A1–A2: Grammar Foundations

Build clear everyday sentences, ask questions, and talk about the present, past and future.

Level
A1–A2
Lessons
30
Ready
30

Lessons

30 lessons

  1. Present simple of be: am, is and are. Examples: I am a student. She is a teacher. They are friends.
    A1 Lesson 1 20 min Not started

    The verb be: Am, is and are

    Introduce yourself and describe people, things and places with am, is and are. Practise positive sentences, negatives, questions and everyday short forms.

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  2. I and my, you and your: Pronouns and possession. Examples: I have my book. You have your book.
    A1 Lesson 2 20 min Not started

    Subject pronouns and possessives: I and my

    Choose I, you, he, she, it, we and they as sentence subjects, and use my, your and other possessives before nouns. Practise talking about people and what belongs to them.

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  3. A or an? Singular nouns and everyday objects. Examples: an apple a book
    A1 Lesson 3 20 min Not started

    A and an: Choosing the right article

    Use a and an with singular countable nouns, including jobs and things you mention for the first time. Learn why the sound at the start of a word matters more than its first letter.

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  4. Present simple: Everyday routines. Examples: She cycles to work. She studies every evening.
    A1 Lesson 4 20 min Not started

    Present simple: Daily routines and habits

    Describe everyday routines and things that are generally true with the present simple. Practise he, she and it verb endings, including -s, -es, -ies and the form has.

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  5. Do and does: Present simple questions and negatives. Examples: Do you drink coffee? I don't drink coffee.
    A1 Lesson 5 20 min Not started

    Present simple questions: Do, does, don't and doesn't

    Ask about routines and make negative sentences with do, does, don't and doesn't. Practise question words, short answers and the base verb after do or does.

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  6. Present continuous: Actions happening now. Examples: She is reading. They are cooking.
    A1 Lesson 6 20 min Not started

    Present continuous: What's happening now?

    Use am, is and are with an -ing verb to describe actions happening now. Practise spelling changes, negative sentences and questions about what people are doing.

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  7. Present simple or continuous? Routines and actions now. Examples: I usually cycle. Today I'm taking the bus.
    A1 Lesson 7 20 min Not started

    Present simple or continuous: Usually or right now?

    Choose the present simple for habits and facts, and the present continuous for actions happening now. Learn how time expressions and common state verbs help you decide.

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  8. A1 checkpoint: People and daily life. Examples: Who are you? What do you do?
    A1 Lesson 8 25 min Not started

    A1 review: Introductions and everyday routines

    Bring together be, pronouns, articles and present tenses to talk about people and daily life. Check your understanding through mixed exercises and correct common beginner mistakes.

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  9. Countable and uncountable nouns: Plurals and amounts. Examples: two apples some water some rice
    A1 Lesson 9 20 min Not started

    Plural and uncountable nouns: One, two or some?

    Form regular and common irregular plurals, and recognise nouns such as water that are usually uncountable. Use containers and quantities to talk about food and everyday items.

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  10. Some, any, much and many: Talking about quantity. Examples: How many apples? How much milk?
    A1 Lesson 10 20 min Not started

    Some, any, much and many: Talking about quantity

    Choose quantity words for countable and uncountable nouns in everyday situations. Practise some and any in statements and questions, and ask how much or how many.

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  11. Whose is it? Possessive 's and pronouns. Examples: Whose bag is this? It's hers.
    A1 Lesson 11 20 min Not started

    Possessives: Anna's, my, mine and whose

    Show who owns something with possessive nouns, adjectives and pronouns. Practise apostrophes with one or more owners, ask whose, and distinguish its from it's.

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  12. There is and there are: Describing places. Examples: There is a table. There are two chairs.
    A1 Lesson 12 20 min Not started

    There is and there are: Describing places

    Say what exists in a room, home or neighbourhood with there is and there are. Practise singular and plural forms, questions and negatives to describe what is there.

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