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Grammar to study at each CEF level
The table below shows you the grammar areas that you should be studying at each of the CEF levels:
http://www.examenglish.com/CEFR/cefr_grammar.htm
B1
Adverbs
Broader range of intensifiers such
as too, enough
Comparativesandsuperlatives
Complex question tags
Conditionals,2ndand3rd
Connecting words expressing
cause and effect, contrast etc.
Future continuous
Modals - must/cant deduction
Modals might, may, will, probably
Modals should have/might have/etc
Modals: must/have to
Past continuous
Past perfect
Past simple
Past tense responses
Phrasal verbs, extended
Present perfect continuous
Present perfect/past simple
Reported speech(range of tenses)
Simple passive
Wh- questions in the past
Will and going to, for prediction
B2
Adjectives and adverbs
Future continuous
Future perfect
Future perfect continuous
Mixed conditionals
Modals cant have, neednt have
Modals of deduction and speculation
Narrative tenses
Passives
Past perfect
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Past perfect continuous
Phrasal verbs, extended
Relative clauses
Reported speech
Will and going to, for prediction
WishWould expressing habits, in the past
C1
Futures (revision)
Inversion with negative adverbials
Mixed conditionals in past, present
and future
Modals in the past
Narrative tenses for experience,
incl. passivePassive forms, all
Phrasal verbs, especially splitting
Wish/if only regrets
22. It's no use .... to him. He oesn't listen.
to speak
spoke
speaking
2!. "ot onl# ..... to $onon %ut she also &isite man#
other places in Englan.
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she went
went she
did she go (emphasis)
2. "ow remem%er( #ou ..... the test until the teacher
tells #ou to.
are not starting
are not to start
haven't started
)*. ...+he wasn't ...... to reach the ceiling.
tall enough
so tall
as tall
),. He was thought .... the isease in Hong -ong.
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to catch
catching
to have caught
). here's no point .... sta#ing up all night if #our exam
is tomorrow.
on
with
in
)0. Rarel# .... meat.
I eat
do I eat
I have eaten
2) Im looking the summer holidays.a) before
b) forward
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c) for
d) forward to
14) This beer tastes .
a) badly
b) lovely
c) well
d) normally
16) She knows that she to pay now.a) had better
b) needn't
c) should
d) ought
2) They were hard !uestions that I had no "han"e.a) so
b) some
c) such
d) quite
2#) It$s all right% we hurry. &e ha'e plenty o( time.a) mustn't
b) shouldn't
c) can't
d) needn't
24) ou ha'e a terrible (e'er* "all a do"tor+a) hall !
b) "o !
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c) #ust !
d) $ill !
#2) The loudspeakers won$t work unless you those "ables.a) connected
b) connect
c) don't connect
d) can't connect
,2) Somebody stole his wallet so he money (rom a (riend.a) lent
b) earned
c) borrowed
d) lended
64) I drink beer than wine.a) would li%e more
b) &refer
c) had better
d) would rather
6,) I ga'e her earrings (or -hristmas.a) a &air of
b) a set of
c) two
d) a
6) She didn$t want the /ob% .a) however well &aid was it
b) however well &aid it was
c) for how good &ay might it be
d) however good &ay it was
60) e has been (or armed robbery.
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a) blamed
b) accused
c) charged
d) arrested
#) She$s 'ery beauti(ul but that kind o( woman doesn$t to me.a) fancy
b) a&&eal
c) attract
d) turn on
4) The language s"hool that I attend is 2 kilometres .
a) far
b) away
c) distance
d) long
0) I( he hadn$t drunk so mu"h% he si"k.a) didn't feel
b) wouldn't feel
c) hadn't felt
d) hasn't felt
01) aria has two sisters% but she doesn$t speak to o( them.a) both
b) any
c) either
d) neither
0,) a'e you (ound a /ob +
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a) soon
b) still
c) longer
d) yet
00) 3o you think I should mo'e to Ireland+ ou shouldn$t do anything you think it$s theright thing to do.
a) when
b) unless
c) in case
d) if
) I( she doesn$t my sight at on"e% I$ll s"ream*a) go out from
b) go off
c) get away from
d) get out of
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5o"abulary Topi"s
All the words in this section are in theCambridge PETword list. These are the important words you need to know to
pass an exam.
