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Grammar from A1 to C1, with flashcards, reading and listening to make it stick.

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654
quiz exercises
5
levels, A1 to C1
7
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Why learn English?

English is the world's most widely spoken language, with over 1.5 billion speakers globally. It serves as the primary language of international business, science, technology, and entertainment, making it essential for global communication and career advancement.

Talkey teaches English grammar level by level, then helps you use it with flashcards, reading and listening. See how the method works.

1English grammar by level

From beginner to advanced.

The English course follows the CEFR scale, one level at a time.

A1

29 lessons
136 exercises

  • 1Subject pronouns and affirmative be
  • 2Nouns and plural forms
  • 3Articles - a, an and basic the
  • 4Adjectives and adjective position
  • 5Negative and question forms of be
  • 6Present simple - affirmative

and 23 more

Level 1 of 5Beginner

A2

31 lessons
136 exercises

  • 1Comparative adjectives
  • 2Superlative adjectives
  • 3Degree and comparison - too, enough and as...as
  • 4The definite article the
  • 5Possessive pronouns
  • 6Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns

and 25 more

Level 2 of 5Elementary

B1

37 lessons
164 exercises

  • 1Present perfect - finished and unfinished time
  • 2Present perfect - experience, result and conversation
  • 3Present perfect continuous
  • 4Past perfect tense
  • 5Used to and would for past habits
  • 6Narrative tenses - introduction

and 31 more

Level 3 of 5Intermediate

B2

35 lessons
145 exercises

  • 1Narrative tenses - advanced
  • 2Verb patterns - object plus infinitive or gerund
  • 3Past perfect continuous
  • 4Future in the past
  • 5Future perfect
  • 6Future perfect continuous

and 29 more

Level 4 of 5Upper-Intermediate

C1

18 lessons
73 exercises

  • 1Advanced tense and aspect
  • 2Agreement and concord
  • 3Modals - subtle shades of meaning
  • 4Subjunctive mood
  • 5Advanced inversion and implied conditionals
  • 6Hedging and epistemic language

and 12 more

Level 5 of 5Advanced

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2Make it stick

Four ways to practise English.

Lessons teach the rules. These turn them into habit.

English grammar

Work through 150 lessons with a quiz at the end of each.

Flashcards

Remember vocabulary with spaced repetition, using ready-made English decks or your own.

Reading

Tap any word in a book or file you upload and save it to a deck.

Listening

Follow real podcasts line by line, and slow them down when you need to.

Learn English in your own language.

The English lessons are explained in 7 languages, so you can learn from the one you know best.

  • German
  • Spanish
  • Turkish
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • French
  • Portuguese

Every lesson in the English course

The full English curriculum, level by level. Lesson titles are shown in English, as they appear in the app.

