C. Present, past or future?

Continue testing your knowledge of English tenses with this third part. Decide which tense – present, past or future – is appropriate.

Drag and drop the verbs below to complete the sentences.
openwill leavewentwereclosedsaytoldworkedstudiedcostsheardworkswill stop lostclose

Car makers leave Australia

  1. Last year, my brother
    ______
    at a car company.
  2. By the end of 2017, Toyota
    ______
    making cars in Australia.
  3. Ford
    ______
    Australia in a few years.
  4. Both companies
    ______
    it
    ______
    too much to make cars there.
  5. Thousands of Australians
    ______
    devastated when they
    ______
    the bad news.
  6. More than 2,500 employees
    ______
    their jobs when the company
    ______
    last month.
  7. At a forum last month, the Australian prime minister
    ______
    people to stay positive.
  8. Every day, some businesses
    ______
    and new ones
    ______
    .
  9. After losing his job, my brother
    ______
    back to university, where he
    ______
    marketing.
  10. Now he
    ______
    as a consultant for an international company.

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