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Beginners’ grammar
- Consituents
- Other topics
- Negation
Exercise on negation: Negation 2
Exercise on negation: Negation 3
Exercise on negation: Negation 1
- Negation
- Sentence types
- Declarative
Exercise on declarative: Declarative sentences - Imperative
Exercise on imperative: Imperative - Indirect speech
Exercise on indirect speech: Indirect speech - Interrogative
Exercise on interrogative: Interrogative sentences (questions with a question word)
Exercise on interrogative: Interrogative sentences (yes / no questions)- Either / or questions
- Questions with a question tag
- Questions with a question word
Exercise on questions with a question word: Interrogative sentences (questions with a question word) - Yes / no questions
Exercise on yes / no questions: Interrogative sentences (yes / no questions)
- Passive voice
Exercise on passive voice: Passive voice 1 (present tense)
Exercise on passive voice: Passive voice 2 (imperfect tense and future aspect)
Exercise on passive voice: Passive voice 3 (perfect tense and pluperfect tense)
- Declarative
- Structure
Exercise on structure: Word order- Pragmatics
- Syntax
- Clauses
Exercise on clauses: Clauses - Complex sentences
- Conditional clauses
Exercise on conditional clauses: Conditional clauses 2
Exercise on conditional clauses: Conditional clauses 1 - Counterfactual
Exercise on counterfactual: Counterfactual - Elliptical clauses
- Inversion
Exercise on inversion: Inversion 2
Exercise on inversion: Inversion 1 - Main clauses
Exercise on main clauses: Main clauses - Middle field
- Om te + infinitive
Exercise on om te + infinitive: Om te + infinitive - Proportion clauses
Exercise on proportion clauses: Proportion clauses - Relative clauses
Exercise on relative clauses: Relative clauses - Subordinate clauses
Exercise on subordinate clauses: Subordinate clauses - Verbal cluster
- Clauses
Exercise on spelling and pronounciation: Spelling 2
Exercise on spelling and pronounciation: Spelling 1
- Closed
- Articles
Exercise on articles: Definite articles - Conjunctions
- Co-ordinating conjunctions
Exercise on co-ordinating conjunctions: Co-ordinating conjunctions - Subordinating conjunctions
- Co-ordinating conjunctions
- Numerals
Exercise on numerals: Numerals - Particles
Exercise on particles: Particles - Prepositions
Exercise on prepositions: Prepositions - Pronouns
- Demonstrative pronouns
Exercise on demonstrative pronouns: Demonstrative pronouns - Indefinite pronouns
- Interrogative pronouns
Exercise on interrogative pronouns: Question words - Personal pronouns
Exercise on personal pronouns: Personal pronouns 2 (direct object and indirect object)
Exercise on personal pronouns: Personal pronouns 1 (subject) - Possessive pronouns
Exercise on possessive pronouns: Possessive pronouns 2
Exercise on possessive pronouns: Possessive pronouns 1
Exercise on possessive pronouns: Possessive constructions with proper names - Reflexive pronouns
- Relative pronouns
Exercise on relative pronouns: Relative pronouns
- Demonstrative pronouns
- Articles
- Open
- Adjectives
Exercise on adjectives: Adjectives 1
Exercise on adjectives: Adjectives 2- Comparative and superlative
Exercise on comparative and superlative: Comparative and superlative
- Comparative and superlative
- Adverbs
Exercise on adverbs: Adverbs- Conjunctional adverbs
- Interrogative adverbs
Exercise on interrogative adverbs: Question words - Pronominal adverbs
Exercise on pronominal adverbs: Pronominal adverbs 5 (indefinite)
Exercise on pronominal adverbs: Pronominal adverbs 1 (personal)
