Grammar

Level C1

Part 1 - Mixed Exercise

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Word Order

Only after the auditors had left .......... how serious the compliance breach was.

did we realise

we realised

we did realise

had we realised

2

Articles

She has .......... knack for turning awkward meetings into productive discussions.

the

3

Present Tenses

I .......... (to see) the legal team twice this week, so I’ll send you an update after the third meeting.

have seen

have been seeing

am seeing

saw

4

Past Tenses

By the time the press conference started, the spokesperson .......... (to rehearse) the key messages for hours.

rehearsed

has been rehearsing

had been rehearsing

was rehearsing

5

Future Tense

If the servers keep overheating, the system .......... down again by tomorrow morning.

will go

will have gone

goes

is going to go

6

Passive Voice

The final recommendations .......... to the board next Monday, so please keep the draft confidential.

have been presented

will be presented

are presenting

will present

7

Modal Verbs

You .......... have copied the figures from last quarter; the pattern is identical, including the same typo.

might

must

could

would

8

Phrasal Verbs

The consultant promised to .......... the proposal by Friday, but we still haven’t received a revised version.

get back to us on

get away with

get down to

get over

9

Prepositions

She insisted .......... paying for the training herself, even though the company offered to reimburse her.

10

Reported Speech

Direct speech: The CFO said, “We can’t justify this expense any longer.” Reported speech: The CFO said that they .......... justify that expense any longer.

wouldn’t

hadn’t been able to

can’t

couldn’t

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 one valid answer

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

Don't spend unnecessary time

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!

Grammar is a must

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

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

Instructions

For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

Exercise Details

Author

Chiara Ceci

@chiara-ceci

User Prompt

"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"

Tone: Standard

Level: C1

Created on:

Jul 24, 2026

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