TENSES #1
Jim works as a warehouse assistant in a logistics company. He .................................(work) there for five years. In his job, he (load) ...................... and .............(unload) goods delivery vans and lorries.
has worked/has been working
loads and unloads
There are no goods on the truck. Someone ................................. (already/ unload) them into the warehouse.
has unloaded them
How long would the transport take by barge?- Normally about six days, but it often takes _________ (long) if the weather is bad.
longer
A system in which the inventory _______________ (monitor), planned, and managed by the manufacturer on behalf of the customer is called vendor-managed inventory.
is monitored
The hairdresser dyes Jane's hair.
Jane has her hair dyed.
As soon as we (receive) .................................... the required pallets, we (unload) .............................. them into the warehouse.
receive/unload them into the warehouse
received/unloaded them into the warehouse
Sam ............................... (carry) a crate of wines to the warehouse when suddenly he (slip over) ............................ a banana peel.
was carrying/ slipped over
It's cheaper. It's actually __________ (cheap) of all the transport options.
the cheapest
This data is useless because it (collect) ..........................................two years ago.
was collected
The architect designed Jacob's house.
Jacob had his house designed.
I (attend) ...................................... a logistics conference next Friday. ............................. you ...............................(join) me?
am attending/will you join me?
What ......................you (do) ..................... when the transport (arrive) ......................... ?
were you doing/ arrived
And then perhaps we'd have to use the standard train, which is much ___________ (slow).
slower
Wait! The order ................................ (still/process).
is still being processed
I'm getting someone to fix the radiator.
I'm having/getting my radiator fixed.
When I (leave) ................................. at the company, I .................... (realize) ........................................... I (not/retrieve) ............................ all the data from the computer that I (need) ...........................
left/realized/had not retrieved/needed
Your eyes are dry! (You/sit)...................................... in front of the computer screen?
Have you been sitting?
This shipment will travel (far) _______________ than the last one.
father/further
The cigars _______________ (just/pack) into boxes. They are ready for shipment.
have just been packed
Jane has never cleaned her shoes.
Jane has never had her shoes cleaned.
By this time next summer, you (complete) ............................your logistics studies. I, on the other hand, (accomplish, not) ...................anything. This time next year I (study, still) .........................and you (work) ...........................in some new job.
will have completed/ will not have accomplished anything
will still be studying/ you will be working
I ..................... (use) to work part-time as a courier when I was university, but I .............. (break) a leg and since then ...................... (not/deliver) any packages.
used to/broke/ haven't delivered
_______________ (early) we send the package, _______________ (soon) the customer will get it.
The earlier/the sooner
By the time we reached the post office, the package ______________________ (already/ pick up).
had already been picked up
We need to transport some chairs to India.
We need to have some chairs transported to India.