Advanced grammar I: Perfect tenses, conditionals and the passive
Past perfect, present perfect continuous, second conditional, relative clauses, the passive voice, gerunds and infinitives.
The structures most students never quite master. The ones that separate scraping by in English from really speaking it.
Ten units with demanding texts and plenty of practice. It isn't easy, but it's what you need.
- 10 classes (90 min. each)
- Via Zoom
Course Content
Class 1: Review of tenses and structures
In this class, you will review the present simple, present progressive, past simple, past progressive, present perfect, future with will, future with going to, and the first conditional, and improve your use of these tenses through conversational practice.
Class 2: The past perfect
In this class, you will learn how to form and use the past perfect (had + past participle) to talk about actions that happened before other past actions. You will also practice your speaking skills through conversational practice.
Class 3: The present perfect continuous
In this class, you will learn how to form and use the present perfect continuous (have/has been + verb-ing) to talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present. You will also practice your speaking skills through conversational practice.
Class 4: Relative clauses
In this class, you will learn how to use relative clauses with who, which, that, whose, and where to provide additional information about nouns. You will also practice your speaking skills through conversational practice.
Class 5: The passive voice
In this class, you will learn how to form and use the passive voice (to be + past participle) in different tenses. You will also practice your speaking skills through conversational practice.
Class 6: The second conditional
In this class, you will learn how to form and use the second conditional (if + past simple, would + infinitive) for imaginary or hypothetical situations. You will also practice your speaking skills through conversational practice.
Class 7: Gerund vs. infinitive
In this class, you will learn when to use a gerund (verb + -ing) and when to use an infinitive (to + verb) after certain verbs. You will also practice your speaking skills through conversational practice.
Class 8: Phrasal verbs
In this class, you will learn how to recognize and use common phrasal verbs in English. You will also practice your speaking skills through conversational practice.
Class 9: Review
In this class, we will review the past perfect, present perfect continuous, relative clauses, the passive voice, the second conditional, gerund vs. infinitive, and phrasal verbs. You will also write a short story.
Class 10: Review + pronunciation tips for Spanish speakers
In this class, we will review the past perfect, present perfect continuous, relative clauses, the passive voice, the second conditional, gerund vs. infinitive, and phrasal verbs. You will also learn key pronunciation tips for Spanish speakers, including the dark L sound and other challenging aspects of English pronunciation.
