Third Conditional: Talking About a Past That Never Happened
Practise imagining a different past with if, had and would have.
B2 Grammar
B2 · GRAMMAR
Sharper grammar and the literary devices you meet in real-world English.
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Reported Speech: How to Say What Someone Else Said
Learn how to tell someone what another person said.
What Are Verb Tenses Past Present Future: Understanding Time in Grammar
Explore how verb forms show past, present and future time.
Degrees of Adjectives: Comparatives and Superlatives Explained in Simple Terms
Use forms such as tall, taller and tallest to describe and compare things.
Most Commonly Confused Words in English: Clarity for Effective Communication
Practise common word pairs that are easy to confuse.
Figures of Speech: Hyperbole, Puns, Clichés and Portmanteaus
Quick Answer A figure of speech uses words in a special way to create an effect. Hyperbole exaggerates, a pun plays with two meanings, a cliché is a phrase people have used too often, and a portmanteau joins two words into one (breakfast + lunch = brunch). Learn Them One by One Native speakers use…
Types of Irony: Understanding the Various Forms of Contrast in Literature
Compare verbal, situational and dramatic irony through examples.
