Question

Task V. Open the brackets and use the verb in the right form: 1. Hello, I (to phone) about the conference. 2. What you (to say) is very interesting. 3. I (to go) to lunch in half an hour. 4. He (to cut) margins on some lines in order to win new customers. 5. She (to ask) for special prices. 6. Many wholesalers (to use) now computers to carry out accounting, billing, inventory control and forecasting. 7. We (to head) for a record year. 8. Profitability (to decline). You must reduce costs. 9. Your top salespeople (to leave). You need to offer them better salaries. 10. We (to talk) about routine purchases.

Answer 1

1. Hello, I AM PHONING about the conference.

2. What you ARE SAYING is very interesting.

3. I AM GOING to lunch in half an hour.

4. He CUTS margins on some lines in order to win new customers.

5. She IS ASKING for special prices.

6. Many wholesalers USE now computers to carry out accounting, billing, inventory control and forecasting.

7. We ARE HEADING for a record year.

8. Profitability IS DECLINING. You must reduce costs.

9. Your top salespeople ARE GOING TO LEAVE. You need to offer them better salaries.

10. We ARE TALKING about routine purchases.

Answer 2

Sure, here are the sentences with the brackets filled in with the correct verb forms:

1. Hello, I am phoning about the conference.
2. What you are saying is very interesting.
3. I will go to lunch in half an hour.
4. He cut margins on some lines in order to win new customers.
5. She asked for special prices.
6. Many wholesalers are using computers now to carry out accounting, billing, inventory control, and forecasting.
7. We are heading for a record year.
8. Profitability is declining. You must reduce costs.
9. Your top salespeople have left. You need to offer them better salaries.
10. We are talking about routine purchases.