Telling The Time


Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4   A very important part of any day is knowing the time. Asking someone for the time is very simple – What time is it, please? Or – Could you tell me the time, please? But being able to say what the time is or understanding what the answer …

The contraction of the word “is”


Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4   A tip for lower levels this week. The most important contraction you will learn involves the word ‘is’. For example, instead of saying ‘My name is…’, in English we contract the words ‘name is’ to form ‘name’s’ – e.g. ‘My name’s Andy’; ‘her name’s Montse’, and …

Much, Many, Few, Little


Stage 2 Stage 3   Today we’ll be speaking about quantifiers in English, but before we begin to go over them in greater detail, it is essential that we understand the basic meaning of each quantifier.   Download Exercise   Many, Much, Few, Little.   Many, Much We use “many” to express the idea of …

The difference between No and Not in English


Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3   We use both words for negations and negative sentences, but often find it difficult to distinguish their differences in how they are used.   Download Exercise   No and Not: their differences in how they are used 1. No, has the same use as in Spanish and is …

The Present Simple


Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4   Exams often require students to give examples of the vocabulary and grammar they have learned – using complete sentences. It is a common mistake for learners to give examples in the present simple, when the sentence should actually be written in another tense. The present simple is most …

Prepositions of Place
Recursos Gratuitos de Inglés


Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Uno de los retos cuando se está estudiando inglés es aprender las preposiciones como ya os comentamos en el artículo “The importance of prepositions”. Las preposiciones en inglés constituyen unos de los términos más difíciles de aprender, porque son muchas y algunas de ellas se utilizan de …

The Construction “As…As…”


Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4   The construction “as…as…” can be a difficult point for students of English to use correctly. After we learn the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, we think, Ok, this is easy! But the construction “as…as…” can prove to be a little harder to not only remember, but also to …

Adjectives and Adverbs


Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Adjectives are words that describe nouns. When it comes to the positioning of adjectives in a sentence, they go in front of nouns. For example, in the sentence “I have two black cars,” the word ‘black’ is an adjective, and it describes the noun ‘cars.’ Some examples of adjectives …