English grammar, made clear

Start with the lesson that matches your most common mistakes. Each takes about 10 minutes, including the quiz.

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Grammar step by step: A1 to B1

Follow these lessons in order, from beginner to intermediate. Each has clear rules, audio examples, common mistakes and a quiz. They're part of the free Complete English Course.

Beginner (A1)

1. The verb 'be': am, is, are
2. Present simple: I work, she works
3. Questions and negatives: do, does, don't, doesn't
4. Can and can't: ability and requests
5. Plurals, a/an and some
6. There is and there are
7. Prepositions of place: next to, between, opposite
8. Possessives: my, your, his, her and 's
9. Present continuous: I'm working now
10. Past simple: was, were and -ed verbs

Elementary (A2)

1. Past simple: irregular verbs, questions and negatives
2. Future: going to or will?
3. Comparatives and superlatives: cheaper, the cheapest
4. Much, many, a lot of, a few and a little
5. Should, have to and must
6. Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, sometimes, never
7. Object pronouns and possessive pronouns: me, him, mine, yours
8. Past continuous: I was cooking when…
9. Too and enough: too hot, not big enough
10. Like doing, want to do: verb + -ing or to

Intermediate (B1)

1. Present perfect: ever, never, for and since
2. Used to: past habits and situations
3. Polite requests and indirect questions
4. First conditional: if + present, will
5. The passive voice: it was fixed, it's made
6. Second conditional: if I had…, I would…
7. Might, may, could, must, can't: how sure are you?
8. Relative clauses: who, which, that, where
9. Reported speech: she said that…
10. Gerunds and infinitives: stop doing, stop to do

Which grammar matters most?

These four areas cause most of the errors we see in practice essays and speaking answers from learners in Australia:

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Good grammar helps in every English test. In PTE Academic writing and IELTS writing, grammar is marked directly, and accurate sentences make your speaking clearer too.