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Business English- 6 basic tenses
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I ________ (can't get) a hold of the boss yesterday.
couldn't get
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______ you ______ (review) all the postings yet?
Have / reviewed
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John ____ (lose) his temper with Pete while they _____ (discuss) the quality issues in the plant.
lost / were discussing
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Paraphrase: We started doing business with them 6 months ago. We _____ for six months.
have been doing business...
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A: What ___ John ______? B: He ______ for the latest price list.
...is ...doing? ...is looking...
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Inflation _____ (fall) quite quickly these months, which _____ (mean) the banks will keep interest rates low.
is falling / means
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_______ you (be) at the meeting yesterday?
Were
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The boss _____ (always/call) the meetings at short notice.
always calls
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The discount ________ (depend) on the quantity of orders.
depends
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_____ all the customers _____ (pay) their invoices yet?
Have / paid
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Paraphrase: I'm still writing this report. I __________ yet.
haven't finished
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____ the invoice _____ (be) paid yet?
Has /been
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A. ___ you ____ (hear) that I ____ (leave) my job in January?
Have / heard / left
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She needs a break. She ______ (work) on this report all week.
has been working
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A: Are you free next Tuesday morning? B: Sorry, I ___ (have) a meeting with Sue.
am having
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The marketing campaign _____ (start) last month and the sales results ____ (go) up by 8 % so far.
started /have gone
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I'm waiting for Sue. ___ you ____ (see) her?
Have / seen
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The HR department _____ (shortlist) top 3 candidates for the job so far.
has shortlisted
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When ____ they _____ (pay) the last month's invoice?
did / pay
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I _____ (hope) Jane _______ (know) what she ______ (do).
hope / knows / is doing
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The boss now____ (agree)- we _____ (waste) our time discussing this. Let's move on.
agrees / are wasting
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I'm waiting for Sue. When ___ you last ___ (see) her?
did /see
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You're late! I ______ (wait) here for ages!
have been waiting
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Production _______ (increase) steadily since we _____ (start) here five years ago and it looks like the trend will continue.
has been increasing / started
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There's no need to prepare the PPT- I _______ (already/do) it.
have already done
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Luckily, the customer _____ (not cancel) the purchase order over the weekend.
didn't cancel
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Mr Simmons _______ (run) the company since early 2020.
has been running
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Sorry I _______ (not contact) you since last week.
haven't contacted
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How many items on the agenda ____ you ____ (go) through?
have / gone
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I _______(write) three reports last week.
wrote
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A: What _____ your spouse ____? B: He/she _______ for a small company.
...does....do? ....works...
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Every time inflation ____ (go) up, people ______ (demand) higher salaries.
....goes ..... demand
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When _____ the auditors _____ (come)- this week or the next?
are / coming
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What ___ this figure _____ (mean)?
does / mean
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I ________(write) three reports this week.
have written
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I _______ (work) from home this week.
am working
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______ you _____ (wait) long?
Have / been waiting
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My boss ________ (just/agree) to your proposal.
has just agreed.
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