IELTS Grammar Guide
Build the grammatical range and accuracy examiners look for — from verb tenses to complex sentence structures — with our complete library of grammar guides.
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Verb Tenses
Master all 12 English tenses — present, past and future, simple and continuous, perfect and perfect continuous — plus conditionals.
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Sentence Structure & Clauses
Build complex sentences with clauses, relative clauses, reported speech and linking words for a higher band score.
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Parts of Speech
Strengthen your grasp of prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, modal verbs and irregular verbs — the building blocks of accurate English.
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Grammar for IELTS
Apply grammar directly to the test with guidance on Grammatical Range and Accuracy and grammar for Writing Task 1.
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Grammar & Your Band Score
| Band range | What examiners generally look for |
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| Band 5–6 | A mix of simple and complex sentences, with noticeable but non-impeding errors. |
| Band 7 | A variety of complex structures used with good control; occasional errors remain. |
| Band 8–9 | A wide range of structures used flexibly, with full or near-full accuracy. |
General guidance based on the public IELTS Grammatical Range and Accuracy criterion (ielts.org). Always check the official band descriptors for full detail.
Grammar Study Strategy
Don’t just memorise rules — practise producing several sentence types every day (simple, compound, complex and complex-compound). Read your own writing aloud to catch subject-verb agreement slips, and keep a running log of the mistakes you make most often so you can target them directly before test day.