EnglishB1 Review: Speed Round
Say the structure name and complete the sentence.
- I … (work) here since January.
- She … (study) all morning, so she is tired.
- By the time we arrived, the film … (start).
- While I … (walk) home, I … (see) an accident.
- When I was a child, we … visit my grandparents every Sunday.
- The woman … works at reception can help you.
- You … show your ID; it is compulsory.
- The lights are off; they … be at home.
- The report … (send) yesterday.
- “Don’t touch it,” he said. → He told me …
B1 Forms in Focus
Connect each structure to its example
Focus on the verb form or key grammar feature that proves your choice.
Connect each grammar term with the correct example.
- defining relative clause
- The app that I downloaded has stopped working.
- past perfect
- The documents had been checked before the meeting.
- formal passive reporting
- The bridge is believed to be over 200 years old.
- present perfect continuous
- We have been discussing the proposal since 9 a.m.
Connect meaning and form
Use the meaning of obligation, deduction, habit, or reported speech.
Connect each grammar term with the correct example.
- past habit with would
- Every summer, we would visit our grandparents.
- strong obligation
- Employees must follow the maintenance policy.
- negative deduction
- The office lights are off, so they can't be working.
- reported command
- The manager told us to send the evidence immediately.
Connect the wider B1 patterns
Look for hypothetical meaning, regret, quantity, or formal linking.
Connect each grammar term with the correct example.
- Second Conditional
- If I had more time, I would learn another language.
- past regret with wish
- I wish I hadn't spent so much money yesterday.
- formal contrast linker
- The estimate was high; nevertheless, we accepted it.
- quantifier with an uncountable noun
- There is hardly any evidence of damage.
Complete the key forms
Say the clue first: yet, since, sequence of events, hypothetical meaning, or indirect-question word order.
- I [___] the proposal yet.
- I [___] on it since 9 a.m.
- They realised that they [___] the tickets behind.
- If I [___] more time, I would learn another language.
- “Could you send me the estimate?” → She asked me [___] .
Final Accuracy Check
Decide whether each statement is correct
Check the form, meaning, and register carefully.
Choose the best option
Use grammar and meaning together.
- The manager said that all staff [___] the new policy.
- The new maintenance system [___] this week.
- If we had checked the evidence earlier, we [___] the delay.
- There are [___] errors in the final estimate.
Portfolio Snapshot
Final B1 diagnostic
Respond orally or in writing.
- Correct: I am knowing her for ten years.
- Make a Third Conditional sentence about missing a deadline.
- Report: “Please don’t share the evidence.”
- Choose a formal linker to contrast two ideas.
- Use hardly any in a sentence.
What you reviewed
Area | Key focus |
|---|---|
Perfect and narrative tenses | Present Perfect Simple and Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Simple, Past Continuous |
Past habits and clauses | used to, would, defining relative clauses |
Modals and passive forms | obligation, deduction, basic passive, formal passive reporting |
Reporting and hypothetical meaning | reported statements, questions, commands, wishes, and conditionals |
Formal communication | nevertheless, in addition, regardless of, a great deal of, hardly any |
Portfolio record
Secure B1 evidence | B2 focus next |
|---|---|
________________________________________ | ________________________________________ |
________________________________________ | ________________________________________ |
Course completion: Student and teacher confirm the portfolio evidence and one clear next-step goal.
