Englisch Grammatik einfach erklärt

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Hier finden Sie die wichtigsten Themen der englischen Grammatik, klar erklärt und mit vielen Beispielen. Zu jedem Thema gibt es eine deutsche Übersetzung, die typischen Fehler deutscher Muttersprachler und Übungen mit sofortiger Auswertung.

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Die Inhalte stammen von Kenneth Gill, englischer Muttersprachler aus Großbritannien, CELTA-zertifizierter Lehrertrainer und seit über 25 Jahren Englischtrainer für Erwachsene in Deutschland.

Nicht vergessen: Regeln sind Leitlinien – sie sind nur selten absolut.
Practice makes perfect: turn grammar into a natural rhythm and let your English flow.

Grammatik – zum Öffnen einfach anklicken:

Übungen Neu Interaktive Übungen mit je 25 Aufgaben, Erklärung und Punktestand 4 Übungen
I. Zeiten und Grundlagen Grammar Foundations – Gegenwart, Vergangenheit, Perfekt, Zukunft, Fragen 7 Themen
II. Komplexe Grammatik und Satzbau Complex Grammar – if-Sätze, Modalverben, Passiv, indirekte Rede … 7 Themen
III. Verbformen und Verbgebrauch Verb Forms & Usage – -ing oder to, reflexive Verben, make/do/take … 5 Themen
IV. Satzelemente und Funktionswörter Sentence Elements – Mengenangaben, Präpositionen, Adjektive & Adverbien 4 Themen
In Vorbereitung Diese Grammatikthemen kommen als Nächstes 12 Themen
  • Phrasal Verbs
  • Irregular Verbs
  • Auxiliary Verbs
  • Articles (a, an, the)
  • Pronouns
  • Linking Words
  • Prefixes & Suffixes
  • Collocations
  • Formal vs Informal English
  • British vs American English
  • Telephone English & Emails
  • Grammar Review Tests

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Aussprache Pronunciation – Laute, Betonung, Rhythmus und Intonation (auf Talking English) 15 Bereiche

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Einstieg & ÜberblickGetting started14 Seiten
Für DeutschsprachigeFor German speakers23 Seiten
Typische ProblemeCommon problems11 Seiten
Das LautsystemThe sounds of British English9 Seiten
Vokale & DiphthongeVowels & diphthongs19 Seiten
Der Schwa-LautThe schwa /ə/4 Seiten
KonsonantenConsonants19 Seiten
KonsonantenverbindungenConsonant clusters5 Seiten
MinimalpaareMinimal pairs & sound contrasts9 Seiten
WortbetonungWord stress8 Seiten
Rhythmus & SatzbetonungRhythm, sentence stress & connected speech16 Seiten
Wörter verbindenLinking sounds11 Seiten
IntonationSatzmelodie17 Seiten
Aussprache im BerufBusiness English pronunciation7 Seiten
Andere MuttersprachenOther first languages2 Seiten
Wortschatz Vocabulary – Business, Technik, Medizin und Alltag als Quiz 12 Themen
Leidenschaften & Hobbys Passions – Englisch lernen mit dem, was Sie lieben 11 Themen

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Everyday Business English Structures

Speaking practice cards featuring positive (+), negative (-), and question (?) forms.

Part 1: Simple Forms

1
Present Simple
+We usually discuss the figures on Thursday.
-She doesn’t visit the Zurich office very often.
?Does Thomas organise the meetings?
2
Past Simple
+We discussed the figures yesterday.
-She didn’t visit the Zurich office last week.
?Did Thomas organise the meeting?
3
Present Perfect Simple
+We have discussed the figures with the manager.
-She hasn’t visited the Zurich office yet.
?Has Thomas organised the meeting?
4
Past Perfect Simple
+We had discussed the figures before the meeting.
-She hadn’t visited the Zurich office before then.
?Had Thomas organised everything before they arrived?
5
Future Simple – Will
+We will discuss the figures on Thursday.
-She won’t visit the Zurich office this month.
?Will Thomas organise the next meeting?
6
Future – Going to
+We are going to discuss the figures tomorrow.
-She isn’t going to visit the Zurich office this week.
?Is Thomas going to organise the presentation?
7
First Conditional
+If they accept the price, we will sign the contract.
-We won’t change the offer if they agree to these terms.
?Will you visit Zurich if they arrange a meeting?
8
Second Conditional
+If they reduced the price, we would place a larger order.
-We wouldn’t change suppliers if the service were better.
?Would you accept the position if they offered you more money?
9
Third Conditional
+If they had accepted the price, we would have signed the contract.
-We wouldn’t have changed suppliers if they had improved the service.
?Would you have visited Zurich if they had arranged a meeting?
10
Have Something Done
+We have the equipment serviced every six months.
-We don’t have the documents translated here.
?Do you have the accounts checked every month?
11
Have Someone Do Something
+We have our assistant organise the meetings.
-We don’t have the trainees answer customer complaints.
?Do you have Thomas prepare the monthly figures?
12
Future Perfect Simple
+We will have finished the project by Thursday.
-They won’t have delivered the equipment by then.
?Will you have signed the contract by Friday?

Part 2: Progressive / Continuous Forms

1
Present Progressive
+We are discussing the figures with the manager.
-She isn’t visiting the Zurich office this week.
?Is Thomas organising the meeting?
2
Past Progressive
+We were discussing the figures when he called.
-She wasn’t working in the Zurich office last week.
?Was Thomas organising the meeting when you arrived?
3
Present Perfect Progressive
+We have been discussing the new contract all morning.
-She hasn’t been working with the Zurich team recently.
?Has Thomas been organising the meetings?
4
Past Perfect Progressive
+We had been discussing the problem for several weeks.
-She hadn’t been working there for very long.
?Had Thomas been dealing with the customer before you arrived?
5
Future Progressive
+We will be discussing the figures on Thursday.
-She won’t be working in the Zurich office next week.
?Will Thomas be attending the meeting tomorrow?
6
Going to + Progressive
+We are going to be working with a new supplier.
-She isn’t going to be attending the meeting tomorrow.
?Is Thomas going to be managing the new project?
7
First Conditional – Progressive
+If negotiations are going well, we will be discussing prices tomorrow.
-If they are having problems, we won’t be increasing the order.
?Will you be attending the meeting if they are discussing the new contract?
8
Second Conditional – Progressive
+If we had more staff, we would be working on more projects.
-We wouldn’t be discussing this problem if the system were working properly.
?Would you be working in Zurich if they offered you the position?
9
Third Conditional – Progressive
+If they had accepted our offer, we would have been working together by now.
-We wouldn’t have been discussing these problems if they had followed the plan.
?Would you have been working in Zurich if they had offered you the position?
10
Have Something Done – Progressive
+We are having the equipment serviced this week.
-We aren’t having the documents translated at the moment.
?Are you having the accounts checked this week?
11
Have Someone Do Something – Progressive
Here "have" becomes progressive; the verb after the person remains the infinitive without “to”.
+We are having our assistant organise the meeting.
-We aren’t having the trainees deal with customer complaints.
?Are you having Thomas prepare the figures?
12
Future Perfect Progressive
+We will have been working on the project for six months by Thursday.
-They won’t have been working with us for very long.
?Will you have been managing the department for five years by then?