Every day or everyday: a useful difference
A daily routine and an ordinary object need different spellings. See how a time phrase differs from an adjective before a noun.
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Adverbs of manner: how an action happens
Pack carefully, answer politely and play well. Form English manner adverbs, place them around verbs and objects, and distinguish hard from hardly.
Read and practiseThis one and those ones: choosing without repeating a noun
A choice between objects can be clear without repeating their name. Point out one item or several, nearby or farther away.
Read and practisePast continuous: an action in progress then
Use was or were with an -ing verb to show what was happening at a past moment. Practise statements, negatives and questions without adding did.
Read and practiseShared and separate possession with apostrophes
One shared kitchen or two separate kitchens? Apostrophe placement shows whether people own something together or separately.
Read and practisePast simple or continuous: events and background
Tell a past story with completed events and activities already in progress. Compare put on with was putting on and avoid choosing tense by duration alone.
Read and practiseAt or in for places: points and enclosed spaces
A bus stop is a meeting point, while a drawer has an inside. See how the choice of preposition changes the way a place is described.
Read and practisePresent perfect for life experience: ever and never
Discuss experiences with have or has plus a past participle. Ask with ever, answer with never, and switch to past simple when you give a finished past time.
Read and practiseBetween and among: places and groups
Separate landmarks or a surrounding group? Choose the right preposition for positions and relationships without counting a fixed number.
Read and practiseJust, already, yet and still with the present perfect
Distinguish a recent action, earlier completion, an expected event and a continuing delay. Learn natural positions for just, already, yet and still.
Read and practiseNear and next to: distances between places
A café can be close to a station without being right beside it. Distinguish general proximity from a position immediately alongside.
Read and practisePresent perfect with for and since: time continuing now
Connect a past beginning to the present with for and since. Distinguish a duration from a starting point and ask how long a continuing state has lasted.
Read and practiseAbove and over: position and movement
A picture above a sofa or a cyclist crossing a bridge: choose the right word for higher positions, movement and covering.
Read and practiseWill and won't: predictions, decisions, offers and promises
Build will with a base verb for predictions, immediate decisions, offers and promises. Practise won't, questions and the difference between a forecast and a guarantee.
Read and practiseLower positions: below and under
A village on a hillside or shoes beneath a bed? Compare lower levels with positions directly beneath something.
Read and practisePresent continuous for future arrangements
Use am, is or are with -ing to describe arranged future activities. Add a clear time, form questions and distinguish an arrangement from an action happening now.
Read and practiseStarting points and end limits
A journey between two places or a period ending at noon: mark where movement begins and when an activity stops.
Read and practisePresent simple for future timetables and scheduled events
State future departures, opening times and course dates with the present simple. Keep subject agreement and use does with a base verb in timetable questions.
Read and practisePunctual or early enough?
A scheduled start or a ferry you can still catch? Distinguish punctuality from being early enough for an event.
Read and practiseUsed to: former habits and states
Describe a routine or state that belonged to the past with used to and a base verb. Form did you use to and didn't use to, and distinguish a single past event.
Read and practiseOrdering events with time clauses
Two actions can happen in either order. Connect them with time clauses and work out which event comes first.
Read and practiseCould: past ability and particular successes
Talk about earlier abilities with could, a failed attempt with couldn’t, and a particular achievement with was able to or managed to. Practise the verb patterns.
Read and practiseMust and have to: obligation, questions and past forms
Explain what is necessary with must and have to. Practise has to, questions with do and does, past had to and future will have to without treating usage tendencies as rules.
Read and practisePast events and background activities
A sudden noise can interrupt an activity in progress. Connect past events and their background with time words.
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