Intermediate Level Verb Structures
English Gerund
Guide to use of the English gerund including which verbs combine with gerunds, adjective combinations with gerunds and phrasal verbs with gerunds.
Uses of the Verb To Do
Guide to the various uses of the verb to do in English. This page was prepared with English as a Second Language students in mind and can also be used in class or for reference.
Uses of the Verb To Have
Guide to the various uses of the verb to have in English. This page was prepared with English as a Second Language students in mind and can also be used in class or for reference.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Explanation of transitive and intransitive for ESL learners. Examples of verbs that are transitive, instransitive and those that can be used as both transitive and intransitive verbs.
Focus on the Verb - 'Use'
An in-depth guide to the various uses of the verb 'use' to express habit, and ability to cope with a given situation.
Differences between Action and Stative Verbs
Description of the differences between action and stative verbs for ESL and EFL classes.
Guide to Future with Will and Going to
Guide to learning Future with Will and Going to for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to Past Simple and Past Continuous
Guide to learning past simple and past continuous for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to Present Tenses
Guide to learning present tenses for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to the Conditional Forms
Guide to learning the conditional forms for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
English Verb Resources
Here is a guide to the extensive English verb resources at the site. Resources include information on verb conjugation, auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, verb patterns and more.
Time Expressions and Tenses
Guide to the use of time expressions with various tenses in English.
Non-Continuous Verbs
A look at common verbs that are not used in the continuous - progressive - forms.
Do or Make Explained
Do or Make? One of the most common problems for beginners and intermediate learners. They both have similar meanings, but there are differences. Here is a review sheet explaining the difference between the two verbs, providing key collocations and followed up by a quiz testing your knowledge.
English Grammar Quick Review: Tenses
This grammar reference section provides a quick review and explanation of tenses used in English. The feature is divided into sections on present, past and future tenses including tense usage instructions, example sentences and hints.
English Tenses
A quick overview chart to 13 tenses in English. This guide gives you a general idea of when to use these tenses.
English Verbs - Example Sentences in All Tenses
English learning resource providing example sentences of verbs in all tenses including active and passive forms, as well as conditional and modal forms.
Exceptions to the Present Simple
There are a number of important exceptions to the use of the present simple. Find out which of these exceptions are important for you.
Future Forms
Learn about the various forms used for the future: will - going to - continuous, including follow up quiz.
Future Tenses Review - Auxiliary Verbs
Concise Review of English tenses focusing on auxiliary verbs to help students learn English - focus on future tenses.
Gerund Or Infinitive Learning Tool
Not sure whether the verb takes the '-ing' form or the infinitive? Use this great interactive tool to check which form is appropriate.
Gerund Or Infinitive
Decide whether the verb takes the gerund or the infinitive form of the following verb. For example: He enjoys playing tennis. - 'Enjoy' takes the gerund.
Passive Voice
Sometimes it's better to use the passive voice. For example: 'Fords are made in Detroit' is much better than 'Somebody makes Fords in Detroit'. Learn about the passive voice.
Passives Quiz - Active to Passive Voice
Check your understanding of the use of passive voice with this quiz asking for transformations from active to passive voice.
Passives Quiz - Passive to Active
Check your understanding of the use of passive voice with this quiz asking for transformations from passive to active voice.
Past and Past Participle Learning Tool
Go - went - gone, come - came -come, sing - sang - ? Having problems memorizing irregular past verbs? Practice the forms with this interactive tool.
Past Simple or Present Perfect? - 1
Quiz focusing on one of the more difficult grammar points in English: When to use the past simple or present perfect.
Past Simple or Present Perfect? - 2
Quiz focusing on one of the more difficult grammar points in English: When to use the past simple or present perfect.
Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
What are you doing right now? You are reading this page. Learn how to use the present continuous. For more advanced beginning level students.
Present Perfect
Learn about the present perfect and when to use it. For example: I have lived in New York for a long time.
Present Simple Tense
What do you do every day? Use this grammar chart to learn about the Present Simple. For more advanced beginning level students.
Reported Speech
Learn how to use reported speech. For example: "I will go to Paris" becomes "He said he would go to Paris".
Verb Form Quizzes - Gerund or Infinitive?
Take these quizzes to test your understanding of when to use the gerund (playing) and the infinitive (to play) when following other verbs.
What are Phrasal Verbs?
This guide provides a overview of phrasal verbs including a discussion of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs.
Verb Types in English
Guide to verb structures used in English with explanations and example sentences to the wide variety of verb structures in English.
Participles
This guide to participles discusses the various uses of the present and past participles in easy English with multiple examples of each learning point.
To Be - Am Is Are
Review of the verb to be and the key role it plays in English tenses. Each of the principal uses of the verb to be is explained with examples to help with understanding.
After, Before, When
Time expressions are often used in adverb clauses to indicate when an action occurs. The use of the time expressions after, before and when are among the most common. This guide provides ample examples and explanations of proper conjugation and of these common time expressions.
Sentence Structure Chart
Sentence structure remains the same through all tenses. At times, changing tenses can be confusing. Use this sentence structure chart to help review each English tense while keeping sentence structure.