Test Tenses

MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011
Mixed Grammar
1.
I am typing the letter now. Mrs Jenkins
(want) me to.
2.
Every meeting
3.
We have heard your proposals and we fully
4.
The pen she is looking for is not hers, it
5.
We
(hope) to find a new market for these luxury products.
(zwei Formen mglich)
6.
It is very annoying. They always
(need) a chairperson.
(agree).
(belong) to the supervisor.
___(smoke)
when there is a serious decision to be made.

7.
He forgot his umbrella. Where is he now?

He
8.
(sign) the visitors book.
She
(listen) to the workers complaints and

____ (agree) that conditions have to be improved.
9.
Its a pity. Now we
(regret) giving them the details.
10.
Im very optimistic. I
mistake.
11.
Who did you have in mind as a replacement when you heard that he wanted
(think) I can correct the
to leave? I
(plan) to split the responsibilities and
take on two stock-control clerks.

12.
What
13.
The assistant
(wait/you) for when the alarm bell rang?

(prepare) the shortlist
while the personnel manager

14.
(interview) the first applicants.
She
(access) a personal file on her computer
when there was a sudden power-cut.

15.
He
(wait) for the managing director
when the receptionist asked him about his flight.

16.
While he
he
(discuss) the terms of the agreement on the phone,

___ (note down) details for the next meeting.
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17.
What
(do/you) when he suggested a merger?
I
18.
19.
20.
_ (play) golf.
Why
(drink/they) champagne when we saw them?
They
_____ (celebrate) Bills birthday.
What
(do/you) when you heard about the accident?
We
(celebrate) my secretarys birthday.
They
(work) on the new distribution system
when their sales suddenly dropped.

21.
What
22.
Staff appraisal often
__ (discuss/they) when they heard about the strike?
(take) the form of a meeting between an
employee and his or her line manager.

23.
(think) of the problems of selling in a foreign market:
its not as easy as it appears.

24.
Everybody can hear them. They
(talk) about some
sort of additional pay.

25.
A questionnaire
(be prepared) to find out
whether they would agree to a ban on smoking.

26.
Where is she? She
(work) in the store room today.
27.
What
28.
We cannot place an order yet because our chief buyer
(do/she)? She
still
(count) the audio-tapes.
(study) the quotations.
29.
The computer
(be programmed) so we could not check the figures.
30.
A contract of employment
31.
He is busy at the moment. He
__ (contain) details about the job and the pay.

__ (write) a memo
on how to improve the sales teams motivation.
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32.
The company
__ (want) to increase production.
33.
So far their catalogues always
34.
He
35.
Why is he so irritated? He
(contain) precise information.
(check) the invoices received by the suppliers all morning.

(query) overdue orders
ever since he started work this morning.

36.
They
____ (belong) to the McLellan Group since the early sixties.
37.
For a long time it
38.
They
___ (be) his job to check advice notes.

(look) for the mistake for several hours and
still
39.
(not find) it.
She
(file) orders, advice notes and invoices
ever since she became a filing clerk.

40.
There
(be) industrial action in some
manufacturing industries recently.

41.
We
__ (plan) the takeover for the last six months.
42.
We
_ (use) always our own standard forms.
43.
We always
44.
He just
45.
She works in the finance department and
____ (keep) copies of our orders.

___ (join) the firm.
_ (control)
the day-to-day expenditure.

46.
Since spring they
47.
Our sales
48.
I never
____ (market) their new products aggressively.

__ (take) a turn for the worse this year.
(have) the courage to clean the sophisticated machine
since it arrived.
49.
Tom remembers the day when Penny first
50.
Last week I
(enter) the office.
__ (be) in trouble because some money was missing.
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51.
The paper
(get) damp. We cannot print on it now.
52.
(buy) the Financial Times yesterday,
but I
53.
(not buy) it today.
It is true that she
(prove) to us that she is
particularly good at handling difficult callers.

54.
We only
(use) preprinted forms when ordering.
55.
We
56.
When I
57.
When I wanted to talk to him he
58.
He left a message for you and I
(have) a central filing system for several years.

____ (call) the line was engaged.
_ (be) busy: he
__ (sort) the mail.
___ (put) it on your desk.
It must still be there.

59.
We
(prepare) order forms when they phoned us.
60.
We
61.
I suppose you
62.
They
63.
The purchasing manager
(adopt) new marketing tactics and are now getting on better.

__ (hear) how Mrs Jenkins secured the order, did you?
(work) on a commission basis for ever since I can remember.
(have to) sign the forms before
they are collected.

64.
He
65.
We
66.
__ (decide) what duties he wants to delegate.

__
(look for) premesis, large enough to display all
our goods, but we
(not be) successful so far.
We know they
__ (take up) bankersreferences
at the moment so all we can do now is wait.

67.
If I had to travel to the USA, I
68.
If you
___ (choose) to go by Concorde.
(not provide) sales literature without spelling mistakes,
your customers will not take your products seriously.

69.
If we had been informed in time, we
_ (take) measures
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to protect ourselves from potential losses.

70.
If your machines
___ (prove) satisfactory,
we will install them in all our shops.

71.
We would buy a new system, if the computer market
(not be)
changing so rapidly.
72.
If we took the middle-aged candidate, it
73.
If he
___ (be) a problem.
(not increase) the pay offer, the union representatives
will not accept it.

74.
There would have been trouble if we
(not renegotiate)
the redundancy payments.

75.
Distribution costs will be reduced if

the new warehouse
76.
(be) completed on time.
If they
_____ (decide) to ignore our recommendations,
it would be disastrous.
77.
If our distribution had been handled by an agent, it
(be)
the wrong way to do business in that particular country.

