This is a fast reference card. If you’ve already learned the longer rules, use this page to drill the patterns […]
Reported Speech in English: How to Tell Someone What Was Said
Reported speech (sometimes called indirect speech) is how you tell someone what another person said, without using their exact words. […]
Modal Verbs: Must, Have To, Should, Might — and How to Use Them
Modal verbs are how English expresses obligation, possibility, advice and permission. They’re short, common, and they sit in front of […]
Articles in English: A, An, The (and When to Use Nothing)
Articles are short. A, an, the. Three tiny words. They also cause more small mistakes for English learners than almost […]
Superlatives in English: The Best, the Worst and Everything Between
Superlatives let you say something is at the top, or the bottom, of a group. The cleanest beach. The most […]
The Second Conditional in English: Imagining the Unreal
The second conditional is one of English’s most useful structures. It lets you talk about unreal or unlikely situations in […]

