Past Perfect Tense: Which Thing Happened First?
Use had with a past participle to show which past event happened first.
B1 Grammar
B1 · GRAMMAR
The grammar of stories, opinions, and longer conversations.
In this section
What is Subject Verb Agreement: Essential Rules for Flawless Grammar
Practise choosing a verb form that matches the subject.
Is or Are? 3 Simple Tips to Always Get It Right
Practise choosing is or are when talking about people and things.
“Auxiliary Verbs: Mastering Main & Modal”
Explore how helping verbs work with main verbs.
What Are Regular and Irregular Verbs: Understanding the Basics
Compare regular -ed endings with irregular past forms.
What Are Verbs Transitive and Intransitive: Understanding Action Types
Compare verbs that take an object with verbs that do not.
Types of Verbs: Exploring Modal, Stative, Infinitives, and Transitive Verbs
Compare different kinds of verbs and the jobs they do in sentences.
What Are Compound Words: Understanding Dual-Word Constructions
Explore how smaller words join to make compound words.
What is a Sentence? Exploring the 4 Types of Sentences
Learn how statements, questions, commands and exclamations work.
Understanding the Present Perfect Tense: Usage and Examples
Practise using have and has with past participles to connect the past and present.
