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B1 Everyday confusions — the traps that cost easy marks.
100 cards
#01stop doing vs stop to do
#02few vs a few
#06present perfect vs past simple
#10little vs a little
#14since vs for
#18much vs many
#22some vs any
#26borrow vs lend
#30say vs tell
#34make vs do
#38been to vs gone to
#42will vs going to
#46its vs it's
#50a vs an
#54bring vs take
#58see vs watch
#62remember vs remind
#66fun vs funny
#70other vs another
#74every day vs everyday
#78very vs too
#82listen to vs hear
#86arrive in vs arrive at
#90win vs beat
#94job vs work
#98teach vs learn
#102in vs on (time)
#106travel vs trip
#110go to school vs go to the school
#114clothes vs cloth
#118lose vs miss
#122each vs every
#126because vs so
#130price vs cost
#134come vs go
#138wait for vs expect
#142tall vs high
#146alone vs lonely
#150borrow vs rent
#154history vs story
#158last vs latest
#162specially vs especially
#166quiet vs quite
#170your vs you're
#174their vs there
#178too vs to
#182accept vs except
#186beside vs besides
#190I like vs I would like
#194must vs have to
#198there is vs there are
#202this/these vs that/those
#206good vs well
#210go to home vs go home
#214question word order
#218state verbs have no -ing
#222present after when
#226first conditional: if + present
#230look for vs look after
#234put on vs wear
#238whose vs who's
#242between vs among
#246in vs at (place)
#250on the bus vs in the car
#254ago vs before
#258during vs for
#262someone vs anyone
#266everyone is (singular)
#270people vs persons
#274money is (uncountable)
#278a lot of vs much
#282cheaper vs more cheap
#286as tall as vs taller than
#290adjective order: size before colour
#294possessive ’s vs of
#298who vs which
#302ever vs never
#306speak vs talk
#310study vs learn
#314steal vs rob
#318spend vs pass (time)
#322it takes vs it lasts
#326at first vs at last
#330how long vs how often
#334irregular comparatives
#338where "enough" goes
#342most vs most of the
#346one of the + plural noun
#350myself vs each other
#354forget vs leave (a place)
#358present simple vs present continuous
#362going to vs present continuous for the future
#366was vs were
#370didn’t + base form
#374ago + past simple
#378past continuous vs past simple
#382a/an with jobs and roles
#386the for the only one
#390uncountable nouns take no -s
#394very much with verbs
B2 Upper-intermediate structures learners mix up under pressure.
100 cards
#03used to do vs be used to doing
#07despite vs although
#11remember doing vs remember to do
#15mustn't vs don't have to
#19so vs such
#23during vs while
#27rise vs raise
#31in the end vs at the end
#35unless vs if not
#39would rather vs prefer
#43try doing vs try to do
#47too vs enough
#51look forward to + -ing
#55explain to me
#59already vs yet
#63still vs yet
#67either vs neither
#71advice (uncountable)
#75lie vs lay
#79married to
#83discuss (no preposition)
#87afraid of vs afraid to
#91I hope so
#95the same as
#99in spite of / despite of
#103suggest + -ing / suggest that
#107provide with / prevent from
#111bored / boring
#115by / until
#119be used to + -ing / used to + verb
#123sensible / sensitive
#127economic / economical
#131historic / historical
#135affect / effect
#139late / lately
#143almost people / most people
#147say / tell in reported speech
#151make / let + bare verb
#155mean + -ing / mean + to
#159such as / like
#163hear him do / hear him doing
#167go on doing / go on to do
#171forget doing / forget to do
#175allow me to go / let me go
#179reach the station / arrive at the station
#183even though / even if
#187whether / if
#191looks nice / looks like rain
#195get married / be married
#199on time / in time
#203no / not any
#207so / too
#211at last / in the end
#215since / because
#219can / be able to
#223in the way / on the way
#227compare to / compare with
#231effective / efficient
#235classic / classical
#239continual / continuous
#243deny doing / refuse to do
#247manage to do / succeed in doing
#251want that you come / want you to come
#255recommend doing / recommend that he do
#259have difficulty to do / have difficulty doing
#263avoid / prevent
#267admit / agree
#271expect / wait for
#275advise doing / advise sb to do
#279remind me of / remind me to
#283made of / made from
#287different than / different from
#291could / was able to
#295have painted / have been painting
#299good in / good at
#303because of / due to
#307famous for / famous as
#311would call / was going to call
#315consist of / include
#319is built / is being built
#323advice / advise
#327than / then
#331fewer / less
#335the amount of / the number of
#339that / which
#343although / however
#347because / because of
#351hope / wish
#355think about / think of
#359hear from / hear of
#363as well as / and
#367instead of / instead
#371also / too
#375actually / currently
#379eventually / possibly
#383the reason why / that
#387earn / win
#391wear / carry
#395spend on / pay for
#399what / which
C1 Advanced forms where a small change flips the meaning.
