Basics

Question tags

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:35:01 +0100

Question tags are very short questions that we put at the end of sentences in spoken English, aren't they? We should practise them, shouldn't we?

Some and any

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:14:16 +0100

Do you have trouble remembering when to use some and any? Remind yourself of the rules here and then practise in the exercise.

Singular and plural

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:16:01 +0100

Just to make life more difficult, some plurals are not formed by adding -s. We tell you what you need to know.

"There is" and "there are"

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:38:37 +0100

When we want to say that something exists somewhere, we use there is or there are. Learn more about the way these very common expressions are used.

Possessive words

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:14:12 +0100

Success will be yours, and the pleasure will be ours, when you're sure you can use words like "his", "hers", "its" and "mine" correctly.

Reflexive pronouns

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:51:45 +0100

In this exercise, we'll show you when you need reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc.) and when you don't.

"Like" and "as"

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:19:34 +0100

Both like and as are used in comparisons; but there are differences, too. Our Basics section shows you when best to use each word.

Prepositions of time

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:14:14 +0100

Prepositions are tricky little words! Find out when to use at, in and on when you talk about time in our latest Basics exercise.

Prepositions of place

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:14:11 +0100

Is it "at the desk", "in the desk" or "on the desk?" In this exercise you'll learn all you need to know about prepositions of place.

A/an and the

Dagmar Taylor — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:43:14 +0100

There are two basic rules for the use of a/an and the. Find out what they are and get some practise in our Basics exercise.