Would Rather / Would Sooner / If Only Would rather/sooner has a meaning similar to would prefer and can be followed by a bare infinitive or by a clause with the past subjunctive or the past perfect subjunctive. The grammar is slightly different between would rather/would sooner and would prefer. would prefer + to + verb (or a
Read and Write Dates Correctly Let's learn how to read and write the dates in English. Revise: the days of the week months of the year Cardinal and Ordinal Numerals Level A1 /Elementary How to write the dates in English? The most common way in British English is to write the day of the month
Grammar Time: Mixed Conditionals Mixed conditionals combine two different types of conditional patterns. Exam in Mind Level B1 / B2 Unreal conditionals (type II + III) sometimes can be mixed, that is, the time of the if clause is different from the one of the main clause. Past Condition / Present Result If I had taken
Grammar Time: Adjectives and Adverbs for Speculation Specific modal verbs, adjectives and adverbs are used to introduce speculation and deduction. Let's learn to use modal verbs, adjectives and adverbs for speculation. Speculation is the act of guessing possible answers tp a question without having enough information to be certain. Deduction is the process of reaching a decision or answer by thinking
Modal Verbs of Possibility: may, might, could The word "possibility" means that something is possible. Possibility is expressed by the modal verbs may, might, could. The speaker thinks that something is possible, but doesn't know for sure and implies "maybe, perhaps". Let's revise modal verbs of possibility. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 May, might, could are
Grammar Time: Modals of Deduction Modals of deduction about the present We can use modal verbs for deduction – guessing if something is true using the available information. The modal verb we choose shows how sure we are about something. Let's learn how to use modals of deduction to say how certain we are about a
Grammar Time: How to Form Compound Adjectives with Numbers Let's revise how to form compound adjectives with numbers. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 A compound adjective is an adjective that contains two or more words. The adjective with two words joined by the hyphen is called a compound adjective. Our office is in a twenty-storey building. I have just
Alternative Ways to Express Future There are some other ways to talk about the future without using future tenses. Exam in Mind Level B1+/B2 The other ways to talk about the future We use a number of expressions with main verb be when we refer to the future, especially the immediate future. Be to We use be +
Conditional I First Conditional Exercises are for students who prepare for exams. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 Before doing the exercises revise the First Conditional Task 1. First Conditional Exercises. Fill in with Present Simple or Future Simple. I (accompany)_______________ you as soon as I (finish)_______________ my report. The performance (be)_______________ a great success if
Ways of Expressing Future Actions Let's revise different ways of expressing future actions in English. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 Future Simple predictions, offers, promises, requests, suggestions: Will you help me with the dinner? Shall I get you some coffee? on-the-spot decisions: Your clothes are dirty. – Are they? I'll wash them. opinions, hopes, fears, etc, with think, expect, suppose, hope, probably: I
