Complete list of B2 grammar contents — Explanation

This is a list of all the grammar topics covered in level B2. But if you want to learn B2 grammar, we recommend studying the topics in the order that they appear in: Grammar points » B2 Grammar lessons and exercises.

Past tenses

B2 Narrative tenses, used to, would

Future

B2 Future forms: Expressing future time
B2 Other ways to express future: Be about to, be due to, etc.
B2 Future in the past

Modals, the imperative, etc .

B2 Modal verbs: permission, obligation, prohibition, necessity
B2 Speculation and deduction: Modal verbs and expressions
B2 Verbs of the senses
B2 Get: Different meanings

Conditionals, if, wish, etc.

B2 All conditionals: mixed conditionals, alternatives to if, inversion
B2 Mixed conditionals: If I were you, I wouldn’t have done it
B2 Wish, rather, if only, it’s time: unreal uses of past tenses
B2 Unless, even if, provided, as long as, etc.: Other expressions in conditionals

Passive

B2 Distancing: Expressions and passive of reporting verbs
B2 Passive verbs with two objects

-ing and the infinitive

B2 Verb + object + infinitive/gerund: Verb patterns
B2 Gerunds and infinitives: Complex forms

Articles, nouns, pronouns, and determiners.

B2 Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns
B2 Generic or common-gender pronouns
B2 Compound nouns and possessive forms
B2 Possessive ’s with time expressions: Two hours’ walk

Relative clauses, relative pronouns and adverbs

B2 Relative clauses: Defining and non-defining

there and it

B2 ‘There’ and ‘it’: Preparatory subjects

Auxiliary verbs

B2 Have: Auxiliary or main verb
B2 Ellipsis and substitution

Adjectives and adverbs

B2 Modifying comparatives
B2 Compound adjectives in English
B2 Inversion with negative adverbials

Prepositions

B2 50 common Noun + Preposition collocations

Conjunctions and clauses

B2 Clauses of contrast, purpose, reason and result
B2 Discourse markers: Linking words
B2 Participle clauses

Word order

B2 Cleft sentences: Adding emphasis