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Level A1

Grammar lessons for A1 learners

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A1 · Lesson 1

18 min

A1Identity and simple descriptionVerb to beam

Identity and simple description

Verb to be: am, is, are

Learn how to introduce people, describe things, and talk about feelings with the verb to be.

A1 · Lesson 2

18 min

A1Existence and quantityThere is / ThereSingular: There is a

Existence and quantity

There is / There are

Describe what exists in a place and how many things you can see.

A1 · Lesson 3

20 min

A1Habits and factsPresent simple for routinesAffirmative: I play /

Habits and facts

Present simple for routines

Talk about habits, timetables, and things that are usually true.

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Level A2

Grammar lessons for A2 learners

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A2 · Lesson 1

20 min

A2Finished actions in thePast simplefinished past actions

Finished actions in the past

Past simple: finished past actions

Tell short stories and report what happened yesterday, last week, or last year.

A2 · Lesson 2

20 min

A2Actions now and arrangedPresent continuous for nowNow: I am reading

Actions now and arranged plans

Present continuous for now and near-future arrangements

Use am/is/are + verb-ing to describe actions happening now and plans already arranged.

A2 · Lesson 3

22 min

A2Comparison and evaluationComparatives and superlativesComparative: My office is

Comparison and evaluation

Comparatives and superlatives

Compare people, places, ideas, and products with clear adjective patterns.

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Level B1

Grammar lessons for B1 learners

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B1 · Lesson 1

24 min

B1Time connection and experiencePresent perfect vs pastExperience: I have visited

Time connection and experience

Present perfect vs past simple

Choose between life experience and finished past time without mixing the two systems.

B1 · Lesson 2

24 min

B1Real possibility vs imaginationFirst and second conditionalFirst: If it rains,

Real possibility vs imagination

First and second conditional

Talk about real future possibilities and imagined situations with clear, logical patterns.

B1 · Lesson 3

20 min

B1Past habits and formerUsed to for pastState in the past:

Past habits and former states

Used to for past habits and past states

Describe how life was different in the past without confusing finished habits and present reality.

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Level B2

Grammar lessons for B2 learners

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B2 · Lesson 1

24 min

B2Focus on action, process,Passive voiceform and purpose

Focus on action, process, or result

Passive voice: form and purpose

Shift the focus from the doer to the action when the result or process matters more.

B2 · Lesson 2

24 min

B2Retelling what people saidReported speechDirect: 'I am busy.'

Retelling what people said

Reported speech

Retell what someone said without repeating the exact original words.

B2 · Lesson 3

22 min

B2Degrees of certaintyModal verbs of deductionStrong conclusion: She must

Degrees of certainty

Modal verbs of deduction

Use must, might, may, can't, and could to show how certain you are.

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Level C1

Grammar lessons for C1 learners

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C1 · Lesson 1

26 min

C1Formal emphasis and rhetoricalInversion for emphasisNegative opener: Rarely do

Formal emphasis and rhetorical effect

Inversion for emphasis

Use negative adverbials and formal inversion to create strong emphasis in writing and speech.

C1 · Lesson 2

24 min

C1Nuanced conditions and limitsconditionalsprovided

Nuanced conditions and limits

Advanced conditionals: provided, as long as, unless, otherwise

Move beyond if to express conditions with more precision and a more natural academic tone.

C1 · Lesson 3

22 min

C1Cohesion and argument structureDiscourse markers for argumentAddition: moreover, furthermore, in

Cohesion and argument structure

Discourse markers for argument and flow

Connect ideas with smoother logic and clearer relationships between claims, examples, and concessions.

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Level C2

Grammar lessons for C2 learners

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C2 · Lesson 1

26 min

C2Information focus and contrastCleft sentences for focusIt-cleft: It was Marta

Information focus and contrast

Cleft sentences for focus

Reshape a sentence to highlight the exact information the listener should notice.

C2 · Lesson 2

24 min

C2Economy and natural cohesionEllipsis and substitutionOne/ones replace countable nouns:

Economy and natural cohesion

Ellipsis and substitution

Avoid repetition by leaving out predictable words or replacing them with do, so, not, and one/ones.

C2 · Lesson 3

24 min

C2Certainty, caution, and toneHedging and stanceStrong claim: This policy

Certainty, caution, and tone

Hedging and stance

Sound precise rather than absolute by softening claims and signalling evaluation carefully.

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Structured grammar by CEFR level, from A1 to C2

Verb to be: am, is, are

There is / There are

Present simple for routines

Can / can't for ability and permission

Alphabet, punctuation, and basic sentence structure

Pronouns and possessive adjectives

Articles: a, an, the, and zero article

Singular and plural nouns

Demonstratives: this, that, these, those

Basic prepositions: in, on, at, to, from

Basic adjectives and adjective position

Imperatives for instructions

Basic question words: what, where, who, when, why, how

Basic conjunctions: and, but, or

Past simple: finished past actions

Present continuous for now and near-future arrangements

Comparatives and superlatives

Be going to for plans and predictions

Present simple vs present continuous

Future with will

Countable and uncountable nouns

Quantifiers: few, little, several, enough

Basic modal verbs: must, have to, should

Prepositions of place: under, between, behind, next to

Prepositions of time: before, after, during

Basic adverbs: very, really, quickly, slowly

Present perfect vs past simple

First and second conditional

Used to for past habits and past states

Gerunds and infinitives after common verbs

Past continuous for background and interrupted actions

Future continuous

First conditional

Relative clauses: who, which, that

Adverbs of frequency

Reported speech: basic statements

Basic passive voice

Passive voice: form and purpose

Reported speech

Modal verbs of deduction

Participle clauses

Present perfect continuous

Past perfect

Past perfect continuous

Future perfect

Future perfect continuous

Second conditional

Third conditional

Mixed conditionals

Passive voice across tenses

Advanced relative clauses: whose, where, reduced clauses

Causative structures: have / get something done

Reported speech: questions and commands

Linking words: however, therefore, although, despite, whereas

Inversion for emphasis

Advanced conditionals: provided, as long as, unless, otherwise

Discourse markers for argument and flow

Modal perfects: may have, might have, must have, can't have

Cleft sentences

Ellipsis

Subjunctive after recommendations and demands

Advanced passive structures

Nominalization

Advanced relative clauses: non-defining and participle clauses

Cleft sentences for focus

Ellipsis and substitution

Hedging and stance

Fronting and formal inversion in advanced writing

Advanced inversion structures

Complex subordination

Advanced register control

Stylistic grammar for rhetorical effect

Pragmatic grammar

Discourse-level grammar: cohesion, coherence, referencing

Idiomatic grammar structures and fixed expressions