English Grammar

If you’re preparing for the TOEFL, grammar will be important in every section. Good grammar knowledge helps you to both understand and produce English.

Parallel structure is an important concept on the TOEFL, especially on TOEFL writing. Click here for an activity to practice parallel structure in English!

In my last post, we looked at an introduction to parallel structure in English. Those basic rules can help you with the TOEFL.

Parallel structure in English refers to the use of similar grammar constructions within a sentence or clause.

What’s up everyone! As we all know, English grammar can sometimes be tricky as it can seem like there is no logic behind the rules. In today’s post, we are going to focus on the use of gerunds in English after an adjective and a preposition. Gerunds after prepositions In english if we have a verb […]

Today we are going to look at mixed conditionals. In English there are two types of mixed conditionals:   Present result of a past condition This mixed conditional is used when we are referring to an unreal past condition and its probable present result. Structure: If + past perfect (condition clause) + present conditional (main […]

TOEFL has audio tracks for listening in three of its four sections (Listening, Speaking, Writing). Phrasal verbs are very common in TOEFL audio tracks.

In grammar lessons, you’ve probably heard the terms “verb participle” and “verb tense.” You won’t often use these terms in everyday English conversation, and you probably won’t need to use terms like these on the TOEFL either. But understanding the difference between verb tense and participle will definitely help you comprehend complex English sentences in […]

The future tense is the trickiest of tenses in English. And for many students, the hardest forms of future tense are the very similar future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses. Fortunately there’s a simple way to remember the difference between these two tenses. The future perfect describes an action that will end in the […]

Today we’re going to look at indirect questions. There are two main ways of asking questions in English: directly and indirectly. Both have the same meaning. However, we use indirect questions when we want to be more polite or more formal. Look at the following example of a direct question: Where is the nearest train station? To be more polite or formal, ask an indirect […]