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English Grammar for Spanish Speakers
A practical, research-based guide to building real English sentences. Each chapter compares the Spanish pattern you already know with the English pattern you need, in plain language.
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Plain rules on the page. Academic sources underneath.
Big Idea, Simple Rule, Spanish Comparison, Common Mistake, Why It Happens, Real Examples, Practice. Optional Teacher Note and Sources sit underneath, ready when you want depth.
Mobile-friendly, light and dark mode, no signup, no tracking. Read in five-minute chunks during a commute. Search any topic. Switch the UI to Spanish or French anytime.
Built by Jonathan Michael Miljus — Founder of The Language Lab LLC, learning systems designer, ESOL teacher, MBA, CELTA-trained, Ed.D. student in Curriculum and Instruction. Research-driven materials for adult language learners. Available for corporate training design, AI-in-learning consulting, and multilingual learner instruction.
Research basis
References
Every chapter is grounded in published linguistics, second language acquisition, and English grammar research. Sources are cited at the bottom of each chapter; the full list lives here.
- Biber, D., Johansson, S., Leech, G., Conrad, S., & Finegan, E. (1999). Longman grammar of spoken and written English. Longman.
- Butt, J., & Benjamin, C. (2011). A new reference grammar of modern Spanish (5th ed.). Routledge.
- Carter, R., & McCarthy, M. (2006). Cambridge grammar of English: A comprehensive guide. Cambridge University Press.
- Krashen, S. D. (1985). The input hypothesis: Issues and implications. Longman.
- Murphy, R. (2015). English grammar in use (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Swain, M. (1985). Communicative competence: Some roles of comprehensible input and comprehensible output in its development. In S. Gass & C. Madden (Eds.), Input in second language acquisition (pp. 235–253). Newbury House.
- Swan, M. (2016). Practical English usage (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
- Swan, M., & Smith, B. (Eds.). (2001). Learner English: A teacher's guide to interference and other problems (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.