Grammar Fix
Short videos presented by Freya (British accent) and Cody (American accent): one sound or rule per unit, with a quick game to check it.
About this video series
Short videos that fix the grammar mistakes everybody makes, one rule at a time. Freya (British) and Cody (American) show you the mistake, the rule and a quick game to check you've got it.
Units (17)
1He go? The one ending English kept
He, she and it take an s on the verb: he goes, my brother plays, Anna likes pizza. Learn the one ending English kept.
3:57
2Where you live? The missing do
English questions need do or does: Where do you live? What does she want? Learn to build questions the English way.
3:50
3A car red: the word that never moves and never changes
In English, the describing word goes before the noun: a red car, not a car red. And it never changes: red cars, not reds cars.
4:02
4I have 12 years: English ages differently
In English, you are your age: I'm 12, not I have 12 years. Learn to say how old you are, the English way.
3:06
5I like the dogs: when to drop 'the'
When you talk about things in general, English uses no article: I like dogs, life is hard. Freya and Cody show you when to drop 'the'.
3:19
6Informations: the words that never take an s
Some English nouns never take an s: information, advice, furniture. And news is singular: the news is good.
3:39
7I am agree: the verb that isn't an adjective
Agree is a verb, so it doesn't need am: I agree, not I am agree. Learn how to agree and disagree in English.
2:56
8I do my homework now: the '-ing' that means 'right now'
For something happening right now, use am, is or are with -ing: I'm doing my homework now. Hear the difference with Freya and Cody.
3:18
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9I didn't went: did already did the work
After did, the verb goes back to its base form: I didn't go, did you see? Did already carries the past, so the verb doesn't need to.
3:25
10I live here since 2020: since, for, and the tense that goes with them
For something that started in the past and is still true now, use the present perfect: I've lived here since 2020, I've lived here for five years.
3:43
11Yesterday I have eaten: finished time kills the present perfect
With a finished time like yesterday or last year, use the past simple: Yesterday I ate pizza, not Yesterday I have eaten.
3:38
12It was very funny: fun and funny are not the same word
Funny makes you laugh. Fun means you enjoyed it. The party was fun, the joke was funny.
2:57
13Make my homework: make, do, and which is which
Make is for creating something: a cake, a plan, a mistake. Do is for activities and tasks: homework, the dishes, exercise.
3:13
14He said me: say, tell, and the person in between
Tell needs a person: tell me, tell her. Say doesn't: say something, or say it to someone. Learn which one to use.
2:57
15Actually: the two words that mean the opposite of what you think
Actually means 'in fact', not 'now'. Eventually means 'in the end', not 'maybe'. Freya and Cody show you the words to use instead: currently and possibly.
3:39
16Have you got it? Have, have got, and who says which
I have a bike and I've got a bike are both correct. Cody says have, Freya says have got. Learn both, and the one mix that is always wrong.
3:03
17The team play or the team plays? When Britain and America disagree
The team plays or the team play? British English says both, American English prefers one. Learn the two styles and how to stay consistent.
3:11
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