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3. He wouldn't be very happy if he _______ his daughter had been in trouble again. Incorrect, 2nd
conditional
hear
'd heard
heard
4. We've been colleagues for ages. I _________ him since I first moved to London. Incorrect, 'since' is
used with a perfect tense
have known
know
am knowing
2. I was rather put out when I heard my daughter's teacher _______ her run twenty times around the playground!
Incorrect, allow + 'to'
made
let
allowed
9. If you like modern art, you ______ really visit the new exhibition at the museum. Incorrect
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must
can
should
10. I'm sorry, I _________ to get to change that money for you, I was too busy. Correct
couldn't
weren't able
didn't manage
23. I ______ Julia to tell her as soon as we arrive at the hotel. Incorrect, use this form for scheduled
events
'll call
going to call
'm calling
24. You're so late! What __________________ you? Incorrect
kept
was keeping
is keeping
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27. I'm looking forward to my holiday! I _____ to spend the whole week on a boat! Incorrect, 'will' is used
for more spontaneous decisions - this is a plan
'm going
will
'll go
37. A: Do you want to go to the cinema tonight? B: I'm afraid I can't. I think I _____ Julia this evening.
Incorrect
'll see
'm going to see
'm seeing
49. I wish I ________ home earlier last night. I'm so tired today. Incorrect
went
was going
had gone
2 Correct
This fish is _________ delicious.
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very
really
completely
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9 o( !uestions you got right:
The !uestions you got wrong:
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/uestion 50b/uestion 60d/uestion 530b/uestion 50b/uestion 6.0b
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3e(ining 8elati'e -lauses
Use:
Use defining relative clauses to give information about a noun in a sentence. The listener or reader NEEDS this
information to understand the sentence.
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A doctor is a person who cures sick people.
The girl who sits next to me at work has a bag just like yours.
Form:
Usewhoto give more information about a person.
An architect is a person who designs buildings.
Usewhichorthatto give more information about a thing.
A corkscrew is a thing which you use to open bottles.
The book that you gave me for my birthday is really interesting.
Usewhereto give more information about a place.
Thats the place where we got married.
The town where my uncle lives is a few miles from here.
Because non-defining relative clauses give essential information, no commas (,) are needed.
If the noun which the relative clause describes (usually at the beginning of the sentence) is the OBJECT of
the sentence, youcandeletewhich, thatorwho.
The man who is wearing the blue suit is my brother.
The manis thesubjectof the sentence. Youcannotdeletewho.
The man (who) George is talking to is my brother.
Georgeis thesubjectof the sentence.The manis theobjectof the sentence.
(The sentence can be rewritten:Georgeis talking toa man. The man is my brother).So youcandelete who.
The book you lent me is really good.
Youis the subject of the sentence.
The bookis the object of the sentence.
(The sentence can be rewritten:Youlent me abook. The book is really good.Which / thatisnotnecessary.)
The book which is on the table is really good.
The bookis the subject of the sentence. (The sentence can be rewritten:The bookis on the table. Its really
good.Which / thatisnecessary.)
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Use:
Use non-defining relative clauses to give extra information about a noun in a sentence, or part of a sentence. The
listener or reader does not need this information to understand the sentence.
Relative clauses can define the subject of the sentence:
Miranda, who used to go to the same university as me, is having a baby.
Or the object of a sentence:
We went to a lovely restaurant, where we both had steak.
Or the sentence as a whole.
She gave me some money, which was very nice of her.
Form:
Always put the relative clauseas close as possible to the noun that you are describing.
Usewhoto give information about a person,whoseto introduce a possession, andwhichto give
information about a thing. Do not use that.
Use where to give information about a placeONLYif you introduce another subject after where.Otherwise,
use which.
We met at Bristol University, where we both studied Biology.
We met at Bristol University, which is in the west of England.
Who, which, whereandwhosecannot be omitted in defining relative clauses.
As non-defining relative clauses are not necessary to understanding the sentence, they are always placed
within commas.
The man who lives next to me has five motorbikes.
In this sentence, who lives to me is necessary. Without it, the sentence (The man has five motorbikes) is
meaningless because it is not clear which man is being talked about. Therefore, commas are NOT necessary.
Tom, who lives next to me, has five motorbikes.
In this sentence, who lives to me is not necessary. Without it, the sentence (Tom has five motorbikes) still has
meaning. Who lives next to me adds more information, therefore, commas ARE necessary.
Common Mistakes
Some Students do not put the non defining relative clause close to the noun it describes.
The chemicals flow into rivers, whichare toxic. => The chemicals, which are toxic, flow into rivers.
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4. The sentence below indicates that
The apple tree which is at the bottom of the garden needs to be cut down.
there is one apple tree in the garden. Incorrect
there are several apple trees in the garden. Correct(they are several, it is one of them)
there are several apple trees at the bottom of the garden.
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Will
Wont
I
you
he / she it
we
they
have
past participle?
Be going tois rarely used to make the future perfect tense.
Toms going to have finishedhis lecture by the time we get there.
1. Choose the correct tense.
Sorry, Jake, I ___ late tomorrow, Im afraid.
ll be being
ll have been Incorrect
ll be Correct
will = be going to (or predi"tion
8se
Bothbe going toandwillcan be used to predict future events. In many cases they can be used interchangeably.
