Business English verb tenses exercise 9

Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. This advertisement doesn't __________________________ people to buy the product.
  encouraged
  encourage
  to encourage

2. This advertisement __________________________ people to buy the product.
  encourages
  encouraged
  A or B

3. I haven't seen numbers like these in 10 years.
  didn't see
  haven't see
  A or B

4. Let's __________________________ this over lunch.
  discuss
  to discuss
  be discussing

5. __________________________ a business is hard work.
  Starting
  To start
  Having started

6. __________________________ three businesses myself, I know what I'm talking about.
  To start
  Starting
  Having started

7. This is an opportunity _________________ more directly with consumers.
  to connect
  connecting
  connect

8. __________________________ with consumers isn't easy.
  Connecting
  Connect
  To connect

9. He expressed concern about some of the deals currently __________________________.
  take place
  taking place
  are taking place

10. Generally speaking, nobody __________________________ to carry around a huge cellphone.
  want
  is wanting
  wants

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