1 Choose the correct verb form to complete the following sentences.

1 Changes ____________________ (currently, introduce) to make the department operate more
profitably.
                                                            2 A large part of our savings
________________ (use) to pay off the mortgage next
year.                                            3 A business award ____________________ (just,
give) to him.
    4 I ___________________ (interview) – I always get sweaty
palms.                                                                            5 The problem
with all the computers ____________________ (not fix)
yet.                                                                       6 You're being promoted.
The final decision _____________ (make)
yesterday.                                                                       7 All customer
complaints ___________________ (answer) within five working
days.                                               8 While I was on holiday, my office
_______________ (repaint).
 9 Every day 100,000 barrels of crude oil _______________ (process)  by the new oil
refinery.                                             10 He did not arrive in time as his flight
________________ (delay).

2 When a professional person does some work for us, we can use have something done. Rewrite the
sentences using this structure.


1 A technician fixed this computer last week.

I ….........................….. last week.


2 They audit our accounts.

We …...........................................


3 The garage is servicing my car on Friday.

I am …..............................................


4 The builders are going to install air conditioning.

We are …......................................................


5 A pleasant lady in the centre does my hair.

I ….................................................. by a pleasant lady in the centre.