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Conditional exercises about the zero, first, second and third conditionals

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Prefixes and Suffixes - Online Exercises - English Grammar and Vocabulary

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Prefixes and Suffixes - English Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises

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Lots and lots of practice exercises for the passive in English

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An exercise about causatives: have something done and get something done.

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Unless, even if, provided, as long as, etc. - other expressions in conditionals

Exercise 1

Choose unless, even if, provided, as long as, etc. to complete these sentences.

Other expressions in conditionals - Grammar chart

Unless (= if not)

We can use unless in conditional sentences to mean 'if ... (not)'.

I won't go on holiday unless I save some money.

= I won't go on holiday if I don't save some money.

In case

We use in case to talk about things that we do to be prepared for something that might happen or might be needed in the future.

I'll take my umbrella in case it rains. (=because it might rain)

As long as / provided (that) / providing (that) / on condition (that) / only if

We can use the expressions as long as, provided/providing (that), on condition (that), or only if instead of if when we want to emphasise the condition that needs to be present so that something can happen or be done.

Whether or not

We use whether or not when there are two alternatives and we want to say that something will happen or will be true in any of those two alternatives. Compare:

Even if

We also use even if with a similar meaning to 'whether or not'. It is used to emphasize that something will still be true or will happen if another thing happens.

Suppose/supposing

We normally use suppose or supposing at the beginning of a sentence to make someone imagine a situation. It means 'what would happen if', or simply 'if' (imagining a situation).

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Unless, even if, provided, as long as, only if, on condition, whether or not, etc. In this page you will learn how to use these alternatives to 'if' in conditional sentences. Check our complete grammar explanation and do our three online exercises. B1-B2 English grammar online.

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Prepositions

Levels of Difficulty : Elementary Intermediate Advanced

PREP042 - IN, AT, ON Elementary

PREP041 - IN, AT, ON Elementary

PREP040 - FOR, WHILE, DURING, IN Elementary

PREP039 - Sentences Intermediate

PREP038 - Sentences Intermediate

PREP037 - Sentences Intermediate

PREP036 - Sentences Intermediate

PREP035 - Sentences Elementary

PREP034 - Sentences Intermediate

PREP033 - Sentences Intermediate

PREP032 - Prepositional Phrases Advanced

PREP031 - Prepositions Advanced

PREP030 - Illegal Drugs Intermediate

PREP029 - Prepositions - Match the sentence beginnings with the endings. Intermediate

PREP028 - Prepositions Elementary

PREP027 - Sentences Intermediate

PREP026 - My Husband Harry Elementary

PREP025 - IN, AT, ON. TO Elementary

PREP024 - Prepositions Intermediate

PREP023 - Identical Twins Elementary

PREP022 - Prepositions Intermediate

PREP021 - Prepositional Phrases Advanced

PREP020 - Prepositions Intermediate

PREP019 - Roald Dahl Intermediate

PREP018 - Various prepositions Advanced

PREP017 - Time phrases with IN, AT and ON Elementary

PREP016 - Prepositions - General Exercises Intermediate

PREP015 - ON, IN, AT Elementary

PREP014 - Prepositions Intermediate

Prepositions PREP 13 Elementary

Prepositions PREP 12 - AT, BY, FOR, IN, INTO, OF, OFF, ON, OUT(OF), TO, UNDER, WITH Elementary

Prepositions PREP 11 - AT, BY, FOR, IN, INTO, OF, OFF, ON, OUT(OF), TO, UNDER, WITH Elementary

Prepositions PREP 10 - AT, BY, FOR, IN, INTO, OF, OFF, ON, OUT(OF), TO, UNDER, WITH Intermediate

Prepositions PREP 9 - ABOUT, OVER, ON, ABOVE, ONTO, UP Intermediate

Prepositions PREP 8 - IN - OUT OF - UNDER - WITH - TO Intermediate

Prepositions PREP 7 - AT, BY, FOR, IN Elementary

Prepositions PREP 6 Intermediate

Prepositions PREP1 Elementary

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Prepositions - Online Exercises - English Grammar

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Prepositions - English Grammar Exercises

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Future continuous and future perfect - Test-English

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Future continuous and future perfect. Upper-intermediate English grammar. I will be doing, I will have done. Grammar exercises.

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Look at these examples to see how reporting verbs are used.

direct speech: 'You should come, it's going to be a lot of fun,' she said.
indirect speech: She persuaded me to come.

direct speech: 'Wait here,' he said.
indirect speech: He told us to wait there.

direct speech: 'It wasn't me who finished the coffee,' he said.
indirect speech: He denied finishing the coffee.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Grammar explanation

When we tell someone what another person said, we often use the verbs say, tell or ask. These are called 'reporting verbs'. However, we can also use other reporting verbs. Many reporting verbs can be followed by another verb in either an infinitive or an -ing form.

Reporting verb + infinitive

'Let's see. I'll have the risotto, please.''I'll do the report by Friday, for sure.''It's not a good idea to write your passwords down.'

