IBM is (Present Simple) one of the largest computer companies in the world;
it manufactures(Present Simple) PCs and sells(Present Simple) its products all over the world. The
company gave(Past Simple)$5000 to a local school to set up a computer department.
The latest economic statistics show(Present Simple) that both unemployment and inflation
are falling (Present Progressive/Continuous). Unemployment is(Present Simple) still very high because a lot of factories
have shut (Present Perfect) down. At 3.15 yesterday afternoon Mr. Smith was seeing(Past Progressive/Continuous)some
clients inBoston. I was (Past Simple) nervous because I had never given (Past Perfect) a presentation
before. In the last quarter of this year interest rates will fall (Future Simple)
slightly.