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7. Put each verb in brackets into either the present simple, past simple or present perfect.

1. The company is doing very well. Last year sales …………… (go up) by 15%, and so far this year they …………… (go up) another 12%.

2. We …………… (operate) all over Latin America. Recently we …………… (set up) branches in Peru and Ecuador.

3. This …………… (not look) like the right block. Are you sure we …………… (come) to the right address?

4. …………… (you/see) my laptop? I'm sure I …………… (leave) it here earlier.

5. I …………… (just/meet) Andrew from Sales …………… (you/know) him?

6. I …………… (never/speak) to him, but I …………… (speak) to his assistant on the phone yesterday.

7. I …………… (work) for WorldCom now – I …………… (be) there for more than five

years. …………… (you/know) WorldCom?

8. I …………… (work) for WorldCom since last year, but now I …………… (want) to change jobs. …………… (you/hear) of any vacancies?

8. In the following exercise, decide whether these situations are permanent or temporary. Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.

1. He joined the company 25 years ago and he still __________ (work) for us.

2. We __________ (not/send) out any orders this week because we're waiting for the new lists.

3. I __________ (deal) with Mr Jarman's clients this week because he's away.

4. Go down this road, turn right, and the road __________ (lead) straight to the industrial estate.

5. Because of the high cost of sterling, exports __________ (not/do) very well.

6. The stock market can be risky because the price of shares __________ (vary) according to economic conditions.

7. She would be excellent as a European sales rep because she __________ (speak) French fluently.

8. I'm Heinrich Brandt, I'm German, and I __________ (come) from a small town near Munich.

9. We __________ (spend) a great deal on phone calls due to a postal strike.

9. Fill in the blanks with anyone, anywhere, or anything.

1. This is not confidential. You can discuss it with __________ you like.

2. If you hire a car, you will be able to go __________ you want.

3. I am now responsible for recruitment, so I can hire __________ I like.

4. George Soros' Quantum Fund has so much money that the company can buy almost ____________ it wants.

5. You have to attend the course from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., but in the evening you can do__________ you like.

6. Most of the hotels arc empty, so you can stay __________ you like.

10. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, active or passive, to fit the meaning of the text.

NYLON

The first man-made fibre

NYLON (a) __________ (invent) in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scien­tists (b) __________ (work) with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon (c) __________ (introduce) to the world. It was cheap and strong

and immediately (d) __________ (become) successful, especially in the making of ladies' stockings.

During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it (e) __________ (use) to make parachutes and tyres.

Today, nylon (f) __________ (find) in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts for the human body. It (g) __________ (play) an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year about 36 million tons of it (h) __________ (manufacture).