PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Choose the correct option.
Choose the correct option.
Boston College looks for/is looking for an international marketing manager for their overseas recruitment drive.
is looking for
At the moment when the earthquake was striking/struck, most people were sleeping/ slept.
struck / were sleeping
Construction companies ___________ (build) a new village outside Perpignan for past three years.
have been building
The team of scientists just left the laboratory when the fire broke out, so there were no injuries.
The team of scientists had just left the laboratory when the fire broke out, so there were no injuries.
Tesco doubles/is going to double the number of its hypermarkets in China by 2020.
is going to double
Social enterprises can be defined as those which are placing/place environmental concerns alongside profit.
place
Phillips asked/was asking her subjects to watch clips of people smiling, and measured their heart rate afterwards.
asked
A million Chinese people ___________ (move) to Africa in the past twenty years to take advantage of new business opportunities. More than 250,000 Chinese immigrants ___________ (arrive) in South Africa alone since 1994.
have moved / have arrived
James Lott described the trip as a failure as they expected to discover at least three new species of insect.
James Lott described the trip as a failure as they had expected to discover at least three new species of insect.
Government cuts mean that life will be/will have been difficult for many people over the next three years.
will be
Monetary policy is operating/operates by influencing the price at which money is lent.
operates
During the 18th century, merchants would/ used to transport their goods around England by canal.
would / used to
Research ___________ (demonstrate) that people can delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes by losing weight.
has demonstrated
The regiment made a successful case for all those who participated in the rescue voyage to receive the Distinguished Service Cross.
The regiment made a successful case for all those who had participated in the rescue voyage to receive the Distinguished Service Cross.
If everything goes to plan, at 14.16 this afternoon, a minute after starting his engine, Andy Green will be driving/will drive faster than anyone has driven before.
will be driving
Smartphones are establishing/establish themselves as the dominant mobile device amongst younger consumers.
are establishing
Audi used to launch/launched their new family saloon in 2010.
launched
Thousands of UK citizens ___________ (emigrate) to Australia to start a new life in the 1950s and 60s. One of them ___________ (write) an account in 1976 that ___________ (just/film).
emigrated / wrote / has just been filmed
Petroleum Products finally admitted that crude oil been leaking from their tanker for more than a week.
Petroleum Products finally admitted that crude oil had been leaking from their tanker for more than a week.
All of the parties would/were about to come to an agreement when news broke of a new rebel attack.
were
David Hare's plays, as Felton (2009) notes/ is noting, provide actresses with some of the strongest roles in modern drama.
notes
At the time of the crash, high street banks were investing/invested in some very risky products.
were investing
New research indicates that scientists ___________ (discover) a potential cure for some forms of dementia. The key finding ___________ (make) two months ago by a team working for Dr Julia Davidson.
have discovered / was made
Many companies signed contracts with competitors by the time Holliwell Carlease offered them the new Fiat.
Many companies had signed contracts with competitors by the time Holliwell Carlease offered them the new Fiat.
The establishment of an office in New York in 2009 was to prove/would prove to be a very successful move for the UK TV company.
would prove