English Grammar

Present Simple
4 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Present Simple – Form
Present Simple for Opinions, Facts and Permanent Situations
Present Simple for Regular Activities, Routines and Habits
Present Simple for Talking about Films and Books
Present Simple Practice: Negative Sentences and Questions
Present Simple Practice: Fill in the Gaps
Present Simple Practice: Positive, Negative, Questions
Present Continuous
5 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Present Continuous – Describing Pictures
Present Continuous – Trends and Changes
Present Continuous – Actions Happening now and around now
Present Continuous – Form
Spelling of -ing Verb Forms
Present Continuous Practice – Fill in the Gaps
Present Continuous Practice – Questions and Negatives
Present Continuous Practice – Positive Statements
Present Simple and Present Continuous
4 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Basic Differences in Use
Action Verbs
State Verbs
State Verbs in the Continuous Form
Present Simple or Present Continuous – Matching
Present Simple or Present Continuous – Choose the Correct Tense
Present Simple or Present Continuous – Complete the Text
Past Simple
6 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Past Simple: Positive Sentences
Past Simple: Negative Sentences
Regular Verbs: Spelling Rules
Past Simple: To Be
Past Simple: Questions
Past Simple: Positive Sentences
Past Simple: Negative Sentences
Past Simple: Questions
Past Habits and States
3 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Used to: States and Repeated Situations
Would: Repeated Situations
Past Simple: Comparison with “would” and “used to”
“Would,” “Used To,” and Past Simple – Choose the Correct Structure
“Used To” – Practice the Form
“Would” – Practice the Form
Past Continuous
3 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Past Continuous: Positive Sentences
Past Continuous: Negative Sentences
Past Continuous: Questions
Put the Words in the Correct Order
Choose the Correct Verb Forms
Complete the Sentences
Past Simple and Past Continuous
1 Topic | 2 Quizzes
Past Simple and Past Continuous in Contrast
Past Simple and Past Continuous: Choose the Correct Verb Forms
Past Simple and Past Continuous: Fill in the Gaps
Present Perfect Simple
2 Topics | 5 Quizzes
Present Perfect Simple – Use
Present Perfect Simple – Form
Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple Quiz – Choose the Correct Answer
Present Perfect Simple – Fill in the Gaps I
Present Perfect Simple – Fill in the Gaps II
Present Perfect or Past Simple?
Present Perfect Simple – Complete the Sentences with the Right Adverb
Present Perfect Continuous
2 Topics | 2 Quizzes
Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous?
Present Perfect Continuous – Form
Present Perfect Continuous – Form
Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous?
Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous
3 Topics | 4 Quizzes
When to Use the Past Perfect?
Past Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Simple – Practice the Form
Past Perfect Continuous – Practice the Form
Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous in Contrast
Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Continuous: Fill in the Gaps
Future Simple
2 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Future Simple – Meaning
Future Simple – Form
Future Simple – Fill In the Gaps
Future Simple – Negative Forms
Future Simple – Questions
Be Going To
2 Topics | 2 Quizzes
To Be Going To – Meaning
Be Going To – Form
Be Going To – Practice the Form
Be Going To – Type in the Correct Form
Present Simple and Present Continuous for the Future
1 Topic | 1 Quiz
Using Present Simple and Present Continuous to Talk about the Future
Present Simple and Present Continuous for the Future – Practice
Future Continuous
2 Topics | 2 Quizzes
Future Continuous: Use
Future Continuous: Form
Future Continuous: Questions
Future Continuous: Practice the Form
Future Perfect
4 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Future Perfect Simple – Rules
Future Perfect Simple – Form
Future Perfect Continuous – Rules
Future Perfect Continuous – Form
Future Perfect Simple Practice
Future Perfect Continuous Practice
Future Perfect Simple or Future Perfect Continuous?
Adjectives and Adverbs
4 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Adjectives
Adverbs
Quiz 1: Adjectives and Adverbs – Fill in the Gaps / Word Formation
Adjectives and Adverbs: the Order of Adjectives
Quiz 2: The Order of Adjectives – Multiple Choice
Adjectives and Adverbs: the Order of Adverbs
Quiz 3: Adjectives and Adverbs – Ordering
Comparatives and Superlatives
1 Topic | 2 Quizzes
Comparatives and Superlatives – Introduction
Comparatives and Superlatives – Single Choice
Comparatives and Superlatives – Fill in the Gaps
Question Tags
2 Topics | 2 Quizzes
Question tags – Structure
Question tags – Usage
Question Tags – Choose the Correct Answer
Question Tags – Fill in the Gaps
Articles
3 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Types of Articles – an Overview
Articles before Proper (Geographical) Names
Articles in Phrases and Idiomatic Expressions
Articles: Choose the Right Article
Articles: Fill in the Gaps
Articles: Find the Mistakes
Verb Patterns
6 Topics | 3 Quizzes
Verb Patterns – Introduction
Verb Patterns – Gerunds
Verb Patterns – Infinitives (with “to”)
Verb Patterns – Infinitives (without “to”)
Verb Patterns – Changes in Meaning
Verb Patterns – Additional Explanations
Verb Patterns – Single Choice
Verb Patterns – Matching
Verb Patterns – Fill in the Gaps
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Past Simple: Comparison with “would” and “used to”

English Grammar Past Habits and States Past Simple: Comparison with “would” and “used to”

Past Simple can be used in the same cases as “would” and “used to”:

States:
Tom used to like his job but now he doesn’t.
Tom liked his job but now he doesn’t.

Repeated actions:
My boss would leave the office early every Friday.
My boss used to leave the office early every Friday.
My boss left the office early every Friday.

However, if something happened only once in the past we can’t talk about it with “used to” or “would”. We can only use Past Simple:

I started working here in 2017.
I used to start working here in 2017.
I would start working here in 2017.

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