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Compound Adjectives Feed

  A right-looking rabbit or a left-looking duck? Compound adjectives are a creative part of the English language and help us condense meaning and make clear, beautiful descriptions. There is theory and practice below. Read more

English for Greek University Exams:On-line Resources / Ειδικό Μάθημα Αγγλικά:Διαδικτυακά Τεστ και Υλικό Εξάσκησης

The following links lead to exercises or tests that can help you revise and test your knowledge of the English language at an intermediate to advanced level (B2-C2). Because of their level, they are appropriate for Greek University Candidates who wish to have an overall evaluation of their competence. GRAMMAR…

Present Continuous – Present Simple (Interactive Presentation) / Ενεστώτας Διαρκείας – Ενεστώτας Απλός (Διαδραστική Παρουσίαση)

Check yourself on these two Present Tenses with the following interactive presentation. You can click on the slides to see the correct answers. [slideboom id=867736&w=425&h=370] Not sure you remember the tenses well? Move on and revise the rules for 1)Present Continuous [slideboom id=451173&w=425&h=370] 2)Present Simple statements [slideboom id=489800&w=425&h=370] 3)Present Simple questions…

Stative or Dynamic? Check on these verbs

Study this presentation to understand the difference between stative and dynamic (or action) verbs how they function. [slideboom id=815149&w=425&h=370] Stative Verbs List like know belong love realise fit hate suppose contain want mean consist need understand seem prefer believe depend agree remember matter mind recognise see own appear look (=seem)…

O-SI-SH-A-CO-O-M-P English Adjective Order

In English, we don’t usually place many adjectives before a noun. Two or three adjectives before a noun sounds normal but if we need to use more to describe a noun, we put an extra part (usually a relative clause).  Example: Our new English teacher is funny and interesting. Every day our neighbour walks his two black dogs…

Adjective Order Exercises

There are exercises to practice placing adjectives before a noun correctly further down this page. If you wish to play a jigsaw game on correct adjective order, click on the following picture  Read more

Past Habits and States with used to and would

  Here’s an excerpt from a well known short story for kids: The Selfish Giant, Oscar Wilde “Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over…