Complete the following company profile with either the present perfect or past simple tense of the verbs in brackets: 10 Will iam Colgate………….(found) the Colgate Company in 1806 as a starch, soap and candle business in New York City. For the first one hundred years, the company………….(do) all its business in the United States. However, in the early 1900s, the company………….(begin) an aggressive expansion programme that ………….((lead) to the establishment of Colgate operations in countries throughout Europe, Latin America and the Far East. Recently it………….(set up) operations in Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Eastern Europe and China. Co lgatePalmolive ………….(become) a truly global consumer products company, worth $6.6 billion and selling in more than 160 countries. ColgatePalmolive’s five main sectors of business are: Oral Care, Body Care, Household Surface Care, Fabric Care and Pet Nut of Oral Care, Colgaterition and Health Care. In the area Palmolive is the world leader in toothpaste. Since 1980, the company …………….(increase) its share of this market by more than 12% to over 40% today. Oral care revenues ……………..(grow) significantly in r ecent years and in 1991, they …………..(exceed) $1.3 billion. As a result of the company’s heavy investment in research and technology, it…………………(develop) many successful toothpaste, rinses and toothbrushes.
Answers
Present perfect tense is the tense which is used to describe an action in the present which going on from the past. Also, it is used to describe an action which was repeated in the past and that occurred in time which is unknown.
Formation of the present perfect tense is:
Subject + has or have + the past participle
Simple past tense is used to depict an action that existed or happened before now. It is the basic form, action duration is not important as it can be in the distant past or recent past.
Therefore, the paragraph would be completed as:
10 William Colgate founded the Colgate Company in 1806 as a starch, soap and candle business in New York City. For the first one hundred years, the company did all its business in the United States. However, in the early 1900s, the company began an aggressive expansion programme that lead to the establishment of Colgate operations in countries throughout Europe, Latin America and the Far East. Recently it has set up operations in Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Eastern Europe and China. Co lgatePalmolive has become a truly global consumer products company, worth $6.6 billion and selling in more than 160 countries. ColgatePalmolive’s five main sectors of business are: Oral Care, Body Care, Household Surface Care, Fabric Care and Pet Nut of Oral Care, Colgaterition and Health Care. In the area Palmolive is the world leader in toothpaste. Since 1980, the company has increased its share of this market by more than 12% to over 40% today. Oral care revenues have grown significantly in r ecent years and in 1991, they exceeded $1.3 billion. As a result of the company’s heavy investment in research and technology, it has developed many successful toothpaste, rinses and toothbrushes.