuous: What Was Happening?actions in progress in the pastA2Past Simplefinished actions in the pastA2Past Simple: Negatives and Questionsdidn’t and didA2Regular Past Simple: Endings and Spellinghow to spell -ed verbsA2used to: Past Habitshabits and states in the pastA2Past Perfect Continuouswhat had been happening before a past momentB1Past Perfect: The Earlier Pastsomething that happened before another past eventB1Past Tenses in Storiespast simple, continuous and perfect togetherB1used to, be used to and get used topast habits and getting accustomedB1
Irregular Past Simple Verbsgo → went, buy → boughtA2Past Continuous: What Was Happening?actions in progress in the pastA2Past Simplefinished actions in the pastA2Past Simple: Negatives and Questionsdidn’t and didA2Regular Past Simple: Endings and Spellinghow to spell -ed verbsA2used to: Past Habitshabits and states in the pastA2Past Perfect Continuouswhat had been happening before a past momentB1Past Perfect: The Earlier Pastsomething that happened before another past eventB1Past Tenses in Storiespast simple, continuous and perfect togetherB1used to, be used to and get used topast habits and getting accustomedB1Present perfect 6 pieces · Experience, recent news and connection to now
Present Perfect with Just, Already and Yetrecent actionsA2Present Perfect: Ever and Neverlife experiencesA2For and Sinceduration and starting pointsB1Past Simple or Present Perfect?finished time or connection to nowB1Present Perfectexperience and recent newsB1Present Perfect Continuousactions that started in the past and continue or have just stoppedB1
Present Perfect: Ever and Neverlife experiencesA2For and Sinceduration and starting pointsB1Past Simple or Present Perfect?finished time or connection to nowB1Present Perfectexperience and recent newsB1Present Perfect Continuousactions that started in the past and continue or have just stoppedB1Future forms 2 pieces · Plans, predictions and planning ahead
Modal verbs 13 pieces · Ability, advice, obligation, deduction and preference
can and can’tabilityA1Can I…? Can You…? Requests and Permissionasking politelyA1have to, don’t have to and mustn’tobligation and rulesA2Might and May for Possibilitythings that are possible, not sureA2Modal Verbs: can, must, shouldability, rules and adviceA2Must and Mustn’trules, duties and prohibitionsA2should and shouldn’tgiving adviceA2Be Allowed To and Be Able Topermission and ability in all tensesB1must, might and can’t: Guessingdeduction and possibilityB1could, was able to and managed toability in the pastB2must have, might have and can’t haveguessing about the pastB2Should Have, Ought to Have and Needn’t Havepast mistakes and unnecessary actionsB2would rather, had better and it’s timepreferences and adviceB2
Can I…? Can You…? Requests and Permissionasking politelyA1have to, don’t have to and mustn’tobligation and rulesA2Might and May for Possibilitythings that are possible, not sureA2Modal Verbs: can, must, shouldability, rules and adviceA2Must and Mustn’trules, duties and prohibitionsA2should and shouldn’tgiving adviceA2Be Allowed To and Be Able Topermission and ability in all tensesB1must, might and can’t: Guessingdeduction and possibilityB1could, was able to and managed toability in the pastB2must have, might have and can’t haveguessing about the pastB2Should Have, Ought to Have and Needn’t Havepast mistakes and unnecessary actionsB2would rather, had better and it’s timepreferences and adviceB2Questions 8 pieces · Question words, tags and indirect questions
Question Words: who, what, where…asking for informationA1Short Answers: Yes, I Do / No, I Don’tanswering yes/no questionsA1How much? How many?questions about quantityA2How Questions: How Long, How Far, How Oftenasking about time, distance and frequencyA2Questions with Prepositionswho with, what about, where fromA2Indirect Questionspolite questionsB1Question Tagschecking and agreeingB1Subject and Object Questionswho / what as subject or objectB1
