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Fill in the gaps to complete this student's typical day using the most natural verb combinations.
I always try to _________________________ my promises to study every evening. During exam week, I _________________________ trouble sleeping because I'm so nervous. Sometimes I need to _________________________ my routine and do something fun to relax.

keep my promises - have trouble - break my routine

We "keep" promises by fulfilling them, "have" trouble means to experience difficulty, and "break" routine means to change your usual pattern.

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Verb

A verb is a word that expresses an action, a state, or an occurrence — the engine of every English sentence. Most verbs have five forms: base (go), -s form (goes), past tense (went), past participle (gone), and -ing form (going). The verb be is the major exception with eight forms; modal verbs like can and must have fewer.

Verbs carry tense (when), aspect (how it unfolds), mood (the speaker's attitude), and voice (active vs passive). Mastering them is foundational — virtually every other grammar topic depends on getting verbs right.

Collocations

Collocations are combinations of words that habitually occur together in a fixed order — make a decision (not do a decision), strong coffee (not powerful coffee), heavy rain (not thick rain). The grammar would allow either pairing, but native speakers consistently pick one and reject the other. Common patterns include verb + noun, adjective + noun, adverb + adjective, and adverb + verb.

Learning vocabulary as collocations rather than isolated words is the single fastest way to sound natural in English. It's the difference between I made a big mistake and I did a big mistake — small, but immediately noticeable.

Vocabulary for B1/Intermediate

The B1 vocabulary tag covers vocabulary for intermediate English — roughly 2,500–4,000 words. Beyond the routine A2 topics, B1 introduces opinions and abstract ideas (believe, expect, worry, imagine), more refined emotions, news and current-affairs vocabulary, and a much wider range of phrasal verbs and collocations.

B1 is the level where you can start expressing yourself rather than just describing your routine. Vocabulary work here is what gets you off scripted topics and into real conversations.

Vocabulary

The Vocabulary tag groups practice that focuses on words rather than grammar rules — common words, collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms, and the lexical patterns native speakers reach for instinctively. It cuts across grammar topics, offering targeted vocabulary work at every CEFR level from A1 to C2.

Grammar gets you the structure of English; vocabulary gets you the colour. Plenty of B1 grammar with A2 vocabulary still sounds simple; the right word at the right register is what shifts your English from "correct" to "natural".

B1 | Intermediate

B1 is the intermediate level in the CEFR framework — the point where you stop relying on memorised phrases and start handling everyday English independently. At B1 you can describe experiences, explain opinions, and follow most clear standard speech on familiar topics like work, travel, and hobbies.

Grammatically, B1 means combining tenses with precision, building complex sentences, and starting to use passive voice, modal verbs for necessity and possibility, and verb patterns (gerund vs. infinitive). Knowing your level shapes what you study next: pushing too far ahead frustrates you; staying below your level wastes time.

Difficulty: Easy

The Easy difficulty tag marks questions and challenges aimed at beginners — typically A1 or early A2 level. Expect single-rule focus, short sentences, common everyday vocabulary, and one clear correct answer. Distractors usually rule themselves out quickly.

Filter by Easy when you're rebuilding fundamentals, warming up before harder material, or testing whether you've truly internalised a basic rule before moving on. Easy doesn't mean trivial — it means the rule itself is unambiguous and the context doesn't pile on extra complications.

Difficulty: Medium

The Medium difficulty tag marks questions and challenges in the middle of the difficulty range — typically suitable for A2 to B1 learners. Expect a single rule with realistic distractors, longer sentences, and contexts where you have to think before answering rather than reading off the obvious choice.

Filter by Medium when you're past the absolute basics and ready to consolidate. It's the level where most lasting progress happens — easy enough that you can finish without exhausting concentration, hard enough that getting it right means you've actually understood.