English 5

Procedure:

1. I studied Topic #3 on Blackboard.

2. I read the instructions for the activity.

3. I answered the exercise about correct tenses (past, present, future)

4. I wrote a conclusion about my learning experience.

Results:

Change the following sentences to the tense indicated in parenthesis at the end of the sentence.

1.Coca Cola's independent bottler in Morocco bought the only bottler of rival Pepsi. (future with going to) Coca Cola´s Independent bottler is going to buy the only bottler of rival Pepsi in the coming months.

2. Jim Goodbody has decided to go ahead with the export operation, using Physique Ltd. as distributor. (past tense)

Last quarter Jim decided to go ahead with the export operation, using Physique Ltd. As distributor.

3. Johnson Electric's foreign market activities began just two years ago. (past perfect)

Johnson Electric´s foreign market activities had begun prior to considering merging with the competition.

4. The Human Resources Manager devised a new way to evaluate employees’ performance. (present perfect)

The Human Resources Manager have been devise a new way to evaluate employees performance and will present it in the next board meeting.

5. All supervisors have to give feedback to employees on a regular basis, that is, at least once every fortnight. (past tense)

Last year had to give feedback to employees on a regular basis, that is, at least once every fortnight.

6. The receptionist welcomes all foreign visitors by greeting them in English, Spanish, French or German. (present perfect)

The receptionist welcomed all foreign visitors ever since she arrived in the post.

7. The recruiter at the fair handed out the application forms. (future)

The recruiter at the fair will hand to all interested applicants.

8. The psychometric tests gave a good profile of the employees' motivations and thinking skills. (past perfect)

The psychometric tests had given a good profile of the employees until the Emotional Intelligence tests were also included.

9. The market segmentation study has brought good insight to the copyright of the advertising agency. (past tense)

The market segmentation study brought good insight to the copyright of the advertising agency.

10. The company will undertake an important diversification strategy next year. (future perfect)

The company will have undertaken an important diversification strategy next year by the end of the third quarter.

11. Our supplier of office equipment decides to close down some branches.(present perfect)

Our supplier of office equipment decided to close down some branches recently.

Conclusion:

I learned about the structures in past, present, future and the used of

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