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#Errores comunes

53 lessons about errores comunes in English, explained in Spanish. Practice with exercises and download worksheets.

  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Possessive Pronouns

    Learn possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs): how they differ from possessive adjectives and when to use each.

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  • A1Grammar 20 min

    Subject Pronouns

    Subject pronouns are the words you use to say who or what is doing something, without repeating a name: I, you, he, she, it, we, they...

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Irregular Plurals

    Learn the most common irregular plurals in English: children, men, women, feet, teeth, people, and words that never change like fish and sheep.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    There Is / There Are

    Learn there is (for one thing) and there are (for several): when to use each, the contraction there's, and how uncountable nouns work.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Possessive 's

    Learn the possessive 's: owner + 's + thing (Mary's car). When to use just 's, when to use only an apostrophe, and how it differs from the contraction of is.

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  • A1Grammar 20 min

    Verb To Be: Affirmative

    The verb to be is the first verb you need to master in English. Learn when to use am, is, and are in affirmative sentences, with examples, exercises, and audio.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    A vs An

    Learn when to use a and when to use an: it depends on the SOUND that follows, not the spelling. Includes tricky cases like an hour and a university.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Possessive Adjectives

    Learn the possessive adjectives my, your, his, her, its, our, and their: how to choose the right one and where it goes in the sentence.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    The Article 'The'

    Learn when to use the definite article the (something specific, unique, or already mentioned) and when to leave it out (general statements, languages, meals).

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Adjectives

    Learn the two golden rules for English adjectives: they go before the noun, and they never change form for gender or number.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Some vs Any

    Learn the simple rule for some and any: some in affirmative sentences, any in negatives and questions, with plurals and uncountable nouns.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Have vs Has

    Learn when to use have and when to use has: have with I, you, we, they, and the irregular has with he, she, it.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Is there / Are there

    Learn to ask questions with is there and are there: flip the word order, choose singular or plural, and answer with short answers.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Present simple: affirmative

    Learn the present simple with I, you, we, and they: the verb stays in its base form, used for routines, habits, and general facts.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Adjective Order

    Learn the order for stacking adjectives in English: opinion, size, age, color, then the noun. A big red car, never a red big car.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    This / that / these / those

    Learn the demonstratives this, that, these, and those: near vs far, singular vs plural, plus negatives, questions, and short answers.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Can: ability

    Learn can and can't for abilities: no -s with he/she/it, no to before the verb, and how to ask and answer with short answers.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Do/Does and Don't/Doesn't

    Review do, does, don't, and doesn't together: one single rule based on the subject that ties questions and negatives together.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Adverbs of frequency

    Learn always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, and never: what they mean and, most importantly, where to place them in a sentence.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Object Pronouns

    Learn the object pronouns me, you, him, her, it, us, them: how they differ from subject pronouns and where they go in the sentence.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Regular Plurals

    Learn the three spelling rules for regular plurals in English: add -s, add -es, and change y to -ies.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Imperative

    Learn the English imperative: the base verb with no subject for commands, instructions, and requests, plus the negative with Don't.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Will (affirmative)

    Learn will for predictions, on-the-spot decisions, and promises, with its contraction 'll.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    There isn't / aren't

    Learn how to negate there is and there are: there isn't for one thing or uncountables, there aren't for several, plus the word any.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Present simple: third person

    Learn the present simple third person rule: add s to the verb with he, she, it, plus the spelling patterns for es and ies endings.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Present simple: negative

    Learn to make present simple negatives with do not and does not, and why the verb drops its s in the negative form.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Present simple: contractions

    Learn don't and doesn't, the short forms of do not and does not: when to use each and why the apostrophe replaces the o.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Present simple: questions

    Learn to ask present simple questions with do and does: word order, when to use each, and how to answer with short answers.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Prepositions of place

    Learn the rule for in, on, and at plus common relative prepositions like next to, between, under, and behind.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Prepositions of time

    Learn in, on, and at for time: in for months/years/seasons, on for days and dates, at for exact hours, plus the at night exception.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Prepositions of movement

    Learn prepositions of movement: to, from, into, out of, up, down, across, through, around, and towards, with real direction examples.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    How much / How many

    Learn when to use How many (plural countables) and How much (uncountables and prices), plus how to answer naturally.

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  • A1Grammar 15 min

    Present simple vs continuous

    Learn the difference between present simple and present continuous, the time markers for each, and stative verbs that never take -ing.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Would like

    Learn would like for polite requests, the difference between would like and like, negatives, questions, and short answers.

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  • A1Grammar 15 min

    Wh questions

    Learn the six Wh words, what they ask for, and how to build a correct Wh question with the right auxiliary.

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  • A1Grammar 15 min

    Quantifiers

    Learn much, many, a lot of, a few, and a little, and how countable and uncountable nouns decide which one to use.

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  • A1Grammar 15 min

    Was and Were

    Learn was and were, the past of the verb to be, plus the negatives wasn't/weren't and how to ask questions.

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  • A1Grammar 15 min

    There was / There were

    Learn there was and there were, the past of there is/there are, plus negatives and questions.

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  • A1Grammar 15 min

    Regular verbs -ed

    Learn how regular verbs form the past with -ed, the spelling rules, and the three ways -ed is pronounced.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Have got vs have

    Learn the difference between have got and have for possession, when to use only have (past, future, actions), and British vs American usage.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Comparatives

    Learn how to form comparatives with -er and more, when to use than, and the irregular comparatives (better, worse, farther).

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  • A1Grammar 15 min

    Irregular verbs

    Learn the 20 most common irregular verbs in English and how to use them to talk about the past.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Like + -ing

    Learn like/love/hate/enjoy + -ing, the spelling rules for -ing, negatives with don't/doesn't, and questions with Do/Does.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Countable / uncountable

    Learn the difference between countable and uncountable nouns, many vs much, and how to count uncountables with units like a glass of.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Can: permission & requests

    Learn to use Can I and Can you to ask for permission and favors, and how to sound more polite with please and could.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Present continuous: affirmative

    Learn the present continuous affirmative: am/is/are + verb-ing, the spelling rules for -ing, and the three main uses.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Present continuous: negative/questions

    Learn to negate and ask questions in the present continuous: add not after am/is/are, flip the order to ask, and short answers.

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  • A1Grammar 13 min

    Have got

    Learn have got for possession: the 7 contractions, the negative (haven't got/hasn't got), questions, and short answers.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Superlatives

    Learn how to form superlatives with the + -est and the most, when to use in and of, and the irregular superlatives.

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  • A1Grammar 14 min

    Going to (negative/questions)

    Learn the negative and question forms of going to, wh- questions, and short answers.

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  • A1Grammar 15 min

    Going to vs Will

    Learn when to use going to (decided plans, evidence) versus will (on-the-spot decisions, opinions, promises).

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Conjunctions

    Learn the five essential conjunctions: and, but, or, because, and so, and how to connect two ideas naturally.

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  • A1Grammar 12 min

    Let's

    Learn Let's for suggesting an activity together, the negative Let's not, natural ways to accept or decline, and common mistakes.

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