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American engineer Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company in 1903. Ford produced the first cheap motor car.He called the car the Ford Model T.He started making the Model T in Detroit in 1908. Millions of people bought the car and Ford became a very rich man.

 

Exercise 2. Make the following sentences negative, interrogative.

1. She has been with the company since it began. (Who?) 2. The firm paid for the flights and accommodation expenses of the new export clerk. (Who? What?) 3. The two businessmen worked out the terms of the contracts over the phone yesterday. (Who? When? What?) 4. Sales have fallen since the beginning of June. (What?) 5. They met at Berlin trade fair last month. (Who? Where? When?) 6. Mr. Hanson wanted to speak to the manager and discuss the questions concerning an order. (Who? Why?) 7. European banking has become far more competitive. (What?) 8. They expected a keen demand on products of International Express. (Who? What?) 9. Raising interest of their customers promised good volume of business. (What?) 10. In 1991 the firm moved to new premises Bethnal Green. (When? Who? Where?) 11. Turnover fell by 9 percent mainly because of divestments. (What? Why?) 12. She was a successful businesswoman with her own secretarial agency. (Who?) 13. The French businessman has sold his controlling stake in Adidas. (Who? What?) 14. Government in Malaysia has promised to reduce its interference in economy. (Who? What?) 15. Newspaper Publishing announced the plans to increase the Spanish/Italian stake. (Who? What?) 16. Aircraft has kept the manufacturing sector going for much of this year. (What? How long?) 17. The agribusiness group has abandoned efforts to sweet-talk the Caterpillar vehicles distributor into a friendly merger. (Who?)

 

Exercise 3. Choose the correct tense.

1. I am writing in connection with the advertisement which appeared/has appeared on 3 December. 2. I originally studied/have studied mechanical engineering at university and I graduated/have been graduating with a first-class degree. 3. I now completed / have now completed a postgraduate degree in business and administration. 4. I’ ve been trying /I’ ve tried to find a permanent job for a considerable time. 5. Indeed, I have already worked /I have already been working for several companies on a temporary basis. 6. In my first job, I was/have been responsible for marketing. 7. I’ ve been applying/have applied for several posts this year but I still did not manage/have not managed to find what I’m looking for. 8. The last job I applied/have applied for required applicants to speak some Japanese. 9. I started learning/have been learning Spanish a few months ago but I did not obtain/have not obtained a qualification in it yet. 10. I did not apply/have not applied for a job with your company before. 11. I hoped/have hoped that you would consider my application favourably. 12. However, I have been waiting/have waited for a reply for several weeks and I still have not received/did not receive any answer.

 

Exercise 4. Match the two halves of these sentences.

  My little brother started school The Prime Minister hasn’t been abroad I caught a cold My father has been asleep in bed The Red Cross started a b cd e all day. when he was six. in the 19th century. since January. several days ago.

 

* Exercise 5. Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing the meaning, beginning in the way shown. You may need to use the PRESENT PERFECT or the SIMPLE PAST.

1. We haven’t been to a concert for over a year.

The last time we went to a concert was over a year ago.

2. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.

I__________________________________________________

3. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother.

My father __________________________________________

4. James went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.

James has __________________________________________

5. When did you last ride a bike?

How long is it_______________________________________?

6. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.

I haven’t ___________________________________________

7. You haven’t tidied this room for weeks.

It’s________________________________________________

 

Exercise 6. Put the verbs in brackets into the PAST SIMPLE or the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE.

Dear Margaret,

Thank you very much for your letter which I (1) __ received __ (receive) last week. I (2) ________ (be) really happy to hear from you after all this time.

I’ve got a lot of news to tell you about myself. I (3) ________ (get) a new job nine months ago. I work as a reporter for our local TV station now. I (4) ________ (have) many interesting experiences so far. When I first (5) _________ (start) work, the manager (6) ________ (ask) me to interview our old school headmaster. He (7) ________ (be) so surprised to see me with a microphone in my hand!

Last month a fire (8) ________ (break out) in a big factory in the area. I (9) ________ (be) the only reporter who (10) ________ (manage) to talk to the owner! That (11) ________ (make) me feel very proud.

As you can see, I enjoy my job very much. I (12) ________ (meet) a lot of important people and I (13) _________ (have) the opportunity to see a lot of new places. I (14) _________ (buy) a new car because my old one (15) ________ (break down) a couple of weeks ago.

I have to go now because they (16) ________ (just/inform) me that I have to fly by helicopter to Middleford. I have to talk to people whose homes were damaged by the storm which (17) ________ (hit) the area last night. You see, I don’t have a moment’s rest!

Keep in touch.

Love,

Rosie

* Exercise 7. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.

1. Kate hasn’t phoned her mother for a week. phoned The last time ___Kate phoned her mother was____ a week ago.
2. They have never visited Vienna before. time It’s the __________ Vienna.
3. It’s a long time since I ate out. for I __________ a long time.
4. Roger hasn’t played tennis for six weeks. played The last time __________ tennis was six weeks ago.
5. It’s years since Mr Smith went on holiday. has Mr Smith _________ for years.
6. John hasn’t been to his country house since Easter. went The last time John __________ was at Easter.

Exercise 8. Read the following passage and put the verbs in the correct form, PRESENT PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE.

 




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