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This document provides a checklist of grammar structures and examples for self-assessment for the First Certificate in English exam. It includes structures like the past simple, present perfect, second and third conditionals, passive voice, reported speech, comparatives, superlatives, phrasal verbs, modal verbs, and gerunds/infinitives. Learners can use this checklist to evaluate their mastery of these essential grammar points tested in the exam.

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First Certificate Grammar Checklist 1

This document provides a checklist of grammar structures and examples for self-assessment for the First Certificate in English exam. It includes structures like the past simple, present perfect, second and third conditionals, passive voice, reported speech, comparatives, superlatives, phrasal verbs, modal verbs, and gerunds/infinitives. Learners can use this checklist to evaluate their mastery of these essential grammar points tested in the exam.

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First Certificate Language Checklist

Grammar Structure Examples Self-assessment


Past simple/Present I haven’t seen John for 5 years.
perfect The last time I saw John was 5 years ago.
2nd conditional If I won the lottery, I would buy a mansion.
If I didn’t work in construction, I would be an actor.
3rd conditional If I hadn’t slipped on that banana, I wouldn’t have broken my
arm.
If I had known you were coming, I would have baked a cake.
The passive voice Active: The police arrested the man.
Passive: The man was arrested by the police.
Other example: It is said that cigarettes give you cancer.
Cigarettes are said to give you cancer
Wish/If only I regret eating so much -> I wish I hadn’t eaten so much.
It was a bad idea to drink that wine -> If only I hadn’t drunk that
wine.
Linkers: Despite/in spite of Despite the rain, the party was great -> The party was great even
-> Although/even though though it was raining.
Although he felt ill, he still went to school. -> He still went to
school in spite of his illness.
Reported speech “I went there last year.” -> He said that he had gone there last
year.
“I will call him tomorrow.” -> She said that she would call him the
following day.
Reported questions “Have you been to Paris?” -> He asked me if I had been to Paris.
“Where is the train station?” -> He asked me where the train
station was.
Phrasal verbs He wants to cancel the meeting -> he wants to call off the
meeting.
He won’t tolerate bad behaviour -> he won’t put up with bad
behaviour.
Causative have/get: I need to get my hair cut.
have/get something done I need to have my computer repaired.
Comparatives/superlatives This restaurant is better than that one -> That restaurant isn’t as
good as this one.
He’s not nearly as tall as me.
My brother is slightly younger than me.
No one is as good at football as Messi -> Messi is the best football
player.
Past modal verbs: The butler must have murdered him, there’s blood on his shirt.
Must have It can’t have been Sarah you saw at the mall, she’s on holiday in
Could/might/may have Dubai.
Should have etc. I shouldn’t have drunk so much last night.
So/such It was so hot that we couldn’t leave the hotel -> It was such a hot
day that we had to stay in the hotel.
It rained so much that the house flooded. ->It was such a rainy
day that the house flooded.
Gerund/infinitive I’m a big fan of playing water sports.
I’m interested in studying history.
I have decided to study biology.
He spent 10 minutes knocking on my door.

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