78.
If we
(set up) our own sales organisation in this developing
country, it would fail because we do not have enough local contacts.

79.
Someone else will penetrate that expanding market if we
80.
We
81.
If we appointed an agent for a short time, at least it
(not do) so.
(lose) our chance if we had waited any longer.

(be)
an attempt to get a foothold in the market.

82.
We could have developed new training programmes if a new personnel

manager
___ (be appointed).
83.
If we want insurance cover, protective clothing
84.
If our delivery is a week late, claims for compensation
85.
Even if freight-free delivery
___ (must be worn).

_ (be made).
(be agreed upon),
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shipment would have been at the customers expense.

86.
If you were a customer with our bank, a cheque card
87.
If more computers were installed, more jobs
88.
If staff have to be made redundant,
__ (be lost).
men and women between 50-65
89.
____ (be selected).
If overdrafts can only be obtained at high interest rates,

banks
90.
__ (can be issued).
(be asked) for loans by fewer people.
If I
____ (be asked) where to invest money,
I would suggest the computer software industry.

91.
If I went to a broker, my money
92.
Are you insisting
93.
I am afraid
94.
He is responsible
95.
They are a very small firm, but

I look forward _
___ (be invested) wisely.

(have) a monthly report?
__ (be) nervous at the interview.
(check) incoming goods.
(cooperate) with them.
96.
Fortunately she has given
__ (complain) about the canteen food.
97.
You will have an opportunity
__ (meet) the production manager, too.
98.
Is he happy
99.
She is looking forward
100.
Hes worried
101.
I once heard her
102.
We saw John
103.
Lets observe him
104.
We had all the leaflets
105.
We have the containers
__ (move) to a new department.

___ (meet) her new boss.
(lose) the contract.
(give) a speech to the new staff.
___ (take) his clock card and then we left, too.
___ (repair) the machine.
__ (distribute) before the season began.
__ (label) for shipment to Brazil.
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106.
They had their commissions
_____ (cut) and they protested.
107.
We have her
108.
I spent a lot of money on fares. I must have my expenses
109.
Where are they now? We left them __ (sort) out the faulty items in the yard.
110.
She was kept
111.
Our heating system is out-dated. We should have it
__ (look) into the matter.

(reimburse).
____ (wait) for some time.

(replace)
before next winter.

112.
He made me
113.
She made him
(give) a refund to the customer.

(alter) her flights because
her meeting in Rome was postponed by two weeks.

114.
He insisted, and so we let him
115.
I would like her
116.
Dont make them
117.
If you
118.
If you have a no claims discount (NCD),
__ (go) to Australia for one year.

(give) her opinion.
__ (wait) too long.
(have) a credit insurance, bad debts will be covered.
your insurance premium

119.
___ (be reduced).
Even if the claimant himself is to blame for the accident, the damage caused
to his own car
_____ (be covered) by his comprehensive insurance.
120.
If I had to take out insurance, I
121.
If you are sure about the type of insurance you want,

you
122.
_____ (be asked) to complete a proposal form.
Before we gave him the job we checked his application carefully.

We think he
123.
______ (contact) a broker.
_____ (can) fill the vacancy in R&D perfectly.
If there is another serious mistake, he
_____ (may) find himself
answerable to the Board.

124.
Did you try to find out what is wrong with him?

Im afraid his colleagues
(to be not able to) accept him.
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(zwei Lsungen mglich)

125.
The leader of our negotiating team has a personal problem at the moment.
His wife is asking for a divorce and he is terribly upset about it. So it is
possible that he
(may not) represent the company
in the coming negotiations.

126.
I advised my boss to look for an alternative supplier but I

convince him.
(can not)
127.
It was not necessary to bring up the point about a sale or return agreement.
Our customers
(can) always return goods within a reasonable timeframe.
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MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011

I am typing the letter now. Mrs Jenkins

We have heard your proposals and we fully

The pen she is looking for is not hers, it

It is very annoying. They always

when there is a serious decision to be made.

He forgot his umbrella. Where is he now?

(sign) the visitors book.

(listen) to the workers complaints and

Its a pity. Now we

(regret) giving them the details.

(think) I can correct the

(plan) to split the responsibilities and

take on two stock-control clerks.

(wait/you) for when the alarm bell rang?

while the personnel manager

(interview) the first applicants.

(access) a personal file on her computer

when there was a sudden power-cut.

(wait) for the managing director

when the receptionist asked him about his flight.

(discuss) the terms of the agreement on the phone,

MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011

(do/you) when he suggested a merger?

(drink/they) champagne when we saw them?

_____ (celebrate) Bills birthday.

(do/you) when you heard about the accident?

(celebrate) my secretarys birthday.

(work) on the new distribution system

when their sales suddenly dropped.

Staff appraisal often

__ (discuss/they) when they heard about the strike?

(take) the form of a meeting between an

employee and his or her line manager.

(think) of the problems of selling in a foreign market:

its not as easy as it appears.

Everybody can hear them. They

(talk) about some

sort of additional pay.

(be prepared) to find out

whether they would agree to a ban on smoking.

Where is she? She

(work) in the store room today.

We cannot place an order yet because our chief buyer

(count) the audio-tapes.

(study) the quotations.

(be programmed) so we could not check the figures.

He is busy at the moment. He

__ (contain) details about the job and the pay.

on how to improve the sales teams motivation.

MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011

__ (want) to increase production.

So far their catalogues always

(contain) precise information.

(check) the invoices received by the suppliers all morning.

ever since he started work this morning.

____ (belong) to the McLellan Group since the early sixties.

For a long time it

___ (be) his job to check advice notes.

(not find) it.

(file) orders, advice notes and invoices

ever since she became a filing clerk.

(be) industrial action in some

manufacturing industries recently.