Grammar
Part 1 - Mixed Exercise
For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.
1
I can't access the shared folder because someone .......... (to change) the permissions.
changed
has changed
had changed
is changing
2
I .......... (to drive) home when I realised I’d left my laptop at the office.
have been driving
had driven
was driving
drove
3
If you .......... (to back up) your files regularly, you .......... (not / to lose) everything after the crash.
would back up / wouldn't have lost
back up / won't lose
had backed up / wouldn't have lost
backed up / wouldn't lose
4
All candidates .......... (to inform) of the final decision by email within 48 hours.
will be informed
have been informed
are informed
will inform
5
You .......... submit the form today; otherwise, your application won’t be processed.
must
might
could
would
6
The colleague .......... report you’re reading joined the company last month.
whom
who
which
whose
7
She has .......... MBA, so she’s used to presenting complex ideas clearly.
the
-
a
an
8
We need to .......... the meeting until next week because the client is ill.
put off
put out
put on
put up
9
Direct speech: "I can’t attend the workshop tomorrow," Mia said. Reported speech: Mia said that she .......... attend the workshop the next day.
hadn't
wouldn't
can't
couldn't
10
Choose the correct sentence.
Never I have seen such a convincing argument.
I have never seen such a convincing argument.
I never have seen such a convincing argument.
I have seen never such a convincing argument.
Instructions
For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.
Exercise Details
Author
Vozian Victoria
@vozian-377213
User Prompt
"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"
Created on:
May 2, 2026
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