Communicative competence : Tenses and forms

Complete this business letter using the right tenses or form of the verbs between
parentheses

Leather in Style
Raphael Simmons
877 Memory Lane
LL45 6AK Liverpool

Barclays Ltd
Liverpool Main Street Branch
To the Manager

Subject: Outstanding Account at Barclay’s

Dear Sir
I __________(write) to inform you about my current financial situation. A month ago,
I__________ (send) you a letter yet I still__________ (not receive) any reply to it. As you know
I__________ (run) this business for thirty years now, my father__________ (set) it up in the
1950s just after the Second World War. He (have) a passion for craftsmanship and for leather in
particular. The belts, bags and shoes he____________ (create) with his own hands________ (be)
an instant hit with customers at the time and they__________ (remain) loyal to our brand to this
day as I _____________(manage) to keep his signature know-how.
However, owing to competition from Chinese manufacturers and to the continuous rise in the
price of raw materials, we_________ (struggle) with sales for over a year. The last two
instalments of our loan________ (have) to__________ (delay). As I________ (explain) to you in
my previous correspondence, the loan we (grant) by Barclay’s corresponds to fees related to our
compliance with new environmental standards in the shop. The sums involved________ (be)
significant and we_______ (find) it really hard to meet the payment deadlines for the moment.
As a result, we wish to request a rescheduling of our repayment plan. As from next month, several
orders _______(expect) from our new Asian clients so our company’s situation can________
(turn) around provided you agree to reconsider our credit terms.
I expect you will be needing more information about all this and suggest that we meet to discuss
the details of our record.
I look forward to_________ (hear) from you,

Yours faithfully
Raphael Simmons