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UNIT 4 H SUCCESS<br />

Present and<br />

past tenses<br />

Complete the <strong>ru</strong>les with the words present simple, present continuous, present perfect,<br />

past perfect or past simple.<br />

1 We use the ............ to describe actions and situations which are generally t<strong>ru</strong>e.<br />

Carlos Slim is worth about $67bn.<br />

2 We use the ............ to describe completed actions or events which took place at a<br />

particular time or over a period of time in the past.<br />

Slim bought Telmex in 1990.<br />

3 We use the ............ to describe current or temporary situations.<br />

Petrol is getting more expensive by the week.<br />

At the moment, Slim is writing a book about his family.<br />

4 We use the ............ to describe life experiences, the present results of past actions<br />

or to announce news.<br />

The company hos done well recently.<br />

In recent years, Slim hos devolved power to his family.<br />

5 We use the ............ to describe an action which is completed before a time in<br />

the past.<br />

The office hod closed by the time we got there.<br />

Cl Grammar reference page 147<br />

Ill Label the tenses in these sentences based on the article on page 39 and say<br />

why those tenses are used.<br />

1 In recent years, Slim has begun to stretch his tentacles north.<br />

2 Aged 11, he invested in government saving bonds.<br />

3 He remains f<strong>ru</strong>gal in his tastes.<br />

4 By 15, he had bought a very small shareholding in Banco Nacional de Mexico.<br />

5 Slim is currently looking at investing in distressed assets.<br />

a<br />

Write an article about Apple for a business magazine. Use these notes,<br />

putting the verbs in brackets into appropriate tenses.<br />

THE COMPANY<br />

• (reinvent) the personal computer<br />

with the Macintosh in 1980s<br />

• (have) highest brand loyalty of any<br />

computer manufacturer<br />

• (operate) more than 250 retail<br />

stores<br />

• (have) informal culture<br />

HISTORY<br />

• (start) in Cupertino, California,<br />

April 1, 1976<br />

• October 23, 2001 : (introduce) the<br />

iPod digital music player<br />

• Since it was formed 1976, (employ)<br />

over 75,000 people worldwide<br />

RECENT EVENTS<br />

• Recently (rank) first as most<br />

admired company overall in<br />

Fortune survey<br />

• People in survey by CoolBrands<br />

recently (vote) the iPhone as<br />

world's coolest brand<br />

• September 28, 2009 downloads<br />

from App Store (surpass) 2 billion<br />

WHAT IT IS DOING NOW<br />

• Currently (experience) the greatest<br />

expansion in its history<br />

•<br />

Now (focus) on its software more<br />

than ever<br />

• At time of writing, (offer) students a<br />

free iPod Touch with the purchase<br />

of a MacBook<br />

D<br />

Research Carlos Slim on the Internet and write a final paragraph for the<br />

article on page 39 saying what he is doing now.<br />

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