Learn

English grammar video lessons in Hindi and English

Grammar is what turns words into accurate, natural sentences. The English Grammar video series teaches it one topic at a time: the rule in simple words with its Hindi meaning, real examples, the mistakes learners make, and a practice quiz. Below the lessons is what a learner can do at each CEFR level, from A1 to C2, in the five areas of English grammar that the Gift of Language framework follows.

Video lessons

Start here English Grammar Parts of speech, nouns, plurals, gender, case, countable and uncountable nouns, articles, appositives 13 episodes · 13 available

Free grammar practice for every episode, with an explanation for each answer.

What to learn at each CEFR level

Verb System: Tense, Aspect & Voice

CEFR A1: Uses present simple, be, have got, present continuous and can for ability in simple sentences.
CEFR A2: Uses past simple, past continuous, going to and will for predictions, present perfect for experience (basic).
CEFR B1: Uses present perfect (continuous), past perfect, used to, future forms and present/past simple passive with reasonable accuracy.
CEFR B2: Uses the full tense/aspect system flexibly including future continuous/perfect and passive in all tenses.
CEFR C1: Exploits tense, aspect and voice for nuance, stance and distancing.
CEFR C2: Manipulates verb forms for rhetorical, literary and pragmatic effect.

Modality & Conditionals

CEFR A1: Uses can/can't for ability, permission and requests; would like for wants.
CEFR A2: Uses must, have to, should, could, might, will for obligation, advice, possibility; zero/first conditional.
CEFR B1: Uses second conditional, modals of deduction (present), mustn't/don't have to, and should have for regret (basic).
CEFR B2: Uses third and mixed conditionals, past modals of deduction, wish/if only, and alternatives to if.
CEFR C1: Uses modality for hedging and stance; inverted conditionals; nuanced obligation and possibility.
CEFR C2: Exploits modality and hypothesis precisely for subtle stance, politeness and rhetoric.

Phrase Structure: Nouns, Determiners, Pronouns, Modifiers, Prepositions

CEFR A1: Uses articles, plurals, subject/object pronouns, possessive adjectives, basic adjectives and prepositions of place.
CEFR A2: Uses countable/uncountable nouns with some/any/much/many; comparatives/superlatives; adverbs of frequency/manner; prepositions of time.
CEFR B1: Uses articles with generalisation, a wider range of quantifiers, reflexive/indefinite pronouns, and adjective order.
CEFR B2: Builds complex noun phrases with pre/post-modification; uses determiners and prepositions accurately in abstract contexts.
CEFR C1: Uses dense noun phrases, fronting of modifiers and precise determiners for academic and professional writing.
CEFR C2: Controls phrase structure flexibly for clarity, emphasis and style.

Clause & Sentence Structure

CEFR A1: Forms simple SVO sentences, negatives, yes/no and wh- questions; links with and/but.
CEFR A2: Links clauses with because, so, when, before, after; uses basic infinitive/-ing after common verbs.
CEFR B1: Uses defining relative clauses, reported statements/questions, indirect questions, verb patterns and a range of linkers.
CEFR B2: Uses non-defining relatives, participle clauses, cleft sentences, and a wide range of cohesive devices.
CEFR C1: Uses inversion, fronting, ellipsis and substitution for emphasis and cohesion.
CEFR C2: Varies sentence structure fully for emphasis, rhythm and rhetorical effect.

Grammatical Accuracy & Control

CEFR A1: Shows limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and patterns in a memorised repertoire.
CEFR A2: Uses some simple structures correctly but still systematically makes basic mistakes; meaning usually clear.
CEFR B1: Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar contexts; errors occur but it is clear what is meant.
CEFR B2: Good grammatical control; occasional slips and non-systematic errors that rarely cause misunderstanding and are often self-corrected.
CEFR C1: Consistently maintains a high degree of accuracy; errors are rare, difficult to spot and generally corrected.
CEFR C2: Maintains consistent grammatical control of complex language even while attending to other things.

Not sure of your level? Take the free adaptive level test, read what the CEFR levels mean, or start with vocabulary video lessons.