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The grammar that trips people up, explained once.
Every post comes from a real section of the course — the same examples, the same Say this / Not this pairs you’ll practise in the app.
Why you understand English but can't speak it (and how to fix it)
You understand English and read it well, but you freeze when you try to speak. Here's the real reason — and how to start letting the words out.
The grammar mistakes Spanish speakers make most in English
Six classic mistakes almost every Spanish speaker makes when speaking English — and the correct version of each one.
Intermediate English grammar exercises (with answers)
Ten quick intermediate English grammar exercises — present, past, articles and more, each with the answer and the reason right below.
How to stop translating in your head when you speak English
Translating from your first language before you speak makes you slow and stuck. Five habits to start thinking directly in English.
'Will' vs 'going to': which future do you actually need?
Decisions, plans, predictions and promises — how to choose between 'will' and 'going to' so your English sounds natural.
Stop saying 'I am agree': stative verbs explained
Why 'I am agree' and 'I am wanting' are wrong, and which verbs you should never put in the -ing form.
So do I / Neither do I: how to agree naturally in English
The short, natural way to say 'me too' and 'me neither' in English — matching the auxiliary every time.
The second conditional: talking about dreams and 'what ifs'
How to talk about imaginary situations in English with 'if + past simple, would' — plus the 'If I were you' advice trick.
Present Perfect vs Past Simple: the difference that trips everyone up
When to say 'I saw' and when to say 'I have seen' — the single most useful tense comparison in English, with clear rules and examples.
Polite questions: how to ask without sounding rude
Indirect questions like 'Could you tell me where the station is?' — the word order that makes requests polite in English.
mustn't vs don't have to: the difference that changes your meaning
'Mustn't' and 'don't have to' look similar but mean opposite things. Here's how to keep them straight.
much vs many vs a lot of: quantifiers without the guesswork
How to choose between much, many and a lot of — a simple rule based on countable vs uncountable nouns.
How to tell a story in English: the past tenses working together
Past simple, past continuous and past perfect each have a job in a story. Here's how to combine them naturally.
a / an / the / nothing: articles that make you sound fluent
The rules for a, an, the, and no article at all — one of the biggest sources of 'foreign-sounding' English, made simple.