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Mixed grammar practice CEFR B2 Topic: Mixed grammar across everyday life, work, study, travel, health, technology, relationships and the environment

Mixed Grammar Practice: Everyday Situations

What this tests: a range of grammar in one exercise — tenses, conditionals, modal verbs, the passive, reported speech, relative clauses, comparison and quantifiers, one point per sentence.

Instructions

For questions 1–8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.

1. She painfully shy as a teenager, but now she loves public speaking.

A — would be B — has been C — used to be D — was being

2. The new office policy by senior management without consulting any of the staff.

A — introduced B — was introduced C — is introducing D — has introduced

3. By the time she finally called him back, he three messages apologising for the delay.

A — sent B — was sending C — had sent D — has sent

4. The hotel we stayed last summer has since been converted into luxury apartments.

A — when B — which C — where D — that

5. She looks absolutely shattered this morning, with her desk lamp still on and books scattered everywhere; there's no other explanation — she studied all night instead of sleeping.

A — can't have B — should have C — might have D — must have

6. If the app properly tested before launch, it wouldn't still be crashing every day.

A — were B — was C — had been D — has been

7. The more time we spent apart during the trip, we seemed to grow.

A — the closest B — closer C — more close D — the closer

8. Plastic waste is rarely recycled properly in this region, ?

A — isn't it B — does it C — is it D — doesn't it

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