Mixed Grammar
MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011
Mixed Grammar
1. I am typing the letter now. Mrs Jenkins
(want) me to.
2. Every meeting
(need) a chairperson.
3. We have heard your proposals and we fully
(agree).
4. The pen she is looking for is not hers, it
(belong) to the supervisor.
5. We
(hope) to find a new market for these luxury products.
(zwei Formen mglich)
6. It is very annoying. They always
___(smoke)
when there is a serious decision to be made.
7. He forgot his umbrella. Where is he now?
He
(sign) the visitors book.
8. She
(listen) to the workers complaints and
____ (agree) that conditions have to be improved.
9. Its a pity. Now we
(regret) giving them the details.
10. Im very optimistic. I
(think) I can correct the mistake.
11. Who did you have in mind as a replacement when you heard
that he wanted
to leave? I
(plan) to split the responsibilities and
take on two stock-control clerks.
12. What
(wait/you) for when the alarm bell rang?
13. The assistant
(prepare) the shortlist
while the personnel manager
(interview) the first applicants.
14. She
(access) a personal file on her computer
when there was a sudden power-cut.
15. He
(wait) for the managing director
when the receptionist asked him about his flight.
16. While he
(discuss) the terms of the agreement on the phone,
he
___ (note down) details for the next meeting.
17. What
(do/you) when he suggested a merger?
I
_ (play) golf.
18. Why
(drink/they) champagne when we saw them?
They
_____ (celebrate) Bills birthday.
19. What
(do/you) when you heard about the accident?
We
(celebrate) my secretarys birthday.
20. They
(work) on the new distribution system
when their sales suddenly dropped.
21. What
__ (discuss/they) when they heard about the strike?
22. Staff appraisal often
(take) the form of a meeting between an
employee and his or her line manager.
23. I
(think) of the problems of selling in a foreign market:
its not as easy as it appears.
24. Everybody can hear them. They
(talk) about some
sort of additional pay.
25. A questionnaire
(be prepared) to find out
whether they would agree to a ban on smoking.
26. Where is she? She
(work) in the store room today.
27. What
(do/she)? She
(count) the audio-tapes.
28. We cannot place an order yet because our chief buyer
still
(study) the quotations.
29. The computer
(be programmed) so we could not check the figures.
30. A contract of employment __ (contain) details about the job
and the pay.
31. He is busy at the moment. He
__ (write) a memo
on how to improve the sales teams motivation.
32. The company
__ (want) to increase production.
33. So far their catalogues always
(contain) precise information.
34. He
(check) the invoices received by the suppliers all morning.
35. Why is he so irritated? He
(query) overdue orders
ever since he started work this morning.
36. They
____ (belong) to the McLellan Group since the early sixties.
37. For a long time it
___ (be) his job to check advice notes.
38. They
(look) for the mistake for several hours and
still
(not find) it.
39. She
(file) orders, advice notes and invoices
ever since she became a filing clerk.
40. There
(be) industrial action in some
manufacturing industries recently.
41. We
__ (plan) the takeover for the last six months.
42. We
_ (use) always our own standard forms.
43. We always
____ (keep) copies of our orders.
44. He just
___ (join) the firm.
45. She works in the finance department and
_ (control)
the day-to-day expenditure.
46. Since spring they
____ (market) their new products aggressively.
47. Our sales
__ (take) a turn for the worse this year.
48. I never
(have) the courage to clean the sophisticated machine
since it arrived.
49. Tom remembers the day when Penny first
(enter) the office.
50. Last week I
__ (be) in trouble because some money was missing.
51. The paper
(get) damp. We cannot print on it now.
52. I
(buy) the Financial Times yesterday,
but I
(not buy) it today.
53. It is true that she
(prove) to us that she is
particularly good at handling difficult callers.
54. We only
(use) preprinted forms when ordering.
55. We
(have) a central filing system for several years.
56. When I
____ (call) the line was engaged.
57. When I wanted to talk to him he _ (be) busy: he __ (sort)
the mail.
58. He left a message for you and I
___ (put) it on your desk.
It must still be there.
59. We
(prepare) order forms when they phoned us.
60. We
(adopt) new marketing tactics and are now getting on better.
61. I suppose you
__ (hear) how Mrs Jenkins secured the order, did you?
62. They
(work) on a commission basis for ever since I can remember.
63. The purchasing manager
(have to) sign the forms before
they are collected.
64. He
__ (decide) what duties he wants to delegate.
65. We
__
(look for) premesis, large enough to display all
our goods, but we
(not be) successful so far.
