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1 Cross out the incorrect sentence in each pair.

1 Stress levels have increased in recent years.

Stress levels increased in recent years:

2 The role of women changed dramatically over the past 100 years.

The role of women has changed dramatically over the past 100 years.

3 He has worked as a stress counsellor since 1999.

He worked as a stress counsellor since 1999.

4 I resigned two months ago.

I have resigned two months ago.

5 Have you ever been to a stress counsellor before?

Did you ever go to a stress counsellor before?

6 I have seen a stress counsellor last week.

I saw a stress counsellor last week.

2 Tick the correct sentences and change the incorrect ones.

1 Two years ago, we have seen big increases in the price of oil.

2 The price fell in the last two days and it is now 5 per cent lower than before.

3 Our competitors reduced their prices in January.

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4 We didn't raise our prices in recent weeks: they are still at the same le as they were two months ago.

5 Have you reviewed your prices recently?

6 We have reviewed our prices in March.

3 Write the time expressions from the box under the correct heading.

Past simple Present perfect

two years ago so far

so far two years ago ever in 1999 yet just yesterday for the past two weeks already never last Monday during the 1990s over the last few years since 2001 when I was at university

4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the subjects below.

• attend a conference • travel abroad on business

• be late for an important meeting • make a presentation

• make a telephone call in English • go on a training course

A Have you ever attended a conference? В Yes, I have.

A Where was it? B In Madrid.

5 Read about Jeff Bezos and underline the correct verb forms.

Jeff Bezos is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.com. He (a) built/has built Amazon into the Internet's largest retailer, but at the same time, a company that (b) never made/has never made an annual profit. Bezos (c) graduated/has graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science. In 1988 he(d) joined/has joined Bankers Trust Company and (e)became/has become their youngest vice president in February 1990. He then (f) moved/has moved to D E Shaw and Co, before setting up Amazon in July 1995 out of a two-bedroomed flat in Seattle. Like many dotcom start-ups at the time, Amazon (g) grew/has grown incredibly fast but (h) didn't mаkе/hasn't made any money. Over the years, financial analysts (i) often criticised/have often criticised Bezos for expanding too fast, but this year Amazon finally expects to make a profit. Bezos (j) cut/has cut costs drastically, he (k) lowered/has lowered the price of books and now offers free delivery. Another thing is that these days Amazon doesn't only sell books. It (I) formed/has formed alliances with other retailers to sell other products such as toys. Finally, after all the doubts, Bezos (m) proved/has proved he was right.

6 Write short answers to these questions about Jeff Bezos and Amazon.

a Has Amazon made an annual profit before? No, it hasn’t.

b Did Bezos go to Cambridge University?

c Did he get a degree?

d Did he set up Amazon in New York?

e Did Amazon grow fast at the beginning?

f Was Amazon a dotcom start-up?

g Have analysts criticised Bezos?

h Has Bezos cut costs?

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i Has he increased prices?

j Has he proved he was right?