Elementary elements

The links on this page lead to several routes with grammar exercises. Each coloured route leads to more challenging routes at higher levels. You can find the grammar subjects in alphabetical order. 


Alphabet

Spelling of names and surnames
Green route (level 1): 
The English alphabet
Red route (level 2): 
Alphabet - spelling 
Orange (level 3): 
Alphabetical order


Auxiliaries

Can & could, may & might, ought to, have to, must, be able to, to be allowed, shall & should.  
Can or could Can and could - modal verbs exercises 
Auxiliaries
 Verb tenses 2: exercises


Comparisons

Comparitive 1 Comparatives exercises

Comparitive 2 Comparative and superlative

Comparitive 3 As...as / like / more


Conditionals

What if clauses ... 
Zero conditional: Zero conditional exercises
First conditional: 
First conditional exercises - if clauses
Second conditional: 
Second conditional exercises
Third conditional: Third conditional exercises - Conditional sentences type III
Mixed conditional: 
Mixed conditional exercises - intermediate level


Demonstrative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns, this/that/these/those
Green route:
 This that these those - exercises 
Red route: Demonstratives - grammar exercises


Ing-form (gerund) or to infinitive 


When to use an ing-form or gerund and the to infinitive
Blue route:
 Verbs + to + infinitive and verbs + -ing
Purple route: Verbs + to + infinitive and verbs + -ing

Video

Gerund & to infinitive


Passive & active voice
Passive 1 Passive voice exercises
Passive 2 Passive voice - exercises 2

Passive 3 Passive voice exercises - 3

Reported speech Reported speech exercises


Past - to be

Was / were 
Green route:
 Verbs: To be past simple
Red route: To be: past simple exercises
Orange route: To be past simple- exercises

Past simple

Past simple, questions & answers  
Green route:
 Past simple exercises - regular
Red route: 
Past simple exercises - irregular verbs

Orange route: Past simple exercises - negative
Blue route: Past simple exercises - questions
Purple route: Past simple exercises - mixed forms

Past perfect .  
Past perfect 1 Past perfect exercises 
Past perfect 2 
The past perfect simple - exercises intermediate level esl 

Past perfect continuous Past perfect continuous exercises 


Personal pronouns

I - me 
Green route: Personal pronouns exercises - subject pronouns
Red route: Object pronouns exercises - personal pronouns
Orange route: Mixed pronouns - exercises
Possessive pronouns

Me - mine
Genetive case 's: Possessive 's
Possesives: Possessive adjectives 
Possessive pronouns:  Possessive pronouns exercises
Time expressions: Possessive ’s with time expressions


Prepositions of time

Prepositions of time and place
Green route: Prepositions of time - exercises
Red route: Prepositions of time - exercises level 2
Prepositions of place and movement
Green route: 
Prepositions of place and location

Orange route: Exercises: prepositions of movement
Blue route: Prepositions exercises - intermediate level
Purple route: Prepositions exercises - advanced level


Present continuous - forms of to be

Verb to be, questions & answers
Green route:
 To be: present simple forms 
Red route: To be present- esl exercises - beginners
Orange route: To be - exercises esl : questions and answers


Present perfect 
I have had
, you have lost, and he has found are verbs in the present perfect. 


To practice with the present perfect, click here: Present Perfect 


Quantifier some versus any

First route: Some / any Some / any - grammar exercises
Second route: Something / anything Indefinite pronouns exercises

Quantifiers much versus many

Much, many, (a) few, (a) little  
Countable vs uncountable Countable - uncountable nouns
Quantifiers Quantifiers exercises - quantity words


Reading 

Practice your reading skills: 
1. Reading comprehension exercises - beginner
2. Reading comprehension exercises - elementary 
3. Reading comprehension exercises - elementary
4. Reading comprehension exercises - intermediate 
5. Reading comprehendion exercises - advanced


Listening

Practice your listening skills:
Green route: Listening - elementary tests
Red route: Listening: pre-intermediate tests
Orange route: Listening - intermediate tests
Blue route: Listening: upper intermediate tests

Purple route: Listening - advanced tests


More vocabulary

a. Colours
Green route:
 Colours exercises
Red route: Colours - vocabulary

b. Clothes
Green route: Clothes exercises - vocabulary 
Red route: Clothes exercises - lower intermediate level 


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