Experts believe that the recession will continue.
Experts believe that the recession is going tocontinue.
However, in some cases they are used differently:
Usegoing towhen there isevidence about what is going to happen.
Look at the time! Were going to belate!
Usewill / wontwhenguessing about the future.
I bet Robin will be late again.
Willis often used with phrases such asIthink, Iexpect, Idont think,Ibet ,Im sure, Idoubt
if/that when making predictions
It is more common to useI dont think + will,notI think + wont
I think it wont rain => I dont think it will rain
Form
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be going to
Positive
I am / m going to verb (infinitive form)
you / we / they are / re
he / she / it is / s
Negative
I m not going to verb (infinitive form)
you arent OR re not
he / she / it isnt OR s not
Questions
Am I going to verb (infinitive form) ?
Are you / we / they
Is he / she / it
Short Answers
Yes,
I am. No, Im not.
you / we / they are. you / we / they re not / arent
he / she / it is. he / she / it s not / isnt
will
Positive / Negative
I / You / He / She / It / We / They
will verb (infinitive form).
wont
Will
I / you / he / she / it / we / they / verb (infinitive form)?
>sed to = &ould
Use:
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We sayUsed toto talk about something that was true in the past, but is not true now.
There used to be a park here, but now theres a shopping centre.
My grandmother used to have beautiful blonde hair, but now her hair is grey.
You can sayused toto talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time) or repeated actions (thingsthat happened several times).
I used to live in Denver.(True for a long period of time)
I used to go to the park every Friday.(A repeated action)
Write adverbsbeforeused to.
I always used to cycle to school.
I never used to eat vegetables.
You can useWouldin a similar way to used to. It describes things that were true in the past but are not true
now.
When I was a child, my dad would read to me every night.
WouldCANNOT be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions.
There would be a park here. => There used to be a park here.
Write adverbsafterwould.
I would always talk to my grandma when I had a problem.
Form:
I / You / He / She / It / They / We
used to
didnt use to / never used to
verb (infinitive)would
wouldnt
Questions
Did
you / he / she / it / they
use to + verb (infinitive)
Would verb (infinitive)
Common Mistakes:
Many students confuseused to doandbe used to doing. This is another phrase. It means be familiar with doing
something.
I am used to live near here. => I used to live near here.
9. Which sentence is correct?
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I would often play by myself when I was younger. Correct
My brother would be very short when he was younger. Incorrect
There would be a post office on this street, but its not there now.
&ish = I( only
Use:
WishandIf onlycan be used:
a) To wish for anabilitynowor in thefuture.
I wish I could play the guitar!
If only I could dance like that!
I wish I could go to your wedding next week, but I cant.
If only I could see my grandmother more often, but I cant.
b) To wish that somethingcould be trueat the moment.
I wish I had long hair! If only I were taller!
c) To wish that somethingwas happeningat the moment.
I wish I was lying on the beach right now! If only I was lying on the beach right now!
d) To wish that somethingkept happening again and again, or to wish it could stop happening.
I wish you wouldnt shout so loudly. If only he wouldnt shout so loudly.
e) To wish thatsomethingin thepasthad happenedin a different way.
I wish I had studied for my exam! If only I hadnt argued with him!
Form:
To wish for an ability now or in the future.
I wish (that) / If only + subject + could +infinitive verb
I wish that I could sing.
If only I could come to Australia too!
To wish that something could be true at the moment.
I wish (that) / If only + subject + past simple
I wish I had a pony.
I wish I was rich.
When using the verb be, you can use were for all persons.
I wish I were rich. If only I were rich.
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To wish that something was happening at the moment.
I wish (that) / If only +subject + past continuous **I wish that this traffic was moving.
If only this traffic was/were moving!
To wish that something kept happening again and again, or to wish it could stop happening.
I wish (that) / If only + subject + would + past participle
I wish you would tidy up more often. ***
Often:I wish (that) / If only + subject + would stop + verb-ing
I wish he would stop shouting.
I wish (that) / If only + subject + wouldnt keep + verb-ing *I wish you wouldnt keep hitting me.
To wish that something in the past had happened in a different way.
I wish (that) / If only + past perfect
I wish I had studied for my exam!
If only I hadnt argued with him!
4. Which sentence is correct?
I wish you wouldnt keep shout at me! Incorrect*
I wish we live in a bigger house. Incorrect
I wish I were going to the beach with my friends! Correct**
10. Your friend keeps hitting you. What do you say?
I wish you stopped doing that!
I wish youd stop doing that! Correct***
I wish youd stopped doing that! Incorrect
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5. Your colleague talks a lot and you dont like it. What could you say?
