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07   Complete this magazine article by putting the verb in brackets into either the past simple or past perfect. In one case only the past perfect can be used, in five cases only the past simple can be used and in six cases both are possible.
THE DANES SAY 'NO
On 28 September 2000 the people of Denmark (1) ....VP.tad ... (vote) 'No' to joining the single European currency, the euro. All the main political parties, the trades unions, the employers and the
media (2).................. (campaign) for a
'Yes' vote before the referendum. So why
(3)....................(the Danes/reject) the euro?
Let's look first at the economic background. For many years the Danish central bank (4).....................(be) committed
to keeping the value of the krone stable against the German mark, and this policy
(5)..................... (be) very successful in
maintaining stability and prosperity. Then the euro was launched in January 1999. In the period after the launch the countries in
the euro zone (6)................... (perform)
relatively well in economic terms. How ever, by the time of the referendum the
euro (7)................... (fall) significantly
against the dollar, and the central banks of
the USA and Japan (8)................... (be)
forced to intervene in the foreign exchange markets to buy euros.
But the 'No' campaign (9)...................
(focus) on national identity, not economic
issues. In the end the Danes (10)..................
(make)   their   decision   because they
(11).................. (fear)   that economic
integration would eventually lead to political
integration. They (12)..................(want) to
keep their independence and freedom.
01   Alan is talking about his first job. Complete what he says with the best form of the verb in brackets. Choose between the past simple (unit 3), past continuous (unit 3) or past perfect. interviewer:   So, Alan, why did you quit your last job?
alan:   Well, at the time I (1) ......^^....Vy0.^!!1^.... (work) as a financial officer for an International
Accountancy firm in London. I (2) ........................................ (be) in the same company for three years.
interviewer:   How (3) ........................................ (you/get) the job?
alan:   Just after I (4) ........................................ (finish) university I (5) ........................................ (go) to a job
fair. I still (6) ........................................ (decide) what I wanted to do and I was interested to see what
kind of jobs there (7) ........................................ (be) at the fair. While I (8)........................................ (look) at
information on one of the stands for a large international accountancy firm, someone
(9) ........................................ (give) me an application form to fill in. I thought this might be a good
career opportunity for me as I (10) ........................................ (already/take) some accountancy exams
for my degree. So I (11) ........................................ (complete) the form and (12) ........................................
(send) it off. They (13) ........................................ (interview) me the following week and I got job.
At first, I (14) ........................................ (feel) satisfied with the job, but as time went by, things
(15) ........................................ (change) and I began to hate working there.
interviewer:   So what (16) ........................................ (go) wrong?
alan:    Well, the situation was this: I (17) ........................................ (work) for a person who was very
difficult, er ... very demanding ... never satisfied. What's more, my job (18) ........................................
(become) too repetitive and I really wanted to do something more creative. So, that's why I
resigned ... I (19)........................................ (not have) another job to go to, but I knew I
(20) ........................................ (have) to make a change.
Complete the sentences with used to or used to/would.
1 With my old boss we ..w££d..rtQ./wpu!d., have meetings several times a week.
2 I......................................own a BMW, but now I have an MG.
3 Before they built the new motorway it......................................take me an hour to get to work.
4 I......................................think I wanted to work for a large organisation. Now I want to be self-employed.