Decide which tenses are used in the following examples (verbs in italic) and complete the table to explain why.
a) According to Hoffman (1996), sma...

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Decide which tenses are used in the following examples (verbs in italic) and complete the table to explain why.
a) According to Hoffman (1996), small firms respond more rapidly to changes …
b) Currently, inflation in the US is rising while imports are falling.
c) Since November there has been a significant increase in cases of influenza.
d) In the last three years more students have been working part-time.
e) After the war there was a sharp rise in divorce.
f) During 1998 they were developing a new system.
g) The study was published in June. It showed that in 1998 and 1999 profits had increased by 55%.
h) The forecast concludes that interest rates will reach 7.5% next year.
Tense Reason for use
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
NB. In the last month/year/decade = present perfect (unfinished period).
Last month/year/decade = simple past (finished period).

Ed · Answer

a) Present Simple - O verbo "respond" está no Present Simple, pois se trata de uma verdade universal, algo que é sempre verdadeiro.

b) Present Continuous - O verbo "is rising" está no Present Continuous, pois se trata de uma ação que está acontecendo no momento da fala.

c) Present Perfect - O verbo "has been" está no Present Perfect, pois se trata de uma ação que começou no passado e continua até o presente.

d) Present Perfect - O verbo "have been working" está no Present Perfect, pois se trata de uma ação que começou no passado e continua até o presente.

e) Past Simple - O verbo "was" está no Past Simple, pois se trata de uma ação que aconteceu e terminou no passado.

f) Past Continuous - O verbo "were developing" está no Past Continuous, pois se trata de uma ação que estava em andamento no passado.

g) Past Simple - O verbo "showed" está no Past Simple, pois se trata de uma ação que aconteceu e terminou no passado.

h) Future Simple - O verbo "will reach" está no Future Simple, pois se trata de uma ação que ainda não aconteceu, mas que é certa de acontecer no futuro.

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