Grammar Topics
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Present Perfect (Extended)
Extended uses of the Present Perfect: for/since with duration, just/already/yet/still, and the crucial contrast with the Past Simple.
Zero Conditional
If/when + present simple, present simple — for general truths and scientific facts.
Past Continuous
The Past Continuous describes actions in progress at a specific moment in the past. Learn its form, uses with while/when, and contrast with Past Simple.
Common Prefixes and Suffixes
Expanding vocabulary through prefixes (un-, re-, pre-, mis-) and suffixes (-ment, -ness, -ity, -ous).
First Conditional
If + present simple, will + infinitive — for real and likely future situations.
Discourse Markers (Contrast, Addition, Result)
Linkers that organise ideas: however, nevertheless, moreover, furthermore, therefore, consequently.
Word Families
Groups of related words from the same root: act, action, active, actively, activate, actor, activity.
Future Simple (will)
Use 'will' for spontaneous decisions, predictions based on opinion, promises, and offers. Contrasts with 'going to' for planned intentions.
Second Conditional
If + past simple, would + infinitive — for hypothetical present/future situations.
Defining Relative Clauses
Clauses with who, which, that defining exactly which person or thing is meant — no commas.
Dependent Prepositions (The 'Glue')
Fixed prepositions after specific verbs, adjectives, and nouns: interested in, afraid of, good at.
Might / May
Might and may express possibility in present and future contexts. Learn when to use each, how to form past possibility with might/may have, and how may doubles as a formal permission marker.