Some days you just want your English notes on paper — no tabs open, no scrolling, no phone battery dying halfway through a lesson. That’s exactly why we made this page.
Every PDF below is written by the Idioms Resolve team and free to download. There is no sign-up form and no catch — pick a topic, click the button, and the notes are yours. Students use them to revise at home before a test, and teachers print them out to share in class. Simple as that.
Grammar PDF Notes
Each set of notes covers one grammar topic in plain, friendly English, with clear rules and plenty of real-life examples. Every file includes practice questions with answers, so you can check yourself as you go.
Articles in English: A, An and The
A simple guide to when we use a, an and the — and when we use no article at all — with everyday examples. Includes practice questions with answers.
Prepositions: In, On and At
The three little words learners mix up most, explained with easy time and place rules you can actually remember. Includes practice questions with answers.
Modal Verbs in English
Can, could, may, might, must and more — what each one really means, and how to pick the right one for advice, permission, ability and possibility. Includes practice questions with answers.
Conditional Sentences
Zero, first, second and third conditionals side by side, with the if-clause patterns and examples that make them finally click. Includes practice questions with answers.
The Passive Voice
How the passive is built in the main tenses, when native speakers actually use it, and when the active voice sounds better. Includes practice questions with answers.
Reported Speech
Statements, questions and commands in reported speech, with the tense changes (backshift) shown step by step and say vs tell explained. Includes practice questions with answers.
Present Simple Tense
Habits, facts and routines — the present simple forms, the tricky third-person -s, and how questions and negatives work. Includes practice questions with answers.
Past Continuous Tense
Actions in progress at a moment in the past, and how the past continuous works together with the past simple in stories. Includes practice questions with answers.
Worksheets and Study Sheets
These ones are made to be printed and written on. Grab a pen, work through them at your own pace, and check your answers at the end.
25 Everyday Idioms Worksheet
A printable worksheet with 25 idioms people really use every day — matching tasks, gap-fills and space to write your own sentences, with a full answer key.
50 Common Phrasal Verbs Study Sheet and Worksheet
Fifty phrasal verbs you’ll hear all the time, each with a plain-English meaning and an example, followed by a short worksheet to test yourself, with answers.
Prefer to Learn Online?
PDFs are great for revision, but if you’d rather learn on screen, the same topics are covered in our free online lessons. Start with Articles in English: A, An and The, then try Modal Verbs in English, The Passive Voice and Reported Speech. And when you want to practise, our free English tools — the idiom quiz, pronunciation checker and more — are ready whenever you are.
How to Use These PDFs
- Print them or save them to your phone. Paper is lovely for writing notes in the margins, but a saved PDF on your phone works just as well on the bus.
- Study the examples first, then try the practice. Read the rules and examples slowly once, close the page, and see how much you can do from memory.
- Check the answers only after you’ve tried. Guessing and getting a few wrong is honestly how this stuff sticks — peeking first just cheats yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these PDFs really free?
Yes, completely free. There’s no sign-up, no email form and nothing to pay — just click a download button and the file is yours to keep.
Can teachers print them for a class?
Yes, you’re very welcome to print copies for your students and use them in your lessons. All we ask is that you keep the idiomsresolve.com footer on the page, so other learners can find the rest of the notes.
Do the PDFs match the lessons on this site?
Yes — each PDF is written as the revision-note version of the same topic we teach in our online lessons, with the same rules and examples. Learn online first if you like, then use the PDF to revise.
Will more PDFs be added?
Yes, we’re turning more of our lessons into notes all the time, so this page will keep growing. Bookmark it and pop back now and then to see what’s new.
Is there a topic you’d love to see as our next PDF? Tell us in the comments or drop us an email — we read every suggestion, and the most-requested topics go to the top of the list.