Hi, Teacher Luke here,

If you’re taking the Duolingo English Test in 2026, here are five things you must know to get ready!

Follow these steps and you’ll save time, save money, and give yourself the best chance of getting the score you need.

1 — Know All the Question Types

The DET has 13 question types, but if you need to improve quickly, focus on the 7 speaking and writing tasks.

They have the biggest impact on your score and are the fastest to improve when you learn the right strategies.

Inside my DET VIP Program (get 35% off the program below), I have seen a lot of students improve by 10, 20, even 30 points just from mastering the 7 speaking and writing questions. Like Saul who hit 130 in just 20 days 👇

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3 — Practice Every Day

The DET is a fast test. You must read, listen, type, and speak quickly.

The best way to improve is short daily practice.

Use:

• the official DET practice test for an accurate score
• my DET Ready practice platform for instant feedback

Both will help you build real test confidence.

4 — Use Complex Sentences

For Interactive Writing and Writing Sample, try to include one complex sentence in each answer.

This is part of the scoring criteria and helps you reach a higher writing score.

Here are 3 examples:

1. Even though I prefer studying at home, I sometimes go to the library to stay focused.
2. Although the project took a long time, I learned many useful skills from it.
3. Since I moved to a bigger city, I’ve had more opportunities to meet new people.

Each sentence has:

• one main idea
• one extra idea
• a subordinating conjunction (even though, because, when, although, since)

These are perfect for DET writing because they show grammar range without sounding memorised.

5 — Improve Your Typing Speed

A lot of students type too slowly in English.

Practice for 10–20 minutes a day on a site like 10fastfingers.com — it will help a lot with writing and Listen and Type.

Do you need help to improve your DET score fast?

My DET Ready VIP students do not take the Duolingo English Test hoping for the best — they take it with a clear plan.

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Let’s get your dream DET score in weeks, not months.

— Teacher Luke