GRAMMAR. Grammar Revision: Tenses

Grammar Revision: Tenses

Exercise 7. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb.

1. Most businesses and other organisations __________ across cultures every day of the week.

a) are working

b) work

c) worked

2. Just because the globalisation of business __________, cultural differences are not necessarily diminishing.

a) increase

b) increases

c) is increasing

3. Breaking the ice before a business meeting is a good idea and __________ everyone more comfortable and able to talk freely.

a) will make

b) will have made

c) have made

4. The fusion of cultures __________ a unique and colourful set of traditions and social etiquette in Mexico.

a) have created

b) has created

c) had created

d) will have created

5. “Where are you from?” is a tough question to ask in the UK, as it can be seen as culturally insensitive. It is better to ask something like "Where __________?"

a) have you travelled

b) do you travel

c) did you travel

6. Referring to the whole United Kingdom as England, or referring to UK citizens as "the English" __________ Scottish or Irish people.

a) will have offended

b) offended

c) will offend

7. In many ways, in the post-1949 period in China, gender relations __________ under the Chinese Communist Party.

a) changed

b) had changed

c) have changed

8. Many people in China __________ and lived abroad and may be more comfortable and knowledgeable about your culture than you are about theirs.

a) worked

b) have worked

c) had worked

9. Germans enjoy telling people about their last trip or where they __________ to go for their vacation.

a) have planned

b) had planned

c) are planning

10. Peter the Great __________ St. Petersburg, __________ Russian army and __________ Russian navy.

a) has established, reorganized, built

b) had established, had reorganized, had built

c) established, reorganized, built