Grammar

Level C1

Part 1 - Mixed Exercise

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Word Order

Hardly .......... the meeting started when the fire alarm went off.

has

did

was

had

2

Articles

She has .......... reputation for being brutally honest, which can be both an asset and a liability.

the

3

Present Tenses

I .......... the figures all morning, and I still can’t make sense of the discrepancy.

have checked

have been checking

am checking

had been checking

4

Past Tenses

By the time the auditors arrived, the company .......... its records to comply with the new regulations.

had already revised

was already revising

has already revised

already revised

5

Future Tense

This time next week, I .......... in for my final interview, so I’ll be unreachable.

will check

will be checking

am checking

will have checked

6

Passive Voice

The final decision .......... until all stakeholder feedback has been reviewed.

isn’t making

won’t be made

won’t make

hasn’t been made

7

Modal Verbs

You .......... have told the client the deadline was flexible; now they expect constant extensions.

couldn’t

shouldn’t

needn’t

mustn’t

8

Phrasal Verbs

We can’t just .......... the complaints; they point to a systemic issue.

brush off

take over

fall through

run out

9

Conditionals

If the report .......... more clearly, the board wouldn’t be questioning our methodology now.

had been written

would be written

has been written

was written

10

Reported Speech

Maya said, “I’ll forward the contract as soon as I’ve had it vetted.” → Maya said that she .......... the contract as soon as she .......... it vetted.

forwarded / had

would forward / has had

would forward / had had

will forward / has had

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

Haytam Hardman

@haytam-hardman

User Prompt

"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"

Tone: Standard

Level: C1

Created on:

Sep 15, 2026

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