Grammar

Level B2

Part 1 - Past Simple

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Past Simple

We .......... (to meet) the new client last Thursday, and the discussion went better than expected.

2

Past Simple

I .......... (to not / recognise) her at first because she had changed her hairstyle.

3

Past Simple

What .......... you .......... (to do) after the meeting ended?

4

Past Simple

The police .......... (to catch) the suspect within hours of the robbery.

5

Past Simple

She .......... (to send) the report yesterday evening, but I didn't receive it.

6

Past Simple

They .......... (to not / agree) on the final price, so the deal fell through.

7

Past Simple

When I .......... (to arrive) at the station, the train had already left.

8

Past Simple

The CEO .......... (to choose) a different strategy after the first plan failed.

9

Past Simple

.......... you .......... (to see) anyone you knew at the conference last week?

10

Past Simple

He .......... (to make) a serious mistake, but he apologised immediately.

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

Vanessa Hernández

@vanessa-hernandez

User Prompt

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

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

Sep 28, 2026

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