Complete the following sentences using the past perfect.
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- Finished and unfinished periods of time
- Complete the sentences, using the present perfect to make it clear that the periods of time have not finished yet.
- A Stative verbs + for and since
- E Completed actions over a period of time
- Some of the following sentences are right and some are wrong. Put a tick [√] next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.
- Look at the chart and read through this extract from an advertisement about the Emerging Markets Fund. Put the verbs into the present perfect tense.
- Using the notes, write about what has happened in the recent past.
- C Finished and unfinished activities
- Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the present perfect continuous.
- Finished and unfinished activities
- Write short paragraphs answering the questions, giving details about the activities that have been going on.
- Review: simple past, present perfect
- and present perfect continuous
- C Present perfect simple+ for and since
- D Present perfect continuous. Exercise 1. Simple past vs present Perfect (1). Read the sentences and pay attention to the underlined verbs. Put a tick next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.. Exercise 2. Simple past vs Presen
- Present perfect and Present perfect Continuous
- Translate these words and word combinations into Ukrainian.
- Find the English equivalents.. Translate into English.
- B Points of the time in the past
- Choose the correct tense, simple past or continuous.
- Read each set of sentences. Decide the order in which things happened. Begin each pair of answers with the same words.
- Explain what was happening up to the point when the following events took place. Use because + the past continuous.
- B Previous and subsequent events
- C Present perfect and past perfect
- Previous and subsequent events
- Complete the following sentences using the past perfect.
- Continue the sentences. Say what activities had been going on.
- C Future time words+ Present simple
- D Offers. Promises. Requests. Etc
- Rewrite the following sentences using will or won’t.
- Complete the sentences using a verb in the present tense.
- The future (2): the present continuous and going to
- Present continuous arrangements
- B Going to – decisions and intentions
- Two managers of an engineering company are trying to arrange a meeting. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
- Fill in the blanks with the correct from of the future, using will or going to.
- Write a short paragraph about the arrangements than been made for the CEO of a major American bank to open the new European HQ in London.
- Find the English equivalents.. Translate into English.
- The future (3): other future tenses
- C Will be doing. D Will have done. Exercise 1. Was going to – changed plans. Two colleagues are discussing the changes in the plans for a new office. Fill the blanks with was/were going to and is/are going to.. Exercise 2. Look through the notes about the
- Changed arrangements – problem solving
- Answer the following questions about yourself in 20 years’ time.
- The future (4): possibility and probability
- A Definitely, probably, etc.. B likely to, certain to. C I think, I doubt
- Complete the sentences with be + certain to, likely to, or unlikely to.
- B Match the sentences in column A with sentences in column B that have a similar meaning.
- Make predictions about what changes will happen in the next few years.
- Final business Grammar &vocabulary tests
- Complete the sentences by putting the verb into the necessary tense form.
- Translate the sentences into English.
Look through the notes about the history of Biogen, a genetic engineering company that specializes in producing medical products. Write sentences about the company’s activities until it went public in 2008.
(2002) company starts producing pregnancy test kits
(2003) company starts marketing test kits in USA
(2004) Dr Pierce starts running the company
(2005) Dr Warner, new Medical Director joins
(2006) company starts manufacturing thermometers
(2007) company opens a new production unit in Spain
1. When the company went public, (we/ produce/pregnancy test kits/6 years) we had been producing pregnancy test kits for six years.
2. When the company went public, (we/market the kits/USA/5 years)
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3. When the company went public, (Dr Pierce/run it/4 years)
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4. When the company went public, (Dr Warner/be the Medical Director/3 years)
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5. When the company went public, (we/manufacture thermometers/2 years)
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6. When the company went public, (we/have/a production unit in Spain/one years)
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Task 1
Complete the following sentences using the past perfect.
1. She found working from 9 to 5 very difficult because …
she had never had a full-time job before.
2. The company decided to take legal action because …
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3. The company was forced to pay a fine to the tax authorities because …
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4. My trip to the airport to collect Mr. Olivera was a waste of time. When I got there I found that…
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5. She was not worried when the stock market fell because …
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Task 2
Continue each of the paragraphs. Use the simple past to describe the results of the change, and the past perfect to describe what had happened before.
1. When the new version of the car came out, it was a great success. The price was the same but the manufacturers had fitted electric windows, air bags, and power
steering as standard. They had modified the engine, and they had manager to increase the car’s efficiency. There was more room in the back because they had changed the design of the seats, and the car was much safer because they had made the side doors stronger.
2. When the management consultant went back to see the company, she found that it had followed her advise.
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