Short Answers: Yes, I Do / No, I Don’tanswering yes/no questionsA1How much? How many?questions about quantityA2How Questions: How Long, How Far, How Oftenasking about time, distance and frequencyA2Questions with Prepositionswho with, what about, where fromA2Indirect Questionspolite questionsB1Question Tagschecking and agreeingB1Subject and Object Questionswho / what as subject or objectB1Nouns, articles and quantity 12 pieces · a / an / the, countable and uncountable, some / any, much / many
Articles: a, an, thea / an / the / no articleA1Plural Nounsone and more than oneA1this, that, these and thosepointing to thingsA1Countable & Uncountable: much, many, some, anyquantityA2some, any and noquantity wordsA2too and enoughmore or less than you needA2Articles: A, The and No Articlewhen to use the zero articleB1Both, Either and Neitherboth … and / either … or / neither … norB1much, many, a few, a little and enoughquantity wordsB1Order of Adjectiveswhich adjective comes firstB1so, such, too and enoughintensifyingB1Each, Every, All, Both, None and Neitherquantity words for groups and pairsB2
Plural Nounsone and more than oneA1this, that, these and thosepointing to thingsA1Countable & Uncountable: much, many, some, anyquantityA2some, any and noquantity wordsA2too and enoughmore or less than you needA2Articles: A, The and No Articlewhen to use the zero articleB1Both, Either and Neitherboth … and / either … or / neither … norB1much, many, a few, a little and enoughquantity wordsB1Order of Adjectiveswhich adjective comes firstB1so, such, too and enoughintensifyingB1Each, Every, All, Both, None and Neitherquantity words for groups and pairsB2Pronouns and possessives 7 pieces · Object pronouns, possessive forms, have got
Object Pronouns: me, you, him, her…pronouns after the verbA1Possessive ’s: Tom’s booksaying who owns somethingA1Possessives and have gotmy, your, ’s and have / has gotA1Mine, Yours, Ours: Possessive Pronounsmine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirsA2One and Onesavoiding repetitionA2Reflexive Pronounsmyself / yourself / themselvesA2Someone, Anything, Nowhere: Compound Wordssome- / any- / no- / every- compoundsA2
Possessive ’s: Tom’s booksaying who owns somethingA1Possessives and have gotmy, your, ’s and have / has gotA1Mine, Yours, Ours: Possessive Pronounsmine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirsA2One and Onesavoiding repetitionA2Reflexive Pronounsmyself / yourself / themselvesA2Someone, Anything, Nowhere: Compound Wordssome- / any- / no- / every- compoundsA2Comparing things 6 pieces · Comparatives, superlatives and as … as
Adjectives Ending -ed and -ingbored / boring, excited / excitingA2Comparatives & Superlativesbigger / the biggestA2Superlatives: the biggest, the most beautifulthe top of a groupA2as … as and other comparisonsequal and similar thingsB1Stronger and Weaker Comparisonsmuch, a bit, slightly, by farB1The More… The More…double comparativesB1
Comparatives & Superlativesbigger / the biggestA2Superlatives: the biggest, the most beautifulthe top of a groupA2as … as and other comparisonsequal and similar thingsB1Stronger and Weaker Comparisonsmuch, a bit, slightly, by farB1The More… The More…double comparativesB1Adverbs, prepositions and places 11 pieces · How things are done, when and where things are
Adjectives: After Be and Before a Noundescribing people and thingsA1There is / There arewhat is in a placeA1There is / There are + Prepositionsplaces and where things areA1Adverbs of Degreevery / quite / really / too / a bitA2Adverbs of Mannerhow things are doneA2Adverbs of Place and Timehere, there, now, soon, yesterdayA2at, on, in: Prepositions of Timewhen things happenA2Prepositions of Place and Movementin / on / at, to / into / throughA2There Was and There Werewhat existed in the pastA2Prepositions After Nounsreason for, answer to, problem withB1Adverbs: Position and Adverbialswhere adverbs go in a sentenceB2
