English grammar course for beginners
Learn more about the courseStep-by-step grammar explanation and practice for beginners. First open the green card and study the explanation. Then do all the exercises on the topic one by one. You need to score more than 7.5 points. You can do an exercise again and improve your score. When all topics of a unit are scored, the next unit becomes available.
Unit 1
The verb "to be" in the present simple. Making simple positive, negative and question sentences with "to be". My / your / his and other possessive determiners.
I am, you are... — "to be" in present simple positive
Exercise
Drag and drop
Completing sentences with am, is, are
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Multiple choice
Choose the right form
Exercise
Filling gaps
Completing sentences with am, is, are
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Dropdown
Completing short text with "be"
I am not, you are not... — "to be" in present simple negative
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Drag and drop
Find the right antonym
Exercise
Filling gaps
Practising short forms of am not, is not, are not
Exercise
Filling gaps
Using full or short form of am not, is not, are not
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Multiple choice
Correct spelling of shortened forms
Am I? Are you? — Present simple questions with "to be"
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Drag and drop
Matching questions and answers
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Making simple questions
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Filling gaps
Completing sentences with verbs
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Dropdown
Statements, negations and questions with "be" in dialogues
My / your / his... — Possessive determiners
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Filling gaps
I have a dog. → It’s my dog.
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Drag and drop
Possessive adjective + noun in sentences
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Dropdown
Completing text with possessive adjectives
Unit 2
This, that, these, those. Simple questions with "who", "what" and "to be". I/me, he/him and other personal pronouns. Plural nouns. There is, there are.
This — that, these — those
Exercise
Filling gaps
"This" or "these"?
Exercise
Dropdown
This, these, that, those
What is it? Who is she? — Questions with what, who + be
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Multiple choice
Who or what?
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Sentence & word composition
Making simple questions
Exercise
Filling gaps
Completing dialogues
I / me, he / him… — Personal pronouns
Exercise
Filling gaps
I or me? She or her? We or us?
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Multiple choice
Subject and object pronouns
Exercise
YES/NO
Subject and object pronouns
Boy–boys, man–men — Plurals
Exercise
Filling gaps
Make it plural: park → parks
Exercise
Multiple choice
What is the plural?
Exercise
YES/NO
Is the plural spelling correct?
There is, there are
Exercise
Filling gaps
Using there is/there are, there isn't/there aren't
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Sentence & word composition
There is/there are in all kinds of sentences
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Dropdown
There is/there are in all kinds of sentences
Unit 3
The present simple tense with all verbs. Have and have got.
I learn, he learns — Present simple positive (all verbs)
Exercise
Filling gaps
Present simple positive with all verbs
Exercise
Dropdown
Present simple positive with all verbs
Exercise
Multiple choice
Present simple positive with all verbs
I don't like, he doesn't like — Present simple negative (all verbs)
Exercise
Filling gaps
Complete sentences with don't and doesn't
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YES/NO
The auxiliary verb "don't" and "doesn't"
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Filling gaps
Present simple positive and negative
Exercise
Multiple choice
Present simple negative form
Do you like...? Does he like...? — Present simple questions (all verbs)
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Sentence & word composition
Present simple questions — word order
Exercise
Filling gaps
Compose question sentences in present simple
Exercise
Filling gaps
Insert auxiliary and main verb
Exercise
Dropdown
Present simple questions with all verbs
Have and have got
Exercise
Drag and drop
"Haven't got"/"hasn't got" in sentences
Exercise
Filling gaps
Changing "have"/"has" to "have got"/"has got"
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Filling gaps
Changing "have got"/"has got" to "have"/"has"
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Multiple choice
All kinds of sentences with "have got"
Unit 4
When to use the present simple tense. Adverbs of frequency. The imperative. Making polite requests with "would like".
I do it every day — Present simple for facts, regular actions and habits
Exercise
Multiple choice
Facts, regular actions, skills, habits
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Filling gaps
Completing dialogues with verbs in present simple
Exercise
Drag and drop
Present simple with adverbs of frequency
Always, usually, never — Adverbs of frequency
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Adverbs of frequency in sentences
Exercise
YES/NO
Is the position correct?
Imperative (Go there! Let’s go!)
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Filling gaps
How to form the imperative
Exercise
Dropdown
How to form the imperative
Exercise
YES/NO
How to form the imperative
Would you like...? I'd like...
