B1 grammar list 2 Nouns allow access fulfil ambition TO infinitive irregular plural noun + ‘s + noun What a + NOUN PHRASE subject + MUST determiner + superlative + noun (range) quantity phrase + uncountable noun apposition adverb + adjective + noun The thing + CLAUSE SUCH + adjective + noun noun + OF + noun + ‘S + noun noun + OF + MINE | YOURS too | so + much + NOUN a little | a bit of | a little bit of ‘THE OTHER’ + noun many + PLURAL NOUN ? most | enough | plenty of + NOUN MUCH + uncountable noun (question) several | a few of this one | that one or something else? plus There BE n’t + NOUN PHRASE present simple passive affirmative (range) adjective, adjective noun friend of + POSSESSIVE DETERMINER + NOUN one | some + of the + SUPERLATIVE + PLURAL NOUN the best NOUN to VERB adjective + noun (range) superlative + prepositional phrase ‘the most natural thing in the world’ verb + preposition + object noun phrase + prepositional phrase ‘either’ | ‘neither’ + singular noun NO ARTICLE attributive only time adjectives article + adverb + adjective + noun It is important that NOUN + VERB adjective range in noun phrases Passives passive + BY + noun phrase was | were + PAST PARTICIPLE + NOUN PHRASE BE + being + PAST PARTICIPLE present simple passive negative get + PAST PARTICIPLE present simple passive affirmative (range) BE + given | offered | sold + prepositional phrase going | have | need | want + TO BE + past participle Past present perfect simple (unfinished) didn’t use to + INFINITVE future in the past WOULD (negative past) past continuous question present perfect simple (just) present perfect simple (range) present perfect continuous question present perfect simple + SINCE ordering past events because + past continuous present perfect simple negative question WISH + past simple had not + PAST PARTICIPLE ALWAYS + past simple had been + VERBing was | were + PAST PARTICIPLE + NOUN PHRASE THIS + time word TEMPORAL SHIFTS – FUTURE second & third conditonal past perfect simple affirmative might | should have + past participle past simple affirmative (range) present perfect continuous past continuous + adverb (range) past perfect simple + adverb past simple questions – range Don’t you think ? | Haven’t you heard ? would have Past Participle Reported Statements Prepositions each other himself | herself | myself | yourself SAY to SOMEONE that preposition (wide range) one | some + of the + SUPERLATIVE + PLURAL NOUN superlative + prepositional phrase ‘the most natural thing in the world’ STRANDED PREPOSITION verb + preposition + object degree adverb modifying preposition noun phrase + prepositional phrase BE + given | offered | sold + prepositional phrase complex prepositions NO ARTICLE RATHER THAN + non-finite clause | phrase Present present perfect simple (unfinished) present perfect simple (just) present perfect simple (range) present perfect continuous question present perfect simple + SINCE present perfect simple negative question present perfect simple + ALREADY I suggest | apologise | recommend say | show I remember | believe | understand | hear (that) + CLAUSE BE + being + PAST PARTICIPLE present simple passive negative If + PRESENT SIMPLE + MODAL present simple passive affirmative (range) present perfect continuous Don’t you think ? | Haven’t you heard ? Present Continuous present continuous questions (range) Pronouns subject + MUST indefinite pronouns (negative context) present perfect simple (range) SOMETHING | NOBODY + singular verb determiner + adjective + ONES which one noun + OF + MINE | YOURS some | any | each | a few + of + PRONOUN adjective + ONES VERB + myself | yourself | himself | itself | herself yours (subject) nothing | anyone | everywhere the ones each other BOTH | A FEW THOSE as * as + mine | yours this one | that one himself | herself | myself | yourself ask + if | whether + CLAUSE present simple passive affirmative (range) THIS (pronoun) all | one | some + OF + these | those | this | that THESE (pronoun) verb + preposition + object ANOTHER one (pronoun) BE adjective TO infinitive their (GENERIC) whose name relative clause whose relative clause adjective + FOR + object + TO infinitive ‘hard for me to imagine’ ‘nothing wrong’ (indefinite pronoun + adjective | clause) ANYTHING | SOMETHING + adjective degree adverb + indefinite pronoun ‘ABSOLUTELY NOTHING’ Questions Would you mind? 6 ways to use ‘any + comparative’ Can you believe? Could I? am|is|are + going + to-INFINITVE (future) Could you possibly? SHALL (question) negative question past continuous question present perfect continuous question present perfect simple negative question which one many + PLURAL NOUN ? MUCH + uncountable noun (question) or something else? negative question (seeking agreement) phrase + OR + phrase ? (alternative question) or not? QUESTION TAGS (range) NEGATIVE QUESTION + MODAL VERB OR (question) WH- (reported question) ask + if | whether + CLAUSE ‘WH’ question (no auxiliary) question with adverb right? past simple questions – range can’t (questions) Don’t you think ? | Haven’t you heard ? present continuous questions (range) which whose interogatives May I? Reported Speech say | show TEMPORAL SHIFTS – FUTURE wondered wh* + CLAUSE said | told * that + CLAUSE (tense shift) DIRECT SPEECH (initial or end position) WH- (reported question) VERB + DIRECT OBJECT + to INFINITIVE understand | realise + that CLAUSE ask + if | whether + CLAUSE SAY to SOMEONE that STRANDED PREPOSITION Reported Statements Verbs allow access wish * would COULD (range) MUST (ellipsis of following verb.) didn’t use to + INFINITVE am|is|are + going + to-INFINITVE (future) present perfect simple (range) I suggest | apologise | recommend say | show I remember | believe | understand | hear (that) + CLAUSE SOMETHING | NOBODY + singular verb VERB + myself | yourself | himself | itself | herself each other LET | MAKE + object + verb ‘make you feel’ ‘let me know’ there + MODAL VERB + BE HELP + object + infinitive There BE n’t + NOUN PHRASE understand | realise + that CLAUSE ‘WH’ question (no auxiliary) SAY to SOMEONE that do + VERB LINKING VERB + like | similar to really really Verb + TO infinitive (range) Verb + VerbING STRANDED PREPOSITION should verb + preposition + object past simple affirmative (range) phrasal verbs BE + given | offered | sold + prepositional phrase B1 Verbs + collocations It is important that NOUN + VERB Would + limited range of adverbs Vocabulary and grammar that don’t have a clear level
