By the end of this lesson, I can…
- Identify form and meaning across B1 topics.
- Use the result to choose what to revise next.
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Simple explanation
Answer one structural or meaning question from each of 21 core lessons. After all answers are submitted, see your result, explanations and source-lesson links. Mastery requires 80%; this reviews the grammar path and is not an official language certificate.
Final review preparation
| Pattern or function | Target-language model |
|---|---|
| Present Perfect with For and Since | I have lived in this neighborhood for five years. |
| Present Perfect Continuous: Form, Meaning and Use | I've been learning English for three years. |
| Past Habits and States with Used To | I used to play basketball every weekend. |
| Past Perfect: had + past participle | The train had left before we reached the station. |
| Will, Going to, and Present Continuous for the Future | The phone is ringing. I'll answer it. |
| Future Continuous: Form, Uses, and Key Differences | This time tomorrow, I'll be flying to London. |
| Second Conditional: Hypothetical Situations in English | If I had more money, I would travel around Europe. |
| Comparing the Zero, First, and Second Conditionals | If you mix blue and yellow, you get green. |
| Wish for Present Situations | I wish I had more free time. |
| Modals of Obligation, Permission and Prohibition | You must show your passport at the border. |
| Present Deduction with must, might and can’t | You’ve been working all day. You must be tired. |
| Present and Past Simple Passive Voice | English is spoken in many countries. |
| Reported Speech: Statements | Emma said that she was tired. |
| Reported Questions and Commands in English | She asked me if I was hungry. |
| Defining Relative Clauses in English | The woman who lives next door is a doctor. |
| Non-defining Relative Clauses in English | My brother, who lives in Manchester, is coming to visit us. |
| Common Gerund and Infinitive Patterns in English | I enjoy cooking for my friends at the weekend. |
| Articles and the Zero Article in English | I saw a woman waiting outside the station. |
| So and Such: Meaning, Rules, and Usage | I'm so tired today. |
| Linking Words for Cause, Result, Contrast, and Sequence | I stayed at home because I wasn't feeling well. |
| Question Tags: How to Form and Use Them Correctly | You're from Australia, aren't you? |
Grammar formula
Affirmative with for
Subject + have/has + past participle + for + period of timeI have worked here for three years.
Positive statement
Subject + had + past participleShe had left before I arrived.
Positive statement
If + subject + past simple, subject + would + base verbIf I had more time, I would learn Spanish.
Obligation with must
subject + must + base verbYou must wear a seat belt.
Statement with said
subject + said + (that) + reported clauseMia said that she was tired.
Extra information about a person
person, + who + clause, + main clauseMy sister, who lives in Canada, is visiting us.
So with an adjective
so + adjectiveThe room is so quiet.
Core rules
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How the final review works
Answer without tables. Submitted answers are final for this attempt; you may navigate between questions. Submit every answer before finishing. Passing does not automatically mark other lessons read or mastered.
Useful examples
I have lived in this neighborhood for five years.
I started living in this neighborhood five years ago, and I still live here.
For five years expresses the duration of the continuing situation.
The train had left before we reached the station.
The earlier event is the train leaving.
If I had more money, I would travel around Europe.
With more money, I would travel to different places around Europe.
The speaker imagines having more money than they have now.
You must show your passport at the border.
Showing your passport at the border is required.
Must presents the action as a clear obligation.
Emma said that she was tired.
Emma explained that she felt tired.
In the original statement, Emma could have said “I am tired.” I changes to she and am changes to was.
My brother, who lives in Manchester, is coming to visit us.
My brother lives in Manchester, and he is coming to visit us.
The brother is already identified; who lives in Manchester only adds extra information.
I'm so tired today.
I'm very tired today.
So directly emphasizes the adjective tired.
Common mistakes
- ❌ I've lived here since ten years. ✅ I've lived here for ten years.
- ❌ By the time I arrived, Anna hads already left. ✅ By the time I arrived, Anna had already left.
- ❌ Imagine I had no money problems: if I have to a million pounds, I'd travel. ✅ Imagine I had no money problems: if I had a million pounds, I'd travel.
- ❌ I must leaves now. ✅ I must leave now.
- ❌ Anna says: 'I work here.' → Anna says that her works here. ✅ Anna says: 'I work here.' → Anna says that she works here.
- ❌ Anna, which lives in Bonn, is a doctor. ✅ Anna, who lives in Bonn, is a doctor.
- ❌ The room was such cold that we left. ✅ The room was so cold that we left.
Learning tips
- First decide whether the main statement is positive or negative.
- Find be, an auxiliary verb, or a modal verb before deciding which verb to use in the tag.
- Use do, does, or did only when the statement does not already provide another suitable auxiliary.
- Keep the tense of the question tag consistent with the main statement.
- Replace names and noun phrases with appropriate subject pronouns in the tag.
- Remember that never, nobody, nothing, and similar expressions make a statement negative in meaning.
- Practise question tags aloud because intonation helps communicate whether you expect agreement or genuinely need information.
Use it in your own text
Write six new sentences about your life, experiences or views. Use the rules and table and check why each form fits. The models are illustrations; you need not force every form into one text. This is self-assessment; the test score is recorded separately.
- Present Perfect with For and Since
- Present Perfect Continuous: Form, Meaning and Use
- Past Habits and States with Used To
- Past Perfect: had + past participle
- Will, Going to, and Present Continuous for the Future
- Future Continuous: Form, Uses, and Key Differences
Show the model
I have lived in this neighborhood for five years. I've been learning English for three years. I used to play basketball every weekend. The train had left before we reached the station. The phone is ringing. I'll answer it. This time tomorrow, I'll be flying to London.
Check your own work
- My intended meaning fits the chosen construction.
- I checked subject, verb form, case/preposition and word order.
- I adapted the models to my own context and considered the exceptions.
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Answer one structural or meaning question from each of 21 core lessons. After all answers are submitted, see your result, explanations and source-lesson links. Mastery requires 80%; this reviews the grammar path and is not an official language certificate.
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