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Multiple choice
Would like, wouldn't like, would you like
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Drag and drop
Questions with would like
Exercise
Filling gaps
Would you like / I'd like
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Multiple choice
Would like vs. Like
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Dropdown
Would you like / I'd like
Unit 5
"to be" in the past simple. All verbs in the past simple.
I was, you were — "to be" in past simple
Exercise
Filling gaps
Was/were in positive sentences
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Dropdown
Was/were in positive and negative sentences
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Multiple choice
Was/were in short answers
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Filling gaps
Was/were in question sentences
I said, you went — Past simple positive (all verbs)
Exercise
Drag and drop
Completing sentences with verbs in past simple
Exercise
Filling gaps
Common irregular verbs in past simple
Exercise
Multiple choice
From present simple to past simple
Exercise
Filling gaps
Putting verbs into past simple
I didn't go, did you go? — Past simple negative and questions (all verbs)
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Drag and drop
Matching questions and answers
Exercise
Filling gaps
Past simple negative
Exercise
Filling gaps
Past simple questions
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Making questions in past simple
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Dropdown
All kinds of sentences with past simple
Cheap, cheaper, the cheapest — Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
Exercise
Filling gaps
Making comparatives and superlatives
Exercise
Dropdown
-er or more?
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Than, (not) as … as
Exercise
YES/NO
Сomparatives and superlatives, mixed exercise
Unit 6
Present continuous tense. Stative verbs. Difference between present continuous and present simple.
I'm reading, he isn't reading — Present continuous positive and negative
Exercise
Dropdown
Understanding sentences with present continuous
Exercise
Filling gaps
Putting verbs in present continuous positive
Exercise
Filling gaps
Present continuous positive and negative
What are you doing? — Questions in present continuous
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Forming questions in present continuous
Exercise
Dropdown
Present continuous positive, negative, questions
Exercise
YES/NO
Word order in present continuous questions
What do you think? — Present simple with stative verbs
Exercise
YES/NO
Present simple with basic stative verbs
Exercise
Filling gaps
Present simple with basic stative verbs
Present continuous vs. Present simple
Exercise
Filling gaps
Choosing the right auxiliary verb
Exercise
Dropdown
Present simple vs. present continuous
Unit 7
Countable (eg. "books") and uncountable (eg. "fun") nouns. Articles a/an, the and zero article.
a cat / some milk — Countable and uncountable nouns
Exercise
Filling gaps
Countable or uncountable?
Exercise
YES/NO
Countable or uncountable?
Exercise
Dropdown
Countable or uncountable?
Exercise
Multiple choice
Singular or plural?
a/an — Indefinite article
Exercise
Multiple choice
A or an? Choose the article
Exercise
Drag and drop
Match nouns with articles
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
What is it? Who is it? Simple sentences with a/an
the — Definite article
Exercise
Multiple choice
A/AN or THE?
Exercise
Filling gaps
A/AN or THE?
Exercise
Drag and drop
A/AN or THE?
Exercise
YES/NO
A/AN or THE?
Zero article (no article)
Exercise
Filling gaps
A/an or zero article?
Exercise
Multiple choice
A/an, the, or no article?
Exercise
Dropdown
A/an, the, or no article?
Unit 8
Modal verb "can". Verb "have to". Mine, yours, ours and other possessive pronouns. How to show belonging with an apostrophe.
Can
Exercise
Multiple choice
"Can" in positive, negative, question sentences
Exercise
Filling gaps
Completing sentences with can + infinitive
Exercise
Multiple choice
Meaning of "can"
Have to
Exercise
Filling gaps
Have to + verb, present simple
Exercise
Dropdown
Have to/not have to
It’s mine / yours / ours — Possessive pronouns
Exercise
YES/NO
My or mine? Your or yours?
Exercise
Filling gaps
It’s her car. → This car is hers.
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Questions and answers with "whose"
Bill’s money, Leila’s birthday — -'s and ' after nouns
Exercise
Filling gaps
Mary has a scooter → Mary’s scooter
Exercise
Multiple choice
Apostrophe or of?
Unit 9
Modal verbs must, should, may, might. Revision of modal verbs.
Must
Exercise
Drag and drop
Matching "must + verb" with context
Exercise
Filling gaps
Positive and negative sentences with "must"
Exercise
YES/NO
"Must" in positive, negative, question sentences
Should
Exercise
Multiple choice
Should/shouldn't + verb
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
I (don’t) think … should …
Exercise
Filling gaps
Should/shouldn't + verb
May, might
Exercise
Filling gaps
Completing sentences with "may" + verb
Exercise
Drag and drop
Matching "might+verb" with context
Exercise
Multiple choice
Meaning of "may" and "might"
Modal verbs (can, must, should etc.)
