MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011 © Mixed Grammar I am typing the letter now Mrs Jenkins (want) me to Every meeting We have heard your proposals and we fully The pen she is looking for is not hers, it We (hope) to find a new market for these luxury products (zwei Formen möglich) It is very annoying They always (need) a chairperson (agree) (belong) to the supervisor _(smoke) when there is a serious decision to be made He forgot his umbrella Where is he now? He (sign) the visitor’s book She (listen) to the workers´ complaints and (agree) that conditions have to be improved It´s a pity Now we (regret) giving them the details 10 I´m very optimistic I mistake 11 Who did you have in mind as a replacement when you heard that he wanted (think) I can correct the to leave? I (plan) to split the responsibilities and take on two stock-control clerks 12 What 13 The assistant (wait/you) for when the alarm bell rang? (prepare) the shortlist while the personnel manager 14 (interview) the first applicants She (access) a personal file on her computer when there was a sudden power-cut 15 He (wait) for the managing director when the receptionist asked him about his flight 16 While he he (discuss) the terms of the agreement on the phone, _ (note down) details for the next meeting InnoSteps Ihr kompetenter Partner für Übersetzungen & Sprachtraining MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011 © 17 What (do/you) when he suggested a merger? I 18 19 20 _ (play) golf Why (drink/they) champagne when we saw them? They _ (celebrate) Bill’s birthday What (do/you) when you heard about the accident? We (celebrate) my secretary´s birthday They (work) on the new distribution system when their sales suddenly dropped 21 What 22 Staff appraisal often (discuss/they) when they heard about the strike? (take) the form of a meeting between an employee and his or her line manager 23 I (think) of the problems of selling in a foreign market: it´s not as easy as it appears 24 Everybody can hear them They (talk) about some sort of additional pay 25 A questionnaire (be prepared) to find out whether they would agree to a ban on smoking 26 Where is she? – She (work) in the store room today 27 What 28 We cannot place an order yet because our chief buyer (do/she)? – She still (count) the audio-tapes (study) the quotations 29 The computer (be programmed) so we could not check the figures 30 A contract of employment 31 He is busy at the moment He (contain) details about the job and the pay (write) a memo on how to improve the sales team´s motivation InnoSteps Ihr kompetenter Partner für Übersetzungen & Sprachtraining MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011 © 32 The company (want) to increase production 33 So far their catalogues always 34 He 35 Why is he so irritated? – He (contain) precise information (check) the invoices received by the suppliers all morning (query) overdue orders ever since he started work this morning 36 They (belong) to the McLellan Group since the early sixties 37 For a long time it 38 They _ (be) his job to check advice notes (look) for the mistake for several hours and still 39 (not find) it She (file) orders, advice notes and invoices ever since she became a filing clerk 40 There (be) industrial action in some manufacturing industries recently 41 We (plan) the takeover for the last six months 42 We _ (use) always our own standard forms 43 We always 44 He just 45 She works in the finance department and (keep) copies of our orders _ (join) the firm _ (control) the day-to-day expenditure 46 Since spring they 47 Our sales 48 I never (market) their new products aggressively (take) a turn for the worse this year (have) the courage to clean the sophisticated machine since it arrived 49 Tom remembers the day when Penny first 50 Last week I (enter) the office (be) in trouble because some money was missing InnoSteps Ihr kompetenter Partner für Übersetzungen & Sprachtraining MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011 © 51 The paper (get) damp We cannot print on it now 52 I (buy) the Financial Times yesterday, but I 53 (not buy) it today It is true that she (prove) to us that she is particularly good at handling difficult callers 54 We only (use) preprinted forms when ordering 55 We 56 When I 57 When I wanted to talk to him he 58 He left a message for you and I (have) a central filing system for several years (call) the line was engaged _ (be) busy: he (sort) the mail _ (put) it on your desk It must still be there 59 We (prepare) order forms when they phoned us 60 We 61 I suppose you 62 They 63 The purchasing manager (adopt) new marketing tactics and are now getting on better (hear) how Mrs Jenkins secured the order, did you? (work) on a commission basis for ever since I can remember (have to) sign the forms before they are collected 64 He 65 We 66 (decide) what duties he wants to delegate (look for) premesis, large enough to display all our goods, but we (not be) successful so far We know they (take up) bankers´references at the moment so all we can now is wait 67 If I had to travel to the USA, I 68 If you _ (choose) to go by Concorde (not provide) sales literature without