B1–B2: Grammar in Context

1

I can choose the present perfect for experiences and present results. I can use the past simple with finished times such as yesterday and in 2024.

2

I can use for and since to say how long a situation has continued. I can choose just, already, yet and still in clear present-perfect contexts.

3

I can choose the present perfect simple for results and completed amounts. I can use the present perfect continuous for duration or an activity that is still happening.

4

I can use the past perfect to show which past event happened first. I can make past-perfect questions and negatives.

5

I can use past simple to move a story forward. I can combine past continuous and past perfect to show background and earlier events.

6

I can use present forms in future time clauses. I can talk about what will happen before, when, until and as soon as something happens.

7

I can use the first conditional for possible future results. I can use unless and as long as to describe conditions clearly.

8

I can talk about an imagined present or future situation. I can use if + a past form with would or could + a base verb.

9

I can choose tenses to show the order and connection of events. I can describe real future possibilities and imagined situations.

10

I can describe rules and obligations using must, have to and need to. I can say what is prohibited or permitted using mustn't, don't have to and be allowed to.

11

I can use must and can't to make strong deductions about now. I can use might, may and could for possible present situations without confusing them with rules.

12

I can use could for general ability in the past. I can describe a successful action in one past situation with was able to or managed to.