Present Simple Tense vs. Past Simple Tense


Present Simple Tense vs. Past Simple Tense

[ezquiz type=fill] title: Fill in the blanks below with the most suitable form of the verb in brackets. Use either the present simple or the past simple tense. q: We ______ (distribute) products all over Thailand. a: distribute q: but we only ______ (have) one office in Bangkok. a: have q: Our company ______ (employ) a large upcountry sales team. a: employs q: The team ______ (cover) all four regions of Thailand. a: covers q: In the past we ______ (use) a distributor for our products. a: used q: However, sales ______ (be) quite low. a: were q: We ______ (decide) to set up our own sales team. a: decided q: At the end of every month our upcountry sales staff ______ (return) to Bangkok for meetings. a: return q: They usually ______ (arrive) in Bangkok on around the 27th. a: arrive q: Last month they ______ (come) to Bangkok early. a: came q: The 27th and 28th ______ (be) holidays. a: were q: The sales team usually ______ (do) product training for two days. a: do q: Last month they ______ (learn) about the EV12 product line. a: learned q: The month before they ______ (study) the AX4 product group. a: studied q: We ______ (add) to our product line regularly. a: add q: Last year we ______ (take over) a small dye producer. a: took over q: Right now our company ______ (sell) more than 60 products. a: is selling q: Doing product training regularly ______ (be) very beneficial for the sales staff. a: is q: They ______ (improve) their product knowledge regularly. a: improve q: They can assist the customers with technical issues whenever they ______ (encounter) problems. a: encounter [/ezquiz]