The team regularly
Review of tenses
Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The team regularly (meet) to discuss progress.
2. We got the figures late and by that time we (already go) over the budget.
3. They (have) the results of the research in the next few weeks.
4. Right now we (work) on the planning phase of the project.
5. We (look) for a strategic partner for months, but we just can’t find one.
6. The team generally (respect) deadlines.
Complete this text with the correct tenses: past simple, past perfect, past continuous, present perfect.
We like to think we are an ethical company, but we (have) a problem last year when we (launch) our new product. Let me give you the back ground to the problem. The new product (sell) very well and we (get) good feedback, and sales (increase) month by month. Everyone was happy. Then it all (go) wrong. In August we (start) to get complaints from some doctors about one of our salesman. They (complain) about the methods that the salesman (use) to persuade them to endorse the product. He (offer) them expensive gifts and (take) them to expensive restaurants. The doctors (feel) under pressure to promote the product.
By the end of the year we (receive) over 30 complaints about the particular salesman. In December articles (start) to appear in the press about our unethical sales methods. In the end we (fire) the salesman. As a result of this, we (recently issue) guidelines to all sales staff about appropriate gifts.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. If you offer us a 15 percent discount (we/give) you an order for 50,000bottles.
2. What discount (you/offer) us if we decided to spend 1 million a year with you.
3. If (we/improve) the payment terms, would you consider buying from us?
4. If we meet again next week, (you/change) your position?
5. We could negotiate a better price if (you/shorten) the delivery time.
6. (you be able) to deliver next week if we ordered 100,000 units today?
7. If (not offer) such good terms, we wouldn’t do business with you.
Choose a, b, c to complete the sentences.
1. ----------------this law of mechanics one should know the theory well.
a. explaining b. to explain c. having explained
2. The plastics ------------ in our laboratory will replace iron and its alloys.
a. to be produced b. was producing c. have been produced
3. When ---------- the article he uses no dictionary.
a. translates b. translating c. translated
4. Physics is a science ------------ with phenomena of matter and energy.
a. deals b. dealing c. was dealing
5. The new instrument ------------ in our laboratory will be used in radio engineering research.
a. designed b. designing c. being designed
6. Every atom contains small particles ---------- kinds of electricity.
a. carrying b. carried c. carry
7. ------------ by young engineers the solar installations was used for melting metals.
a. designed b. having been designed c. having designed
8. The power station -------------- in our region will run on local coal.
a. built b. being built c. was built
9. A current ------------- through a conductor, a magnetic field is set up.
a. flowing b. flows c. having flown
10. The engine--------------, the operator started it.
a. is tested b. was testing c. having been tested
11. A sensitive receiver ----------------, the electric oscillations could be directly proportional to conductivity.
a. are built b. having built c. having been built
12. Other factors ----------------- constant, the current is known to be directly proportional to conductivity.
a. be b. being c. having been
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