Match sentences 1-8 below with uses a-h.

1 Were going to launch the new

model at the Frankfurt Show.
2 OK, I understand what the problem
is now.
3 Im working in our customer
services department this month.
4 Next year will be the tenth
anniversary of our company.
5 I was going to visit the exhibition
but I went to the football match
instead.
6 What are you doing on Friday
afternoon?
7 I didnt know their phone number
because they had moved to new
premises.
8 British Telecom has cut the price
of peak rate phone calls by 20%.
a) events planned in the past
which did not take place

b) future fact

c) temporary situations

d) present results of past actions

e) future plans and intentions

f) events that happened before
other events

g) verbs of thinking and feeling

h) fixed future arrangements
Put the verbs in brackets into their correct form.
1. Every time inflation ________ (go up), people ________
(demand) higher wages.
2. After Michael ________ (make) some notes, he ________
(start) writing.
3. We ________ (send) the goods on the fifteenth. ________
(you not/receive) them yet?
4. This is the first time I ________ (be) to the United States.
5. They _____________ (operate) as joint directors since the
company _________________ (be started).
6. Ive just heard the weather forecast, and it ________ (be)
sunny tomorrow.
7. This product ________ (not sell) as well as we hoped.
8. Could you lend me $50? I ________ (pay) you back
tomorrow.
goes up demand
had made started
sent
Havent you received them yet?
have been
have operated
was started
is going to be
isnt selling
will pay
Put the verbs in brackets into their correct form.
9. You look tired! I am. I ________ (work) on the report all
day.
10. ________ (you discuss) the problem at last weeks
meeting?
11. The Amazon rainforests ________ (be destroyed) at an
alarming rate.
12. This time next year I ________ (lie) on a beach in the
Bahamas.
13. We ________ (not begin) until everyone ________
(arrive).
14. The computer ________ (crash) while I ________ (load
up) the new software.
15. By the end of January we ________ (demolish) the old
building.
16. We ________ (be) very busy on the stand this morning.
So far we ________ (give away) over 200 brochures.
have been working
Did you discuss
are being destroyed
will be lying
wont begin
arrives
crashed was loading up
will have demolished
have been
have given away
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THEIR
CORRECT FORM:

1. If Id known she was at home, I (drop by) .
2. If youd been in my place, you (accept)
the offer?
3. If you (DRAW) the contract, they would
probably sign it.
4. If prices (RISE) the company would have
sold more goods.
5. If we (GIVE) more information, we
wouldn't have lost so much money.
6. The system (not break down) if
they had installed a new computer.
would have dropped by
would you have accepted
drew
had risen
had been given
wouldnt have broken down
I. Supply the correct form of these verbs: RISE,
ARISE, RAISE:

Our sales ........................................... recently.
The Government ....................................... taxes
last week.
If the need ......................., please contact us.
Prices constantly .........................
When inflation ..................., the value of people's
savings goes down.
If the demand ......................., prices also
...................
The Management ................................. our
salaries a week ago.
have risen
raised
arises
are constantly rising
rises
rises
rise
raised


III. Make these words plural:

analysis ________________
criterion ________________
datum ________________
basis ________________
medium ________________
index ________________
ANALYSES
CRITERIA
DATA
BASES
MEDIA - MEDIUMS
INDEXES - INDICES
V. Supply the missing prepositions:

At the moment the bank is considering our request _____ a
larger overdraft.
Have we received a reply ______ that letter we sent them
two weeks ago?
Is there any difference _______ these two shredders. They
look the same to me.
We have a lot of trouble _____ one of our customers.
I can't find a solution ______ this problem.
I'm calling ______ reference ______ the letter I sent you last
week.
Who is _____ charge ______ the sales?
There was a rise ______ inflation ______ 3 % last year.
_____ spite _____ bad weather, the goods arrived in time.
______ accordance ______ the contract, you have to pay
by May 4.
I've managed to get _______ touch _______ our supplier.
These computers are really ______ _________ date.
IN
TO
BETWEEN
WITH
TO
WITH TO
IN OF
IN
OF IN
FOR
WITH
IN
OF
OUT
WITH
OF
VI. Complete the blank with the suitable
forms of DO or MAKE:
It's been great ________________
business with you.
They ________________ a loss last year
and are likely ________________ people
redundant as a result.
If they ________________ that new
product well, it should ________________
really well.
I want ________________ a complaint.
Can I speak to the manager, please?
DOING
MADE
TO MAKE
MAKE
DO
TO MAKE

I Insert the appropriate forms of AFFECT
(v.) or EFFECT (n., v.):

1. The pollution is having an adverse
____________ on the environment.
2. Changes should _____________ until the
appointment of the new MD.
3. Do you think interest rates ______________
mortgages?
4. We wanted ____________ payment as soon as
possible.
5. His research focuses on ___________ of TV-
series on elderly women.
EFFECT
BE EFFECTED
WILL AFFECT
TO EFFECT
EFFECTS
II Insert the appropriate forms of COST (n.),
COST (v.), COSTING or COSTLY:

1. They ______________ the initial campaign
at $10m.
2. He admitted that the mistake hed made
_________ us a lot in both time and money.
3. It was a _____________ mistake.
4. We did several ______________ but none
allowed us to make a profit.
5. He had to pay a $1,000 fine and $150
__________.
COSTED
COST
COSTLY
COSTINGS
COSTS
VIII Re-write these sentences so that the meaning stays
the same but the emphasis changes:
1. You shouldnt under any circumstances sign this contract!
Under__________________________.
2. I rarely go out these days.
Rarely _________________________.
3. I had hardly gone out when the phone rang.
Hardly ____________________________.
4. Something like this could happen nowhere else but in this
country!
Nowhere __________________________.
5. We began to show a profit only last year.
Not until ___________________________________.
NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU SIGN
DO I GO OUT THESE DAYS.
HAD I GONE OUT WHEN THE PHONE RANG,
ELSE BUT IN THIS COUNTRY COULD SMTH. LIKE THIS HAPPEN
LAST YEAR DID WE BEGIN TO SHOW A PROFIT
VI Make these words negative by adding a
suitable prefix:

1. perceptible ___________
2. equality ___________
3. profitable ___________
4. complete __________
5. stable ___________
6. stability ___________
7. equal __________
8. divisible __________
9. accurate ___________
10. tangible ___________
11. experienced ________
12. limited ______________
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