Exercise 1. Practise the use of the Present Perfect and the Past Simple Tenses

Unit 9

Lesley

George

Celia

IV. Supply the correct word.

III. Supply the correct prepositions where necessary.

II. Supply the correct tenses.

I. Supply the articles where necessary.

Your Home Assignment

1. Logoton’s goods are of … high quality.

2. … quality of Logoton’s goods meets … requirements of their customers.

3. We are interested in buying … machines from … British companies.

4. … machines of GML are of … high quality.

5. We’ve received … enquiry for … three machines lately.

6. What’s … weather like today? - … weather is cold.

7. I don’t like to go out in … wet weather.

B: Hello! (to be) that Steal & Co? I’d like to speak to Mr. Steal.

S: Yes, Steal (to speak).

B: Good morning, Mr. Steal. This (to speak) Borisov of GML. I’d like to discuss some business matters with you.

S: Yes, Mr. Borisov. I (to listen) to you.

B: We just (to receive) your latest catalogues. Our engineers (to study) them. We (to be interested) in buying some of your new machines.

S: What model you (to be interested) in?

B: Model B5 (to meet) our requirements.

S: Yes, this model (to be) of high quality. We’ve just (to start) producing it and we already (to receive) a lot of orders for machines of this model. How many machines would you like to buy?

B: I (to think) 15 or 20, Mr. Steal, and we’d like to have them in December.

S: Let’s meetand discuss all matters on Tuesday.

B: All right, Mr. Steal.

A plant … Minsk has started producing new machines Model 25. The machines are … high quality and meet the requirements … the customers … Logoton.

Many foreign companies are interested … buying this model and Logoton has already received a lot … orders … it.

This week Logoton has received an enquiry … these machines … GML.

They would like to buy 15 machines … the Byelorussian company. Logoton is interested …selling their machines … GML and would like to invite their manager to come … Minsk to have talks.

Few – мало / a few – немного

1. The engineers have discussed (несколько) business matters.

2. I’ve got (мало) English books.

3. There are (мало) plants in Pinsk.

4. The manager has written (несколько) letters to GML lately.

5. The boy has read (мало) books this month.

V. Whose boss is the best (the worst)?

I really like my boss. She is a lovely person, very easy to work for, very fair. She always asks what I think before she changes anything. If there is a problem, we solve it together. She never gets angry. I trust her, and she trusts me. It’s a pleasure to work for her, that’s why I would rather choose an organization of individual cultures.

I get on all right with my boss. He doesn’t worry about some details of our work. He is pretty fair, and he gives me a lot of freedom. I like that. But it makes me a bit angry when he gives me more work than I can do. I don’t think he understands that some parts of my job are very difficult. But on the whole, I don’t think we get on too badly. And of course I’d rather prefer an organization of role cultures.

I don’t like my job, because I can’t stand my boss. He is a difficult person to talk with. And moreover he can’t listen. And he is not fair: he can make mistakes, and it’s all right; but when I make some, he gets angry. It really makes me angry when he changes his mind about the problem again and again. I can’t leave the job right now, but I am really fed up. I don’t know what I’d choose, but I know well enough what I do.

The Present Perfect / Past Simple Tenses

1. My elder brother (to have) a car for two years already.

a) had b) has had c) have had

2. Jane (to recover) yet?

a) recovered b) have recovered c) has recovered

3. My watch (to stop). I must take it to the watchmaker’s.

a) stopped b) have stopped c) has stopped

4. Shakespeare (to be) born in 1564 and (to die) in 1616.

a) was b) has been c) were d) have been

a) died b) has died c) have died

5. I’m sorry I can’t accept your invitation. We already (to make) our plans.

a) made b) has made c) have made

6. I (to begin) to teach Max to ride a bike last year.

a) began b) has begun c) have begun

7. We (to run) out of milk. Can you go and get some from the shop.

a) ran b) has run c) have run

8. My brother is an actor. He already (to appear) in several films.

a) appeared b) has appeared c) have appeared

9. What your father (to give) you for your last birthday?

a) gave b) has given b) have given d) did your father give

10. – You (to see) Tom?

a) has you seen b) have you seen c) saw you d) did you see

- Yes, I (to talk) with him an hour ago.

a) talked b) have talked c) has talked

11. - Are you the boy whose dog (to make) a terrible noise at night?

a) made b) has made c) have made

- I’m sorry, but you are mistaken, sir. I never (to have) a dog.

a) had b) have had c) has had

12. – What (to happen) there?

a) happened b) has happened c) have happened

- The dog (to bite) the boy when he entered the garden.

a) bit b) has bitten c) have bitten

13. – you know each other before?

a) have known b) has known c) knew d) did know

- Yes, we first (to meet) 3 years ago.

a) met b) have met c) has met

14. I don’t keep pets now but I (to use) to keep a dog when I (to be) a boy.

a) used b) have used c) has used

a) were b) was c) has been d) have been

15. I (to iron) Jim’s shirts this morning and in the afternoon I (to do) the shopping.

a) ironed b) has ironed c) have ironed

a) did b) have done c) has done

16. – Why are you limping?

- I (to twist) my ankle.

a) twisted b) have twisted c) has twisted

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