Ejercicios de Inglés de Negocios: Verbos, Salud, Presente Perfecto y Vocabulario Laboral

Choose one verb

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We have a major problem.
We have to find a solution.
I'm sure... solve the problem.
If the problem... complain.

Problems at work

I tried to talk... to listen to a difficult colleague.
Yesterday we worked... late again: time.
I don't know who my... in my team: organisation.
There's more work... there were five: understaffing.
Lots of customers say... our equipment: quality.
The office is so noisy... the day: work environment.
I called him... that I know: slow payers.
There is too much work... always feel tired: stress.
When clients call... answer the phone: customer service.

Complete each sentence

• How can I help you?
• What exactly is the problem?
• There must be an answer to this problem.
• We can find a solution to this.
• I'll see what I can do.
• Why don't you try switching it off and on again?

Complete each sentence and then choose the more polite

• Would you like to come...? / Thanks. I'd love to.
• Can you come to the...? / That'd be nice...
• Are you free on Friday...? / Thanks, but I'm not sure...
• How about a game of tennis...? / I'd like to but I'm afraid...

Complete... health and fitness

• Smoking is bad for the heart.
• You should try to take... exercise.
• If you eat too many biscuits... fat.
• Most people need seven... sleep.
• I must go on... diet.
• To eat well you... fresh.
• Some people drive their... lazy.
• I must cut down on... lose.
• I want to be as... slim.
• This year I really... give.
• People who smoke... live.
• I'm going to... unhealthy.
• Since I stopped eating... weight.

Read what put the verbs into the present perfect

• I have been to almost... in the world.
• I have bought hundreds of... US and Europe.
• I have learnt how to... jumbo jet.
• I have met the Presidents... USA and China.
• He has never spoken to the US President.
• He has never sat in the pilot's... jumbo jet.
• He has never visited Japan, China, Russia.
• He has never owned a company.

Complete the replies and choose

• Have you met Sophie? No, I haven't. Nice to...
• Have you seen our brochure? Yes, I have. It's very good.
• Have you ever bought any of...? No, not yet!
• Have you ever been to the USA? Yes, I've been there twice.
• Have you had lunch yet? No, not yet. Have you?

Katherine Complete the discussion with present perfect

• Great news! We have received three big... Elena products have ordered 50,000 of our...
• Perfect Hair and Serena Cosmetics have also agreed to buy 20,000 of...
• Great. Are they new customers? Have they ever bought our products...?
• No. They're both new customers. We have never sold any of our products...

Use the correct form of the verbs

• When Whammo magazine... rose to 12,000...
• Sales also went up a lot in year 2.
• But year 3 was not... a little.
• In year 4 they went up by just 2,000 copies.
• And sales stayed the same in year 5.
• In year 6 they fell for the first time, to 24,000 copies.
• But there was an increase again in year 7.
• This year with more money for... target is to reach sales of 30,000...

Complete each sentence

• Could we fix a meeting... Monday?
• I'm sorry. I'm on holiday all next week.
• OK. In that case, are you free on Friday?
• Yes. Friday's OK. Is the morning convenient for you?
• I'm sorry, I'm busy all morning. Could we make it sometime in...
• Listen, let's have lunch and meet at 2.
• That sounds good. I'll look forward to it.
• Great. Can you send me an agenda?

Find pairs of sentences

• She gets a good night's rest every night / She sleeps very well.
• She doesn't spend all her time working / She has a good work-life balance.
• She doesn't get stressed / She doesn't get tense.
• She is near the end of her working life but still works part-time / She is semi-retired.
• She's a vegetarian / She doesn't eat meat.
• She doesn't eat junk food / She doesn't eat fast food.
• She's very laid back / She is a very relaxed person.

Build word families: verb, person noun, general noun

• organise / organiser / organisation
• manage / manager / management
• produce / producer / production
• compete / competitor / competition
• decide / decision (make a decision)
• invest / investor / investment

Substitute the words in italics in each sentence

• See you again in the autumn.
• Give my best wishes to Jim.
• We're looking forward to the next meeting.
• Until we meet again.
• Drive safely.
• Say hello to Cynthia from me.
• Thanks for your hospitality.
• It was so good of you to invite us.
• Have a safe journey.
• Ring us when you get back.