English Grammar

About this subject

Grammar is the part of English that turns words into clear meaning: tenses, articles, prepositions, word order, conditionals and the many small choices that show whether something happened once, is still true or might happen later. Learners can often get their message across without it, but mistakes that never get corrected tend to become fixed habits. Exams, job applications and academic writing all reward accuracy, and it becomes much harder to fix later. Learning the rules well once saves years of guessing, and makes your speaking more confident too.

The books here explain one point at a time with clear examples and exercises on the facing page, so you can study a single topic in a few minutes and check yourself at once. They work as a course from start to finish or as a reference for the mistakes you keep making. A tutor can find the patterns behind your own errors, explain them in your language when that helps and give you speaking practice so the right forms become automatic.