5 PAST AND PRESENT 1
Read this text about the performance of the Ford car company. Complete the text with the verbs from the list below, using the present perfect.
moke   fall   launch   be   have   cut   withdraw   spend    take perform
Ford: the road to recovery
Although Ford (1)........f?££..................operating
profits of over $7 billion in its American market this year,
the story in Europe (2)..............................................very
different. Its market share (3)..............................................
from 12% six years ago to only 9% now. The truth is that
rivals like Volkswagen and Renault (4).......................
.......................much better over recent years. They
(5)..............................................costs and (6).......................
.......................exciting and highly successful new models. In
contrast, Ford (7)..............................................its large saloon,
the Scorpio, which was not selling well. But Ford
(8)..............................................a lot more success at the
higher end of the market. Over the last few years it
(9)..............................................a lot of money buying brands
such as Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover, and these models have much higher profit margins. It
(10)..............................................some time to sort out the
problems at Jaguar in particular, but it's now a successful part of the business.
Read this email from Steve, the Purchasing Manager of a UK importer, who is in Poland on a business trip. Complete the email by choosing the correct alternative from A, B, C or D below.
Reply
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From:
Subject:
Messauc:
Steve McGinlay
To:    Mike Evans
Sent: [ 18 May .
Poland
Cc:
Mike
Sorry I haven't contacted you (1) .....E>.... last week, but I've been very busy. I've (2) ............ to Katowice in the southwest of Poland (3) ............             a few days, and I've (4) ............             returned to my hotel in Warsaw, from where I'm sending this
email. I visited several firms when I was in Katowice and one of them looks quite promising. I've (5) ............seen their
factory, and I've got some product samples to show you.
Unfortunately I haven't met the guy in charge (6) ............. He wasn't there — he's (7) ............to Gdansk and should be
back next week.
So, the trip has been quite successful (8) ............. Have you (9) ............ been to Central Europe? Everything is
changing very fast — I've (10) ............ seen so much building work going on. Anyway, I'll email you again later in the
week to let you know what's happening. Regards, Steve
1	A for	B since	C just	D so far
2	A going	B gone	C being	D been
3	A for	B since	C already	D so far
4	A now	B been	C just	D so far
5	A yet	B already	C been	D gone
6	A just	B already	C now	D yet
7	A going	B gone	C being	D been
8	A so far	B yet	C just	D now
9	A yet	B since	C ever	D never
10	A yet	B since	C ever	D never