There is / There arewhat is in a placeA1There is / There are + Prepositionsplaces and where things areA1Adverbs of Degreevery / quite / really / too / a bitA2Adverbs of Mannerhow things are doneA2Adverbs of Place and Timehere, there, now, soon, yesterdayA2at, on, in: Prepositions of Timewhen things happenA2Prepositions of Place and Movementin / on / at, to / into / throughA2There Was and There Werewhat existed in the pastA2Prepositions After Nounsreason for, answer to, problem withB1Adverbs: Position and Adverbialswhere adverbs go in a sentenceB2Verb patterns and phrasal verbs 12 pieces · What follows a verb: -ing or to, wanting and liking, phrasal verbs
Like and Would Likeliking and wanting politelyA1like, love and hate + -ingtalking about likes and dislikesA1Look, Sound, Feel and Tasteverbs of the senses + adjectiveA2Verbs with Two Objectsgive someone somethingA2want, would like and hope + towishes and plansA2Common Phrasal Verbsverb + particleB1Make or Do?common collocationsB1Verb + -ing or to + Verbwhat comes after a verbB1Verb + Object + To-Infinitivewant, ask, tell, allow someone to do somethingB1Verbs with Prepositionsfixed verb + preposition pairsB1Adjectives with Prepositionsadjective + preposition pairsB2Verbs That Change Meaning: -ing or to?stop, remember, try, forget, regretB2
like, love and hate + -ingtalking about likes and dislikesA1Look, Sound, Feel and Tasteverbs of the senses + adjectiveA2Verbs with Two Objectsgive someone somethingA2want, would like and hope + towishes and plansA2Common Phrasal Verbsverb + particleB1Make or Do?common collocationsB1Verb + -ing or to + Verbwhat comes after a verbB1Verb + Object + To-Infinitivewant, ask, tell, allow someone to do somethingB1Verbs with Prepositionsfixed verb + preposition pairsB1Adjectives with Prepositionsadjective + preposition pairsB2Verbs That Change Meaning: -ing or to?stop, remember, try, forget, regretB2Linking ideas and clauses 10 pieces · Relative clauses, time clauses, contrast, reasons and results
And, But and Orjoining words and sentencesA1because, so and butreasons, results and contrastA2when, while, before and afterlinking events in timeA2Who, Which and That: Relative Clauses (Basics)saying which person or thing you meanA2although, however and despiteshowing contrastB1Non-Defining Relative Clausesextra information with commasB1Relative Clauses: who, which, that, wherejoining ideas and defining thingsB1So, Neither, Too and Eitheragreeing and addingB1Time Clauses About the Futurewhen, as soon as, before, untilB1Avoiding Repetition: Ellipsis and Substitutionso, not, do so, one / ones, so do IB2
because, so and butreasons, results and contrastA2when, while, before and afterlinking events in timeA2Who, Which and That: Relative Clauses (Basics)saying which person or thing you meanA2although, however and despiteshowing contrastB1Non-Defining Relative Clausesextra information with commasB1Relative Clauses: who, which, that, wherejoining ideas and defining thingsB1So, Neither, Too and Eitheragreeing and addingB1Time Clauses About the Futurewhen, as soon as, before, untilB1Avoiding Repetition: Ellipsis and Substitutionso, not, do so, one / ones, so do IB2Conditionals and wishes 10 pieces · Real and unreal situations, regrets and wishes
First Conditionalreal future possibilitiesA2First & Second Conditionalsreal and imaginary situationsB1Second Conditionalunreal or unlikely situationsB1The Zero Conditionalif + present simple, present simpleB1Third Conditionalimagining a different pastB1Unless and In Caseconditions and precautionsB1Alternatives to Ifas long as, provided that, supposingB2It’s Time and Other Unreal Pastsit’s time you wentB2Mixed Conditionalspast causes and present resultsB2wish and if onlyregrets and unreal wishesB2