A1Beginner29 lessons, 136 exercises
  1. 1Subject pronouns and affirmative be
  2. 2Nouns and plural forms
  3. 3Articles - a, an and basic the
  4. 4Adjectives and adjective position
  5. 5Negative and question forms of be
  6. 6Present simple - affirmative
  7. 7Present simple - negatives and yes-no questions
  8. 8Wh-questions
  9. 9Object pronouns
  10. 10Possessive adjectives and possessive s
  11. 11Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
  12. 12Have and have got
  13. 13Adverbs of frequency
  14. 14Likes and dislikes - verbs with nouns
  15. 15Likes and dislikes - verbs with -ing
  16. 16Prepositions of place
  17. 17Prepositions of time
  18. 18Prepositions of direction
  19. 19Countable and uncountable nouns
  20. 20Some, any and no
  21. 21There is and There are
  22. 22Present continuous tense
  23. 23Imperative sentences
  24. 24Can and can't
  25. 25Was and were - affirmative forms
  26. 26Was and were - negatives and questions
  27. 27Past simple - regular verbs
  28. 28Past simple - irregular verbs
  29. 29Basic conjunctions
A2Elementary31 lessons, 136 exercises
  1. 1Comparative adjectives
  2. 2Superlative adjectives
  3. 3Degree and comparison - too, enough and as...as
  4. 4The definite article the
  5. 5Possessive pronouns
  6. 6Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns
  7. 7Stative verbs
  8. 8Quantity expressions
  9. 9Modals of advice - should, ought to
  10. 10Modals of obligation - have to, must
  11. 11Modals of possibility and ability
  12. 12Adverbs of manner
  13. 13Gerunds as subjects and objects
  14. 14Infinitives after verbs
  15. 15Gerund or infinitive - verbs with no meaning change
  16. 16Past continuous
  17. 17Past simple and past continuous contrast
  18. 18Going to future
  19. 19Will for future
  20. 20Present continuous and present simple for future
  21. 21Question tags
  22. 22Present perfect - experience
  23. 23Present perfect - recent events
  24. 24Present perfect for unfinished situations
  25. 25Duration with for, since and how long
  26. 26Defining relative clauses
  27. 27Subordinating conjunctions
  28. 28Purpose infinitives and in order to
  29. 29Zero conditional
  30. 30First conditional
  31. 31Reported speech - statements
B1Intermediate37 lessons, 164 exercises
  1. 1Present perfect - finished and unfinished time
  2. 2Present perfect - experience, result and conversation
  3. 3Present perfect continuous
  4. 4Past perfect tense
  5. 5Used to and would for past habits
  6. 6Narrative tenses - introduction
  7. 7Modals of deduction - present
  8. 8Modals of deduction - past
  9. 9Modals of obligation and prohibition
  10. 10Modals of permission and advice
  11. 11Expressing probability and likelihood
  12. 12Future continuous
  13. 13Non-defining relative clauses
  14. 14Indirect questions
  15. 15Second conditional
  16. 16Conditional alternatives
  17. 17Gerund or infinitive - meaning change
  18. 18Passive voice - concept and simple tenses
  19. 19Passive voice - modal and perfect tenses
  20. 20Reported speech - tense backshift and expression changes
  21. 21Reported speech - questions, commands and requests
  22. 22Articles and generic reference
  23. 23Determiners
  24. 24Basic noun clauses
  25. 25Quantifiers
  26. 26Noun phrases
  27. 27Dependent prepositions
  28. 28So and such
  29. 29Result and purpose clauses
  30. 30Prepositions of time - extended
  31. 31Prepositions of place - extended
  32. 32Participial adjectives
  33. 33Indefinite pronouns
  34. 34Correlative conjunctions
  35. 35Sentence adverbs
  36. 36Register and formality
  37. 37Spoken grammar
B2Upper-Intermediate35 lessons, 145 exercises
  1. 1Narrative tenses - advanced
  2. 2Verb patterns - object plus infinitive or gerund
  3. 3Past perfect continuous
  4. 4Future in the past
  5. 5Future perfect
  6. 6Future perfect continuous
  7. 7Third conditional
  8. 8Wishes and regrets
  9. 9Mixed conditionals
  10. 10Passive voice - advanced
  11. 11Passive voice - impersonal reporting
  12. 12Advanced reporting verbs
  13. 13Advanced modal perfects
  14. 14Advanced verb complementation
  15. 15Relative clauses - advanced
  16. 16Reduced relative clauses
  17. 17Participial clauses
  18. 18Appositives and advanced noun phrases
  19. 19Word order and information structure
  20. 20Sentence structure - variety and emphasis
  21. 21Cleft sentences
  22. 22Inversion with negative adverbials
  23. 23Ellipsis and substitution
  24. 24Nominalisation
  25. 25Causative verbs
  26. 26Gradable vs ungradable adjectives
  27. 27Intensifiers, mitigators and degree expressions
  28. 28Comparative structures - the more, the more
  29. 29Focusing and limiting adverbs
  30. 30Negative and near-negative adverbials
  31. 31Linking and concession
  32. 32Linking words - addition and result
  33. 33Linking words - summation and reformulation
  34. 34Conjunctive and relative adverbs
  35. 35Dummy pronouns - it and there
C1Advanced18 lessons, 73 exercises
  1. 1Advanced tense and aspect
  2. 2Agreement and concord
  3. 3Modals - subtle shades of meaning
  4. 4Subjunctive mood
  5. 5Advanced inversion and implied conditionals
  6. 6Hedging and epistemic language
  7. 7Noun clauses
  8. 8Adverbial clauses - time, place, reason, and purpose
  9. 9Adverbial clauses - contrast, condition, concession, and manner
  10. 10Complex sentence architecture
  11. 11Absolute phrases, dangling modifiers, and syntactic clarity
  12. 12Nominal adjectives, collective reference and abstract nouns
  13. 13Error analysis and grammar awareness
  14. 14Advanced articles and discourse reference
  15. 15Negation and scope
  16. 16Advanced question structures
  17. 17Advanced complementation
  18. 18Non-finite and verbless clauses

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Learning English, answered.

The English course covers grammar from A1 (beginner) to C1 (advanced) in 150 lessons across 5 levels. Every lesson has quizzes, 654 exercises in total.

You can learn English with explanations in 7 languages: German, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Italian, French and Portuguese. Pick the one you know best.

Yes. Talkey has a free Basic plan, so you can begin without paying. Pro and Max add more features, and the pricing page shows the current comparison.

Talkey also includes spaced-repetition flashcards with ready-made English decks, a reader for classic books and your own files where you can tap any word, and a podcast player with follow-along transcripts.

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