Second Conditional — Imagining a Different Life (B1)
Talk about imaginary situations in the present or future — and what would happen
Tag: Grammar
Modals of Deduction — Must, Can’t & Might (B2)
Use must, can't and might to say how certain you are — without guessing wildly
Present Perfect vs Simple Past — ‘Have You Ever…?’ (B1)
Know when to use have done and when to use did — and never confuse them again
The Passive Voice — When the Action Matters More Than Who Did It
💬 The passive voice saved me once: After a mistake at the restaurant — a wrong order, an unhappy guest — I reported it to my manager. I said: "A mistake was made." Not "I…
The Third Conditional — The Grammar of ‘What If’ and Regret
Use the third conditional for hypothetical situations in the past — things that didn't happen, and imagining what would have been different.
Relative Clauses — Adding Information Without Starting a New Sentence
💬 Grammar that sounds smart: Instead of writing two short sentences — "This is the student. She won the prize." — you can say: "This is the student who won the prize." One sentence. More…
Articles in English: A, An, The — The 3 Little Words That Change Everything
💬 My first year in Sydney: I was not a native speaker. I read a lot. But articles — a, an, the — still tripped me up daily. A colleague once gently pointed out: "It's…
The Second Conditional — Imaginary Worlds in English
💬 Imagine: If I had a time machine, I would go back to 2005 and tell myself to learn French immediately. — That's the second conditional. Imaginary. But it makes grammar beautiful.
The First Conditional — Real Possibilities in English
💬 Real life: Learning French as an adult, I told myself: "If I practise every day, I will reach C1." I did. Five years later, I passed the Diplôme. Conditionals are not just grammar —…
Modal Verbs: Can, Could, Should, Must — The Complete Guide
💬 From the classroom: A student once wrote "You must to go now." The to after modal verbs is one of the most common errors at A2–B1. You can fix it in one rule.