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Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) Exam Cheat Sheet (2026)

A free, printable Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) exam cheat sheet: the 11 highest-yield points to know, grouped into 5 sections that follow the exam's content areas, each section with its published weight.

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  • Last updated: August 2026.

Intermediate Grammar

24% of the exam
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  • Present Perfect vs Past Simple
  • Conditionals and Modals
  • Comparatives and Superlatives

Vocabulary in Context

22% of the exam
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  • Phrasal Verbs
  • Collocations

Word Formation

18% of the exam
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  • Noun and Adjective Suffixes
  • Negative Prefixes

Prepositions and Articles

18% of the exam
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  • Dependent Prepositions
  • Articles including Zero Article

Error Correction

18% of the exam
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  • Tense and Time Markers
  • Countable and Uncountable Nouns

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