As you may already know, a conditional sentence is made by 2 parts: 1. The if part 2. The other part. In many grammar textbooks they tell you that to form the 1st conditional you use

The main problem that students have with the present tenses is that they use the present simple too much, but some learners do the opposite. Basically, the present simple tense is

Politeness in English is something that many learners have problems with.  When giving in instructions to new members of staff, or people you don't know very well, it can be

One of the main mistakes English learners make with will is that they use it too often.  To find out more about how future tenses work, check out my diagram!

Many of my students have problems with using the passive, and grammar books often make this feel more complicated whenever they use long grammatical terms to describe these phrases. I have

Modal verbs are very difficult to get right. The best way to learn modal verbs is to look at which modal verbs need to be used for which topic.  This week we

Modal verbs like could, should, might, may, must can be a real nightmare, and to many it can be very confusing to decide which one you need to use.  Here

Sometimes in conversation with a friend or a customer/client it is clear that someone wants you to help them with something, and it is usually then polite to offer to

As you may know, we can use should for giving, or asking advice: 'You should see a doctor' / 'Should I see a doctor?' We can also use it to talk about the

Football is the national sport in England.  You may be quite surprised how many phrases we take from football which can be used in business.  Here are my top 6