B1 Grammar

Progress through our selection of B1 grammar exercises.

Reported Speech in English

Reported speech is the action of telling someone wat someone else said at a later time.

To do this, we need to make some changes to the sentence.

In this lesson, you’ll learn all about these changes and practise rewriting sentences.

Clauses of Contrast and Result

Clauses of contrast and result are used to connect ideas together.

In this lesson, you’ll learn some common clauses, how they’re used and practise using them.

Quantifiers in English

Quantifiers show an approximate amount.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use quantifiers and practise using them.

Articles in British English

The articles in English are a, an and the.

We have to use articles before nouns, but there are some nouns where no article is necessary.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when and when not to use articles.

So and Such in English

So and such are intensifiers to express how much of something.

There are different structures with so and such.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use these and practise using them.

Passive Voice in English

Passive voice is used to talk about the object of a sentence.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to change the structures and practise using them.

Future Perfect Continuous

Future perfect continuous tense focuses on the process of an action in the future up to a certain time.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when and how to use this tense and practise using it.

Future Perfect Tense in English

Future perfect is used to show an action will be completed by a certain time in the future.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how and when to use this tense and practise using it.

Modal Verb+ing in English

We use modal verb with -ing to show a continuous action now or in the future.

In this lesson, you’ll learn the structure and when to use this form.

 

Must vs Have to vs Had Better

Must, have to and had better are modal verbs.

In this lesson, you’ll learn the difference between them and practise using them.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Adjectives are used to compare between 2 things and used to say something is top of a group.

There are different structures to use these.

In this lesson, you’ll learn these structures and practise using them.

Reflexive Pronouns in English

Reflexive pronouns have difference uses.

There are 9 reflexive pronouns.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when and how to use these and practise using them.

-ed and -ing Adjectives

Adding -ed or -ing to the end of adjectives helps us to talk about feelings.

Each ending has their own meaning.

In this lesson, you’ll learn which ending to use and practise using them.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present perfect continuous tense is the action started in the past and continues to the present.

This tenses focus on the process of the action.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when and how to use this tense and practise using it.

Past Perfect Tense in English

Past perfect tense is used to show an action happens before another in the past.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when and how to use this tense and practise using it.

Present Perfect Tense in British English

Present perfect tense indicates an action started in the past and continues into the present.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when and how to use the present perfect tense and practise using it.

Present Simple vs Continuous Tense

Present simple tense is for habits and general truths.

Present Continuous is for actions happening now.

In this lesson, you’ll learn more differences and practise using these tenses.

Would Rather and Would Sooner

Would rather and would sooner are basically identical to each other in meaning.

They can be used interchangeably or in different contexts.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use them and practise.

For/Since/From in English

For, since and from are time expressions used to talk about different time periods.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when to use each time expression and practise using them.

During/For/While in English

During, for and while are time expressions used to talk about different periods of time.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when to use each time expression and practise using them.

Third Conditional Sentence

Third conditional sentences are used to show if something was different in the past then the present would also be different.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when to use and how to structure these sentences.

Second Conditional Sentences

Second conditional sentences are used to talk about unlikely or impossible hypothetical situations.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use and structure these sentences.

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

Past simple tense is used to talk about actions at a certain time in the past.

Present perfect tense talks about actions started or related to the past and is relevant to the present.

In this lesson, you’ll learn the differences and practise using them.

Question Tags in English

Question tags are short questions at the end of a statement to turn it into a question.

In this lesson, you’ll learn the rules and practise using them.