Grammar catalog · Lantern English

B1 Verbs and tenses · Present perfect

Present perfect vs past simple

Choosing finished vs connected-to-now past

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Example: I have lived here since 2005.
Common misconception: Using past simple with since/for

Open lesson: Present perfect vs past simple 44 exercises available

B1 Verbs and tenses · Present perfect

Present perfect continuous

Duration of recent/ongoing actions

Quick preview of Present perfect continuous

Example: I have been learning English for years.
Common misconception: Confusion with present perfect simple

Open lesson: Present perfect continuous 44 exercises available

B1 Verbs and tenses · Past

Past perfect

Earlier past before another past event

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Example: When I arrived everybody had left.
Common misconception: Overuse; confusion with past simple

Open lesson: Past perfect 44 exercises available

B1 Verbs and tenses · Past

Past perfect continuous

Duration before a past point

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Example: I had been playing tennis all evening.
Common misconception: Form errors; overuse

Open lesson: Past perfect continuous 44 exercises available

B1 Verbs and tenses · Past

Narrative tenses (review)

Combining past tenses for storytelling

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Example: I was walking home when I saw the shop had been robbed.
Common misconception: Tense sequencing

Open lesson: Narrative tenses (review) 44 exercises available

B1 Verbs and tenses · Future

Future forms review

Choosing will/going to/present continuous

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Example: I'm meeting him tomorrow; I think it'll rain.
Common misconception: Form choice by function

Open lesson: Future forms review 44 exercises available

B1 Verbs and tenses · Future

Future continuous

Actions in progress at a future time

Quick preview of Future continuous

Example: This time tomorrow I'll be flying.
Common misconception: Form; meaning vs simple future

Open lesson: Future continuous 44 exercises available

B1 Verbs and tenses · Habit

Used to / would for past habits

Repeated past actions and states

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Example: We would spend summers by the sea.
Common misconception: would with states (would live)

Open lesson: Used to / would for past habits 44 exercises available

B1 Verbs and tenses · Habit

Be used to / get used to

Familiarity and becoming accustomed

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Example: I'm getting used to the weather.
Common misconception: Confusion with used to + infinitive

Open lesson: Be used to / get used to 44 exercises available

B1 Modal verbs · Deduction

Must / might / could / can't (present)

Deduction about present situations

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Example: That must be the entrance.
Common misconception: must vs have to; can't for deduction

Open lesson: Must / might / could / can't (present) 44 exercises available

B1 Modal verbs · Ability

Can/could/be able to (review)

Ability across tenses

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Example: He wasn't able to come.
Common misconception: could vs was able to for single events

Open lesson: Can/could/be able to (review) 44 exercises available

B1 Modal verbs · Obligation

Have to/must/should (review)

Obligation prohibition necessity advice

Quick preview of Have to/must/should (review)

Example: You should apply and you must pay a fee.
Common misconception: must vs have to nuance

Open lesson: Have to/must/should (review) 44 exercises available