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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:

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 A1  A2  B1  B2  CEFR

Adjectives: common Adjectives – Adverbs Adjectives and

CEF Levels
and demonstrative comparative, – use of Broader range of adverbs
Adverbs of frequency than and definite intensifiers such Future continuous
Grammar by CEF
Comparatives and article as too, enough Future perfect
Level
superlatives Adjectives – Comparatives and Future perfect
Going to superlative – use of superlatives continuous
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How much/how many definite article Complex question Mixed conditionals
level
and very Adverbial phrases of tags Modals – can’t have,
common uncountable time, place and Conditionals, 2nd and needn’t have
nouns frequency – including 3rd Modals of deduction Exams at CEF

I’d like word order Connecting words and speculation levels

Imperatives (+/-) Adverbs of frequency expressing Narrative tenses

Intensifiers - very Articles – with cause and effect, Passives A2 level
basic countable and contrast etc. Past perfect
Modals: uncountable nouns Future continuous Past perfect B1 level
can/can’t/could/couldn’t Countables and Modals - must/can’t continuous
Past simple of “to be” Uncountables: deduction Phrasal verbs, B2 level
Past Simple much/many Modals – might, may, extended
Possessive adjectives Future Time (will and will, probably Relative clauses C1 level
Possessive s going to) Modals – should Reported speech
Prepositions, common Gerunds have/might have/etc Will and going to, for C2 level
Prepositions of place Going to Modals: must/have to prediction
Prepositions of time, Imperatives Past continuous Wish
including in/on/at Modals – can/could Past perfect Would expressing Like 250K Share
Present continuous Modals – have to Past simple habits, in the past Tweet
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Present simple Modals – should Past tense responses
Pronouns: simple, Phrasal verbs,
Past continuous
personal extended
Past simple  C1
Questions Present perfect
Phrasal verbs –
There is/are continuous
common
To be, including Present perfect/past Futures (revision)
Possessives – use of
question+negatives simple Inversion with negative
‘s, s’
Verb + ing: Reported speech adverbials
Prepositional phrases
like/hate/love (range of tenses) Mixed conditionals in
(place, time and
Simple passive past, present
movement)
Wh- questions in the and future
Prepositions of time:
  past Modals in the past
on/in/at
Will and going to, for Narrative tenses for
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prediction experience,
Present continuous for
incl. passive
future
Passive forms, all
Present perfect
Phrasal verbs,
Questions
especially splitting
Verb + ing/infinitive:
Wish/if only regrets
like/
want-would like
Wh-questions in past
Zero and 1st
conditional

Source: British Council / EQUALS Core Inventory

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