Basics. Advanced Future Forms and Future in the Past
Do you know how to express an unfulfilled plan from the past or calculate exact durations leading up to a future deadline? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering the future perfect continuous, future in the past, and nuanced expectation phrases like bound to and on the verge of.
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Basics. Implied Conditionals: But For, Without, and Otherwise
Can you spot a hypothetical situation when the word "if" is nowhere to be found? Navigate 10 tricky scenarios by identifying implied conditionals hidden within phrases like but for, otherwise, given, and implied subjects.
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Basics. Advanced Inverted Conditionals: Should, Were, and Had
Do you know how to drop the "if" to make your English sound more formal and dramatic? Master the art of inversion by testing your knowledge of first conditionals with should, second conditionals with were, third conditionals with had, and complex mixed conditionals.
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Basics. Marginal Modals: Dare, Need, and Ought To
Are you confused about when to use "needn't have done" instead of "didn't need to do"? Master the trickiest rules of English verbs by testing yourself on marginal modals, past regrets with ought to, and the modal forms of dare and need.
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Basics. Complex Past Modals: Continuous and Passive Forms
Do you know the difference between an action that shouldn't have been done and one that needn't have been done? Put your advanced grammar skills to the test with continuous deductions, passive obligations, and unnecessary past actions.
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Basics. Narrative Tenses in Context
Can you clearly explain a chaotic sequence of past events without losing your listener? Put your storytelling skills to the test by mastering the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, and Past Perfect Continuous tenses in dramatic, real-world contexts.
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Adverb Clauses of Time: When, Before, After, Until
When do you stop whisking? Until your arm goes numb, obviously. Master the timing of events by choosing the right time conjunctions, applying correct verb tenses in future time clauses, and sequencing past events properly.
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Basics: Present Perfect - How Long Have You...?
Test your Basics: Present Perfect - How Long Have You...? skills with 11 questions at easy level.
Basics: Introduction to the Present Perfect
Have you ever wondered how to talk about your past experiences without saying exactly when they happened? Master the basics of the present perfect tense by practicing subject-verb agreement, irregular past participles, and interrogative forms across everyday scenarios like travel, food, and chores.
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Basics: Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
Test your Basics: Present Perfect vs. Past Simple skills with 12 questions at easy level.
Basics. Verb Forms: Be/Have/Do and Regular/Irregular Verbs.
Verb forms show tense, voice, mood, or other grammatical features, with regular and irregular verbs. Regular verbs follow a pattern by adding -ed for past simple and past participle forms. Irregular verbs have unique forms, including essential auxiliary verbs "be," "have," and "do." Examples of common irregular verbs are "go," "write," "sing," and "swim."
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Basics. Future Simple, Continuous and Perfect Tenses.
The Future Simple, Future Continuous, and Future Perfect tenses express actions or events in the future. Future simple describes an action's occurrence, future continuous highlights its ongoing nature, and future perfect emphasizes its completion by a specific time. These tenses are formed using different auxiliary verbs: "will/shall" for future simple, "will be/shall be" for future continuous, and "will have/shall have" for future perfect. Negative sentences and questions involve placing "not" after the auxiliary or inverting the auxiliary and subject, respectively.
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Basics. Reported Speech.
Reported speech, or indirect speech, is used to convey what someone else said without directly quoting their exact words. It often involves changing tenses, pronouns, and contextual details to create a more natural and conversational narrative. Mastering reported speech requires understanding the main tense changes and practicing with various examples to ensure the original meaning is accurately conveyed.
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Basics. Present Perfect.
Any idea what Present Perfect is? The Present Perfect tense describes actions with a connection to the present, formed using "have" or "has" and the past participle of the main verb. It differs from Past Simple and Present Simple tenses. To identify Present Perfect, look for "have" or "has" followed by a past participle. Negative sentences add "not" after the auxiliary verb, and questions invert the subject and auxiliary verb.
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Basics. Passive Voice.
The Passive Voice emphasizes the action or receiver, using the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb. It can be formed in different tenses, including continuous and perfect. Negative sentences add not after the verb to be, while questions invert the subject and the verb to be.
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Zero, First, Second, and Third Conditionals
Would you know what to say if you won the lottery, or how to express regret over a hilariously botched bank robbery? Master the rules for the zero, first, second, and third conditionals across 13 engaging hypothetical scenarios.
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High-Frequency Grammar Fixes for India Learners: Tense, Articles, and Agreement
Have you ever caught yourself saying "I am knowing" instead of "I know," or asking for "an advice"? Polish your everyday English by testing yourself on stative verbs, tricky subject-verb agreement, uncountable nouns, and past tense rules.
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Basics. Had Better vs. Would Rather: Advanced Patterns
Do you know why we say "I would rather you didn't" when talking about the present? Master the tricky grammar behind expressing strong warnings and preferences by practicing negative "had better" statements, parallel structures, and past subjunctive forms across 15 questions.