First & Second Conditionalsreal and imaginary situationsB1Second Conditionalunreal or unlikely situationsB1The Zero Conditionalif + present simple, present simpleB1Third Conditionalimagining a different pastB1Unless and In Caseconditions and precautionsB1Alternatives to Ifas long as, provided that, supposingB2It’s Time and Other Unreal Pastsit’s time you wentB2Mixed Conditionalspast causes and present resultsB2wish and if onlyregrets and unreal wishesB2Passive and reported speech 8 pieces · Passives, causatives, reported statements and questions, reporting verbs
Reported Questionstelling someone else’s questionB1Reported Requests and Commandstold / asked someone to do somethingB1Reported Speechtelling someone what was saidB1The Passive in More Tenseswill be done, is being done, has been doneB1The Passive Voicewhen the action matters more than who did itB1have something done / get something donearranging for someone else to do a jobB2It is said that… / He is said to…reporting general opinionsB2Reporting Verbs: suggest, admit, deny and morereporting what people sayB2
Reported Requests and Commandstold / asked someone to do somethingB1Reported Speechtelling someone what was saidB1The Passive in More Tenseswill be done, is being done, has been doneB1The Passive Voicewhen the action matters more than who did itB1have something done / get something donearranging for someone else to do a jobB2It is said that… / He is said to…reporting general opinionsB2Reporting Verbs: suggest, admit, deny and morereporting what people sayB2Advanced structures 16 pieces · Inversion, cleft sentences, nominalisation, hedging and other C1–C2 grammar
Advanced Relative Clausesadding information elegantlyB2Cleft SentencesemphasisB2Emphatic do and other ways to stressadding emphasisB2Future in the Pasttalking about plans from a past viewpointB2however, whatever and no matterit makes no differenceB2Inversion After Negative Adverbialsformal and emphatic word orderB2Participle Clausesshorter, more fluent sentencesB2The Subjunctive After Suggest, Demand and Insistsuggest that he goB2Advanced Passives and CausativesC1–C2Cleft Sentences and EmphasisC1–C2Discourse Markers, Concession and HedgingC1–C2Hypothetical Meaning and the SubjunctiveC1–C2Inversion for EmphasisC1–C2✓ SampleMixed and Advanced ConditionalsC1–C2Nominalisation and Formal StyleC1–C2Participle ClausesC1–C2
Cleft SentencesemphasisB2Emphatic do and other ways to stressadding emphasisB2Future in the Pasttalking about plans from a past viewpointB2however, whatever and no matterit makes no differenceB2Inversion After Negative Adverbialsformal and emphatic word orderB2Participle Clausesshorter, more fluent sentencesB2The Subjunctive After Suggest, Demand and Insistsuggest that he goB2Advanced Passives and CausativesC1–C2Cleft Sentences and EmphasisC1–C2Discourse Markers, Concession and HedgingC1–C2Hypothetical Meaning and the SubjunctiveC1–C2Inversion for EmphasisC1–C2✓ SampleMixed and Advanced ConditionalsC1–C2Nominalisation and Formal StyleC1–C2Participle ClausesC1–C2Grammar exam tasks 12 pieces · Open cloze, multiple-choice cloze and key word transformations
Key Word Transformations: Set 1B2✓ SampleKey Word Transformations: Set 2B2Key Word Transformations: Set 3B2Multiple-Choice Cloze: A Weekend AwayB2Multiple-Choice Cloze: The Local LibraryB2Multiple-Choice Cloze: Why We Collect ThingsB2Open Cloze: A Town FestivalB2Open Cloze: Learning to CookB2Open Cloze: A City by BicycleC1–C2Open Cloze: Learning an InstrumentC1–C2Open Cloze: The Quiet RevolutionC1–C2Open Cloze: The Saturday MarketC1–C2
Key Word Transformations: Set 3B2Multiple-Choice Cloze: A Weekend AwayB2Multiple-Choice Cloze: The Local LibraryB2Multiple-Choice Cloze: Why We Collect ThingsB2Open Cloze: A Town FestivalB2Open Cloze: Learning to CookB2Open Cloze: A City by BicycleC1–C2Open Cloze: Learning an InstrumentC1–C2Open Cloze: The Quiet RevolutionC1–C2Open Cloze: The Saturday MarketC1–C2