If only he is quiet! Incorrect
If only he had been quiet! Incorrect
If only he would be quiet! Correct***
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But this is not always the case.
Anne will be in a bad mood at the party this evening because shell have been doing housework.
Form:
Positive and Negative
I
you
he / she it
we
they
will have
wont have
been + verb-ing
Questions
Will
Wont
I
you
he / she it
we
they
have
been + verb-ing?
There are 10 questions in this quiz. Complete the sentences with the future perfect form of the verb
inbold.
7.(wait)
Hurry up! Your parents for us for ages! Incorrect
parents for usCorrect**
i?ed -onditionals
are w aiting
w ill have been waitin
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Use:
Mixed conditional sentences combine two different conditional patterns.
Several patterns can be used:
mixed first conditional sentences
First conditional sentences can use a variety of modal verbs.
If + present simple,can / may / might / will / should+ verb (infinitive) **If you give me some money, I can buy some milk.
If I finish my homework, may I go out with my friends?
If you switch the photocopier off and on again, it should work.
First conditional sentences can also usegoing to, as well aswill.
If + present simple, going to + verb (infinitive)
If you dont get ready soon, were going to be late!
Thepresent continuousandgoing tocan also appear in theIfclause
If youre going to the shop, can you buy me some cola?
If youre going to pay him, make sure you get a receipt.
The present perfect may also appear in theIfclause. ****If youve finished your work, you can go home.
mixed third / second conditional
This combination describes an imagined event in the past and the present result.If + past perfect, would + verb (infinitive)
If he'd taken the medicine, he wouldn't still be sick.
He wouldnt still be sick if hed taken the medicine.
mixed second / third conditional
This combination describes a situation which is never true, and the past consequence of this
situation.
If + past simple, would have + verb (infinitive) ***If you were better at speaking in public, the presentation would have been more successful.
The presentation would have been more successful if you were better at speaking in public.
If he ___ you an invoice, you should pay him. **
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would send Incorrect
s sent Correct
had sent Incorrect
6. Complete the sentence.
If ____ late, can you turn everything off before you go?
youve worked
youre working Correct **
youll work Incorrect
I dont have a degree, so I didnt get the job.
If I had a degree, I would have got that job. Correct***
If I have a degree, I would have got that job.
If Id had a degree, I would get that job. Incorrect
If someone ____ my purse, Ill be furious!
takes Incorrect
took Incorrect
has taken Correct****
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8eported Spee"h
Use:
Use reported speech to talk about what another person said in the past.
Eve: Iwentto the party on Friday night.
James: Eve said that shehad goneto the party on Friday night.
Form:
1) When reporting speech, the verb in the sentence may shift to a past tense.
am / is / are changes towas / were
I am fine. She said that she was fine.
present simple changes topast simple
I like it. He said he liked it.
present continuous changes topast continuous
Shes sleeping. He said that she was sleeping.
will changes towould
Ill be there. You said that youd be there.
can changes tocould
I can come to the meeting. You said that you could come to the meeting.
past simple changes topast perfect
I did the shopping. Tom said that he had done the shopping.
present perfect changes topast perfectIve read that book. I told him that Id read the book.
past continuous changes topast perfect continuous
She was walking home alone. He said that she had been walking home alone.
present perfect continuous changes topast perfect continuous
Ive been working, I told him that Id been working.
2) To report speech, useHe / She / I said (that) ...
You can also useHe / She told me (that)...; I told him / her (that)...
3) Dont use quotation marks () when reporting speech.
4) References to times in the past also may need to change when using reported speech, if that
time is no longer the same.
this morning / week / month 9thatmorning / week / month
yesterday 9the previousday
last week / month 9the previousweek / month
ago 9earlier / previously
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tomorrow 9the following day
next week / month 9the followingweek / month
@oth% either and neither
>se:
1) Both
Bothmeans two of two things. (los dos, ambos)
I have two cats. I like both of them.
2) Neither
Neithermeans not one or the other of two things (ninguno)
Neither of my cats is grey.Remember to use asingularverb after neither.
Neither of the dogsare dangerous. =>Neither of the dogsisdangerous.
3) Either
Eithermeans one or the other (cualquiera)
There are two cakes. Please have one. You can have either one.
Both of the childrenlike chocolate cake.
However, you dont have to useofwithboth.Both of the childrenlike chocolate cake.
Both childrenlike chocolate cake.
3) You can useboth, neitherandeither+of+object pronoun(you, them, us).
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Both of themwore white dresses.
Neither of uswas late.
Haveeither of yougot a pen?
4) You can useboth ... and...;neither ... nor..., andeither ... or....
Examples:
BothJamesandDiana work here.
NeitherJamesnorDiana works here.
You can askeitherJamesorDiana.
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