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Topic: Mixed verb tenses 2

These exercises will help you to practice choosing the right verb tense in a Business English context. Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. __________________________ a strike, the company gave in to the workers' demands.
  Hoping to prevent
  Hoped to prevent
  Hope to prevent

2. Our employees __________________________ our strongest asset.
  are being
  are
  to be

3. __________________________ that for another meeting.
  Let's to leave
  Let's be leaving
  Let's leave

4. Our office usually __________________________ at 5:00 PM, but today we're staying open until 6.
  closes
  is closing
  closed

5. __________________________ business in third-world countries can be a frustrating experience.
  To do
  Having done
  Doing

6. Please ask Robert _________________to the meeting.
  to be coming
  to come
  come

7. By the time my boss gets here, I _________________ my report.
  will have finished
  would be finished
  finish

8. From now on, we __________________________ things differently.
  will be doing
  A or C
  will do

9. If he had told me about this earlier, I __________________________ someone else.
  will have hired
  would have hired
  will hire

10. I __________________________ those changes last week.
  have implemented
  have been implementing
  implemented

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