A verb is an action word or a state of being. There are four major tenses in English – simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. This lesson suits intermediate learners. (Note: This is not a ...

Modal verbs are words that change the meaning of other verbs. We use them to express if something is certain, likely, possible or impossible. Words like ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘may’, ‘can’, ‘must’, and ...

The present perfect with 'for' and 'since' Comparatives and superlatives The present perfect with 'just', 'yet' and 'already' Defining relative clauses ‘May’, ‘might’ and ‘could' ‘Used to’ Subject ...

As a linguist, I’ve lost count of how many times I have been asked what I think of the various language-learning apps. The truth is that I don’t use them. But of late I have been watching my daughter, ...

‘The’ is the most commonly used word in English. ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’ uses all 26 letters of the English alphabet and is called a pangram. Most average adult English speakers ...