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B2–C1 · 236 patterns

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B2–C1 English and German structures from MetkaX now live in one Metkagram practice area.

001If + Past Simple, would + VCON001 · EN / DE002If I were you, I’d + VCON002 · EN / DE003If it weren’t for + noun/phrase, I wouldn’t + VCON003 · EN / DE004Unless + present simple, will + VCON004 · EN / DE005Provided (that) + present simple, will + VCON005 · EN / DE006As long as + present simple, will + VCON006 · EN / DE007Even if + present simple, will + VCON007 · EN / DE008Had + subject + Past Participle, would have + Past ParticipleCON008 · EN / DE009If + present simple, will + VCON009 · EN / DE010In case + present simple, will + VCON010 · EN / DE011If it hadn’t been for + noun, I would have + V3CON011 · EN / DE012Only after + subject + has/have + V3, will + subject + VCON012 · EN / DE013Whether + subject + V or not, subject + will + VCON013 · EN / DE014As soon as + present simple, will + VCON014 · EN / DE015It was decided/agreed (that) + subject + verbPAS001 · EN / DE016The report is being + Past ParticiplePAS002 · EN / DE017The decision will be + Past ParticiplePAS003 · EN / DE018All documents must be + Past Participle + by (deadline)PAS004 · EN / DE019The report is scheduled to be + Past ParticiplePAS005 · EN / DE020It is expected that + subject + will + verbPAS006 · EN / DE021The tasks are to be + Past Participle + by (someone/time)PAS007 · EN / DE022I had never + Past Participle + until...PERF003 · EN / DE023By (future point), I will have + Past ParticiplePERF004 · EN / DE024I have been told that + clausePERF005 · EN / DE025have seen better daysPERF006 · EN / DE026The thing (that) + subject + verb + is...REL001 · EN / DE027This is the colleague who + verbREL002 · EN / DE028The reason why + subject + verb + is...REL003 · EN / DE029What + subject + verb + is...REL004 · EN / DE030The place where + subject + verbREL005 · EN / DE031The time when + subject + verbREL006 · EN / DE032The more + subject + verb, the more/less + subject + verbCOM001 · EN / DE033Not only + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb, but (also) + subject + verbCOM002 · EN / DE034Whereas + subject + verb, subject + verbCOM003 · EN / DE035Unlike + object, subject + verb...COM004 · EN / DE036Far from being + adjective/noun, subject + verb...COM005 · EN / DE037On the one hand..., on the other hand...COM008 · EN / DE038Either + option A, or + option BCOM009 · EN / DE039Neither + option A + nor + option BCOM010 · EN / DE040It’s not worth + V-ingGER001 · EN / DE041It’s no use + V-ingGER002 · EN / DE042I ended up + V-ingGER003 · EN / DE043I’m looking forward to + V-ingGER004 · EN / DE044be used to + V-ingGER005 · EN / DE045must have + Past ParticipleMOD001 · EN / DE046get used to + V-ingGER006 · EN / DE047be supposed to + VGER007 · EN / DE048to be worth + V-ingGER008 · EN / DE049prefer + V-ing + to + V-ingGER009 · EN / DE050might have + Past ParticipleMOD002 · EN / DE051should have + Past ParticipleMOD003 · EN / DE052could have + Past ParticipleMOD004 · EN / DE053may / might + VMOD005 · EN / DE054so as not to + VPUR001 · EN / DE055in order to + VPUR002 · EN / DE056so that + subject + could/would + VPUR003 · EN / DE057for + noun / V-ingPUR004 · EN / DE058with the aim of + V-ingPUR005 · EN / DE059due to / because of + nounPUR006 · EN / DE060Even though + subject + verb, main clauseCLA001 · EN / DE061No matter how + adj/adv + subject + verb, main clauseCLA002 · EN / DE062Despite + V-ing / noun, main clauseCLA003 · EN / DE063Although / Though + subject + verb, main clauseCLA005 · EN / DE064Could you + verb + what/when/where + subject + verbQUE001 · EN / DE065Am I right in thinking that + subject + verb... ?QUE002 · EN / DE066Do you happen to know if + subject + verb... ?QUE003 · EN / DE067Who/What/When do you think + subject + verb… ?QUE004 · EN / DE068Would you mind if + subject + past simple… ?QUE005 · EN / DE069What if + subject + past simple… ?QUE006 · EN / DE070How long + have/has + subject + been + V-ing… ?QUE007 · EN / DE071How come + subject + verb… ?QUE008 · EN / DE072What if + subject + verb… ?QUE009 · EN / DE073Who is responsible for + noun/gerund?QUE010 · EN / DE074How long does it take to + verb?QUE011 · EN / DE075Can I / Can we + verb?QUE012 · EN / DE076Should I / Should we + verb?QUE013 · EN / DE077Could we + verb?QUE014 · EN / DE078Would you mind if + subject + past simple?QUE015 · EN / DE079May I + verb?QUE016 · EN / DE080Must we + verb?QUE017 · EN / DE081As soon as + subject + verb, subject + will + verbLIN049 · EN / DE082Hardly + had + subject + Past Participle when + subject + verbLIN050 · EN / DE083No sooner + had + subject + Past Participle than + subject + verbLIN051 · EN / DE084Once + subject + present simple, subject + will + verbLIN052 · EN / DE085because + subject + verbLIN054 · EN / DE086to + verbLIN055 · EN / DE087since / as + subject + verbLIN056 · EN / DE088while + subject + verbLIN057 · EN / DE089before + subject + verbLIN058 · EN / DE090after + subject + verbLIN059 · EN / DE091to / in order to + verbLIN061 · EN / DE092want + object + to + V / make|let|have + object + VGRP055 · EN / DE093obstacleLEX001 · EN / DE094setbackLEX002 · EN / DE095struggleLEX003 · EN / DE096burdenLEX004 · EN / DE097challengeLEX005 · EN / DE098flawLEX006 · EN / DE099 to address + issueLEX007 · EN / DE100to have a drawback / to face a drawbackLEX008 · EN / DE101to create / face / identify a bottleneckLEX009 · EN / DE102to have / point out / consider the downsideLEX010 · EN / DE103to face / impose / overcome a constraintLEX011 · EN / DE104to have / expose / address a shortcomingLEX012 · EN / DE105to experience / cause / suffer from overloadLEX013 · EN / DE106to cause / experience / clear up confusionLEX014 · EN / DE107to face / deal with / live in uncertaintyLEX015 · EN / DE108to feel / be under / handle pressureLEX016 · EN / DE109to feel / create / reduce tensionLEX017 · EN / DE110to have / face / accept limitationsLEX018 · EN / DE111to have / resolve / escalate a conflictLEX019 · EN / DE112to face / offer / overcome resistanceLEX020 · EN / DE113to make matters worseLEX101 · EN / DE114on top of thatLEX102 · EN / DE115against all oddsLEX103 · EN / DE116to be at stakeLEX104 · EN / DE117to be / get out of controlLEX105 · EN / DE118to do something to no availLEX106 · EN / DE119to face / be in / be caught in a dilemmaLEX107 · EN / DE120under no circumstances + inversionLEX108 · EN / DE121to take a toll on something/someoneLEX109 · EN / DE122to hit a wallLEX110 · EN / DE123to increase / change / improve significantlyLEX201 · EN / DE124to be particularly + adjective / focused onLEX202 · EN / DE125obviously + clauseLEX203 · EN / DE126literally + verb / phraseLEX204 · EN / DE127definitely + verb / will / beLEX205 · EN / DE128to be / feel / change slightlyLEX206 · EN / DE129extremely + adjective / adverbLEX207 · EN / DE130somewhat + adjective / modified verbLEX208 · EN / DE131overall + clause / as an adverbLEX209 · EN / DE132by far + the superlativeLEX210 · EN / DE133to a large extent + clause / verbLEX211 · EN / DE134to some extent + clause / verbLEX212 · EN / DE135as a matter of fact + clauseLEX213 · EN / DE136in fact + clause / as clarificationLEX214 · EN / DE137on the contrary + clauseLEX215 · EN / DE138as far as I’m concerned + clauseLEX216 · EN / DE139frankly speaking + clauseLEX217 · EN / DE140Let me just say this...LEX301 · EN / DE141The point is...LEX303 · EN / DE142What I’m trying to say is...LEX304 · EN / DE143If you think about it...LEX305 · EN / DE144The way I see it...LEX306 · EN / DE145I’d put it this way...LEX307 · EN / DE146From my perspective...LEX308 · EN / DE147The bottom line is...LEX309 · EN / DE148What I mean is...LEX310 · EN / DE149Let me rephrase that...LEX311 · EN / DE150Just to clarify + clauseLEX312 · EN / DE151In other words + clauseLEX313 · EN / DE152To put it differently + clauseLEX314 · EN / DE153… or rather + clarificationLEX315 · EN / DE154To be more specific + clauseLEX317 · EN / DE155And what’s more + clauseLEX320 · EN / DE156Not to mention + noun / clauseLEX321 · EN / DE157At the same time + clauseLEX327 · EN / DE158As an additional point + clauseLEX328 · EN / DE159That being said + clauseLEX329 · EN / DE160Still, you could argue that + clauseLEX330 · EN / DE161Having said that + clauseLEX332 · EN / DE162Nevertheless + clauseLEX336 · EN / DE163Personally, I believe + clauseLEX337 · EN / DE164If you ask me + clauseLEX338 · EN / DE165I tend to think that + clauseLEX339 · EN / DE166I have a feeling that + clauseLEX341 · EN / DE167My take on this is + clauseLEX342 · EN / DE168It seems to me that + clauseLEX343 · EN / DE169First of all + clauseLEX344 · EN / DE170The main reason is + noun / that-clauseLEX345 · EN / DE171Let’s break it down + step/detailLEX346 · EN / DE172To begin with + clauseLEX347 · EN / DE173Here’s how I’d structure it + colon/listLEX348 · EN / DE174So basically + clauseLEX349 · EN / DE175It comes down to this + clause / nounLEX351 · EN / DE176Hope that makes sense.LEX355 · EN / DE177to get/be getting accustomed to + noun/gerundLEX358 · EN / DE178well-defined + nounLEX359 · EN / DE179to foster + noun/idea/processLEX360 · EN / DE180for the sake of + noun / for someone’s sakeLEX361 · EN / DE181back and forth (noun/adverb use)LEX362 · EN / DE182to neglect + noun/area/responsibilityLEX363 · EN / DE183to prevent + noun / from + gerundLEX364 · EN / DE184at the expense of + nounLEX365 · EN / DE185among + plural nounLEX366 · EN / DE186across + plural/abstract nounLEX367 · EN / DE187throughout + period/spaceLEX368 · EN / DE188to cater to/for + needs/groupLEX369 · EN / DE189X and Y refer to A and B, respectively.LEX370 · EN / DE190without compromising on + quality/value/speed etc.LEX371 · EN / DE191countless + plural nounLEX372 · EN / DE192useless + noun / to be useless at doing sthLEX373 · EN / DE193the pros and cons of + noun/gerundLEX374 · EN / DE194to secure + access / approval / funding / data etc.LEX375 · EN / DE195to do sth along with + noun/pronounLEX376 · EN / DE196intimidating + person/situation/taskLEX377 · EN / DE197a wide range of + plural nounLEX378 · EN / DE198explicit/implicit + rule/assumption/messageLEX379 · EN / DE199within the timeframe / within X days/hoursLEX380 · EN / DE200rigorous + process/testing/standardsLEX381 · EN / DE201to be paired with + nounLEX382 · EN / DE202at your own pace / at someone’s paceLEX383 · EN / DE203on the whole, + clauseLEX384 · EN / DE204Little wonder that + sentenceLEX385 · EN / DE205To the best of my knowledge, + clauseLEX386 · EN / DE206cut to the chase and + verbLEX387 · EN / DE207a steep learning curveLEX388 · EN / DE208to turn out (to be / that...)LEX389 · EN / DE209the lack of + nounLEX390 · EN / DE210to be affected by + nounLEX391 · EN / DE211underneath + noun / underneath it allLEX392 · EN / DE212apart from + noun/gerundLEX393 · EN / DE213a subset of + plural nounLEX394 · EN / DE214irrespective of whether + clause A or clause BLEX395 · EN / DE215solely + verb/noun phraseLEX396 · EN / DE216adhering to + rules/standards/scheduleLEX397 · EN / DE217to prevail (over / against / in context)LEX398 · EN / DE218foremost + noun / foremost amongLEX399 · EN / DE219to be complemented by + noun/featureLEX400 · EN / DE220to choose X over YLEX401 · EN / DE221opt for X rather than YLEX402 · EN / DE222to cleanse + object (of/from...)LEX403 · EN / DE223to tie together + ideas/componentsLEX404 · EN / DE224unpredictable + nounLEX405 · EN / DE225to tackle + problem/challenge/taskLEX406 · EN / DE226towards + goal/result/person/approachLEX407 · EN / DE227successor to + person/system/positionLEX408 · EN / DE228former + title/role/statusLEX409 · EN / DE229regardless of + noun/gerundLEX410 · EN / DE230severe + mistakes/errors/consequencesLEX411 · EN / DE231to acknowledge + problem/fact/responsibilityLEX412 · EN / DE232to conform to + rules/standards/expectationsLEX413 · EN / DE233implications of / for / that...LEX414 · EN / DE234to give + noun (a try / an answer / a boost / permission / feedback / result / impression / rise to...)LEX415 · EN / DE235to alter + plan/design/behavior/settingsLEX416 · EN / DE236the number of + plural noun + singular verbLEX417 · EN / DE