Roommate 2: "_________________________. It's going to smell terrible in here."
Roommate 1: "I haven't washed the dishes from last night, either."
Roommate 2: "_________________________. We are terrible at adulting today."
Roommate 1: "Uh oh, I didn't take out the trash this morning."
Roommate 2: "Neither did I. It's going to smell terrible in here."
To agree with a negative statement in the past simple (like "didn't take"), we use "Neither + did + subject".
Roommate 1: "I haven't washed the dishes from last night, either."
Roommate 2: "Neither have I. We are terrible at adulting today."
To agree with a negative statement in the present perfect (like "haven't washed"), we use "Neither + have/has + subject".
English Grammar Basics
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Habits and Routines
Quiz and questions containing descriptions of actions or activities that a person regularly performs. It includes the use of present simple and present continuous tenses to describe actions that are done regularly or currently happening, as well as the use of time expressions such as "usually", "always", "sometimes", and "never". This category also includes the use of adverbs of frequency such as "daily", "weekly", and "monthly" to indicate the regularity of an action.
Examples of common phrases used in this category include "I brush my teeth every morning" and "I usually have coffee at 8am." It also includes the use of "used to" and "would" to describe past habits.
Humor
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A2 | Elementary | Pre-intermediate
CEFR A2 is the second level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, often called elementary or pre-intermediate. If you're at this stage, you've moved beyond the basics of A1 and can handle simple, real-life communication — but you're still building the foundations you'll need for B1 and beyond.
What can an A2 learner do?
At A2, you can:
- Understand everyday expressions related to familiar topics — personal details, family, shopping, work, and your local area.
- Communicate in routine situations that involve a simple, direct exchange of information (e.g. ordering food, asking for directions, making small talk).
- Describe your background and immediate environment in simple terms — where you live, what you do, what you need.
- Read and understand short, simple texts like signs, menus, timetables, and brief personal messages.
Key grammar at A2
At this level, you're expected to be comfortable with several core grammar areas:
- Past simple and past continuous — talking about completed actions and actions in progress in the past.
- Present perfect — connecting past events to the present (I've visited London twice).
- Basic modal verbs — expressing ability, permission, necessity, and possibility (can, must, should, have to).
- Common question forms — both simple and slightly more complex (How long have you lived here?).
- Articles and determiners — using a/an/the correctly, along with words like some, any, few, little.
- Basic conditionals — first conditional and simple uses of if and wish.
You're also expanding your vocabulary through collocations (natural word pairings like make a decision or take a break) and learning to use gerunds and infinitives with common verbs.
How A2 differs from A1 and B1
Compared to A1, A2 learners can do more than just produce isolated phrases — you can link simple sentences and participate in short conversations. Compared to B1, you're still relying on familiar contexts and predictable language; handling unexpected topics or expressing opinions in detail comes at the next level.
Self-check: If you can describe your daily routine, talk about past experiences, and handle a basic conversation at a shop or restaurant — but struggle when the topic gets abstract or unfamiliar — you're likely at A2.
Practice at this level
Try these challenges to test and strengthen your A2 skills: Is your English level A2/Pre-intermediate? Test your English CEFR Level!, Basics. Present Perfect., and Basics. Common More Complex Questions..
Difficulty: Easy
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