A2 Grammar Explanations

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Illustration of a person asking 'Who', 'What', 'How' and 'Why' for A2 grammar lesson on question forms

Asking questions in English – Question forms
Illustration of two characters asking different question forms for A2 grammar lesson on subject questions and questions with prepositions.

Subject questions, questions with preposition
Illustration of a character travelling by spaceship for A2 grammar lesson on present simple and present continuous

Present simple vs present continuous
llustration of a slice of toast with past simple examples for A2 grammar lesson on past simple

Past simple – Form and use
Illustration of a detective and a skeleton for A2 grammar lesson on past continuous and past simple

Past continuous and past simple
HIllustration of two people with a rake for A2 grammar lesson on using 'to' and 'for' for purpose

Expressing purpose with 'to' and 'for'
Illustration of two aliens with a sentence using 'although' and 'so' for A2 grammar lesson on connectors

However, although, because, so, and time connectors
Illustration of two characters using 'will' and 'be going to' for A2 grammar lesson on future forms

'Will' vs 'be going to' – Future forms
Cartoon astronaut and red rocket with sentence example for A2 grammar lesson on present continuous for future arrangements

Present continuous for future arrangements
Cartoon man pointing at a drink in a bar scene for A2 grammar lesson on defining relative clauses with 'who', 'which', 'that' and 'where'

Defining relative clauses – who, which, that, where
Cartoon rabbit crying and fox eating breakfast for A2 grammar lesson on present perfect with 'have lost' and 'have found'

Present perfect – form and use
Cartoon snake and monkey with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson on present perfect vs past simple

Present perfect or past simple?
Two cartoon fridges with speech bubbles for A2 grammar lesson on 'something', 'anything' and 'nothing'

Something, anything, nothing, etc.
Cartoon fries, chicken leg and broccoli showing 'healthy', 'healthier' and 'healthiest' for A2 grammar lesson on comparatives and superlatives

Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs
Cartoon beer mug and worm with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson on 'too', 'too much' and 'enough'

Too, too much, too many, enough
Cartoon green monster with sentence example for A2 grammar lesson on 'most', 'most of the' and 'the most'

most, most of, the most
Two cartoon cars discussing fuel use for A2 grammar lesson on 'much', 'many', 'little', 'few', 'some' and 'any'

Much, many, little, few, some, any – quantifiers
Cartoon man holding a skull with text about infinitive or gerund for A2 grammar lesson on infinitives and gerunds

Infinitives and gerunds – verb patterns
Cartoon wolf jogging and pig going to the gym for A2 grammar lesson on different uses of the verb 'go'

How to use the verb 'go' in English
Cartoon policeman and man with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson on 'have to' and 'must'

have to, don't have to, must, mustn't
Cartoon wolf chasing red meat with sentence for A2 grammar lesson on 'should' and 'shouldn’t'

should, shouldn't
Cartoon girl with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson on first conditional and future time clauses

First conditional and future time clauses
Two cartoon cats with love message for A2 grammar lesson on subject, object and possessive pronouns

Subject and object pronouns, possessive pronouns and adjectives
Cartoon animal with sentence example for A2 grammar lesson on the second conditional

Second conditional
Cartoon fish with 'I eat' and 'I am eaten' for A2 grammar lesson on present and past simple passive

Present and past simple passive: be + past participle
Cartoon frog and chicken with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson on 'used to'

Used to, didn't use to – past habits and states
Cartoon ghost with speech bubble saying 'maybe' for A2 grammar lesson on 'might' and 'might not'

might, might not – possibility
Arrows and shapes showing direction for A2 grammar lesson on prepositions of movement

Prepositions of movement – along, across, over, etc.
Two cartoon characters flying with speech bubbles for A2 grammar lesson on 'so' and 'neither'

So and neither – so am I, neither do I, etc.
Two cartoon characters with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson reviewing verb tenses

Review of all pre-intermediate verb tenses (CEFR A2)
Cartoon Frankenstein with example sentence for A2 grammar lesson on the past perfect

Past perfect
Two cartoon men talking about being poor and rich for A2 grammar lesson on reported speech

Reported speech – Indirect speech
Two cartoon characters arguing about money for A2 grammar lesson on verbs with two objects

Verbs with two objects
Cartoon doughnut with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson on different uses of the verb 'get'

The different uses of the verb 'get'
Sloth labelled 'do' and panda chef labelled 'make' for A2 grammar lesson on difference between 'do' and 'make'

Do vs Make - What's the difference?
Cats with hearts and sloth skateboarding for A2 grammar lesson on stative vs dynamic verbs

Stative vs dynamic verbs (or non-action vs action verbs)
Carrot labelled separable and inseparable for A2 grammar lesson on phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs: transitive and intransitive, separable and inseparable
Cartoon flame character with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson on 'no longer' and 'anymore'

No longer, any longer, anymore
Blue monster scaring deer and boy for A2 grammar lesson on 'on time', 'in time', 'at the end' and 'in the end'

On time vs In time, At the end vs In the end
Cartoon banana and cool monkey with example sentences for A2 grammar lesson on difference between 'may' and 'might'

May and might: What's the difference?
Muscular DO, BE and HAVE helping small verbs in A2 grammar lesson on auxiliary verbs

Auxiliary verbs: do, be and have