Learn how to use gerunds in English, including in the passive voice, and the difference between gerunds and present participles.

Learn the differences between "should" and "should have" in English, including everyday and formal uses.

Learn when to use gerunds and infinitives, including two lists of verbs which can be followed by both!

"Have" and "have got" have similarities and differences. Learn them with this extensive English reading and listening resource.

Recommended level: Advanced Quick Reference In most cases, affect is used as a verb and effect is used as a noun. (Ex: "The decision...

Recommended level: Upper intermediate / Advanced Is it "because that" or "because of that"? Read the common mistakes section at the...

Elementary English For an easy-to-study reference chart, scroll to the bottom of the page. Quick Reference Use "at" with precise times...

Recommended level: Advanced "Is it 'in spite of' or 'despite of'?" Quick Reference Despite and in spite of are most commonly used in...

Mistakes are a part of learning, but some mistakes are more common than others. This page examines the 50 most common mistakes that...

Recommended level: Advanced Quick Reference Farther and further are often used interchangeably when discussing physical distances, but...

Recommended level: Intermediate Quick Reference Another means one more, an additional or extra, or an alternative or different one of...

Recommended level: Intermediate "Is it 'ON the bus' or 'IN the bus'?" Quick Reference Use "on" for large vehicles which you can stand and...

This page is intended to be a resource for English learners and teachers. You can practice answering these second conditional discussion...

Recommended level: Upper Intermediate Quick Reference "Think of" is typically used for quick instances of thought, such as when a person...

Recommended level: Intermediate Grammar note: For a quick explanation of gerunds and infinitives, read the top of this post. Also,...

Recommended level: Intermediate Quick Reference "Hear of" is used to discuss one's awareness of the existence of something or someone....

This page is intended to be a resource for English learners and teachers . You can practice answering these gerund and infinitive...

Recommended level: Beginner Quick Reference Do and does are the present simple forms of the irregular English verb do. Do and Does are...

Recommended level: Intermediate Quick reference "Person" is a singular noun. It refers to one human being. "People" is the plural of...

Recommended level: low intermediate Quick reference Can is used for present ability and possibility ("I can dance." / "I'm sorry, but I...