Advanced

Perfect for learners who want to master complex grammar structures, idiomatic expressions, and nuanced language use. This course covers sophisticated grammatical patterns, conditional forms, and advanced tense combinations for achieving near-native proficiency.

English
Advanced

Topics in this course

  • Irregular Verbs Part III

    Irregular Verbs Part III

    Advanced

    Here’s a list of some commonly used irregular verbs suitable for intermediate and advanced learners. These verbs can appear in everyday and business conversation and writing.

  • Participial phrases

    Participial phrases

    Advanced

    Participial phrases (-ing/-ed phrases) add vivid detail to sentences by modifying nouns. Master these phrases to express actions and descriptions more elegantly while avoiding common errors.

  • Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous)

    Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous)

    Intermediate

    We use the present perfect progressive, in general, to talk about situations which started in the past and are still going on, or which have just stopped and have present results.

  • Past Perfect

    Past Perfect

    Advanced

    The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action or specific time in the past. It’s commonly used to show the sequence of events and clarify which action happened first.

  • Future Perfect

    Future Perfect

    Advanced

    The future perfect tense is used to describe actions that will be completed before a specific time or event in the future. It emphasizes the completion of the action rather than the action itself.

  • Future Perfect Progressive (Continuous)

    Future Perfect Progressive (Continuous)

    Advanced

    We use the future perfect progressive form when we are looking back to the past from a point in the future and we want to emphasise the length or duration of an activity or event.

  • Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous)

    Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous)

    Advanced

    the past perfect continuous indicates something that began in the past, continued in the past, and also ended at a defined point in the past and can as well be used to emphasize the duration of the action before another past action.

  • Mixed conditionals

    Mixed conditionals

    Advanced

    Explore the sophisticated world of mixed conditionals, where past, present, and future merge to express complex hypothetical situations. Learn to naturally combine different time frames to discuss how past events affect present situations ('If I had studied harder, I would be in a better position now') and how present situations influence past outcomes ('If I weren't so busy now, I would have attended the meeting yesterday').

  • Past Progressive (Continuous)

    Past Progressive (Continuous)

    Intermediate

    The past progressive tense, also known as the past continuous tense, describes actions or events that were ongoing at a specific time in the past.

  • Present Perfect vs Past Simple

    Present Perfect vs Past Simple

    Intermediate

    The past simple is used for actions completed at a specific time in the past, while the present perfect connects past actions to the present. Learn how to master these tenses to improve your English fluency and express yourself more clearly!

  • Passive Voice

    Passive Voice

    Intermediate

    Passive Voice is used when we want to focus on the action or the object, not on who is doing it.