English Grammar – B1 Intermediate Level

B1 adjectives and adverbs

• Adjectives with -ed vs -ing, i.e. boring vs bored, tiring vs tired, shocking vs shocked etc. 
• Adverbs of frequency – always, never, seldom, sometimes, often, rarely, occasionally, etc.
• Word order of adverbs of frequency i.e. I never smoke. I am never late. 
• Comparative and superlative of irregular adjectives i.e. little – less – the least
• Same as, the same i.e. Laura gets the same salary as me. You’re just the same as your mother.
• As… as i.e. He isn’t as old as he looks. It’s not as cold.
• Like, alike, slightly i.e. You look like your mother, They look alike. She is slightly taller than me

B1 conditionals

• 0  conditional i.e. If people eat too much, they get fat quickly. 
• 1st conditional i.e. If you are late, I will be angry.
• 2nd conditional i.e. If they had time, they would go on holiday.
• 3rd conditional i.e. We would have won if we had played better.

B1 conjunctions

• Connecting words expressing cause and effect and contrast: so, which, until, why, while, when, as, before, after, until, as long as, whenever, etc.

B1 future tenses: 

• Will – sudden decisions i.e. I will phone tomorrow. I will carry it for you. 
• Future progressive i.e. Will you be going away this summer?
• Going to – for plans i.e. I am going to give you a call soon.
• Passive voice i.e. The report will be done by tomorrow. 

B1 gerund and infinitive: 

• Verbs followed by infinitive i.e. want, hope, need, plan, expect, promise, decide, offer, refuse, try, forget, learn, would like, etc.
• Verbs followed by gerund i.e. enjoy, mind, finish, suggest, etc.
• Verbs followed by infinitive or gerund i.e. stop
• Forming nouns from verbs using – ing, i.e. swim – swimming, talk – talking

B1 modal verbs:

• may, might for probability i.e. I might go to the cinema. It may be late now. 
• May, might for polite request i.e. May I sit here? Might I ask you something?
• Can, can’t in past i.e. She can’t have seen me. She can have left the purse on the table. 
• Can for polite request i.e. Can you change my room, please?
• Can for probability i.e. We can ask her again.
• Could for ability i.e.  He couldn’t dance at all until he took lessons.
• Could for probability i.e. Alcohol could cause cancer. 
• Must vs have to i.e. You must clean your clothes. I have to go to the dentist. 
• Must/can’t for deduction i.e. That must be the main entrance. It can’t be far now. 
• Be able to in past and present perfect and future i.e. She wasn’t able to visit us. We haven’t been able to travel for a year now. He will be able to come to the party. 
• Be able to for possibility i.e. We were not able to get the tickets. 
• Ought to for obligation i.e. We ought to leave now. You ought to listen carefully. 
• Need for necessity i.e. I need new glasses. 
• Needn’t for obligation i.e. You needn’t wear a tie. 
• Need in past i.e. I needed to know who that person was. 
• Mustn’t for obligation i.e. Students mustn’t speak during the exam. 
• Shall for suggestions and polite offers i.e. Shall we meet again? Shall we have pizza?

B1 past tenses:

• Past simple i.e  I was tired last night. We enjoyed the party. 
• Past progressive i.e. In 2010 we were living in Australia.
• Past perfect i.e. When I arrived, everybody had left. I had exercised. 
• Past perfect progressive i.e. I had been playing basketball. 
• Used to i.e. I used to have a dog. 
• Passive voice i.e. She said she had been tired.
• Reported speech i.e. She said she loved the film.  She didn’t know where her father was. 
• All main irregular verbs

B1 prepositions:

• Prepositional phrases with in, for, from, to, at, to, in, about, with, from, of
• Among, Until, On, At, In

B1 present tenses:

• Present simple i.e. I come from Greece. I work late on Tuesdays. 
• Present progressive i.e. She isn’t eating. Why are you wearing a coat? 
• Present perfect with for, since, yet, already, never, ever, just, i.e. I have never seen that film before. She hasn’t written yet. We have just finished eating. 
• Present perfect progressive i.e. I have been learning English for ever. 
• Passive voice i.e. The book has been rewritten many times. The dinner is served. She is being vaccinated. 
• Present progressive for future, i.e. When are you meeting again?
• Present simple for future, i.e. School starts at 8 every day. 
• Reported speech i.e. She said she had been waiting for hours.  
• There is, There are i.e. There is a dog in the garden. There are people everywhere.

B1 pronouns:

• Pronouns: something, anything, nothing
• Reflexive pronouns: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourself, themselves

B1 questions:

• Complex question tags i.e. It was raining, wasn’t it? You did it, didn’t you? 
• Wh- questions i.e. Who is she with? How do you like it? What are they like? What kind of job do you need?