Grammar catalog · Lantern English

B1 Modal verbs · Preference

Would rather / had better

Preference and strong advice

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Example: You'd better leave now.
Common misconception: better with to; would rather + bare infinitive

Open lesson: Would rather / had better 44 exercises available

B1 Modal verbs · Time

It's time / had better

Unreal past for present necessity

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Example: It's time we left.
Common misconception: it's time + past form

Open lesson: It's time / had better 44 exercises available

B1 Conditionals · Second

Second conditional

Unreal/hypothetical present situations

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Example: If I had time I would travel.
Common misconception: would in if-clause; was/were

Open lesson: Second conditional 44 exercises available

B1 Conditionals · Third

Third conditional

Unreal past situations and regrets

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Example: We would have won if we had played better.
Common misconception: Form errors (would have in if-clause)

Open lesson: Third conditional 44 exercises available

B1 Conditionals · First

First conditional and time clauses

Real conditions and future time clauses

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Example: I'll call you when I arrive.
Common misconception: will after when/if

Open lesson: First conditional and time clauses 43 exercises available

B1 Wishes · Present/past

Wish / if only

Regrets and unreal wishes

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Example: I wish I had more time.
Common misconception: Tense after wish

Open lesson: Wish / if only 44 exercises available

B1 The passive · Forms

Passive verb forms (range)

be + participle across tenses

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Example: The book has been rewritten.
Common misconception: Tense/participle errors

Open lesson: Passive verb forms (range) 44 exercises available

B1 The passive · Voice

Active vs passive voice

Choosing focus and agent with by

Quick preview of Active vs passive voice

Example: The film was directed by her.
Common misconception: Overusing by; unnecessary passive

Open lesson: Active vs passive voice 44 exercises available

B1 Reported speech · Range

Reported speech (range of tenses)

Backshift across tenses with reporting verbs

Quick preview of Reported speech (range of tenses)

Example: She said she had been waiting for hours.
Common misconception: Backshift; pronoun/time changes

Open lesson: Reported speech (range of tenses) 44 exercises available

B1 Relative clauses · Defining/non-defining

Defining and non-defining relative clauses

who/which/that/where with and without commas

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Example: The man who called is my boss.
Common misconception: that in non-defining; comma use

Open lesson: Defining and non-defining relative clauses 44 exercises available

B1 Infinitives and -ing forms · Patterns

Gerund or infinitive (verb patterns)

Verbs taking -ing or to with meaning change

Quick preview of Gerund or infinitive (verb patterns)

Example: I stopped smoking. I stopped to smoke.
Common misconception: Meaning change with stop/remember

Open lesson: Gerund or infinitive (verb patterns) 44 exercises available

B1 Nouns · Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns (review)

Emphatic and reflexive use

Quick preview of Reflexive pronouns (review)

Example: I did it myself.
Common misconception: Overuse; reciprocal confusion

Open lesson: Reflexive pronouns (review) 44 exercises available