We can also use an infinitive to report imperatives, with a reporting verb like tell, order, instruct, direct or warn.

Reporting verb + -ing form

Verbs like admit, apologise for, complain about, deny, insist on, mention and suggest can follow an -ing form pattern.

'I broke the window.''I'm really sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.''Let's take a break.'

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Language level

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Do you know how to tell someone what another person said using reporting verbs? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

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Technology

In this B1+ Upper-intermediate Vocabulary Lesson about Technology, you will learn common terms and verbs used to talk about devices, technologies, applications, the internet, and the people who use them. Check the pictures and read the definitions and examples below.

Computers, devices, and the Internet

1 AI, or Artificial Intelligence, refers to the sophisticated technology that enables machines to mimic human intelligence, allowing them to make decisions, solve problems, and learn from data. A 2 gadget is a device that is used to perform a specific function or task, often one that is innovative and ingenious, and a 3 smart device is a type of electronic gadget capable of connecting and sending information to other devices via the internet or other wireless protocols.

Smart devices enable us to communicate with others wherever we happen to be.

4 Wearable technology, or wearable devices, are electronics that can be worn on a person's body. A 5 VR (virtual reality) headset is a type of wearable technology that a person wears over their eyes, which allows them to experience images and sounds produced by a computer as if they were part of real life, and a VR game is a game that you play immersed into a 3D world using a VR headset.

An 12 app is a program on your phone or computer that does a certain job, like a game, a music or photography app, etc. The most popular apps on our phones are social network apps like Facebook, Twitter, etc. A 13 social network is an app or website where you can connect with friends, share pictures, and communicate with each other. The term 14 Social media refers to a broader range of platforms where users create, share, and interact with content, including pictures, videos, and other forms of media. Social media encompasses social networks.

A 15 WiFi hotspot is an internet access point that enables you to connect to a WiFi network using your smartphone, laptop, or another device, and a 16 screenshot is a photo or image of what can be seen on the screen of a computer or other device at any given time.

People and Adjectives

A 1 computer nerd or computer buff is a person who has an obsessive interest in computers. A 2 techie is someone who has a strong interest in technology, especially new or cutting-edge technologies. They are usually well-informed about the latest technological developments and gadgets and are often interested in using and experimenting with them. A 3 technophobe, on the other hand, is a person who is afraid of or distrusts advanced technology or complex devices, especially computers, and a 4 software developer is a professional person who researches, designs, upgrades, and maintains software for computer systems.

Devices or software that are 5 user-friendly are simple and uncomplicated to use, so little expertise is needed to operate them, and 6 cutting-edge technology is at the forefront of development and ahead of its time. 7 High-tech is similar to cutting-edge; high-tech devices make use of highly advanced technology to perform their functions. 8 Obsolete systems, on the other hand, are out-of-date and usually need updating.

Verbs and Verb Phrases

If you 7 attach something, you add a picture or document to an email or message to share it with the recipient.

Upgrading your computer will enable you to use the latest version of the app.

When you have a 12 video call or video chat, you have a call with one or more people via the internet in which you can see each other as you talk, and if you have a video conference, you have an online meeting where you can see all the people you are conferring with.

After completing the exercises in this lesson on Technology, you can use the unit's Vocabulary Flascards to revise and help you memorize the terms.

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Technology - B1+ English Vocabulary - Test-English

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Learn English vocabulary on Technology with this upper-intermediate lesson, including pictures, definitions, examples, exercises and games.

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Defining vs non-defining

There are two types of relative clauses, defining and non-defining. In the grammar chart below, you can see the main differences between them.

Relative pronouns

Relative pronouns are the words that introduce relative clauses. They can act as the subject or the object of the relative clause.

Note that that can be used in informal English instead of who/whom/which but it is never used after commas, i.e. in non-defining relative clauses, or after prepositions.

We use which/that as relative pronouns. They refer back to a noun or sentence.

We don't use what as a relative pronoun. It cannot be used to refer back to a sentence or noun.

We use what independently to mean 'the thing/s that'.

Prepositions in relative clauses

When the relative pronoun is the complement of a preposition, we can use the preposition before the relative pronoun or at the end of the relative clause.

Preposition + relative pronoun

It's not very common to use prepositions before relative pronouns, we just do it in formal language.

Note that after a preposition we can only use the pronouns whom or which. We cannot use who or that after a preposition.

We can also use whose after a preposition.

Preposition at the end of the relative clause

The most common position of the preposition is at the end of the relative clause.

Relative adverbs

Relative adverbs introduce relative clauses, just like relative pronouns, but in this case, they are used to introduce information about time ( when), place ( where), or reason ( why).

Note that we can use a preposition + which instead of a relative adverb, although this structure is more formal and not as common.

Quantifier + of which/whom

In non-defining relative clauses (=between commas), we can use of which/whom after a quantifier such as some, any, none, all, both, several, enough, many and few.

