Future Continuous
The Future Continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. Form: will be + verb-ing.
The Future Continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. Form: will be + verb-ing.
Relative clauses add information about a noun using who, which, that, whose, where, when. At B1 you learn two kinds: defining (essential information, no commas) and non-defining (extra information, with…
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Past modals talk about the past with an opinion or guess. At B1 the key ones are should have (criticism/regret), shouldn’t have (a past mistake), and might have / could…
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We use modal verbs to make deductions – guesses based on evidence. At B1 the key three are must (I’m sure it’s true), might/could/may (it’s possible), and can’t (I’m sure…
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The Third Conditional talks about the past and imagines a different result – something that did not happen. We use it for regrets and hypothetical past situations.
At B1 you tell stories about the past by combining two tenses. Past Simple = a completed action. Past Continuous = an action in progress around a past moment. Together…
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This is one of the most important contrasts at B1. Both tenses talk about the past, but they answer different questions. Past Simple talks about a finished time; Present Perfect…
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Tell what others said with the tense shifting one step back, plus say vs tell and reported questions with if/whether. B1 grammar with 20 questions.
Focus on the action with be + past participle across tenses, and name the doer with “by”. B1 grammar with 20 questions.
Talk about imaginary and unlikely situations with if + past simple, would + base verb – and give advice with “If I were you…”. B1 grammar with 20 questions.
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