spelling mistakes, your customers will not take your products seriously 69 If we had been informed in time, we _ (take) measures InnoSteps Ihr kompetenter Partner für Übersetzungen & Sprachtraining MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011 © to protect ourselves from potential losses 70 If your machines _ (prove) satisfactory, we will install them in all our shops 71 We would buy a new system, if the computer market (not be) changing so rapidly 72 If we took the middle-aged candidate, it 73 If he _ (be) a problem (not increase) the pay offer, the union representatives will not accept it 74 There would have been trouble if we (not renegotiate) the redundancy payments 75 Distribution costs will be reduced if the new warehouse 76 (be) completed on time If they _ (decide) to ignore our recommendations, it would be disastrous 77 If our distribution had been handled by an agent, it the wrong way 78 If we (be) to business in that particular country (set up) our own sales organisation in this developing country, it would fail because we not have enough local contacts 79 Someone else will penetrate that expanding market if we 80 We 81 If we appointed an agent for a short time, at least it (not do) so (lose) our chance if we had waited any longer (be) an attempt to get a foothold in the market 82 We could have developed new training programmes if a new personnel manager _ (be appointed) 83 If we want insurance cover, protective clothing _ (must be worn) 84 If our delivery is a week late, claims for compensation 85 Even if freight-free delivery _ (be made) (be agreed upon), InnoSteps Ihr kompetenter Partner für Übersetzungen & Sprachtraining MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011 © shipment would have been at the customer´s expense 86 If you were a customer with our bank, a cheque card 87 If more computers were installed, more jobs 88 If staff have to be made redundant, (be lost) men and women between 50-65 89 (be selected) If overdrafts can only be obtained at high interest rates, banks 90 (can be issued) (be asked) for loans by fewer people If I (be asked) where to invest money, I would suggest the computer software industry 91 If I went to a broker, my money 92 Are you insisting 93 I am afraid 94 He is responsible 95 They are a very small firm, but I look forward _ _ (be invested) wisely (have) a monthly report? (be) nervous at the interview (check) incoming goods (cooperate) with them 96 Fortunately she has given (complain) about the canteen food 97 You will have an opportunity (meet) the production manager, too 98 Is he happy 99 She is looking forward 100 He´s worried 101 I once heard her 102 We saw John 103 Let´s observe him 104 We had all the leaflets (move) to a new department _ (meet) her new boss (lose) the contract (give) a speech to the new staff _ (take) his clock card and then we left, too _ (repair) the machine (distribute) before the season began InnoSteps Ihr kompetenter Partner für Übersetzungen & Sprachtraining MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011 © 105 We have the containers (label) for shipment to Brazil 106 They had their commissions _ (cut) and they protested 107 We have her 108 I spent a lot of money on fares I must have my expenses 109 Where are they now? We left them (sort) out the faulty items in the yard 110 She was kept 111 Our heating system is out-dated We should have it (look) into the matter (reimburse) (wait) for some time (replace) before next winter 112 He made me 113 She made him (give) a refund to the customer (alter) her flights because her meeting in Rome was postponed by two weeks 114 He insisted, and so we let him 115 I would like her 116 Don´t make them 117 If you 118 If you have a no claims discount (NCD), (go) to Australia for one year (give) her opinion (wait) too long (have) a credit insurance, bad debts will be covered your insurance premium 119 _ (be reduced) Even if the claimant himself is to blame for the accident, the damage caused to his own car _ (be covered) by his “comprehensive” insurance 120 If I had to take out insurance, I 121 If you are sure about the type of insurance you want, you 122 _ (be asked) to complete a proposal form Before we gave him the job we checked his application carefully We think he 123 (contact) a broker _ (can) fill the vacancy in R&D perfectly If there is another serious mistake, he _ (may) find himself answerable to the Board 124 Did you try to find out what is wrong with him? InnoSteps Ihr kompetenter Partner für Übersetzungen & Sprachtraining MIXED BUSINESS GRAMMAR 2011 © I´m afraid his colleagues (to be not able to) accept him (zwei Lösungen möglich) 125 The leader of our negotiating team has a personal problem at the moment His wife is asking for a divorce and he is terribly upset about it So it is possible that he (may not) represent the company in the coming negotiations 126 I advised my boss to look for an alternative supplier but I convince him (can not) 127 It was not necessary to bring up the point about a sale or return agreement Our customers (can) always return goods within a reasonable timeframe InnoSteps Ihr kompetenter Partner für Übersetzungen & Sprachtraining