Category: English Grammar (Page 1)
In the 'English Grammar' category, you will find a wealth of articles designed to enhance your understanding of English grammar rules. These articles will help you to construct sentences correctly, use punctuation appropriately, and avoid common grammatical errors. By studying these articles, you will improve your written and spoken English, making your communication more effective and confident.
10 learning grammar challenges New
Category: English Grammar
Topic: General
Ten ambitious but achievable grammar learning targets to improve your motivation and language knowledge
How to make learning grammar easier
Category: English Grammar
Topic: General
12 top learning grammar on your own more easily tips, including the best things to study and selecting the best ways to do so.
Games and activities to practice the Present Perfect tense
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Present Perfect
Fun activities for the different present + past meanings of have + Present Perfect
English Tenses and Aspects 7 - The Habitual Aspect
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Verbs and Tenses
A look at the difficulties of classifying "used to"
English Tenses and Aspect 6 - The Prospective Aspect
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Verbs and Tenses
A look at the use of the 'going to' form in English
English Tenses and Aspects 5 - The Retrospective Aspect
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Verbs and Tenses
A look the the forms traditionally known as the perfect aspect
English Tenses and Aspects 4 - The Durative Aspect
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Verbs and Tenses
A look at the form traditionally known as the continuous or progressive
English Tenses and Aspect 3 - The Marked Tense
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Verbs and Tenses
This tense, the traditional 'past simple', sometimes referred to as the preterite, like the unmarked tense, can refer to past, present, future and general time.
English Tenses and Aspect 2 - The Unmarked Tense
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Verbs and Tenses
It is true that the uses of the unmarked tense can present three major problems for the learner
English Tenses and Aspects 1 - Introduction
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Verbs and Tenses
I believe the tense/aspect system of English verbs is far less complex than many suppose. There is an underlying logic to the system that, when understood, clears away most of the problems that have caused misery to many learners and their teachers.
Phrasal Verbs - Multi-Word Verbs
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Phrasal Verbs
A look at the problems phrasal verb present to learners
Conditional Sentences in English: Non-conditional 'conditionals'
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Conditionals
A look at non-conditional conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English: Other expressions with IF
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Conditionals
A look at other expressions with 'if'
Conditional Sentences in English: Alternatives to IF
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Conditionals
A look at alternatives to 'if' in conditional sentences
Conditional Sentences in English: Counterfactual Conditionals
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Conditionals
A look at counterfactual conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English: Hypothetical Conditionals
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Conditionals
A look at hypothetical conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English: Predictive Conditionals
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Conditionals
A look at predicative conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English: Factual Conditionals
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Conditionals
A look at factual conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English: Introduction
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Conditionals
An in-depth look at conditional sentences
Indirect (Reported) Speech
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Direct & Indirect Speech
A look at backshifting and other aspects of indirect speech
Problems with the Past Perfect & Past Simple
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Past Tenses
Notes on why native speakers do not always use the past perfect when learners have been told they must, using questions and answers from our forum.
The Past Perfect
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Past Tenses
A look at how the Past Perfect is formed and used in English
Why does my teacher make me learn English grammar words?
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Learning and Teaching
This article discusses the reasons for learning English grammar words, such as improving speaking and listening skills, making connections between grammar points, saving time, and preparing for further study.
Descriptive and Prescriptive Grammar
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Learning and Teaching
A look at the prescriptive and descriptive approaches to English grammar.
Understanding "Rather" in English
Category: English Grammar
Topic: Adjectives and Adverbs
Learn how to use 'rather' in English.