Subject pronouns and be: I am, you are, she is
Introduce yourself, describe people and places, and ask simple questions with am, is and are.
Study this grammar pointEnglish grammar, with examples and practice
Choose a grammar point, compare examples, and practice the choices that change a sentence's meaning.
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Follow these lessons in order, or open any lesson you need.
Build your first sentences
Start with subject pronouns and the verb be, then describe routines and finished events.
Routines, actions and time
Compare regular actions with what is happening now, then add clear time phrases.
Nouns and amounts
Choose noun forms and articles, then use advice, experience and quantity expressions.
Requests and arrangements
Say what you need, ask for help and make everyday arrangements.
- Need and want: say what is necessary and what you would likeA1
- Can and could: ability, permission and requestsA2
- Help: ask for support and say what you can doA1
- Borrow or lend: who gives and who receives?B1
- Appointment: arrange, change and keep a timeB1
- Available and free: check time, access and priceA2
- Reliable: people, things and information you can trustB1
Cost and comparison
Compare choices and describe the time or money they need.
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Countable and uncountable nouns
Choose a, some, much and many, count amounts with units, and see why chicken or glass can have more than one meaning.
Study this grammar pointPresent simple: habits, facts and everyday questions
Describe routines and facts, add the right ending, and make questions and negatives with do and does.
Study this grammar pointPast simple: finished events, questions and negatives
Tell someone what happened, choose regular and irregular past forms, and use did, didn't, was and were.
Study this grammar pointA, an, the or no article?
Choose articles by countability, sound and what your listener can identify, with practice in everyday situations.
Study this grammar pointIn, on or at for time: days, dates and clock times
Choose time prepositions for schedules, learn at night and on Monday morning, and know when no preposition is needed.
Study this grammar pointPresent simple or present continuous?
Describe routines, actions in progress and temporary situations, and choose the right form when a verb's meaning changes.
Study this grammar pointA lot, alot or allot: which is correct?
Use a lot for quantity or degree and allot for assigning a share. Practice spacing, of, word order and the forms allotted and allotting.
Study this grammar pointCan and could: ability, permission and requests
Use can and could to describe skills, ask permission, request help and suggest a plan. Practice the forms and choose meanings from everyday situations.
Study this grammar pointComparative and superlative adjectives
Compare everyday things with forms such as cheaper, more comfortable and the best. Learn spelling changes, equal comparisons and how to describe a whole group.
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