Business Perfect Continuous Aspect BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Perfect & Continuous Aspect

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

In 2023, global foreign direct investment fell to $1.3 trillion. The interdependence that defined the post-1990 era has not collapsed, but it has become conditional. The IMF revised its global growth forecast four times in 2023.

Grammar Reference · Perfect & Continuous Aspect

Perfect aspect —

Global FDI has fallen to its lowest level since 2005. — past event with present significance

Continuous aspect —

Inflation is retreating across most advanced economies. — process in progress now

Past simple —

The IMF revised its forecast four times in 2023. — finished, specific past time

Common error

Global FDI fell to a record low and still affects us. ✗ → use has fallen ✓ —

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Perfect & Continuous Aspect

1.The World Bank its forecast three times this year.

2.Indonesia nickel export rules in 2020.

3.Analysts whether fragmentation will persist.

4.Supply chains more complex since the 1990s.

5.Consumer confidence in the eurozone for six months before recovering.

6.Resilience a core term in strategic planning since 2020.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.Global trade fell last year and the effect is still visible today.

2.Volatility increased recently and still concerns investors today.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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