Grammar
Part 1 - Mixed Exercise
For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.
1
I can't access the shared folder because I .......... my password.
forgot
had forgotten
have forgotten
have been forgetting
2
I .......... dinner when you called, so I didn't answer straight away.
cooked
had cooked
have cooked
was cooking
3
The final decision .......... by the committee on Friday.
is made
will be made
will make
has made
4
You .......... submit the form by 5 p.m., or your application won't be processed.
would
must
could
might
5
If you .......... me earlier, I .......... you a lift.
have told / would have given
had told / would have given
had told / would give
told / would give
6
"I can’t attend the meeting today," Nora said. → Nora said that she .......... attend the meeting that day.
couldn't
can't
won't
hadn't
7
The colleague .......... laptop was stolen had all the project files backed up.
which
who
whom
whose
8
She works as .......... editor for an online magazine.
the
-
an
a
9
I'm not used .......... speaking in public, so I get nervous.
with
for
at
to
10
We had to .......... the meeting because the client’s flight was delayed.
put on
put out
put up
put off
Instructions
For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.
Exercise Details
Author
Anitha Suresh
@anitha-suresh
User Prompt
"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"
Created on:
Jul 29, 2026
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