![]() ![]() She (pp, tell) the interviewer, “Now my mother is living with me, so she can care for Jessica if she gets sick. have) anyone to take her place in the office, so they had to let her go. find) anyone to take care of her when she (have) to stay home. be) sick a lot the past year, and she hadn’t (pp. She also wanted to know if Elena had any general office skills like typing or shorthand. do) on her summer vacations, and if she had (pp. She wanted to know what kinds of work Elena had (pp. (do) he consider this a permanent career, or another temporary job? leave) his previous job, and how long he (expect) to stay with her company. She also wondered if he (have) any training in heavy machinery maintenance. operate) heavy equipment, and what kinds of machines and vehicles he had worked on. of lose) his job due to downsizing, she (understand) it wasn’t his fault. When he (explain) that he had lost (the irregular pp. She also asked Henry his reason for leaving his job. She asked if they (want) to work part time or full time, if they could sometimes work weekends, and if they could give her references. ![]() She asked them all when they would be available to start working. ![]() The interviewer (be, singular) friendly, but she (ask) a lot of questions. They (arrive) early, and wore (irregular past of wear) their best work clothes. They (be, plural) all called to come in for interviews two weeks later. They also (leave) copies of the resumes they had (pp. So all four of them (go) to that company and (fill) out applications. “I (find) out they’re hiring mechanics, drivers, delivery people, and office personnel,” she said. A third friend (say) she had (hear) about a new company in town with many job openings. One friend (say), “Try the classified ads in the newspaper for local jobs.” Another (tell) them to talk to the job counselors at the One Stop Employment Center. They all (ask) their friends if they (know) about any jobs. She (be) fired for missing too much work. His job to take a dream vacation in Europe.Įlena had just graduated from college with a B.A. Henry, Jim, Elena, and Sue were (be, plural) all looking for work. (Use its past participle instead if it says pp.) With the past participle form of that verb.įill in each blank/gap with the past tense form of the verb in parentheses. It will say ‘pp.’ first if the gap should be filled (present tense) of the needed verb is in the parentheses. (That's true of all regular verbs and some irregulars.) Remember that regular past tense verbs end in ‘-ed.’ Their past participles are the same as their simple past forms. Some regular verbs areĪlso included in the gaps. It’s better to try them without checking those lists. ![]() To fire (formally: dismiss) someone is to end their employment because the employer is unhappy with their work.Īside from the verbs above, any irregular verbs in the gapsĪre on the List of Irregular Verbs (the Top 50) and the Irregular.To let someone go is to end employment for whatever reason.To lay people off is to take away some employees' jobs when the employer decides there is not enough work (or money) to keep paying them all.To hire (formally: employ) a person is to give him or her a job.An employee is someone who works for an employer.) (An employer is the company or person with that gives jobs to people. Starting, here are the forms and meanings of verbs related to employment.Įxcept for ‘quit’, these are actions an employer takes that affect a job seeker or employee. Paragraph of the gap-fill is already filled out as an example. We use it when talking about things that happened before other past events.) One purpose of this exercise is to give examples of how to use the You canĪlso recognize that for yourself by noting if the verb is preceded by have, has Tell you if you need a past participle rather than the simple past tense. ![]()
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