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Conditionals and Wishes A2–B1

Second Conditional: Unreal SituationsSegunda Condicional

If you won the lottery, what would you do? Master the second conditional to talk about dreams and…

Conditionals and Wishes B1–B1+

Third Conditional: Past Unreal SituationsTerceira Condicional

If I had known, I would have… Learn the third conditional to talk about regrets and a past that…

Conditionals and Wishes B2

Mixed ConditionalsCondicionais Mistas

If I were you, I wouldn't have done it: master mixed conditionals, inversion and smart alternatives…

Conditionals and Wishes B2

Unless, Even If, Provided, As Long AsAlternativas ao If

Go beyond "if": learn when to use unless, even if, provided and as long as to make your conditions…

Conditionals and Wishes B1+–B2

Wishes and Regrets: I Wish, If OnlyDesejos e Arrependimentos

Say "quem me dera" and "queria ter feito" in English: master I wish, if only, would rather and it's…

Conditionals and Wishes B1–B2

Polite Conditionals: If You Don’t MindCondicionais de Cortesia

If you could, I'd appreciate it if, if possible: use if to make requests, offers and opinions…

The Passive A2–B1+

Active and Passive VoiceVoz Ativa e Voz Passiva

Was built, is being made, has been sold: learn how the passive works in every tense and when to use…

The Passive B1–B1+

The Passive in All TensesA Voz Passiva em Todos os Tempos

One rule, every tense: learn to build the passive from "is made" to "could have been avoided" with…

The Passive B1+–B2

It Is Said That…: Passive with Reporting VerbsVoz Passiva com Verbos de Relato

Write like a journalist: use "it is said that" and "he is believed to have" to report news with…

The Passive B2

Passive Verbs with Two ObjectsVoz Passiva com Dois Objetos

Learn why English says "I was given a scholarship" and how to use this powerful passive with…

The Passive B1–B2

The Passive in News Headlines and SignsA Voz Passiva em Manchetes e Placas

Man arrested, batteries not included, bridge to be rebuilt: learn to read the short passives in…

The Passive B1+–B2

Phrasal Verbs and Prepositions in the PassivePhrasal Verbs e Preposições na Voz Passiva

Was looked after, was called off, was laughed at: learn why the little word stays with the verb in…

Reported Speech A2–B1

Reported SpeechDiscurso Indireto

Retell what people said like a native speaker: say vs tell, tense changes and reported questions…

Reported Speech A2–B1

Passing On Messages in EnglishComo Repassar Recados em Inglês

Leo says hi, she wants you to call her back: pass on calls, voice messages and requests in natural…

Reported Speech B1+–B2

Reported Speech: Special CasesDiscurso Indireto: Casos Especiais

When the tense stays the same, what happens to must and shall, and how to report short answers…

-ing and the Infinitive A1–B1+

Gerund or Infinitive?Gerúndio ou Infinitivo?

Enjoy swimming or want to swim? Learn which verbs take -ing, which take to, and the ones that…

-ing and the Infinitive A2

Expressing Purpose: To and ForExpressando Finalidade: To e For

Stop saying "for to buy": learn when English uses to and when it uses for to explain why you do…

-ing and the Infinitive B1+

Reporting Verbs: Admit Doing, Refuse To DoVerbos de Relato

Go beyond said and told: master admit doing, refuse to do and other reporting verbs that make you…

-ing and the Infinitive B2

Verb + Object + Infinitive or GerundVerbo + Objeto + Infinitivo ou Gerúndio

Stop saying "I want that you come": learn when to use want me to go, make me go and see me going.

-ing and the Infinitive B2

Gerunds and Infinitives: Complex FormsGerúndio e Infinitivo: Formas Complexas

To have done, being told, to be doing: unlock the advanced forms that make your English precise and…

-ing and the Infinitive B2

Reduced InfinitivesInfinitivos Reduzidos

Say "I'd love to" instead of "Yes, I want": learn the tiny word that makes your answers sound truly…

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1

Singular and Plural NounsSubstantivos no Singular e no Plural

One child, two children; one mouse, two mice: learn the plural rules and the irregular nouns you…

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1–B1

Articles: A, An, The, No ArticleArtigos

A, an, the or nothing at all? Learn when English uses articles and stop saying "the life is short".

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1

Countable and Uncountable NounsSubstantivos Contáveis e Incontáveis

Advice, news, furniture: learn which nouns you can count in English, plus much, many, a few and a…

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1–B1

Much, Many, A Lot Of, A Little, A FewMuito e Pouco

Much, many, a lot of, a few or very? Learn every way to say "muito" and "pouco" in English, from…

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1–B1

Some, Any and NoSome, Any e No

Something, anything or nothing? Master some, any and no, plus the exceptions that trick even…

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1

This, That, These, ThosePronomes Demonstrativos

Near or far, one or many: learn this, that, these and those in minutes, and finally know when to…

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1–A2

Pronouns and Possessive AdjectivesPronomes e Adjetivos Possessivos

I, me, my, mine or myself? See every English pronoun in one table and stop mixing up his, her, its…

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1

Subject vs Object PronounsPronomes Sujeito x Objeto

I or me? He or him? Learn where each pronoun goes and stop saying "me and Ana went" for good.

Articles, Nouns, Pronouns and Determiners A1–B2

Whose and the Possessive ‘sWhose e o Caso Genitivo

John's car, the girls' bikes, whose phone? Learn where the apostrophe goes and when to use 's or of.

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