Key B2 English grammar topics for tests

 Here are the key grammar topics you should focus on to prepare for a B2 level test:

• Verb Tenses: You should be comfortable with all verb tenses, especially the more complex ones:

• Present Perfect Simple and Continuous: Knowing the difference in usage.

• Past Perfect Simple and Continuous: Using these for actions before a specific point in the past.

• Future Tenses: Understanding the nuances of will, going to, present continuous, future continuous, and future perfect.

• Narrative Tenses: Using a combination of past simple, past continuous, and past perfect to tell a story.

• Conditionals:

  • All four conditional types (zero, first, second, and third).

  • Mixed conditionals: Combining parts of different conditional types (e.g., "If you had studied, you would be ready now.").

  • Alternatives to "if": Using words like unless, provided that, as long as, and in case.

• Modals:

• Modals of Deduction and Speculation: Expressing certainty, possibility, and impossibility about the present and the past (must have done, can't be, might have been).

• Modals for obligation, permission, and necessity (must, have to, should, could, etc.).

• Passive Voice:

  • Using the passive voice in various tenses (e.g., has been made, will be built).

  • Understanding when and why to use the passive voice (e.g., when the actor is unknown or unimportant).

  • The passive with reporting verbs (It is said that...).

• Reported Speech:

  • Reporting what someone said, including changes to verb tenses and pronouns.

  • Reporting questions and commands.

• Relative Clauses:

• Using who, which, that, where, when, and whose.

• Understanding the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses.

• Gerunds and Infinitives:

• Verbs followed by a gerund (-ing) or an infinitive (to + verb).

• Verbs that change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive (e.g., stop to do vs. stop doing).

How to Practice

• The best way to study these topics is to use a reliable B2-level grammar textbook or an online resource website. They often have dedicated sections for each grammar point with clear explanations and exercises.

  For an effective study plan:

  1. Identify your weak points: Take a practice test to see which grammar areas you struggle with the most.

  2. Focus on those topics: Use an online or physical guide to review the rules and do a few exercises.

  3. Practice in context: The EnglishScore test is not just about isolated rules; it's about using grammar correctly in reading and listening contexts. Make sure your practice involves cloze exercises (fill-in-the-gap) and sentence transformations.