Exercices de Anglais : Compétences B1 → B2

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. I ________ (never / be) to London. 2. They ________ (visit) the museum yesterday. 3. She ________ (just / finish) her project. 4. We ________ (buy) this car in the year $2020$.

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate modal verb of deduction in the past form (must have, might have, could have, can't have). Context: Imagine you found an old, mysterious photo in the attic. Choose the correct form for each scenario: 1) The person in the photo is wearing clothes typical of the year $1920$; they ______ (be) my great-grandfather. 2) The photo is blurry, so it ______ (be) taken by a professional photographer; we just aren't sure. 3) My brother claims it is him, but that is impossible because the photo is dated $1920$ and my brother was born in $2005$. Given the time gap, he ______ (be) the boy in the picture.

Rewrite the following sentences using the prompts provided to express hypothetical situations in the past (third conditional) or speculation about past events using modal auxiliaries like 'might have', 'could have', or 'should have'. Ensure your grammar reflects the complexity required for a B2 level.

1. She didn't study for the exam, so she failed. (Rewrite starting with: If she had...)
2. It is possible that he missed the train because he arrived late. (Rewrite using a modal of speculation: He might...)
3. The company made a profit increase of $15\%$ last year, but the analysts had predicted it would be much lower. (Rewrite using a modal indicating an event that occurred contrary to expectations: The analysts should have...)