B1 · 20 lessons

Intermediate English Grammar

Connect events across time and express conditions, obligations, comparisons and reported ideas with greater precision.

Use this path when basic sentences feel comfortable but choosing between related structures is still difficult.

Lessons in this path

  1. Lesson 1

    Simple Past – Regular and Irregular Verbs

    Talk about completed past actions with regular and irregular verb forms.

  2. Lesson 2

    Used To + Base Verb

    Describe past habits and states that no longer exist.

  3. Lesson 3

    Past Continuous

    Describe actions in progress at a specific time in the past.

  4. Lesson 4

    Present Perfect (ever, never, already, yet)

    Connect past experiences and recent events to the present.

  5. Lesson 5

    Past Perfect

    Describe actions completed before another point in the past.

  6. Lesson 6

    Future with Present Continuous

    Use the present continuous to talk about planned future arrangements.

  7. Lesson 7

    Comparatives

    Compare two people or things: bigger, more interesting, better.

  8. Lesson 8

    Superlatives

    Express the highest degree among a group: the biggest, the most beautiful.

  9. Lesson 9

    Modals of Advice (should, ought to, have to, had better)

    Give and receive advice and recommendations using modal verbs.

  10. Lesson 10

    Gerunds and Infinitives

    Choose between -ing forms and to + verb after verbs and prepositions.

  11. Lesson 11

    Adverbs of Frequency

    Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never — how often something happens.

  12. Lesson 12

    Adverbs of Manner

    Describe how actions are performed: quickly, carefully, well, badly.

  13. Lesson 13

    Present Real Conditional

    Express facts and general truths using if + present simple.

  14. Lesson 14

    Future Real Conditional

    Talk about real possible future situations with if + present, will + base verb.

  15. Lesson 15

    Reflexive Pronouns

    Myself, yourself, himself, herself — when the subject and object are the same.

  16. Lesson 16

    Too / Enough + Adjective or Noun

    Express excess and sufficiency: too hot, not enough time, big enough.

  17. Lesson 17

    Quantifiers

    Some, any, much, many, a lot of, a few, a little with count and non-count nouns.

  18. Lesson 18

    Would like / Would rather

    Express polite preferences and choices with would like and would rather.

  19. Lesson 19

    So / Neither + Auxiliary

    Agree with positive and negative statements: So do I. Neither can she.

  20. Lesson 20

    Common Phrasal Verbs

    The most frequent phrasal verbs in everyday English conversation.