Business English Grammar

1. If he doesn't come in the next 10 minutes, we ____________ without him.

• started

• would start

• will start

2. He __________________ a manager when he was 25.

• has become

• became

• was becoming

3. ___________________ the details of the proposed merger.

• Let's to discuss

• Let's discuss

• Let's be discussing

Our distributor called while I ____________ to Jim. (I'm no longer talking to Jim)

• was talking

• have been talking

• would be talking

5. I thought about your proposal, and I think we __________________________ it.

• accept

• will have accepted

• will accept

7. I have _________________ your proposal, and I'm quite impressed.

• reviewed

• reviewing

• review

6. How long _________________ in sales?

• B or C

• have you worked

• have you been working

8. The mayor failed __________________________ the striking workers to return to contract talks.

•   persuade

• A or C

• to persuade

9. The union __________________________ on Tuesday to resume contract talks.

• was being agreed to

• agreed

• has been agreeing

10. Negotiations __________________________ to continue into the weekend.

• are expected

• are expecting

• expect