Quick Answer English has four demonstratives — small words that point at things. Two are for one thing: this (near) and that (far). Two are for more than one: these (near) and those (far). Click any one below to open a short lesson with examples, common mistakes, and a quiz. What Is a Demonstrative? A…
Quick Answer The present simple is the form English uses for habits, facts, and things that are usually true. There are three shapes: positive (“I work”), negative (“I don’t work”), and question (“Do you work?”). And inside each shape, there is a small change for he/she/it. Click any single lesson below to learn one shape…
Quick Answer A preposition of place is a small word that says where something is. The six most useful ones for beginners are in, on, under, next to, between, and behind. Click any one below to open a short lesson with examples, common mistakes, and a quiz. What Is a Preposition of Place? A preposition…
Quick Answer The English numbers from 1 to 100 are easy once you know the pattern. You learn 1 to 20, then count in tens (twenty, thirty, forty…). To say a number like 35, just say the ten + the unit: thirty-five. Numbers 1 to 10 — The First Ten These are the first ten…
Quick Answer Use a before words that start with a consonant sound (like a cat). Use an before words that start with a vowel sound (like an apple). Listen to the sound, not the letter. A or An — See the Difference Look at these sentences. The key words are in blue: Did you see…
Quick Answer The verb “to be” is the most important verb in English. Its forms are am, is, are, was, were, and been. Example: “I am happy.” Am, Is, Are — See the Pattern Look at these sentences. Can you see which form goes with which person? Did you see the pattern? The form changes…
Quick Answer An adjective is a word that describes a noun (a person, place, or thing). There are four main types: descriptive (big, red), quantitative (three, many), demonstrative (this, those), and possessive (my, her). Example: I love this old house. (“this” = demonstrative, “old” = descriptive) Big, Three, This, My — See How Adjectives Work…
Quick Answer Use there is before one thing. Use there are before two or more things. For example: “There is a cat on the bed” but “There are two cats on the bed.” There Is and There Are — See the Pattern Look at these sentences. Can you see when we use there is and…
Quick Answer English has twelve personal pronouns. Seven are subject pronouns (the doer): I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Five are object pronouns (the receiver): me, him, her, us, them. (“You” and “it” are the same for both jobs — that is why there are only 5 different object pronouns, not 7.) Click any…
Quick Answer There are 8 parts of speech in English. Every word you say or write is one of these 8 types. They are: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Example: Wow, the tall girl runs quickly and she jumps over the fence. (That is all 8 in one sentence!) The 8…
