Click on the answer you think is correct.

1. When ________________ the company? a) b) c) d) have you joined did you joined did you join have you ever joined

2. ___________________ in Pakistan? a) b) c) d) Did you ever worked Have you ever worked Worked you Didn't you have worked

3. That's the best presentation ______________ a) b) c) d) I never heard I didn't hear I used to hear I've ever heard

4. He's the most difficult customer _____________________ a) b) c) d) I never dealt with. I never had to deal with. I've ever had to deal with. I've never had to deal with.

5. ___________________ to him last week. a) b) c) d) I spoke I've already spoken I didn't spoke I speaked

6. ______________ a binding contract last year and it is still valid. a) b) c) d) We have signed We signed We haven't signed We have sign

7. The reason I look so brown is that _______________ from a business trip to Barbados a) b) c) d) I come back I came back I never came back I've just come back

8. Sales ________ in 1995 but then _____ in 1996. a) b) c) d) rised rose have risen rose falled fell have fallen have fallen

9. You a) b) c) d)

____________

to a word

____________

listened didn't listen listened haven't listened

I haven't said I say saying I've said

10. It's obvious that ________________ this report. a) b) c) d) you haven't read you didn't read you don't read you read not

PRESENT PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE? (2)

Exercise 1. Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple. 1. _______________ (you / see) any good films recently? 2. What time _________ the plane ________ ? (take

off) 3. "_______________ (you / walk) home from the disco last night?" "No, we _______________ a cab." (take) 4. I _______________ (learn) a great deal already in this job. 5. He _______________ (work) for an advertising agency before joining this company. 6. _______________ (you / ever / read) any books by George Orwell? 7. It's Sharon and Adam's silver wedding anniversary today. They _______________ (be / married) for twenty five years. 8. Our train _______________ (leave) five minutes ago.

9. We all _______________ (get) a payrise last month. 10. This is the first time I _______________ (ever / see) this film. Exercise 2. Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple. 1. He _______________ (buy) a new mobile phone on Saturday. 2. In the last year we _______________ (have) many hurricanes. Is global warming to blame? 3. Tina's best friend _______________ (have) two children since they _______________ (last / see) each other. 4. She _______________ (live) in Thailand for over ten years now but she _______________ (still / not / master) the language. 5. Rob is the funniest guy I _______________ (ever / meet).

6. I ______________ (never / run) a marathon but I would like to do one next year. 7. Mary _______________ (speak) Portuguese when she _______________ (be) a kid but now she _______________ (forget) it all. 8. When _______________ (you / move) to the States? 9. Patricia ______________ (drink) six cups of coffee already today. 10. Gandhi _______________ (say), "Live as if you were to die today. Learn as if you were to live forever."
Modal Verbs of Probability Exercise
USE to express possibilities for the future to express certainty for possible explanations MODAL VERBS COULD, MAY, MIGHT CAN'T, COULDN'T, MUST COULD, MAY, MIGHT
EXAMPLE

It may rain tomorrow. She can't be Irish. She could be Scottish.

Ex. 5: Possibility

Choose the most appropriate answer to express possibility that is NOT very strong.

1. He
may

be able to help you.

must should will

2. She

have to sell her car and other belongings to pay her debts.

will

will probably

might

would

3. Where is Anna? I don't know. She or in the park.

could should must has to

be at the swimming pool

4. It
can't

be as easy as you think.

couldn't might not must not

5. Don't ring the doorbell when you get there. Maria's little baby sleeping.
must be should be may be may not be

6. How did the robbers get in? We don't know yet. The old woman to lock the door.
might forget forgotten could forget might have forgotten must have

7. I called her but there was no answer. She already.

may have must have should have

left for New York

has probably

8. When can I see him?

May he Might he

come back before six today?

Would he Is he likely to

9. I wonder who wrote that letter.

May Might Could

Jim have written it?

Is it possible that

10. He said that he

can
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go to Italy in June or July.

might would

should

Modal Verbs for Possibility Test 2

Fill in the spaces with must or might and the correct form of the same verb as the sentence before. For example: He may go to the baseball game. He might go to the baseball game.

1. Perhaps she will go to the party tonight. She 2. He worked all day. He 3. Maybe she is at work. She tired. at work.

4. He definitely knows how to fix my bike. He fix it. 5. They are not sure if they will come. They

how to

to class

tomorrow. 6. They know my teacher for sure. They my teacher. to

7. I don't know if I will go to see a movie tonight. I see one. 8. Everyone is wearing a thick jacket. It 9. She might be at home, or she

cold outside.

at the office. dinner

10. Maybe I will have dinner late tonight. I late.

BUSINESS ENGLISH GRAMMAR: Comparative Sentences VOCABULARY: Customer Service

1.- COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVE COOL BIG PROFITABLE BAD EASY CHEAP GOOD EFFICIENT HIGH WIDE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

2- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A COMPARATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN BRACKETS:

a) c) We need a d) 2007 was

way to contact an online company is by email. (CHEAP) ours. (BIG) policy. (GOOD) year for our company. (BAD) the Sales Manager. (YOUNG) one is in Palmeira. last year. (PROFITABLE)

b) My office is

e) Our managing director is f) We have seven factories. (IMPORTANT) g) This year, their company was h) My brochure is i) We want to buy a j) This machine is

yours. (POPULAR) appartment. (WIDE) in our factory. (EXPENSIVE)

3- PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN THE RIGHT ORDER:

a) most / Philip / Sales / efficient/ is / our

b) palace / building / expensive / town / is / This / the / our / in / most

c) Financial / popular / more / us / is / The / than / Manager

d) company / was / worst / 2011 / year / the / our / for

e) better / I / computer / a / need

4- CORRECT THE MISTAKES:

a) Our main competitor's brochure is badder than ours

b) This hotel is moderner than the one we stayed in last weekend

c) Fridays are gooder than Mondays

d) Germany is the bigest country in the EU

e) This machine isn't as complicated than the old one

Select the future verb form (expression).

1. Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence. 2. Click the check 11-20 button at the bottom of the practice to reveal the answers after you finish, or c lick the individual "check" buttons #11-20 to compare responses

as you go.

11.
My friends and I during spring break.

a trip

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12.
We Park this month.

to Yosemite National

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13.
I hope it

be good weather.

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14.
We (SUV) for the trip.

a sports utility vehicle

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15.
My cousin too.

with us

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16.
The trip round trip. (to there and back)

515 miles (828 km)

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17.
I think it

a lot of fun.

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18.
We

a lot of pictures.

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19.
After the trip, we pictures on the Internet.

our

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20.
We'll call you when we

back home.

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