About the Course
30 Lessons · Cambridge IGCSE Grammar Targets · All Levels · 7 Months
The Grammar Reference Course is a standalone grammar programme that can be taken at any stage of learning. Across 30 focused lessons, students work through the complete range of grammar structures required for accurate, confident English — from core tenses and modal verbs through to conditionals, the passive, reported speech, and complex prepositions.
Every lesson targets specific grammar points aligned to Cambridge IGCSE expectations. The course is designed to complement any main English course or to be studied independently by learners who want to strengthen their accuracy and grammatical range.
Who This Course Is For
Students at any level who want to consolidate or extend their grammar knowledge.
IGCSE students who need to close grammar gaps and build accuracy under exam conditions.
Learners taking any ESL Champs course who want dedicated grammar support alongside their main programme.
Course Syllabus
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Lesson 1 — Tenses — Present and Past
Compare the present simple and present continuous. Then contrast the past simple and past continuous — when to use each and why.
Lesson 2 — Present Perfect 1 and 2
Master the present perfect simple and learn how it differs from the past simple. Then compare the present perfect simple with the present perfect continuous.
Lesson 3 — Tense Review 1
Consolidation of all present, past, and present perfect tenses studied so far.
Lesson 4 — Past Perfect 1 and 2
Understand the main uses of the past perfect and how it differs from the present perfect. Then compare the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous.
Lesson 5 — Future Forms and Used To
Study the structures for talking about future plans and decisions — present continuous, will, and going to. Then compare used to do with be/get used to doing.
Lesson 6 — Tense Review 2
Consolidation of will, going to, used to, and the past perfect tense.
Lesson 7 — Used To vs. Would and Future Continuous
Distinguish between used to and would for repeated past actions. Then study the future continuous tense.
Lesson 8 — Future Perfect and Modal Verbs — Ability
Study both future perfect simple and continuous forms. Then examine modal verbs for ability: can/can't, be able to, and managed to.
Lesson 9 — Modal Verbs — Obligation, Advice, Possibility
Practise modals for obligation, necessity, and prohibition: must, have to, need to, needn't, and should. Then study modals for possibility and expectation.
Lesson 10 — Modal Verbs — Requests, Offers and Past Forms
Use can, could, may, would, will, and shall for requests, offers, permission, and invitations. Then study past forms of modal verbs.
Lesson 11 — First, Second and Third Conditionals
Compare the first and second conditionals for possible and imaginary situations. Then study the third conditional for hypothetical past situations.
Lesson 12 — I Wish, If Only and Mixed Conditionals
Use I wish and If only to express regret. Then study mixed conditional structures.
Lesson 13 — The Passive and Reported Speech
Understand the structure and use of the passive voice. Then study the rules for transforming direct speech into reported speech.
Lesson 14 — Have/Get Something Done
Study and practise the structures have something done and get something done.
Lesson 15 — Questions — Subject, Object and Indirect
Compare subject and object questions. Then contrast direct questions with indirect questions.
Lesson 16 — Question Tags and Verb Patterns
Use question tags correctly. Then study when to use the infinitive or gerund in two-verb structures.
Lesson 17 — The Subjunctive and Countable Nouns
Use the present and past subjunctive for imagined situations. Then study countable and uncountable nouns.
Lesson 18 — Articles — Omissions and General Use
Examine special cases where the definite article is omitted. Then study when to omit the before nouns used in a general sense.
Lesson 19 — Articles with Proper Nouns and Reflexive Pronouns
Learn when to use or omit the before names of people and places. Then practise reflexive pronouns.
Lesson 20 — Quantifiers and It Is vs. There Is
Use quantifiers such as much, many, most, both, all, plenty, a lot, a few, and a little correctly. Then distinguish between It is and There is.
Lesson 21 — Relative Clauses 1 and 2
Form relative clauses using who, which, where, that, and whose. Then distinguish between defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Lesson 22 — Infinitive Clauses and -ing Expressions
Use infinitive clauses correctly. Then study common expressions followed by the gerund (-ing).
Lesson 23 — Comparatives, Superlatives and Word Order 1
Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. Then study basic rules for ordering object, time, and place.
Lesson 24 — Word Order 2 and Prepositions of Time: at, in, on
Study how verbs and adverbs are ordered. Then practise the different uses of at, in, and on as prepositions of time.
Lesson 25 — Prepositions of Time: from / since / for / during / while and Place
Distinguish between from, since, for, during, and while. Then study at, in, and on as prepositions of place.
Lesson 26 — Prepositions of Movement and Uses of by
Study the uses of to, into, in, and at for movement. Then examine the different uses of by.
Lesson 27 — Preposition to + -ing
Practise using the gerund after the preposition to in set phrases and phrasal verbs.
Lesson 28 — Complex Prepositions
Study multi-word prepositional phrases such as in spite of, on behalf of, and due to.
Lesson 29 — Conjunctions and Dependent Prepositions
Use conjunctions to link sentence clauses. Then study dependent prepositions that follow specific nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Lesson 30 — Adjectives with Prepositions and Noun Formation
Practise common adjective + preposition combinations. Then explore noun patterns and how nouns are formed in English.
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