Grammar Lessons
Master grammar patterns used in real news articles, organized by CEFR level.
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-ing spelling: double consonant after short vowel
“The cat is sitting on the chair.”
-ing spelling: drop silent e
“She is making a cake.”
-ing spelling: ie → ying
“The baby is lying on the bed.”
A lot of + countable and uncountable nouns
“She has a lot of friends.”
Adverbs of frequency: position with be
“He is always late.”
Adverbs of frequency: position with main verbs
“I always eat breakfast.”
Any: negative sentences and questions
“I don't have any brothers.”
Basic word order: SVO
“The cat (S) eats (V) fish (O).”
Can: ability
“I can swim.”
Can: negative (can't)
“I can't drive.”
Can: permission
“Can I open the window?”
Common greetings and responses
“How are you?”
Common polite expressions
“Excuse me, where is the station?”
Conjunction: and
“I have a dog and a cat.”
Conjunction: because
“I'm happy because it's Friday.”
Conjunction: but
“I like tea, but I don't like coffee.”
Conjunction: or
“Do you want tea or coffee?”
Conjunction: so
“It's raining, so I need an umbrella.”
Countable nouns
“I need a chair.”
Days of the week and months
“I start work on Monday.”
Definite article: the
“The book on the table is mine.”
Demonstratives: these / those (plural)
“These shoes are new.”
Demonstratives: this / that (singular)
“This book is interesting.”
Have/has got: affirmative
“I have got two brothers.”
Have/has got: negative
“I haven't got any money.”
Have/has got: questions
“Have you got a pen?”
Imperatives: affirmative
“Open the door.”
Imperatives: negative
“Don't touch that!”
Indefinite article: a / an
“She is a student.”
Let's + base verb (suggestions)
“Let's go to the cinema.”
Like / love / hate / don't like + -ing
“I like swimming.”
Like / love / hate / don't like + noun
“I love chocolate.”
Many + countable nouns
“How many students are in your class?”
Much + uncountable nouns
“How much money do you have?”
Need + noun / infinitive
“I need help.”
Numbers 1–100
“There are twenty-five students in my class.”
Object pronouns
“Can you help me?”
Ordinal numbers (1st–31st)
“My birthday is on the third of June.”
Plural nouns: -es after s, sh, ch, x, z
“She washed all the dishes and the glasses.”
Plural nouns: common irregular forms
“There are three children in the park.”
Plural nouns: more irregular forms
“My feet are cold.”
Plural nouns: regular -s
“Two cats are sleeping on the sofa.”
Possessive 's: singular nouns
“The girl's book is on the table.”
Possessive adjectives
“This is my phone.”
Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
“Whose bag is this?”
Possessive s': regular plural nouns
“The students' books are in the classroom.”
Prepositions of place: behind, in front of, near, opposite
“The garden is behind the house.”
Prepositions of place: in, on, at
“The keys are in my bag.”
Prepositions of place: under, next to, between
“The cat is under the table.”
Prepositions of time: at
“The meeting is at 3 o'clock.”
Prepositions of time: in
“She was born in April.”
Prepositions of time: on
“I have English on Monday.”
Present continuous: affirmative
“I am reading a book right now.”
Present continuous: negative
“She isn't sleeping.”
Present continuous: questions
“Are you listening to me?”
Present continuous: uses (actions happening now)
“Look!”
Present continuous: uses (temporary situations)
“I'm staying with my friend this week.”
Present simple: affirmative (non-be verbs)
“I work in an office.”
Present simple: be (affirmative)
“She is a teacher.”
Present simple: be (negative — contraction with be)
“They aren't at home.”
Present simple: be (negative — contraction with subject)
“I'm not hungry.”
Present simple: be (negative — full form)
“He is not a doctor.”
Present simple: be (short answers)
“Are you tired?”
Present simple: be (yes/no questions)
“Is she your sister?”
Present simple: negative (don't / doesn't)
“I don't like coffee.”
Present simple: short answers (do/does)
“Do you like pizza?”
Present simple: third person -s
“She plays the guitar.”
Present simple: yes/no questions (do/does)
“Do you speak French?”
Question words: how
“How are you?”
Question words: how many, how much
“How many languages do you speak?”
Question words: how old, how often
“How old are you?”
Question words: what, where, when
“What is your name?”
Question words: who, why, which
“Who is that man?”
Some: affirmative sentences
“I have some friends in Paris.”
Some: offers and requests
“Would you like some tea?”
Subject pronouns
“They live in London.”
Telling the time
“It's half past nine.”
There is / there are (affirmative)
“There is a park near my house.”
There is / there are (negative)
“There isn't a hospital in this town.”
There is / there are (questions)
“Is there a supermarket near here?”
Third person -s spelling: -es after s, sh, ch, x, z
“He watches TV every evening.”
Third person -s spelling: consonant + y → -ies
“She studies English every day.”
Third person -s spelling: vowel + y → -ys
“He plays football on Saturdays.”
Uncountable nouns
“I'd like some water.”
Want + noun / infinitive
“I want a coffee.”
Wh-question formation with do/does
“Where does she work?”
Whose + noun (asking about possession)
“Whose book is this?”
Would like + noun / infinitive (polite requests)
“I'd like a glass of water.”
Yes/no question formation with do/does
“Do you like chocolate?”
Zero article: uncountable nouns and generalizations
“Water is important.”