Learn one useful sentence pattern at a time. Read the examples, say them aloud, and try the mini practice.
Use the present simple for habits, routines and facts. Remember -s/-es with he, she and it.
My brother ___ football every Sunday.
Use am/is/are + verb-ing for actions happening now or around now.
The children are ___ in the park.
Use present simple for routines and present continuous for actions happening now.
I usually ___ at seven, but today I am sleeping until eight.
Use was with I/he/she/it and were with you/we/they for past states and places.
We ___ happy yesterday.
For many regular verbs, add -ed to talk about finished past actions.
We ___ our grandparents last Sunday.
Some common verbs have special past forms: go-went, eat-ate, see-saw, have-had.
He ___ a new book yesterday.
Use am/is/are going to + verb for plans and intentions.
We are going to ___ a movie tonight.
Use -er + than with many short adjectives to compare two things.
An elephant is ___ than a dog.
Use the + -est with many short adjectives to compare three or more things.
The blue whale is the ___ animal.
Countable nouns can be counted. Uncountable nouns are treated as a mass or substance.
We need some ___.
Use some mainly in positive sentences and any mainly in questions and negatives.
There aren’t ___ eggs.
Use many with countable plural nouns and much with uncountable nouns. A lot of works with both.
How ___ books do you have?
Use at for clock times, on for days/dates and in for months, years and longer periods.
My birthday is ___ July.
Use should for advice and shouldn’t for things that are not a good idea.
You ___ drink enough water.
Use the correct auxiliary and question word to ask about present or past actions.
Where ___ you go yesterday?