Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1So far in your career, you ............... teams in three different countries.
Wrong!
Use "have managed" because 'so far' links the candidate's experience to the present interview moment.
2In your previous role, you ............... the product launch last quarter.
Wrong!
Use "led" because 'last quarter' is a finished past time, so the past simple is needed.
3You ............... your presentation when the interviewer called to change the time.
Wrong!
Use "were preparing" because it describes an action in progress when another past event interrupted it.
4I ............... about your salary expectations, but I changed my mind.
Wrong!
Use "was going to ask" because the intention existed in the past, before the speaker changed the question.
5By the time the next interview round starts, you ............... the technical assessment.
Wrong!
Use "will have completed" because 'by the time' points to a result finished before a future deadline.
6You look understandably tired; you ............... in reception for nearly an hour.
Wrong!
Use "have been waiting" because the wait started in the past and is still affecting the present situation.
7According to the programme, the panel interview ............... at 2 p.m.
Wrong!
Use "starts" because a fixed timetable or programme normally takes the present simple.
8Since January, our department ............... a mentoring scheme for new analysts.
Wrong!
Use "has been running" because 'since January' shows an activity that began in the past and continues now.
9When we discussed your application, the previous manager ............... the company by then.
Wrong!
Use "had left" because it shows the previous manager left before the later past discussion.
10Over the last five years, you ............... mainly with remote teams.
Wrong!
Use "have worked" because 'over the last five years' describes experience continuing up to the present.
11At the moment, you ............... an online course in data visualisation.
Wrong!
Use "are taking" because 'at the moment' points to a temporary action happening around now.
12This time tomorrow, you ............... the regional director for your final interview.
Wrong!
Use "will be meeting" because it describes an action in progress at a specific future time.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- So far in your career, you have managed teams in three different countries.
- In your previous role, you led the product launch last quarter.
- You were preparing your presentation when the interviewer called to change the time.
- I was going to ask about your salary expectations, but I changed my mind.
- By the time the next interview round starts, you will have completed the technical assessment.
- You look understandably tired; you have been waiting in reception for nearly an hour.
- According to the programme, the panel interview starts at 2 p.m.
- Since January, our department has been running a mentoring scheme for new analysts.
- When we discussed your application, the previous manager had left the company by then.
- Over the last five years, you have worked mainly with remote teams.
- At the moment, you are taking an online course in data visualisation.
- This time tomorrow, you will be meeting the regional director for your final interview.