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Upper-Intermediate English Grammar Challenge

Measure B2 grammar with perfect tenses, reported speech, mixed conditionals, modal perfects, inversion, participle clauses, and complex sentence patterns.

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Question 1
Complete the third conditional: If they ___ earlier, they would have caught the train.
- left
- would have left
- had left
- would leave
Question 2
Complete the mixed conditional: If I had accepted that job, I ___ in Berlin now.
- lived
- will be living
- would have lived
- would be living
Question 3
Choose the correct reporting passive.
- The painting is believed that it is authentic.
- The painting is believed to be authentic.
- The painting believes to be authentic.
- It believes the painting being authentic.
Question 4
Complete the causative form: We are going to ___ next week.
- make the roof to repair
- repair the roof by someone
- have repaired the roof
- have the roof repaired
Question 5
Choose the best option: You ___ me you were going to be late.
- would tell
- must have told
- should have told
- should tell
Question 6
Report the question: “Where did you park?” she asked me.
- She asked me where had I parked.
- She asked me where I had parked.
- She asked where did I park.
- She asked me where I park.
Question 7
Complete the sentence: By next June, I ___ my degree.
- will have completed
- have completed
- will be completing yesterday
- will complete
Question 8
Choose the most natural form: This time tomorrow, we ___ over the Atlantic.
- fly
- will be flying
- will have flown
- are flown
Question 9
Choose the correctly punctuated non-defining relative clause.
- My brother, who lives in Dublin, is visiting us.
- My brother, that lives in Dublin is visiting us.
- My brother which lives in Dublin is visiting us.
- My brother who lives in Dublin, is visiting us.
Question 10
Reduce the relative clause: Students who wish to apply should complete this form.
- Students wish applying should complete this form.
- Students wishing to apply should complete this form.
- Students wished to apply should complete this form.
- Students to wishing apply should complete this form.
Question 11
Choose the correct inversion.
- Hardly had I sat down when the phone rang.
- Hardly I had sat down when the phone rang.
- Hardly did I sat down when the phone rang.
- Hardly had I sat down than the phone rang.
Question 12
Complete the wish: I wish I ___ so much work to do this weekend.
- did not have
- had not had yesterday
- would not have had
- do not have
Question 13
Complete the sentence: I would rather you ___ your shoes inside.
- will not wear
- did not wear
- do not wear
- not wearing
Question 14
Choose the correct connector: ___ being exhausted, she finished the report.
- Despite
- Because
- In spite
- Although
Question 15
Choose the correct structure.
- It was so difficult exam that many students ran out of time.
- It was such difficult that many students ran out of time.
- It was such a difficult exam that many students ran out of time.
- It was a so difficult exam that many students ran out of time.
Question 16
Complete the sentence: I regret ___ you that your application was unsuccessful.
- inform
- to informing
- to inform
- informing yesterday
Question 17
Choose the correct sentence.
- The unemployed people often faces additional barriers.
- The unemployed often face additional barriers.
- Unemployed often faces additional barriers.
- An unemployed often face additional barriers.
Question 18
Complete the sentence: Neither the manager nor the assistant ___ available.
- be
- have
- is
- are
Question 19
Choose the correct participle clause.
- Having finish the presentation, Maya answered questions.
- Having finished the presentation, Maya answered questions.
- Finished the presentation, Maya answering questions.
- Have finished the presentation, Maya answered questions.
Question 20
Choose the formal alternative to “If I had known, I would have acted differently.”
- Had I known, I would have acted differently.
- Have I known, I would act differently.
- Did I have known, I would have acted differently.
- Had known I, I would act differently.