Key grammar topics to master before B1 level
Mastering German: Your Ultimate Self-Study Guide: Key grammar topics to master before B1 level
Key grammar topics to master before reaching B1 level in language learning include fundamental sentence structures, verb tenses, and essential parts of speech. Specifically:
- Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses for expressing routines and current actions.
- Past Simple tense and basic past forms to talk about past experiences.
- Modal verbs like can/can’t for ability and permission.
- Basic prepositions of time and place.
- Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives.
- Articles (a, an, the) and countable vs uncountable nouns.
- Comparatives and superlatives for making comparisons.
- Imperatives for giving commands.
- Basic conditional forms, like the zero conditional (if + present, present).
- Introduction to gerunds (-ing forms) for likes and dislikes.
- Formation of questions and negatives in basic tenses.
These topics form the essential grammar foundation usually expected at A1 and A2 levels, preparing learners for the more complex grammar of B1, which introduces past perfect, reported speech, relative clauses, passive voice, and advanced conditionals. 4, 5, 7