Exercise on pronominal adverbs: Pronominal adverbs 2 (personal and demonstrative)
Exercise on pronominal adverbs: Pronominal adverbs 3 (relative)
Exercise on pronominal adverbs: Pronominal adverbs 4 (interrogative)
- Nouns
Exercise on nouns: Nouns 2
Exercise on nouns: Nouns 3 (countable and uncountable)
Exercise on nouns: Nouns 1- Diminutive
Exercise on diminutive: Diminutives 2
Exercise on diminutive: Diminutives 1 - Plural
Exercise on plural: Plurals 2
Exercise on plural: Plurals 1
- Diminutive
- Verbs
Exercise on verbs: Verbs- Conjugation
- Irregular verbs
Exercise on irregular verbs: Irregular and strong verbs
Exercise on irregular verbs: Regular and irregular verbs 2
Exercise on irregular verbs: Irregular verbs
Exercise on irregular verbs: Regular and irregular verbs 1 - Regular verbs
Exercise on regular verbs: Regular and irregular verbs 2
Exercise on regular verbs: Regular and irregular verbs 1- Strong verbs
Exercise on strong verbs: Irregular and strong verbs - Weak verbs
Exercise on weak verbs: Regular and irregular verbs 1
- Strong verbs
- Irregular verbs
- Finite verb
- Form
- Inseperable verbs
- Phrasal verbs
Exercise on phrasal verbs: Phrasal verbs - Separable verbs
Exercise on separable verbs: Separable verbs 1
Exercise on separable verbs: Separable verbs 2
- Function
- Auxiliary verbs
Exercise on auxiliary verbs: Auxiliary verbs - Copular verbs
- Main verbs
- Auxiliary verbs
- Infinitives
Exercise on infinitives: Infinitives - Meaning
- Intransitive verbs
Exercise on intransitive verbs: Transitive and intransitive verbs - Modal verbs
Exercise on modal verbs: Hoeven te 2
Exercise on modal verbs: Hoeven te 1
Exercise on modal verbs: Modal verbs 2 (past tense)
Exercise on modal verbs: Modal verbs 1
Exercise on modal verbs: Zou (polite use) - Position verbs
Exercise on position verbs: Position verbs - Reflexive verbs
Exercise on reflexive verbs: Reflexive verbs - Transitive verbs
Exercise on transitive verbs: Transitive and intransitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Tenses
- Durative aspect
Exercise on durative aspect: Durative aspect - Future aspect
Exercise on future aspect: Future aspect - Past tense (imperfect)
Exercise on past tense (imperfect): Past tense 1 (weak verbs)
Exercise on past tense (imperfect): Past tense 2 (strong and irregular verbs)
Exercise on past tense (imperfect): Past tense 3 (separable verbs) - Perfect tense
Exercise on perfect tense: Perfect tense 3 (separable verbs)
Exercise on perfect tense: Perfect tense 1 (weak verbs)
Exercise on perfect tense: Perfect tense 2 (strong and irregular verbs)
Exercise on perfect tense: Perfect tense 4 (auxiliary verbs) - Pluperfect
Exercise on pluperfect: Pluperfect tense - Present tense
Exercise on present tense: Present tense: irregular verbs 1
Exercise on present tense: Present tense: irregular verbs 2
Exercise on present tense: Present tense: general 1
Exercise on present tense: Present tense: general 2
- Durative aspect
- Conjugation
- Adjectives
Advanced grammar
- Consituents
Exercise on consituents: Constituents 4
Exercise on consituents: Constituents 5
Exercise on consituents: Constituents 6
Exercise on consituents: Constituents 1
Exercise on consituents: Constituents 2
Exercise on consituents: Constituents 3- Adjunct
- Object
Exercise on object: Objects - Predicate
- Finite verb
Exercise on finite verb: Finite verbs - Main clauses
- Nominal predicate
Exercise on nominal predicate: Nominal predicates - Relative clauses
- Subordinate clauses
- Verbal predicate
Exercise on verbal predicate: Verbal predicates
- Finite verb
- Subject
Exercise on subject: Subjects