Exercise
Multiple choice
All basic modal verbs, mixed exercise
Exercise
Drag and drop
All basic modal verbs, mixed exercise
Exercise
YES/NO
All basic modal verbs, mixed exercise
Unit 10
Past continuous tense. When to use some—any, a lot—much—many, (a) few—(a) little.
I was doing — Past continuous
Exercise
Filling gaps
Past continuous positive
Exercise
YES/NO
Past continuous questions
Exercise
Filling gaps
Past continuous positive and negative
Some and any
Exercise
Filling gaps
Some or any? Completing sentences
Exercise
Multiple choice
Some or any? Which is right?
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Some and any without noun
A lot, many, much
Exercise
Multiple choice
Much or many?
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Drag and drop
How much... How many...
Exercise
Filling gaps
A lot of, a lot, many, much
A few, few, a little, little
Exercise
Multiple choice
A few or a little, few or little
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Dropdown
A few, few, a little or little?
Exercise
YES/NO
Is the quantifier correct?
Unit 11
Present perfect tense. Comparing present perfect with past simple. Myself, ourselves and other reflexive pronouns.
I have done, he has done — How to form present perfect
Exercise
Filling gaps
Basic irregular verbs
Exercise
Multiple choice
Present perfect positive, negative, questions
Exercise
Filling gaps
Present perfect positive, negative, questions
Have you been to London? — How to use present perfect
Exercise
Drag and drop
Present perfect with how long, for, since
Exercise
Dropdown
Present perfect with how long, for, since
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Multiple choice
Present perfect with just, already, yet
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YES/NO
Present perfect with just, already, yet
Exercise
Drag and drop
Present perfect with ever, never
Present perfect vs. Past simple
Exercise
Filling gaps
Present perfect, present or past simple
Exercise
Dropdown
Present perfect, present or past simple
Exercise
Multiple choice
Signal words of present perfect and past simple
Myself, ourselves, each other — Reflexive pronouns
Exercise
Filling gaps
Completing sentences with reflexive pronouns
Exercise
Drag and drop
Each other
Exercise
YES/NO
Is the reflexive pronoun correct?
Unit 12
Future. Future simple tense and other ways to talk about actions in the future.
I will do — How to form future simple
Exercise
Filling gaps
Future simple positive and negative
Exercise
Multiple choice
Future simple, all kinds of sentences
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Composing sentences in future simple
What are you doing on Sunday? — Present continuous for the future
Exercise
Dropdown
Present continuous for future arrangements
Exercise
Multiple choice
Present continuous: present and future use
I’m going to… — "To be going to" for the future
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
"To be going to" construction training
Exercise
Filling gaps
Completing sentences
Exercise
YES/NO
Common mistakes
Exercise
Multiple choice
Dialogues
Exercise
Drag and drop
Going to and other tenses
When does the train arrive? — Present simple for the future
Exercise
Filling gaps
Present simple for future
Exercise
YES/NO
Present simple for future
Unit 13
Revision of present tenses for the future and future simple. How to replace nouns with "one" or "ones". Articles with geographical names. Prepositions of time. If I do, I will... — First conditional.
Present simple and continuous for the future, to be going to
Exercise
Dropdown
Present tenses for the future in a dialogue
Exercise
Multiple choice
Present tenses for the future: choose the correct tense
Exercise
Drag and drop
Present tenses for the future, sort out the verbs
One / ones — How to replace nouns
Exercise
Sentence & word composition
Making sentences with "one"
Exercise
Drag and drop
The+one, a+adjective+one
Exercise
YES/NO
Can we replace the noun with "one"?
Exercise
Multiple choice
One/ones, mixed exercise
Personal pronouns — revision
Exercise
YES/NO
I/me/my/mine, mixed exercise
Exercise
Dropdown
I/me/my/mine, mixed exercise
Articles with geographical names
Exercise
Filling gaps
"The" or zero article?
Exercise
YES/NO
"The" or zero article?
At 2 o'clock on Sunday — Prepositions of time
Exercise
Filling gaps
In, on, at or no preposition?
Exercise
Multiple choice
Choosing the right preposition
Exercise
YES/NO
Is the preposition right or wrong?
If I do, I will... — First conditional
Exercise
Dropdown
Present simple and future simple in 1st conditional
Exercise
Filling gaps
Adding verbs to make 1st conditional
Exercise
Sentence & word composition