Pearson PTE General Exam Cram Sheet (2026)

The highest-yield points on the Pearson PTE Generalexam, grouped by the exam's real content areas. Print it, review the ones you keep missing, then drill them with free practice questions.

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5content areas

Everyday Grammar

25% of the exam

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Narrative Tenses
Quantifiers
Verb Patterns and Wishes

Everyday Vocabulary

20% of the exam

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Descriptive Adjectives
Collocations and Compounds

Building the Right Word

20% of the exam

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Nouns and Adjectives
Adverbs of Manner

Linking Words and Prepositions

20% of the exam

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Dependent Prepositions
Time and Condition

Common Mistakes to Avoid

15% of the exam

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Since vs For; Look Forward To
Neither and Comparisons

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