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Basics. The Causative: Have Something Done
Did you cut your own hair, or did you have it cut? Master the art of delegating tasks by practicing the causative structure, focusing on the have/get something done pattern across various verb tenses.
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Basics. Conditional Inversion: Had, Were, and Should
Ready to drop the if and sound like a highly advanced English speaker? Test your mastery of formal grammar by practicing third conditional inversion with had, second conditional inversion with were, and first conditional inversion with should.
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Basics. Mastering Mixed Conditionals and Inversions
What happens when a past mistake alters your present reality, or a permanent trait changes a past outcome? Test your advanced grammar skills on past actions with present results, present states with past consequences, and formal conditional inversions.
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Basics. Past Modals of Deduction
Who ate the last slice of pizza, and how did the dog get so muddy? Put on your detective hat and test your ability to use past modals of deduction, choosing between logical certainties, possibilities, and impossibilities.
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Basics. Needn't Have vs. Didn't Need To
Did you waste your time doing something unnecessary, or did you realize it was unnecessary and skip it entirely? Test your grasp of past modals by choosing between needn't have done for wasted efforts and didn't need to do for avoided actions.
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Basics. Advanced Participle Clauses: -ing and -ed
Ever wondered how to fix a "dangling participle" before it ruins your writing? Master advanced sentence structures by practicing -ing and -ed participle clauses, identifying dangling modifiers, and using passive perfect participles to connect ideas seamlessly.
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Basics. Reporting with Passives
Do you know the difference between "it is said that he escaped" and "he is said to have escaped"? Master advanced English sentence construction by practicing impersonal passive structures, perfect infinitives, and continuous infinitives alongside common reporting verbs.
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Basics. Reported Speech: Tense Choice and Backshifting
Did he say he is leaving or was leaving? Master the nuances of reporting what others say by practicing tense backshifting, identifying exceptions for general truths and present reporting verbs, and fixing indirect question word order.
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Basics. Third Conditional: Unreal Past Situations
If you had known the secret to the third conditional, would you have spoken English more confidently? Test yourself on forming unreal past situations, using the past perfect correctly in the if-clause, and choosing the right modal perfect results.
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Basics. Wish and If Only for Past Regrets
Have you ever made a hilarious mistake and wished you could turn back time? Learn how to accurately express past regrets using wish, if only, and the past perfect tense while helping time travelers, dramatic chefs, and gloomy ghosts fix their grammar.
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Past Simple vs. Present Perfect for Romance Language Speakers
Do you constantly second-guess whether to use "I ate" or "I have eaten"? Master the difference between completed past actions and ongoing life experiences across 14 hilarious scenarios.
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Prepositions Romance Speakers Mix Up: in, on, at, to, for, and since
Do you say in 6 pm or at 6 pm? Is it since three years or for three years? If your native language is Spanish, French, Italian, or Portuguese, these prepositions are your biggest weakness. Master in/on/at for time, since vs for, and to vs for with 12 fun scenarios.
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Is your English level B2/Upper Intermediate? Test your English CEFR Level to figure out!
This English grammar quiz is designed to check if an English learner is at B2/Upper Intermediate CEFR level.
This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary on an upper-intermediate level, as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) guidelines. It will cover a wide range of topics such as verb tenses, relative clauses, modal verbs, and adjective and adverb clauses, as well as testing your ability to understand and use complex grammar structures.
After taking the quiz, learners would be able to see where they stand in terms of their English proficiency and if they are ready to move to the next level. Passing the challenge indicates the control of English grammar enough to move to the next level.
CEFR C1/Advanced - check if this is your English grammar mastery level. Take the test to figure out!
This English grammar quiz is designed to check if an English learner is at C2/Upper Intermediate CEFR level.
This is a quiz to check if an English learner is at the C1/Advanced CEFR level. It tests the learner's ability to understand and use a wide range of complex and nuanced language. The questions will cover various grammar topics such as verb tenses, modals, passive voice, and idiomatic expressions. The learner will be expected to show a high degree of accuracy in their use of English. The quiz is designed to challenge even the most advanced learners and will be a good indicator of whether they have reached a C1 level of proficiency in the language.
Forming Questions: Indirect, Tag, and Subject Forms
Do you know why we ask "Who ate the cake?" instead of "Who did eat the cake?" Master the tricky rules of English interrogatives by testing yourself on subject questions, polite indirect questions, tag questions, and dangling prepositions.
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Transitive vs. Intransitive: High-Impact Verbs
Master transitive vs. intransitive verbs and avoid common errors like discuss about or enter into. Stop adding unnecessary prepositions with high-impact verbs like discuss, reach, enter, and contact!