Question

Complete the text with a verb from the box in the correct tense - past simple or present perfect.

be/be/become/decide/do/do/do/encourage/move/put/spend/work

I 1.(joined) BP as a graduate trainee four years ago.I 2.(.............) my degree in mechanical engineering at leeds University - and they obviously 3.(.............) right at the beginning that I 4.(.............) someone they wanted to keep, so they 5.(.............) me on the fast track to promotion.This meant that i 6.(.............) just three months in the production department and then they 7.(.............) me to marketing. Since then, I 8.(.............) in three different divisions of the company and I 9.(.............) an overseas posting as well - I 10.(.............) assistant divisional manager in Venezuela for six months last year. The company 11.(.............) me to continue training, and last months I 12.(.............) my professional exams and 13.(.............) a member of the Institute of Chartered Engineers.

Answer 1

be/be/become/decide/do/do/do/encourage/move/put/spend/work

I 1.(joined) BP as a graduate trainee four years ago. I 2.(....did....) my degree in mechanical engineering at leeds University - and they obviously 3.(...decided ...) right at the beginning that I 4.(...was....) someone they wanted to keep, so they 5.(...put...) me on the fast track to promotion. This meant that i 6.(...would spend...) just three months in the production department and then they 7.(....would move..) me to marketing. Since then, I 8.(....have worked...) in three different divisions of the company and I 9.(...did...) an overseas posting as well - I 10.(...was....) assistant divisional manager in Venezuela for six months last year. The company 11.(...encouraged....) me to continue training, and last months I 12.(...did....) my professional exams and 13.(..became.....) a member of the Institute of Chartered Engineers.