David Beckham Retires – Third conditional
Beckham, the golden boy retires. How would his life had been different if certain moments & decisions had happened differently. Third conditional sentences for grammar practice.
Irregular Past Simple review
Time to revise Irregular Past Simple grammar! In this lesson, look at our posts on verbs with irregular preterite forms and answer the questions in the quick quizzes related to the information in the articles. To get your answers and results, CLICK on SUBMIT TEST in the bottom right hand corner of the Quiz [...]
Comparatives and Superlatives: Beer v Guinness
Cool infographic on Guinness v Beer including lots of comparatives and superlatives. Quiz to check understanding. Grammar articles & language for comparisons.
Verb Noun collocations: English Butlers are back
English Butlers are back in fashion. Read the text to learn more about this trend and study the verb noun collocations. Verb noun collocations Here are some of the collocations from the text with extra nouns which you could use to talk about butlers or similar jobs. Answer + the door/the phone/a [...]
Past Simple Irregular & Regular Verbs: Queen’s Xmas Speech 2012
Check up on regular & irregular Past simple verb knowledge with the Queen’s Speech. See the video & read full transcript and other English grammar learning
English Grammar David Beckham style!
david Beckham is a great sportsman and father, but sometimes his English grammar is not so good. Work out what he is saying in the quotes from Becks.
Conditionals – Looper Timeline
For anyone who has seen the new film Looper, you may be a bit confused. If you haven’t then go and see it so you can be confused too. In a nutshell, Looper is about time travel and features one of Britains top actresses Emily Blunt, the one from The Devil Wears Prada. In the [...]
Present Perfect v Past Simple: The Queen & her butler
Present Perfect v Past Simple grammar issues cause lots of problems for English students. Video with present perfect & past simple examples, then explanations.
Present Perfect sentences – by an Alien!
A quick, fun video with present perfect sentences. Look at our other Present Perfect posts for deeper explanation into the uses of this grammar.
Present Perfect Timeline
Excellent cartoon, present perfect timeline & explanations to really help you understand present perfect v past simple English grammar. Example sentences explained by an English teacher.
