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Grammar B1 Intermediate

Every rule from A1 to C2, in the order to read them.

How the rules work

A rule explains one point of grammar. Topics without a rule yet are marked Coming soon.

  • Examples

    Sentences with the form in bold.

  • Common mistakes

    A wrong sentence, the right one and why.

  • All the tenses on one page

    Twelve tenses side by side, with when to use each one.

Common mistakes

  • Read in order

    Each list is in reading order. A rule page shows the rules before and after it and, where it helps, what to read first.

  • Practise

    Under Practise this rule, open the quiz or set the rule links to.

The rules are open to everyone, with or without an account.

All the tenses on one pageTwelve forms side by side, with when to use each one.

Not sure B1 is your level? Find out in 8–40 questions, no account needed.

46 topics in the syllabus, 46 with a rule you can read now.

B1 Intermediate

46 topics, 46 with a rule

  1. Present Perfect vs Past SimpleTenses
  2. for / since / How long…?Tenses
  3. Present Perfect ContinuousTenses
  4. Present Perfect Simple vs ContinuousTenses
  5. Past PerfectTenses
  6. Narrative tensesTenses
  7. used to / would (past habits)Tenses
  8. Future forms reviewTenses
  9. Future time clausesClauses and linking words
  10. unlessConditionals and unreal situations
  11. Second conditionalConditionals and unreal situations
  12. Passive: Present and Past SimplePassive and causative
  13. Reported speech: statementsReported speech
  14. Defining relative clausesClauses and linking words
  15. may / might / could (possibility)Modal verbs
  16. Modals of deduction: presentModal verbs
  17. can / could / be able toModal verbs
  18. ought to / be supposed toModal verbs
  19. Verb patterns: -ing vs to-infinitiveVerb patterns
  20. Gerund as subject and after prepositionsVerb patterns
  21. make / let / allow / be allowed toVerb patterns
  22. Reflexive pronouns; each otherPronouns and determiners
  23. both / either / neither; all / nonePronouns and determiners
  24. another / other / others / the otherPronouns and determiners
  25. Question tagsQuestions and word order
  26. So do I / Neither do I; I think soQuestions and word order
  27. Indirect questionsQuestions and word order
  28. Reported questionsReported speech
  29. Questions ending with prepositionsQuestions and word order
  30. Negative questions and answersQuestions and word order
  31. Linkers: although / howeverClauses and linking words
  32. Phrasal verbs: basicsVerb patterns
  33. Articles with names and placesNouns and articles
  34. Uncountable nouns: advancedNouns and articles
  35. -ed / -ing adjectivesAdjectives and adverbs
  36. Linking verbs + adjectiveAdjectives and adverbs
  37. Order of adjectivesAdjectives and adverbs
  38. Adverbs of degree; so / suchAdjectives and adverbs
  39. Position of adverbsAdjectives and adverbs
  40. Common dependent prepositionsPrepositions
  41. for / during / while; by / until; in time / on timePrepositions
  42. Word formation: prefixes and suffixesWord formation
  43. List of stative verbsReference
  44. Verbs followed by -ing or toReference
  45. Dependent prepositionsReference
  46. Separable and inseparable phrasal verbsReference