Different tenses: present simple/present perfect simple/present perfect continuous?????

Try these exercises for practice thanks to the useful website "Perfect English grammar"

PAST SIMPLE/PRESENT PERFECT
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4


PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3   

MODALS: MUST, MAY,MIGHT, CAN'T FOR DEDUCTION/POSSIBILITY

Become more and more familiar with these modal verbs with two exercises from two really useful websites:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

CAN,COULD, BE ABLE TO

You will be able to use "be able" correctly after doing this exercise!

And to test yourself, try this one!

Although, in spite of, despite ????????

Here is an interesting explanation and examples about how to use these sentence connectors and there's an exercise for you to practise too. And when you finish, do this one! If you need more practice, you can do this one too! Finally, check your progress with a fourth exercise

IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC!

A hilarious video for those who like magic:

key words: banana/bandanna

PHRASAL VERBS AREN'T AS FIERCE

Phrasal verbs are not as bad as they are made out to be  (pretended)!

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH: SCOTTISH ENGLISH

As you advance, you usually become more and more interested in different aspects of the language, for example, the differences in pronunciation between varieties of English.

Look at this amusing video: English vs Scottish accent!

DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU?

The structure want/like someone to do something seems strange if you are Spanish, but if you do the following exercises you may become familiar with this common structure in English.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

POSITION OF ADVERBS IN THE SENTENCE

There are different types of adverbs, and their position is something confusing.
Why don't you practise with this exercise?

First read the theory

1.Exercise position of adverbs

2.Exercise position of frequency adverbs

3.Mixed exercise

BASIC VOCABULARY REVISION FOR EVERYBODY!

Vocabulary revision is a basic activity for students of languages of all levels.
Try these interesting activities about different vocabulary topics!

FOR SCIENCE FRIKIES!

To coincide with World Science Day for Peace and Development 2014, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has launchedd a free online scienttific library accessible tto students and scientist worlldwide. The new platform, called World Library of Science, provides free articles, photographs, illustrations and videos of scientific nature.
Don't miss it! Read about science and learn English at the same time!