The new flatmate arrives. This situation will let us revise some basic structures. You don't need to understand everything, but see how much you can understand.

You know the simple present, we have studied the form, the negative and interrogative (see: use of DO)  and the use of the simple present (or present simple) tense to talk about habits (see: daily routine and frequency adverbs). Now we're going to revise it all. Watch this video and read the explanations.

You know MUCH from MANY, now we're going to extend it a bit and learn HOW MUCH? from HOW MANY?

The present continuous tense. When and how we use it. In this lesson Rama Explains how we form and use the present continuous tense. Watch out for the Zombies!Grammar Gurus helps you learn English grammar with high quality entertaining English videos. English lessons can be fun!Most languages have a way of showing that an action is happening 'right now' with either a verb tense or an adverb. In English we use the Present Continuous tense. What's different about English as opposed to many other languages is how often we use the present continuous tense. In most other languages if someone asked you what you were doing right now you could answer "I read" or simply just "Read" but in English we always have to emphasize that the action is happening right now. We have to say "I'm reading" There are some verbs that we never put into the continuous tense when we use formal English, we think that these verbs are hard to really 'do' and so it's hard 'to be doing' them now and so they are not used in the present continuous. These are called non-continuous verbs. Let's look at some common non-continuous verbs: believe, know, like, love, hate, understand, want, need, cost, own. Now let's look at some examples: We say 'I believe in God,' not 'I am believing in God'; We say 'I like ice-cream,' not 'I am liking ice-cream'; we say 'I love you,' not 'I am loving you.' We form the present continuous tense by using a subject + the verb to be(is, am, are) + a verb-ing. (To learn how to form questions and use negatives in the present continuous just watch the video above.) It's important to note that you need both the verb to be and the verb --ing (also known as the present participle) to make the present continuous tense. If you only have a verb-ing it's actually not acting as a verb at all but is most likely acting as a noun or maybe an adjective. For example the sentence 'I like swimming,' is not the present continuous. In this sentence 'swimming' is not a verb, it is acting as a noun... the act of swimming. We will have a future video talking all about when verbs act as nouns or adjectives in sentences, also known as 'verbals'. So for now just remember, if you don't have the verb to be in the present tense(is, am, are) than you don't have the present continuous tense. Lastly let's talk about the present continuous for the future. Yes, in English we use the present continuous to talk about the future all the time. The safest rule, especially for non-native English speakers, is to only use the present continuous to talk about the future if you have very certain plans for the future. I call this the 'bought the ticket rule'. If you have bought a ticket to do something that shows that you have a serious intention to do it and so you can use the present continuous to talk about it. It's as if by buying the ticket you have already started the process of doing it and so you are almost doing it right now. If I say 'I am going to the beach this weekend' I have made plans and my mind is already in the ' going to the beach mode'. Maybe I've already packed my bag, I'm thinking about what book I want to bring.... I am going to the beach this weekend. You don't need to actually buy a ticket that's just a way of showing your intent to do something..Enjoy the video!

In this lesson you will learn about adverbs in English. Watch the presentation video, then read the Explanations and then watch the other related videos in this lesson. In other lessons we see every kind of adverb in more detail, this is just a general introduction.

An introduction to the adverbs of manner. Read the Explanations and see other related videos in this lesson.

Watch this presentation video and then go to Explanations to read more and watch the other videos. Describing someone in English can be easy as well as tough. It depends on how detailed is the description you want to give. Describing someone can include talking about their features, characteristics, color, height, weight, etc. You might also describe things like their facial features, hairstyle and body language. No matter how you structure your description, you are going to use a variety of different terms. That's why you should know all about the terminology and have the right vocabulary to correctly describe a person.  

Listen to these little girl role-playing a visit to the doctor. Pay attention to the question "What's the matter?". This is what the doctor usually asks to know what our problem is. For more advanced situations visit our section AT THE DOCTOR'S.

Before reading this video, read the explanations to understand what a phrasal verb is. Then watch this video and try to understand the phrasal verbs they use here.

On this video you can see some of the most common ways of making suggestions in English, as well as accepting or rejecting them. After watching this video you can watch the other videos below. For more information about suggestions you can see this grammar lesson: Suggestions: taking decisions together

Learn how to ask and give permission. Read the explanations, then watch the video and then watch the other videos in this lesson.   When asking for permission we usually use CAN I...? and if we want to be a little more polite we use MAY I...?

Here is some useful classroom language you should learn.  Spanish speakers have interactive activities created by our user Profe under the Activities tab.

The infinitive is the name of the verb. We can also use the infinitive when a verb is followed by another verb... or the gerund, but that, you will find in Unit 10: Verb Patterns. On this lesson, nevertheless, there is a video with a little introduction to those patterns.

You can also practise Vocabulary about the family (with image and sound). And then, watch the other related videos below.

Useful vocabulary to describe places. Here, there is also vocabulary about landscapes.