66. We know they
__ (take up) bankersreferences
at the moment so all we can do now is wait.
67. If I had to travel to the USA, I
___ (choose) to go by Concorde.
68. If you
(not provide) sales literature without spelling mistakes,
your customers will not take your products seriously.
69. If we had been informed in time, we
_ (take) measures
to protect ourselves from potential losses.
70. If your machines
___ (prove) satisfactory,
we will install them in all our shops.
71. We would buy a new system, if the computer market
(not be)
changing so rapidly.
72. If we took the middle-aged candidate, it
___ (be) a problem.
73. If he
(not increase) the pay offer, the union representatives
will not accept it.
74. There would have been trouble if we
(not renegotiate)
the redundancy payments.
75. Distribution costs will be reduced if
the new warehouse
(be) completed on time.
76. If they
_____ (decide) to ignore our recommendations,
it would be disastrous.
77. If our distribution had been handled by an agent, it
(be)
the wrong way to do business in that particular country.
78. If we
(set up) our own sales organisation in this developing
country, it would fail because we do not have enough local
contacts.
79. Someone else will penetrate that expanding market if we (not
do) so.
80. We
(lose) our chance if we had waited any longer.
81. If we appointed an agent for a short time, at least it
(be)
an attempt to get a foothold in the market.
82. We could have developed new training programmes if a new
personnel
manager
___ (be appointed).
83. If we want insurance cover, protective clothing
___ (must be worn).
84. If our delivery is a week late, claims for compensation
_ (be made).
85. Even if freight-free delivery
(be agreed upon),
shipment would have been at the customers expense.
86. If you were a customer with our bank, a cheque card __ (can
be issued).
87. If more computers were installed, more jobs
__ (be lost).
88. If staff have to be made redundant,
men and women between 50-65
____ (be selected).
89. If overdrafts can only be obtained at high interest
rates,
banks
(be asked) for loans by fewer people.
90. If I
____ (be asked) where to invest money,
I would suggest the computer software industry.
91. If I went to a broker, my money
___ (be invested) wisely.
92. Are you insisting
(have) a monthly report?
93. I am afraid
__ (be) nervous at the interview.
94. He is responsible
(check) incoming goods.
95. They are a very small firm, but
I look forward _
(cooperate) with them.
96. Fortunately she has given
__ (complain) about the canteen food.
97. You will have an opportunity
__ (meet) the production manager, too.
98. Is he happy
__ (move) to a new department.
99. She is looking forward
___ (meet) her new boss.
100. Hes worried
(lose) the contract.
101. I once heard her
(give) a speech to the new staff.
102. We saw John
___ (take) his clock card and then we left, too.
103. Lets observe him
___ (repair) the machine.
104. We had all the leaflets
__ (distribute) before the season began.
105. We have the containers
__ (label) for shipment to Brazil.
106. They had their commissions
_____ (cut) and they protested.
107. We have her
__ (look) into the matter.
108. I spent a lot of money on fares. I must have my expenses
(reimburse).
109. Where are they now? We left them __ (sort) out the faulty
items in the yard.
110. She was kept
____ (wait) for some time.
111. Our heating system is out-dated. We should have it
(replace)
before next winter.
112. He made me
(give) a refund to the customer.
113. She made him
(alter) her flights because
her meeting in Rome was postponed by two weeks.
114. He insisted, and so we let him
__ (go) to Australia for one year.
115. I would like her
(give) her opinion.
116. Dont make them
__ (wait) too long.
117. If you
(have) a credit insurance, bad debts will be covered.
118. If you have a no claims discount (NCD),
your insurance premium
___ (be reduced).
119. Even if the claimant himself is to blame for the accident,
the damage caused
to his own car
_____ (be covered) by his comprehensive insurance.
120. If I had to take out insurance, I
______ (contact) a broker.
121. If you are sure about the type of insurance you want,
you
_____ (be asked) to complete a proposal form.
122. Before we gave him the job we checked his application
carefully.
We think he
_____ (can) fill the vacancy in R&D perfectly.
123. If there is another serious mistake, he
_____ (may) find himself
answerable to the Board.
124. Did you try to find out what is wrong with him?
Im afraid his colleagues
(to be not able to) accept him.
(zwei Lsungen mglich)
125. The leader of our negotiating team has a personal problem
at the moment.
His wife is asking for a divorce and he is terribly upset about
it. So it is
possible that he
(may not) represent the company
in the coming negotiations.
126. I advised my boss to look for an alternative supplier but I
(can not) convince him.
127. It was not necessary to bring up the point about a sale or
return agreement. Our customers (can) always return goods within a
reasonable time-
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