100 cards
#04mixed conditionals
#08not only + inversion
#12I'd rather you went
#16it's time we left
#20have something done
#24needs doing
#28will have done vs will be doing
#32as vs like
#36having finished — participle clauses
#40regret doing vs regret to say
#44wish + would vs wish + past
#48be supposed to vs should
#52used to vs would
#56must have vs can't have
#60should have vs needn't have
#64in case vs if
#68hard vs hardly
#72by the time vs until
#76so that vs in order to
#80the more…, the more… vs more and more
#84can't help doing vs can't help but do
#88it's worth doing vs it's worth to do
#92rather than + bare verb vs instead of + -ing
#96On arriving… vs When we arrived…
#100the man sitting there vs the man who is sitting there
#104accuse someone of vs blame someone for
#108given that vs provided that
#112might as well vs may well
#116hardly any vs hardly ever
#120no point in doing vs no use doing
#124so as not to vs in order not to
#128whereas vs while
#132otherwise
#136the fact that
#140So do I / So am I
#144the taller of the two
#148to whom / who … to
#152the moment / as soon as
#156in case of / in the case of
#160whether after a preposition
#164liable to vs likely to
#168in view of vs with a view to
#172committed to + -ing
#176but for vs except for
#180be to + infinitive vs will
#184have sb do vs get sb to do
#188be about to vs be on the point of
#192on the contrary vs on the other hand
#196i.e. vs e.g.
#200emphatic do
#204collective nouns: is vs are
#208the former vs the latter
#212whose vs of which
#216carry out vs carry on
#220take up vs take on
#224past simple vs past perfect
#228as if + present vs as if + past
#232needn't have done vs didn't need to do
#236would have liked to have done vs to do
#240whatever vs no matter what
#244neither… nor: verb agreement
#248bring about vs bring up
#252put off vs put up with
#256run out of vs run into
#260look into vs look over
#264discourage from vs encourage to
#268insist on vs insist that
#272result in vs result from
#276come up with vs come across
#280get away with vs get out of
#284make up for vs make up
#288account for vs take into account
#292imply vs infer
#296principal vs principle
#300complement vs compliment
#304stationary vs stationery
#308discreet vs discrete
#312eminent vs imminent
#316adverse vs averse
#320had better vs should
#324in addition to vs in addition
#328on the grounds that vs on account of
#332in the event of vs in the event that
#336supposing vs if
#340was to have done vs was going to do
#344furthermore vs nevertheless
#348thereby vs therefore
#352disinterested vs uninterested
#356credible vs credulous
#360ingenious vs ingenuous
#364elicit vs illicit
#368prescribe vs proscribe
#372flout vs flaunt
#376militate against vs mitigate
#380comprise vs be composed of
#384practicable vs practical
#388differ from vs differ in
#392be bound to vs be sure to
#396daren’t vs doesn’t dare to
#400Will you be coming? vs Will you come?
C2 Inversion, subjunctive and the formal patterns of proficiency.
100 cards
#05no sooner…than vs hardly…when
#09that he leaves vs that he leave
#13Were it not for (formal inversion)
#17it-cleft vs wh-cleft
#21Only then did I see (inversion)
#25Should you need anything (inverted 1st conditional)
#29Had it not been for (inverted 3rd conditional)
#33Not until midnight did she call
#37Little did he know
#41lest + base verb
#45let alone
#49Much as I admire him
#53So great was / Such was
#57Neither do I
#61Under no circumstances
#65Were I to tell you
#69that he is informed vs that he be informed
#73However hard he tried
#77Not a single word did she say
#81Be that as it may / Come what may
#85Try as he might
#89Rarely have I seen
#93Nowhere else can you
#97Only by working hard did he succeed
#101albeit / although
#105He is said to be / It is said that
#109There being / Because there was
#113It was not until … that / Not until … did
#117not so much X as Y
#121With the sun setting / Because the sun was setting
#125notwithstanding / despite
#129such a … that / so … a … that
#133no more X than Y
#137if need be
#141Far be it from me to…
#145what little money I had
#149as it were / as it was
#153had better / would rather
#157in that / because
#401where vs whereby
#402whoever vs whomever
#403It's me vs It is I
#404dangling vs attached participle
#405The days are gone vs Gone are the days
#406Here comes the car vs Here it comes
#407as her brother did vs as did her brother
#408So do I vs So I do
#409nor she can vs nor can she
#410the rich is vs the rich are
#411a number of … are vs the number of … is
#412None of them are vs None of them is
#413If I were vs If I was
#414I thought vs you’d have thought
#415do it vs do so
#416All I did was ask vs What I did was ask
#417might have told (reproach) vs might have told (possibility)
#418he WOULD say that (typical) vs he would say that if… (conditional)
#419that'll be (assumption about now) vs will come (future)
#420the Tenant shall (legal duty) vs Shall I…? (offer)
#421Not that… (aside) vs It's not that… (reason)
#422if or not ✗ vs whether or not
#423the reason is because (informal) vs the reason is that (careful)
#424between you and I ✗ vs between you and me
#425taller than me vs taller than I am
#426got fired (get-passive) vs was fired (be-passive)
#427there's no denying (impossible) vs there's no smoking (not allowed)
#428seems to have left vs seems to be leaving
#429such as it is (concessive) vs such as (for example)
#430come what may (fixed subjunctive) vs whatever happens
#431sufficed to say ✗ vs suffice it to say
#432Be it X or Y vs Whether it is X or Y
#433without so much as vs without even
#434if anything vs if any
#435all but (almost) vs all but (all except)
#436nothing but vs anything but
#437everyone but I vs everyone but me
#438the then mayor vs the mayor then
#439Hence the delay vs Therefore, the flight was delayed
#440that he should forget (putative should) vs that he forgot
#441vital for him to apply vs vital that he apply
#442There's a pen and two diaries vs There are two diaries and a pen
#443these data are vs this data is
#444no money whatsoever vs whatever you like
#445every bit as good as vs a bit better
#446by far the best vs far better
#447what with vs with
#448for all (despite) vs for all (everyone)
#449insofar as vs as far as
#450not least vs at least
#451as such (therefore) vs as such (in that role)
#452had it cancelled (experience) vs had it shortened (causative)
