Destination B1 · Grammar & Vocabulary · Mann & Taylore-Knowles
Destination B1
Build a solid B1 foundation one unit at a time. Clear notes, then interactive exercises with instant feedback – based on the topics in Destination B1 Grammar & Vocabulary.
UNIT 1 · GRAMMAR
Present simple / continuous / stative
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UNIT 2 · GRAMMAR
Past simple / continuous / used to
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UNIT 3 · VOCAB
Fun and games
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UNIT 4 · GRAMMAR
Present perfect simple / continuous
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UNIT 5 · GRAMMAR
Past perfect simple / continuous
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UNIT 6 · VOCAB
Learning and doing
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UNIT 7 · GRAMMAR
Future time
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UNIT 8 · GRAMMAR
Prepositions of time and place
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UNIT 9 · VOCAB
Coming and going
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UNIT 10 · GRAMMAR
The passive 1
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UNIT 11 · GRAMMAR
The passive 2
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UNIT 12 · VOCAB
Friends and relations
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UNIT 13 · GRAMMAR
Countable and uncountable nouns
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UNIT 14 · GRAMMAR
Articles
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UNIT 15 · VOCAB
Buying and selling
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UNIT 16 · GRAMMAR
Pronouns and possessive determiners
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UNIT 17 · GRAMMAR
Relative clauses
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UNIT 18 · VOCAB
Inventions and discoveries
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UNIT 19 · GRAMMAR
Modals 1: ability, permission, advice
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UNIT 20 · GRAMMAR
Modals 2: obligation, probability
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UNIT 21 · VOCAB
Sending and receiving
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UNIT 22 · GRAMMAR
Modals 3: the modal perfect
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UNIT 23 · GRAMMAR
Questions, question tags, indirect Qs
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UNIT 24 · VOCAB
People and daily life
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UNIT 25 · GRAMMAR
So / such, too / enough
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UNIT 26 · GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
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UNIT 27 · VOCAB
Working and earning
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UNIT 28 · GRAMMAR
Conditionals 1 (zero, first, second)
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UNIT 29 · GRAMMAR
Conditionals 2 (third)
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UNIT 30 · VOCAB
Body and lifestyle
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UNIT 31 · GRAMMAR
Reported speech
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UNIT 32 · GRAMMAR
Reported questions, orders, requests
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UNIT 33 · VOCAB
Creating and building
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UNIT 34 · GRAMMAR
Direct and indirect objects
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UNIT 35 · GRAMMAR
wish
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UNIT 36 · VOCAB
Nature and the universe
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UNIT 37 · GRAMMAR
-ing and infinitive
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UNIT 38 · GRAMMAR
Both, either, neither, so, nor
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UNIT 39 · VOCAB
Laughing and crying
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UNIT 40 · GRAMMAR
Connectives
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UNIT 41 · GRAMMAR
The causative
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UNIT 42 · VOCAB
Problems and solutions
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UNIT 1 · Destination B1 · Grammar
Present Simple, Present Continuous & Stative Verbs“I do / I am doing” – 49 interactive questions
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Destination B1 – Grammar & Vocabulary
Study the quick notes below, then work through exercises A–F for this unit. Every answer is checked instantly. Original practice adapted for All English 4U.
📖 Grammar Reference – Present Simple, Present Continuous & Stative Verbs
Study the notes, then work through the exercises for this unit.
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What you’ll learnPresent simple vs continuous + stative verbs
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~20 min4-Tier notes + 6 exercises (A–F)
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49 questionsInstant automated feedback
1 Tier 1 – The Concept & Nuance: Permanent Truths vs Temporary Actions
The present simple expresses permanent states, general truths, and regular habits. The present continuous expresses actions in progress at the moment of speaking or temporary situations around now.
📌 Present Simple (Habits & Facts)
+ I / you / we / they work · he / she / it works
– I don’t work · he doesn’t work
? Do you work? · Does he work?
– Habits & routines: “I walk to school every morning.”
– Permanent situations: “My brother lives in London.”
– General truths & science: “Water boils at 100°C.”
– Signal words: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, every day, once a week.
– Permanent situations: “My brother lives in London.”
– General truths & science: “Water boils at 100°C.”
– Signal words: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, every day, once a week.
⚡ Present Continuous (In Progress)
+ I‘m working · he‘s working · they‘re working
– I‘m not working · he isn’t working
? Are you working? · Is he working?
– Happening right now: “Please be quiet – I’m studying.”
– Temporary situations: “She’s staying with an aunt this week.”
– Annoying habits (with ‘always’): “He’s always losing his keys!”
– Fixed future arrangements: “We’re having dinner tonight at 7.”
– Signal words: now, right now, at the moment, today, this week.
– Temporary situations: “She’s staying with an aunt this week.”
– Annoying habits (with ‘always’): “He’s always losing his keys!”
– Fixed future arrangements: “We’re having dinner tonight at 7.”
– Signal words: now, right now, at the moment, today, this week.
2 Tier 2 – Stative Verbs & Dual-Meaning Pairs
Verbs describing states (thoughts, feelings, senses, and possession) are normally used in the present simple, not the continuous.
⚖️ Verbs that Change Meaning (State vs Action)
| think | State (opinion): “I think this book is great.” Action (mental process): “I am thinking about the exam problem.” |
| have | State (possession): “She has a new laptop.” Action (activity): “She is having breakfast / a shower.” |
| see | State (understand/vision): “I see what you mean.” Action (meeting/dating): “I am seeing the dentist tomorrow.” |
| taste / smell | State (characteristic): “The soup tastes delicious.” Action (sniffing/tasting): “The chef is tasting the soup.” |
3 Tier 3 – Top 3 Common Learner Pitfalls
✗ I am wanting to visit my grandparents this weekend.
✓ I want to visit my grandparents this weekend.
– Rule: Stative verbs of desire (want, need, like, love, prefer) are never continuous.
✗ Water is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.
✓ Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
– Rule: Scientific laws and universal facts must use the present simple.
✗ Listen! Someone knocks at the front door.
✓ Listen! Someone is knocking at the front door.
– Rule: Imperative calls (Look!, Listen!, Shh!) signal an action in progress right now.
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Tier 4 – Interactive Practice: Work through Exercises A–F below to master present simple and continuous verb choices with instant feedback!
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Practice material based on the Destination B1 Grammar & Vocabulary syllabus (Macmillan). Interactive version by All English 4U.