MIX TENSES, ACTIVE AND PASSIVE, PRESENT, PAST, FUTURE,MODALS, CONDITIONALS
I __________________________ (start) my new job next week.
There __________________________(seem) to be a problem with your application. I __________________________ (buy) 10,000 shares last week. I __________________________ (make) a lot of money if I hadn't listened to your advice. This employee _________________________ (not have) good performance results That issue is yet _________________________(resolve). INF _______________________ (resolve, he) that issue? Do you see that mano ver there? He seems drunk. He ______________________________ (fall). Maybe you should __________________________ (try) a different approach. Hiring Thomas __________________________(have) a positive impact on the growth of our law firm. I'm not sure that __________________________(replace) the CEO will solve our problems. If they __________________________ (contact) us earlier, we could have set up a meeting. I __________________________(not realize) the figures were so low. When _______________________________ (the general manager, be) back? He ________________________________(not come) today anymore, because he has two more meetings in the centre. Visa __________________________ (be) Mastercard's main competitor. The price of the shares _____________________________________ (probably, rise) in the next three months. That part of the contract ______________________________________( currently, negotiate). Why are you late to the meeting? I ____________________________________ (correct) the mistakes in the report. We successfully _____________________________ (negotiate) the inclusion of that amendment. The outcome ____________________________ (know) next week. These fees __________________________ (not include) in the estimate. If this company ________________________(have) more money, it ___________________________ (hire) more people. Employees here are overburdened with tasks.
Over that past three years, I __________________________(involve) in a number of interesting
projects. Right now I __________________________ (not involve) in any project. I __________________________(be) to a trade fair until I went to the one in Las Vegas last month. They were one of our biggest competitors, but they __________________________ (go) bankrupt last year. Recent efforts _________________ (boost) our company's profile have been successful. I __________________________(get) the approval of three committee members before Bob signed off on the project. The recent survey shows that our consumer base __________________________(grow). PERSON 1: How's the new guy doing? PERSON 2: Right now he (just, try) __________________________ to get familiar with our process. It would __________________________(make) more sense to have gone to the meeting. The marketing department is __________________________(organize) the meeting.
MIX ARTICLES REVISION:
Do you know a lot about __________________________ marketing? I'm in my car right now, so I can't really talk. I'll call you from __________________________ office. This issue could have been avoided with the proper planning. I'm not trying to play __________________________ blame game here - we all have to be more responsible. We need to make sure that we're all on __________________________ same page. ( = we all agree) This is a matter of __________________________ great importance to us. I'm not sure I agree with all the obligations stipulated in this contract. I'll have to get __________________________ lawyer to look at it. (We don't know which lawyer I'm talking about) I think this approach might not be aggressive enough. I think we need __________________________ more aggressive approach. He gave me two designs - a yellow one and a red one. I like __________________________ red one. Trading __________________________ stock can be tricky if you've never done it before. I want to sell __________________________ stock that I bought last week.
Bank of America, __________________________ nation's largest bank, announced its earnings
last week. Several __________________________ members suggested a more cautious approach. If we invest more in __________________________ advertising, we'll be able to capture a bigger chunk of the market. We have __________________________ responsibility to our customers to make sure that our products are safe. This type of legislation is not really in __________________________ public interest. Your job is to ensure __________________________ customer satisfaction. We intend to provide even more loans to __________________________ borrowers. (Any borrowers in general, not specific ones) We intend to provide even more loans to __________________________ borrowers. (Specific borrowers that we already mentioned) He works for __________________________ non-profit organization. Does he work in the private sector? No, he works for __________________________ government.