Their daughters, both of whom are in university, don't visit them very often.

Their house was full of cats, most of which had been found in the street.

We can also use a quantifier + of whose.

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Relative clauses - defining and non-defining - Test-English

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Relative clauses. Defining and non-defining relative clauses. Relative pronouns with preposition, relative adverbs. Advanced English grammar exercises.

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A/an, the, no article - grammar chart

Use a/an

First mention

We use a/an when we mention something for the first time.

Jobs and descriptions

We use a/an to talk about people's jobs or to say what kind of person or thing something/somebody is.

Note that you cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a, the, my etc.)

Use the

Second mention

We use the when we mention something for the second time.

Specific things

We use the to talk about specific things or people; when it's clear which things or people we are talking about.

There is only one

We use the when there's only one of something.

Common places in town

With places in a town where we commonly go ( the park, the cinema, the doctor, etc.)

Superlatives

We use the before superlative adjectives.

Musical instruments

We use the before names of musical instruments.

Use no article

General meaning

We do not use an article before plural or uncountable nouns to talk about something in general.

Compare:

Meals

Years, months and days

We do not use an article before names of years, months and days of the week.

TV

We do not use an article with TV (when used as a broadcasting service, NOT as an appliance)

Names of languages and school subjects

We do not use an article before names of languages and school subjects.

Next, last

We do not use an article before next and last + time expression (when they mean before or after now).

Last year we spent one week in London (Last year= the year before now).

We really loved London. The last day we were really sad. (The last day= the last day of that trip. NOT the day before now)

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A/an, the, no article - the use of articles in English - Test-English

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A/an, the, no article - articles. I have a car, I like cars, I like the car. A1 - Elementary English grammar and exercises.

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ENGLISH TESTS - MAKE DO - COLLOCATIONS - FCE ONLINE

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Click the most suitable word or phrase in each sentence.

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Improve your English listening skills with Virtually Anywhere, our audio series. Listen to the first episode with final-year archaeology students Geeta and Paul and then try the learning activities.

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Learn English with our free online listening, grammar, vocabulary and reading activities. Practise your English and get ready for your Cambridge English exam.

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Modal Verbs of Probability Exercise 1 - choose must + infinitive or must + have + past participle

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B1 Grammar: Intensifiers - so, such, too, enough

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Reporting verbs - admit doing, refuse to do, etc.

Exercise 1

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.

Reporting verbs

Reporting verbs are used to report what somebody said, like promise, say, ask, admit, etc. And we normally classify these verbs into different groups depending on the structure they can be found in. In the grammar chart below you can see the most common reporting verbs and how they are used.

In the grammar chart below you can see the same verbs with example sentences.

The perfect gerund - regret doing vs regret having done

We use the perfect gerund to indicate that the action expressed by the verb was completed in the past.

I regret being married. (=now)

I regret having been married (=in the past)

However, it's often obvious whether the action in the gerund happened in the past or not. In those cases, we can use the simple gerund or the perfect gerund with little difference in meaning. With the perfect gerund, we emphasise that the action was completed in the past.

He admitted stealing the money.

He admitted having stolen the money.

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Reporting verbs - admit doing, refuse to do, etc. - Test-English

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Fashion designer: I'm quite often asked how I got into fashion. For me, it was something I always wanted to do. However, because my mother was a university teacher and my father a headmaster, they found it hard to accept that fashion could be a serious career. I wasn't bad at school, I mean I was a typical student, passed enough exams and so on, and they could understand I might want to go to art college, but fashion just wasn't a serious subject for them.

Anyway, they said I had to do a year's business course first. I didn't like it at the time, but later, it made a big difference to me. For example, when I started my art college course, I could use a word processor, I knew about managing money, I had an idea of how to talk about business. None of the other students had that. And the other thing I did during that year was to get a part-time job in the office of a small factory making good-quality clothes. The pay was awful, but I learnt a lot there about that end of the industry, so I began to understand what's possible and what isn't. I mean, by watching people, I realised what you can and can't do with different types of cloth, what takes a long time to make on a sewing machine, you know.

Then I did two years at the local art college. I wanted to go to London straight away, but my parents insisted. I think they thought I was too young, I was still only seventeen by then, but in the end, it was cost. London is a very expensive place for a student. So I stayed at home until I won a prize for a design which actually gave me a place at a London college for nine months. There, I was able to make a lot of useful contacts - I was already working for an Italian fashion house three months before I left. I went on to spend three wonderful years in Milan, then I got the job in New York for a year, which was really exciting, but unbelievably stressful. I think probably because I was too far away from my family, more than any actual problems with the work itself. So, I ended up in London, starting my own company, which is stressful in a different way, but really I enjoy it very much.

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Fashion Designer | B1 Preliminary Listening Test Part 4

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This exercise is about a fashion designer talking about his career. This a multiple-choice exercise for the B1 Preliminary Part 4 Listening Test.

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Science vocabulary OUP B1 online exercise for

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