1
Present Simple
Habits, routines and facts. The -s for he / she / it, don't and doesn't.
Grammar
Lessons
10 topics from A1 to B1. Each one has a short explanation, the mistakes learners really make and exercises at five levels.
10 topicsA1 – B1Free
Where should I start?
If you know your level, start there; if not, go from the beginning. The topics are ordered so that each one prepares the next.
A1Present SimpleBeginner level: habits and what is happening now.
A2Past SimpleStart telling the past.
B1Present PerfectThe link between past and present.
The learning path
Think of the order below as a course plan. Every topic page links to the previous and the next topic.
A1Basic tenses
2
Present Continuous
What is happening now and temporary situations. am / is / are + -ing.
A2The past
3
Past Simple
Finished past events. Regular and irregular verbs, didn't and Did.
4
Past Continuous
Actions in progress at a moment in the past. was / were + -ing.
B1Comparing tenses and the perfect tenses
5
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
An event or an action in progress? when and while.
6
Present Perfect
Experiences and the past linked to now. have / has + V3.
7
Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Finished time or connected to now? Decide with three questions.
8
Present Perfect Continuous
Activities and durations up to now. have / has been + -ing.
9
Past Perfect
Showing which of two past events came first. had + V3.
10
Past Perfect vs Past Simple
One event or two? Decide with three questions.
What is inside every topic?
- An explanation. The form, when to use it and signal words; short and full of examples.
- 8 common mistakes. What learners really get wrong, why it is wrong and who tends to make it.
- 46 exercises. Five levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, Very hard and Type it. Multiple-choice questions have exactly one correct answer, and every answer shows its explanation.
- Teacher notes. Concrete suggestions for teaching the topic in class.
- A middle-school version. A simpler explanation and 24 star exercises (in Turkish).
- A Turkish version. For learners who want the explanation in their own language.
Using the lessons in class
The topics work on a smartboard and on a phone. You can send the link as homework or use a topic as a ten-minute review at the start of a lesson.
Read the explanation and the mistakes together first, then do the exercises in pairs. Do the “Type it” level with books closed: there are no options, so students build the answer themselves.
Topics that compare two tenses at the same level (for example the past simple and the past continuous) are separate topics. Teaching each tense on its own and then moving to the comparison works best.
More topics are coming
The list keeps growing. There is now a path from A1 to B1; the next topics will be the basic tenses, the future and other core structures.