- Other topics
- Sentence types
Exercise on sentence types: Sentence types 1
Exercise on sentence types: Sentence types 2
Exercise on sentence types: Sentence types 3- Declarative
- Imperative
- Indirect speech
Exercise on indirect speech: Indirect speech 1
Exercise on indirect speech: Indirect speech 2 - Interrogative
Exercise on interrogative: Interrogative sentences (questions) - Passive voice
Exercise on passive voice: Passive voice 1
Exercise on passive voice: Passive voice 2
Exercise on passive voice: Passive voice 3
Exercise on passive voice: Passive voice 4
- Structure
Exercise on structure: Word order 1
Exercise on structure: Word order 2
Exercise on structure: Sentence structure 2
Exercise on structure: Sentence structure 1- Pragmatics
- Syntax
Exercise on syntax: Word order 1
Exercise on syntax: Word order 2
Exercise on syntax: Sentence structure 2
Exercise on syntax: Sentence structure 1- Clauses
Exercise on clauses: Subject clauses - Complex sentences
- Conditional clauses
- Counterfactual
- Elliptical clauses
Exercise on elliptical clauses: Elliptical clauses - Inversion
- Main clauses
Exercise on main clauses: Main clauses - Middle field
- Om te + infinitive
- Proportion clauses
- Relative clauses
- Subordinate clauses
Exercise on subordinate clauses: Subordinate clauses 1
Exercise on subordinate clauses: Subordinate clauses 2
Exercise on subordinate clauses: Subordinate clauses 3 - Verbal cluster
- Clauses
- Cohesion
- Connectives
Exercise on connectives: Connectives 5
Exercise on connectives: Connectives 1
Exercise on connectives: Connectives 2
Exercise on connectives: Connectives 3
Exercise on connectives: Connectives 4 - Contraction
- Lexical variation
Exercise on lexical variation: Lexical variation 1
Exercise on lexical variation: Lexical variation 2
Exercise on lexical variation: Lexical variation 3
Exercise on lexical variation: Lexical variation 4 - Referring expressions
Exercise on referring expressions: Referring expressions 2
Exercise on referring expressions: Referring expressions 1- Adverbs of time manner and place
- Er
- Pronominal adverbs
- Pronouns
Exercise on pronouns: Referring expressions (pronouns)
Exercise on pronouns: Referring expressions (pronouns)
- Style
Exercise on style: Style 3
Exercise on style: Style 1
Exercise on style: Style 2
- Connectives
- Politeness
- Forms of address
Exercise on forms of address: Forms of address 1
Exercise on forms of address: Forms of address 2 - Indirectness
- Modal particles
Exercise on modal particles: Modal particles 1
Exercise on modal particles: Modal particles 2 - Use of zou
Exercise on use of zou: Use of zou - Voice quality
- Forms of address
Exercise on words: Parts of speech / Words 2
Exercise on words: Parts of speech / Words 3
Exercise on words: Parts of speech / Words 4
Exercise on words: Parts of speech / Words 5
Exercise on words: Parts of speech / Words 6
Exercise on words: Parts of speech / Words 7
Exercise on words: Parts of speech / Words 8
Exercise on words: Parts of speech / Words 1
- Closed
- Articles
- Conjunctions
- Numerals
- Particles
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
Exercise on pronouns: Pronouns
- Open
- Adjectives
Exercise on adjectives: Adjectives
Exercise on adjectives: Adjectives and adverbs - Adverbs
Exercise on adverbs: Adjectives and adverbs- Conjunctional adverbs
- Interrogative adverbs
- Pronominal adverbs
Exercise on pronominal adverbs: Pronominal adverbs 1
Exercise on pronominal adverbs: Pronominal adverbs 2
- Nouns
- Verbs
Exercise on verbs: Verbs 1
Exercise on verbs: Verbs 2
Exercise on verbs: Verbs 3
- Adjectives