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English sentence patterns, made clear.
Understand the structure. See it in real life. Try it for yourself. Free, practical lessons for the sentences you actually want to say.
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Start small. Build a strong foundation.
Begin with the five basic patterns. Then learn to ask questions and make polite requests — three steps you can use today.
18 lessons to explore
The five basic English sentence patterns
Find the subject, verb and objects, then build a sentence that says exactly what you mean.
Read & practiseDouble objects: “Send me a message” or “Send a message to me”?
Use give, send, show and buy to describe who receives something, and know when to use to or for.
Read & practiseThere is / there are: describe what is around you
Describe a hotel room, find nearby places and ask about facilities with this essential pattern.
Read & practiseEnglish question word order: do, be and question words
Ask clear questions about routines, directions and plans without carrying statement word order into every question.
Read & practisePolite requests in English: could, would and would you mind
Ask for help, order a coffee and make a professional request with the right sentence structure.
Read & practisePresent simple vs present continuous: routines or right now?
Say what you usually do, what is happening now and what is temporarily different.
Read & practisePast simple vs present perfect: finished time or a link to now?
Report completed work, talk about experience and choose between “I sent” and “I have sent.”
Read & practiseFuture plans: will, going to and the present continuous
Make a decision, explain an intention or describe a confirmed arrangement.
Read & practiseFirst and second conditionals: possible plans and imagined situations
Choose between “If it rains, we’ll stay in” and “If I had more time, I’d travel.”
Read & practiseRelative clauses: describe people and things precisely
Connect ideas with who, which and that, and see why commas can change the meaning.
Read & practisePassive voice: focus on what happened
Explain processes and report updates with be + past participle, without making every sentence passive.
Read & practiseReported speech: pass on messages clearly
Report statements, questions and requests with the right word order and a clear time reference.
Read & practiseBecause, so and although: connect your ideas
Build longer sentences by showing a reason, a result or an unexpected contrast.
Read & practiseComparatives and superlatives: compare your options
Compare hotels, routes and everyday choices with -er, more, the most and as … as.
Read & practiseGerunds and infinitives: “enjoy doing” or “want to do”?
Learn useful verb combinations and recognise the patterns that change meaning.
Read & practiseEnglish email sentences for requests, updates and follow-ups
Build a short, clear email with a purpose, a concrete request and a useful next step.
Read & practiseTravel English sentence patterns for cafés, hotels and directions
Reuse a few flexible structures when you need a room, a meal, directions or clarification.
Read & practiseTell a story in English: events, background and sequence
Combine past simple, past continuous and past perfect to make a short story easy to follow.
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LEARN FOR YOUR LIFE
Or start with a real situation.
Express yourself professionally
Learn sentences for emails, meetings, requests, and the moments that matter at work.
Handle daily conversations
Practice practical sentences for real life — from making plans to asking for help.
Feel confident wherever you go
Learn useful sentences for cafés, hotels, directions, and your next adventure.
Made to be understood, not just memorised.
These guides are written for Sentence Master by Thinksview. The examples are original learning scenarios; external grammar references are linked in each lesson for further reading. Illustrations set the scene and are AI-generated. Suggested A1–B2 levels describe difficulty, not certification.
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