Examples in context (answers)

• kills - pres. simp. - everyone knows that

(general truth)
• have shown - pres. perf. simp. - Over
recent years
• is taking - pres. cont. - currently
• criticised - past simp. - At the beginning
of the month
• had not been matched - past. perf. simp,
passive - before they were tested
(implicit)
• has been working - pres. perf. cont. - up
to now (implicit)
• aims - pres. simp. - it defines what they
are (implicit)
• were intending - past cont. - temporary
duration in the past (implicit)
• have demonstrated - pres. perf. simp. -
so far

Exercises (answers)

A (possible answers)
1. nowadays / currently
2. while
3. recently
4. The New Scientist reports that
5. but with little success so far / over the
last 20 years
6. previously
7. It is a fact that
8. currently
9. this year/over the last 20 years
10. Over the last 20 years

B
• is seeking
• has played / is playing / has been playing
• have been involved
• are working
• are / will be expected
• have had / have

Suffixes (answers)

• crystalline
• volcanic
• natural
• refractive
• optical
• valuable
• colourless
• yellowish
• greenish
• reliable
• industrial
• useful