> a 3 J. Present tenses 2 A Sample sentences = The logistics department dispatches finished goods to our customers and receives raw materials FH from our suppliers. Delivery documentation is enclosed with the consignment, but the shipping FH papers aren't prepared in this department. In this area here the goods are loaded onto trucks 5 and over there incoming goods which have just arrived are unloaded, A consignment is just € being delivered over there. We have been using plastic packaging. for many years; however, nex § being delivered over there. We have b 1g plastic packaging L ft ® year we are moving to more environmentally-fiendly materials & B Form Present simple and Present continuous Positive Negative Question Present simple We receive raw materials The supervisor doesn't Where do you store active from our suppliers prepare the papers. finished goods? Present simple Al foods are received at The bill of lading isn't Where are the goods passive this depot dispatched. stored? Present continuous The supervisor ie checking 1 am not sending out abill When are we moving to the active the elvery of lading with this shipment. new depot? Present continuous Goods are being unloaded At present the pallets are Why are those crates passive over there, ‘ot being reused. being moved? Present perfect, Positive Negative Question Present perfect Our contractor has built ‘They have not drained How many tunnels have simple setive 15 supporting wl the water yet they dig? Present perfect The walls have been built, The water has not been Has te cable been fala? simple passive drained. Present perfect The supervisor has been _—_—‘| have not been workingon How long have they been continuous active checking the walls today. _that site singe last year. excavating at the site? Note: the present perfeet continuous passive is very race © Uses The present tenses are used to express a range of meanings. The present continuous describes: 1 an activity at or around the time of speaking AL present we are using plastic packaging, 2 a fixed future plan Next year we are bullting a new depot. The present simple describes: ‘a regular or characteristic happening How often do you receive shipments? ‘The present perfect describes’ 1 anactivity ata non-specific time in the past (Our contractor has built « new supporting wall 2 an activity which started in the past and continues to the present Welu 1 been working on this projet since last year:WT 2 Choose the correct verb for ceach of the following 1 In this process, the misture is heated {s heating to 120°C. 2 Once the salts are dissolving/have dissolved, the heat is reduced, 3. Several people have survived/are surviving the earthquake and are treating/are being treated in hospital at the moment. 4 For security purposes the employees change/are changing their passwords regularly. Up until now people in this area have taken/take waste plastic to reeyeling centres, but at present we have tried/are trying a curbside collection system. 2 2 3 é 3 07 A journalist is asking some questions. Complete the answers by pul the appropriate present tense in the active or pas the verb in brackets into 1A: Do you normally hold these products in stock? B: No. They __are__ normally _made __to order. (make) 2 AzIs the chief engineer here at the moment? B: ('m affaid not. He currently the plant in the north of Scotland. (inspect) 3. A: Can Tsee the new des Be Yes, of course. It________just__off the production line. (come) 4 A: How many units do you produce a month: B: We 5,000 units a month and only a very small number (produce) (reject) \: How long have you been using imported raw materials? 2 We (import) rayon for many years but we only just (begin) using imported polyester. Is this the natural colour of the fabric? 6 7A: And how long will I be kept in store? Br Not long at all. We _(lspatch) this load tomorrow afternoon. Complete the following text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ‘Over the past ten years, this area (a)____ (experience) severe flooding, Houses {o)____ (damage) and roads (c) _______ (destroy). The local authority (4) ___ (decide) to introduce a flood control system, At present our workforce fe) (build) a dam on the west side of the town and dikes along the river bank (f} (helghten}. We must complete the work within two months, so at present we (g)___(work} 24 hours a day. We (h)__ (believe) that these measures will solve the problem in the short term but on Ist May we () (start) work on @ new watercourse. The plans () already {draw up) and we (k)__ (be) ready to start next week. ————— ee