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Grammar, compared
Two easy-to-mix forms side by side, with practice.
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20 pages
| Page | Level | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Present perfect vs past simpleBoth talk about the past. The past simple closes it. The present perfect keeps it connected to now. | B1 | Tenses |
| Present simple vs present continuousThe present simple is for what is always true. The present continuous is for what is happening around now. | A2 | Tenses |
| Past simple vs past continuousThe past simple tells what happened. The past continuous sets the scene: what was in progress. | B1 | Tenses |
| Will vs going toGoing to is for plans and what you can see coming. Will is for decisions now, opinions and promises. | A2 | Tenses |
| Gerund vs infinitiveAfter some verbs you use -ing, after others you use to. The verb decides. There is a pattern to learn, not a rule to guess. | B1 | Verb patterns |
| Must vs have to vs shouldMust and have to are close. Mustn't and don't have to are opposites. Should is advice. | B1 | Modal verbs |
| First vs second conditionalThe first conditional is for real, possible futures. The second is for imaginary or unlikely ones. | B1 | Conditionals |
| Make vs doMake is for creating something. Do is for tasks and activities. Many pairs simply have to be learned as a unit. | B1 | Word choice, Vocabulary |
| Much vs many, few vs littleMany goes with things you can count. Much goes with things you cannot. A lot of works with both. | A2 | Articles and quantity, Vocabulary |
| In, on and atThink small to large. At is a point, on is a surface or a day, in is a space or a longer period. | A2 | Prepositions |
| For vs sinceFor gives how long. Since gives the starting point. Both usually take the present perfect. | B1 | Tenses |
| Used to vs be used toUsed to is a past habit that stopped. Be used to means something is familiar and normal now. | B1 | Verb patterns, Tenses |
| Present perfect simple vs continuousThe simple form shows the result and how many. The continuous form shows the activity and how long. | B2 | Tenses |
| Say vs tellTell always needs a person: tell me. Say does not: say hello. Many phrases are fixed, so learn them in pairs. | B1 | Word choice, Vocabulary |
| Comparatives and superlativesThe comparative compares two things: taller. The superlative picks the top of a group: the tallest. | A2 | Comparing |
| A, an, the or no articleA means one of many. The means we both know which one. No article is for general ideas. | B1 | Articles and quantity |
| Active vs passive voiceIn the active, the subject does the action. In the passive, the focus is on what happens to something. | B2 | Passive and reported speech |
| Direct vs reported speechTo report what someone said, most tenses move one step back. Pronouns and time words change too. | B2 | Passive and reported speech |
| Who, which, that and whoseRelative words join a clause to a noun. Who is for people, which for things, whose for possession and where for places. | B1 | Word choice |
| Too vs enough vs veryToo is more than you want. Enough is as much as you need. Very is a lot, with no problem. | B1 | Comparing, Word choice |