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STIA Menara Siswa – English for Public Administration

Date: 21st December, 2021

Dear Group-3 Members,

These exercises have a broad range of general business-related terms for

beginners and will help you to practice choosing the right verb tense in a
Business English context.

PART A
Choose the best response for each one.

1. We completed ( = finished) this contract last month.

   completed
    complicated
    complimented

2. You have $100 outstanding ( = that you have to pay) on your

account.
   outlandish
   outstanding
    outspoken

3. I had a hard time convincing the CEO to support my proposal.

    hard time
   bad luck
    hard luck

4. I learned from this experience. = It was a learning experience.

   learned
   learning
    learn

5. You will receive 50% up front( = before you do the work), and the rest
when you finish the contract.
    uptown
    upscale
    up front
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6. I have never dealt with ( = had experience with) these types of

clients.
    enticed
   assumed
    dealt with

7. How do I go about doing this? = What are the steps I should take in
order to do this?
    go about
    go around
    go out

8. He spent a great deal ( = a lot) of time and money.

    dole
    deal
    dial

9. I'm not sure which loan I should apply to.

    apply
    apply to
    apply for

10. It's unlikely that you'll get rejected. = You probably will not get
rejected.
    unlikely
    unlike
   unliked

PART B
Fill in each blank with the best response.

1. MasterCard has built built its marketing around the theme, "There are
some things money can't buy.
    B or C
    has built
    built
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2. If they had contact us earlier, we could have set up a meeting.

    contact
    had contacted
    have contacted

3. I hadn't been realizing the figures were so low.

   realized
    been realized
    been realizing

4. Visa is being Mastercard's main competitor.

   is being
    is
    A or B

5. We're currently negotiating that part of the contract.

   negotiated
    being negotiated
    negotiating

6. That part of the contract is currently negotiated  

  negotiating
    negotiated
    being negotiated

7. We successfully negotiated the inclusion of that amendment.

    negotiated
    being negotiated
    negotiating

8. The outcome won’t be known until next week.

    will be
    won't be
    A or B
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9. The outcome will be known next week.

    will be
    won't be
    A or B

10. These fees are not included in the estimate.

    included
    including
    A or B

11. You should to treat your employees in a more respectful manner.

    treat
    to treat
    treated

12. Employees should to be treated in a more respectful manner.

    to be treated
    be treated
     treated

13. PERSON 1: have you seen Bob? PERSON 2: No, I haven't.

    Have
    Are
    Did

14. You should let him know if you have a problem.

    would have let him know
    should let him know
    have let him know

15. The business environment A or B.

    is constantly changing
    changes constantly
    A or B
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16. Don't call them until we get the proposal back from Nancy.
    Don't be calling
    Haven't you called
    Don't call

17. The board A or B a merger.

    has just approved
    just has approved
    A or B

18. I was working at Bank of America from 2001-2003.

    have been working
    was working
    have worked

19. Currently, I am working at Citibank.

    work
    am working
    A or B

20. I have worked here for 10 years. (I still work here)

   have worked
   worked
    was working