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English Grammar Essentials
Master the fundamentals of English grammar
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1. Parts of Speech The building blocks
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections. Every word has a job.
2. Nouns People, places, things
Which is a proper noun?
A) Warsaw B) city C) car 3. Pronouns Replacing nouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Possessive: mine, yours, hers. Keep pronoun-antecedent agreement clear.
4. Verbs - Basics Action and state
Action verbs (run, teach) vs linking verbs (is, seems). Every sentence needs a verb.
5. Tenses - Present Simple, continuous, perfect
Choose correct: She ___ English.
A) teaches B) teaching C) teached 6. Past Tenses What happened
I taught, I was teaching, I had taught. Irregular verbs: go-went-gone, teach-taught-taught.
7. Future Tenses What will happen
will + base, going to, present continuous for future. "We will start on Monday."
8. Adjectives Describing nouns
Order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material. "Beautiful small old red Polish car."
9. Adverbs How, when, where
She teaches well . He runs quickly . Many adverbs = adjective + ly.
10. Articles a, an, the
___ English course is excellent.
A) A B) The C) An 11. Prepositions In, on, at
Time: at 7pm, on Monday, in July. Place: at the office, on the table, in Warsaw.
12. Sentence Structure SVO
Subject + Verb + Object. "Redline (S) provides (V) training (O)." Keep it clear and direct.
13. Questions Asking correctly
Auxiliary + subject + verb: Do you speak English? Are you learning? Inversion is key.
14. Negatives Don't, doesn't, didn't
Add not after auxiliary. "I don't teach" not "I no teach". Double negatives are wrong.
15. Modal Verbs can, must, should
can/could, may/might, must/have to, should, will/would. No -s in 3rd person: "he can".
16. Conditionals 0 & 1 If...
Zero: If you heat water, it boils. First: If you study, you will pass.
17. Conditionals 2 & 3 Imaginary past
Second: If I were you, I'd join. Third: If you had studied, you'd have passed.
18. Passive Voice Focus on action
Active: Redline teaches you. Passive: You are taught by Redline. be + past participle.
19. Reported Speech He said...
Direct: "I teach English." Reported: He said he taught English. Tense shifts back.
20. Gerunds & Infinitives to do or doing?
Enjoy + gerund (I enjoy teaching), Want + infinitive (I want to teach). Some verbs take both with different meaning.
21. Countable / Uncountable Much vs many
Many + countable (many lessons), much + uncountable (much progress), a lot of = both.
22. Comparatives Better, best
Tall-taller-tallest, good-better-best. Use than: "English is easier than you think."
23. Relative Clauses who, which, that
The course that I took was excellent. The teacher who taught me is great.
24. Phrasal Verbs Get up, turn on
Verb + particle = new meaning. Look up, give up, carry on. Learn in context, not lists.
25. Collocations Natural pairs
Make progress (not do progress), do homework, strong coffee (not powerful coffee).
26. Common Mistakes PL → EN For Polish speakers
I am learning (not I learn) since 2 years → for 2 years / since 2022. In the picture (not on).
27. Business English Professional
Could you please...? I would appreciate if... Let's schedule a call. Avoid "I want" → "I would like".
28. Email Writing Clear and concise
Subject clear, greeting, purpose in 2 lines, bullet points, polite close. Keep under 150 words.
29. Presentation Skills English presentations
Signpost: First, second, moving on, to sum up. Use simple past for results: "Sales increased by 20%".
30. Final Practice Test yourself
She has been working here ___ 2020.
A) since B) for C) from 31. Review Key takeaways
✔ Tenses: time matters ✔ Articles: a/an/the ✔ Prepositions: in/on/at ✔ SVO order ✔ No double negatives
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