Grammar

Level C1

Part 1 - Mixed Exercise

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Word Order

Not only .......... the deadline, but she also managed to improve the overall quality of the report.

had she met

she met

did she meet

she did meet

2

Articles

In .......... aftermath of the merger, several long-standing procedures were quietly abandoned.

the

3

Present Tenses

I .......... to call you all morning, but every time I did, you were in a meeting.

mean

have been meaning

am meaning

had been meaning

4

Past Tenses

By the time the auditors arrived, the finance team .......... the discrepancy and corrected it.

already spotted

was already spotting

has already spotted

had already spotted

5

Future Tense

If the negotiations go well, we .......... the contract by Friday afternoon.

will have signed

will sign

have signed

are signing

6

Passive Voice

The final decision .......... until the board has reviewed the legal implications in detail.

isn't made

hasn't been made

won't make

won't be made

7

Modal Verbs

You .......... have told the client the figures were provisional; now they’re treating them as final.

must have

should have

shouldn't

should

8

Phrasal Verbs

The committee decided to .......... the proposal until they had more reliable data.

hold on

hold up

hold out

hold off on

9

Conditionals

If I .......... how sensitive the issue was, I would have phrased the email more carefully.

had known

have known

would have known

knew

10

Reported Speech

"We can’t release the data until the regulator approves it," the spokesperson said. → The spokesperson said that they .......... release the data until the regulator approved it.

hadn't been able to

can't

couldn't

wouldn't be able to

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

Ale R

@ale-r

User Prompt

"Create a mixed exercise for grammar in use practice"

Tone: Standard

Level: C1

Created on:

Apr 11, 2026

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