Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfectcontinuous.tim bryant, a magazine journalist, is interviewing margaret rodwell, the founder of a successful company.tb: so why do you think your company (be) so successful? mr: well, our products 2) (fill)
a large gap in the market and i think one of the most important things is that we 3) (always listen) to our clients and we 4) (act) on their comments and suggestions.tb: and what’s a typical day for you? mr: well, take today for example. i 5) (interview)
candidates for a marketing executive post.tb: and how many 6) (you / interview)? mr: er, i 7) (interview) four so far. and i 8) (talk) to clients on the phone on and off all day. i seem to spend a lot of time on the phone. i 9) (discuss) some new
ideas with them for the transportation and delivery of our products.tb: mm, it sounds like a very busy day.mr: oh, that’s only part of it. i 10) (have) two meetings, one with union representatives and one with departmental heads. and i 11) (also work) on a proposal for a
new marketing strategy.tb: and it’s not two o’clock yet! mr: no, but of course i 12) (be) here since seven o’clock this morning.tb: gosh. and, i hope you don’t mind my mentioning this ms rodwell, but some rumours 13) (circulate) about your possible engagement to mr
grimaldi, the banker.mr: no, there will be no engagement, though it’s true that mr grimaldi and i 14) (see) each other. that’s no secret.tb: when you get the time, i suppose. and is it also true that you 15) (learn) russian with a view to introducing your products there?
mr: yes, i have, but i 16) (not learn) much yet; there’s still a long way for me to go.
mr: Well, our products have filled a large gap in the market and I think one of the most important things is that we have always listened to our clients and we have acted on their comments and suggestions.
tb: And what’s a typical day for you?
mr: Well, take today for example. I have been interviewing candidates for a marketing executive post.
tb: And how many have you interviewed?
mr: Er, I have interviewed four so far. And I have been talking to clients on the phone on and off all day. I seem to spend a lot of time on the phone. I have also been discussing some new ideas with them for the transportation and delivery of our products.
tb: Mm, it sounds like a very busy day.
mr: Oh, that’s only part of it. I have had two meetings, one with union representatives and one with departmental heads. And I have also been working on a proposal for a new marketing strategy.
tb: And it’s not two o’clock yet!
mr: No, but of course I have been here since seven o’clock this morning.
tb: Gosh. And, I hope you don’t mind my mentioning this Ms. Rodwell, but some rumors have been circulating about your possible engagement to Mr. Grimaldi, the banker.
mr: No, there will be no engagement, though it’s true that Mr. Grimaldi and I have been seeing each other. That’s no secret.
tb: When do you get the time, I suppose. And is it also true that you have been learning Russian with a view to introducing your products there?
mr: Yes, I have, but I haven't learned much yet; there’s still a long way for me to go.