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Grammar

Level B2

Part 1 - Past Tenses

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

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Past Tenses

When I got to the meeting, I realised I .......... the wrong documents.

 have brought

 brought

 was bringing

 had brought

2

Past Tenses

At 8 p.m. last night, we .......... dinner when the power went out.

 had had

 have been having

 had been having

 were having

3

Past Tenses

She .......... the company for years before she finally decided to resign.

 worked for

 had been working for

 was working for

 has been working for

4

Past Tenses

I .......... to call you, but I got stuck in traffic and forgot.

 have been going to

 was going to

 had gone to

 was going

5

Past Tenses

They .......... in the queue for two hours before they reached the front.

 were waiting

 waited

 have been waiting

 had been waiting

6

Past Tenses

He .......... the email twice yesterday, but he still didn’t understand the instructions.

 had read

 was reading

 has read

 read

7

Past Tenses

While I .......... for my flight, I noticed my passport was missing.

 was waiting

 waited

 had waited

 have waited

8

Past Tenses

By the time the film started, we .......... our seats and turned off our phones.

 have found

 were finding

 had found

 found

9

Past Tenses

When I was younger, I .......... skateboarding every weekend.

 have gone

 was going to

 used to go

 was used to going

10

Past Tenses

We .......... about the budget for weeks, so the final decision was a relief.

 had been worrying

 were worrying

 have been worrying

 worried

What to do

This part consists of a number of assessments, each of which has only one valid answer.

Select the best answer according to what you read.

There's only a correct answer which you will have to select by clicking on it.

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Although these grammar tests are not part of the official Cambridge exams, they are still important as they touch on language elements that you'll come across in all parts of the official exams, such as Reading and Use of English.

Strategy

  1. Read the assessment so you understand what it is about.
  2. Pay attention to the topic on the top-right corner of each assessment.
  3. Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
  4. Remember that you select a choice by clicking on it.

Instructions

For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

Exercise Details

Author

Kiara Toro

@kiara-toro

User Prompt

"Create a grammar exercise focusing on 'Past Tenses'"

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

Jul 3, 2026

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