It's tricky for learners to know when to use the present perfect tense and when to use the present perfect continuous tense - after all, they are nearly the same in meaning.
To help, I have added a quiz with notes, audio and feedback to Road to Grammar on this topic.
The quiz can be found here:
On the kids' version of the site, the quiz can be found here:
http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?376
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You can find ten new basic listening activities on Road to Grammar right here:
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/listening/
These are perfect for:
1 Self-study
2 Online study with a tutor (I use them for this)
3 In-class study with a smartboard
Here are some screenshots, including the topic list:
Redone the quizzes and notes on modal verbs on Road to Grammar to make them more comprehensive.
There are now seven quizzes on modal verbs with accompanying notes and audio clips:
Modal Verbs Part 1 (The basics)
Modal Verbs Part 2 (Second Meanings)
Continuous Modal Verbs
Past Tenses of Modal Verbs
Negative Modal Verbs
Passive Modal Verbs
Topic Review
I have created and uploaded a new quiz for the JUNIOR section of the site. This quiz tests the structures:
LIKE + VERB(ing)
LIKE + TO + VERB
This topic is excellent for beginners.
The quiz can be found here:
http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?373
I have created and uploaded a new quiz testing when to use A or AN. There were already two quizzes on articles, but this one is for beginners and focuses solely on A and AN.
The kids' and adult versions are the same for this quiz.
The version for kids is here:
http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?372
The version for adults is here:
The other quizzes on articles (more advanced) are here:
I have created and uploaded a new quiz on the topic of basic connectors - AND, BUT, SO and BECAUSE.
This quiz should be ideal for beginner students who are just starting to create compound sentences.
The version for kids is here:
http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?371
The version for adults is here:
There is also a quiz on more advanced connectors here:
Note:
A MELTDOWN is when someone gets really angry
TO MELT is when ice or snow turns to water
I have uploaded one last new quiz for 2026. This is a simple quiz on the structure of CAN - previously there was only a quiz for CAN and COULD together.
It has ten simple questions, pictures and audio, making it very suitable for young learners. It is highly recommended for teachers to use with a smartboard.
The address is http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?370
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I have uploaded a set of "microlessons" for kids on the Junior section of the site, 45 in total.
These lessons are based on simple vocabulary sets with sentence examples and audio examples.
Teacher, feel free to use them in your classes; they would work well with adults too!
Address: http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/
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Here's one for the word nerds. I was wondering where the word HOOLIGAN comes from and whether it's related to the Old English word "hloo", meaning gang.
It turns out that it's is a relatively recent coinage, appearing in the 1890s. It's origin is murky but believed to be derived from the Irish surname Houlihan and used in a comedy sketch to describe a fictional, very rowdy, Irish family. It caught on from there and is still used widely today.
It's tricky for learners to know when to use the present perfect tense and when to use the present perfect continuous tense - after all,...
