| Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb. 1. John __________________ (look after) Alexandra's clients while she __________________ (be) on maternity leave. 2. "On your CV it __________________ (say) that you __________________ (speak) some Chinese." - "Yes, in fact, I __________________ (currently / take) private classes. I __________________ (think) Chinese is going to be a very useful languge in our sector." 3. Our client __________________ (be) very stubborn at the moment. He __________________ (not / want) to accept our conditions. It's strange because he __________________ (usually / be) so reasonable. 4. Where __________________ (your company / hold) its AGM this year? 5. "What language __________________ (that man / speak) at the reception desk?" - "It __________________ (sound) like Portuguese to me." 6. I __________________ (have to) speak to Doug urgently but he __________________ (not / answer) his phone. 7. "They __________________ (have) the meeting this Thursday at 3pm. Will you be able to attend?" - "No, I'm afraid not. I __________________ (go) to a conference in Amsterdam." 8. Ray __________________ (always / drive) to work but this week he __________________ (take) the train as his daughter __________________ (borrow) his car. 9. Which logo __________________ (you / prefer)? Sorry but I __________________ (not / like) either of them. 10. Our children really __________________ (love) surfing. They __________________ (spend) every weekend at the beach. In fact we __________________ (look at) buying a small holiday home on the coast. Jaco Beach __________________ (look) very nice. ANSWERS More Business Grammar exercises: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous? Common Phrasal Verbs in Business Adjective + preposition Advanced Question Tags Prepositions of Place (At, In, On) Full List of General English Grammar Exercises Common Mistakes (particularly among Spanish-speaking learners) |
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