Grammar

Level C2

Part 1 - Present Tenses

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

Present Tenses

Hardly a week .......... (to go by) without some pundit predicting the imminent demise of the novel.

goes by

has been going by

has gone by

is going by

2

Present Tenses

I .......... (to read) the committee’s minutes, and I can assure you the wording is more equivocal than you imply.

read

have been reading

have read

am reading

3

Present Tenses

She .......... (to see) her supervisor tomorrow at 8:30 to finalise the methodology section.

sees

is seeing

has seen

will see

4

Present Tenses

The data .......... (to suggest) that the intervention is effective only under tightly controlled conditions.

have suggested

suggest

are suggesting

suggests

5

Present Tenses

I .......... (to try) to reach you all morning; your line keeps cutting out.

am trying

try

have tried

have been trying

6

Present Tenses

This is the first time I .......... (to hear) anyone defend that policy with such intellectual rigour.

had heard

hear

am hearing

have heard

7

Present Tenses

As soon as the chair .......... (to call) the vote, please refrain from further commentary.

is calling

has called

calls

will call

8

Present Tenses

I .......... (to think) your argument is internally consistent, but it rests on a questionable premise.

think

have thought

am thinking

have been thinking

9

Present Tenses

The curator .......... (to restore) the fresco for months, and the original pigments are finally beginning to re-emerge.

is restoring

has been restoring

has restored

restores

10

Present Tenses

In the final chapter, the narrator .......... (to realise) that his certainty has been a form of self-deception all along.

realised

has realised

realises

is realising

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

Thanasis Kalpaktsis

@thanasis-kalpaktsis

User Prompt

"Create a grammar exercise focusing on 'Present Tenses'"

Tone: Standard

Level: C2

Created on:

Apr 19, 2026

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