Emailing Phrases- Tenses and Verb Forms Review

Emailing phrases tenses and verb forms review

Put the verbs below into the correct form in the gaps which are given, adding “to” or the correct form of “be” or “have” if you need to. Some don’t need to be changed to be correct.

1. I _________________________(write) to you about the meeting next week.
2. Please phone us if you ____________________________________(get)
3. Here’s the information that you _______________________________(ask)
4. I ____________________________________(attach) the XL document.
5. Any assistance you could give me with this matter ___________________(be) greatly appreciated.
6. I ____________________(complete) it next week, if that is okay with you.
7. I’m looking forward to ______________________(hear) from you soon.
8. I regret _____________________________________(inform) you that…
9. If you have any further questions, please _______________________(not hesitate) to contact me at any time.

 

10. I _______________________________________________ (not have) time to reply in detail at the moment, but I thought that I should let you know…
11. I’m afraid I _________________(attend) a conference overseas on that day.
12. I ___________(arrange) to visit one of your colleagues on Wed 25th March.
13. It____________________________(be) a pleasure to meet you yesterday.
14. I _______________________(be) very glad to fit you in any time after that.
15. I _____________________________________(do) it as soon as possible.
16. How about ____________________(come) for a drink with us on Tuesday?
17. I’m writing ___________________________________(enquire) about…
18. If you have any more questions, please _______________(let) me know.

 

19. I _______(go) to a meeting in a minute but I thought I’d better let you know…
20. I’m sorry that it _______________(take) me so long to reply to your email.
21. It _______________________________(be) great to meet you yesterday.
22. I __________________________(like) to ask for some information about…
23. I ________________________________________(do) it immediately.
24. I’m looking forward to _______________________(receive) your comments.
25. _____________________________________(give) my regards to John.
26. I’m sorry _______________________________________(tell) you that…

 

27. I ___________________________________________________(visit) one of your colleagues on Wed 25th March, so I can see you then.
28. Long time no see. How________________________________ (you be)?
29. You also _______________________________________(ask) me about…
30. I ___________________________________(get) back to you by Tuesday.
31. I __________________________________________(love) come, but...
32. Looking forward to ______________________________ (hear) from you.
33. The amount that you sent does not seem _________________________(be)
34. If anything about that isn’t clear, please _____________(drop) me a line

 

35. I ______________(write) to you in connection with the meeting next week.
36. Thank you for your email, which I ____________________ (just receive).
37. Wednesday ____________________________(be) good, if that suits you.
38. I ___________________________________(finish) it as soon as I can.
39. Please _________________________(pass) my best wishes onto John.
40. I’m looking forward to _____________________________(see) you then.
41. This is just a quick note __________________________________(say)…

 

42. Hi Joyce. How ________________________________________ (it go)?
43. If you look at page three of the document attached, you _________(see) that…
44. If you could get this finished by Friday, that _____________(be) a great help.
45. Sorry for the delay in ________________________________(arrange)
46. ___________________________________(answer) your first question,…
47. Please ________________________________(see) the information below.

 

If your teacher tells you, look at the hints below.

Check as a class or with the answer key.

Test each other on the same phrases:

• Say a phrase with one word missing for your partner to complete
• Say a key word (in the correct form) then help your partner make a sentence out of it
• Choose a phrase and see if your partner can make an email including that phrase (saying it out loud or writing it down)
• Choose a phrase, say or write an email including that phrase, then see if your partner can reply to that

 

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Hint 1: In each section above, each example is a different tense or verb form (e.g. one future, two different past tenses, and one present).

Hint 2: Each section is in the order:

• Present tenses (sometimes with future meanings)
• Past tenses
• Future tenses (including “would”)
• Just verbs (-ing form, imperative and infinitive with or without “to”)

There might be one or more of each kind.

Suggested answers

Other tenses may be possible, but make sure ones in the same section have different tenses in order to follow Hint 1 above.

1. I _____’m writing__________(write) to you about the meeting next week.
2. Please phone us if you ________________get_________________(get)
3. Here’s the information that you _______asked_________________(ask)
4. I __________’ve attached_________________(attach) the XL document.
5. Any assistance you could give me with this matter __would be__(be) greatly appreciated.
6. I ________’ll complete___(complete) it next week, if that is okay with you.
7. I’m looking forward to __________hearing_______(hear) from you soon.
8. I regret ________________to inform_______________(inform) you that…
9. If you have any further questions, please __do not hesitate________ (not hesitate) to contact me at any time.

 

10. I __________don’t have ___________________________ (not have) time to reply in detail at the moment, but I thought that I should let you know…
11. I’m afraid I ____’m attending____(attend) a conference overseas on that day.
12. I _’ve arranged__(arrange) to visit one of your colleagues on Wed 25th March.
13. It ________was_______________(be) a pleasure to meet you yesterday.
14. I ______would be__________(be) very glad to fit you in any time after that.
15. I ___will do__________________________(do) it as soon as possible.
16. How about __coming_____________(come) for a drink with us on Tuesday?
17. I’m writing _________to enquire _________________(enquire) about…
18. If you have any more questions, please _______let_________(let) me know.

 

19. I _’m going _(go) to a meeting in a minute but I thought I’d better let you know…
20. I’m sorry that it _____took_______(take) me so long to reply to your email.
21. It ________was____________________(be) great to meet you yesterday.
22. I _______’d like______________(like) to ask for some information about…
23. I _________’ll do ______________________________(do) it immediately.
24. I’m looking forward to _____receiving_________(receive) your comments.
25. __________________Give______________(give) my regards to John.
26. I’m sorry ______________to tell_____________________(tell) you that…

 

27. I ________________________’m visiting ____________________(visit) one of your colleagues on Wed 25th March, so I can see you then.
28. Long time no see. How______________ have you been_______(you be)?
29. You also _______________________asked___________(ask) me about…
30. I _______________’ll get_______________(get) back to you by Tuesday.
31. I _______________’d love________________________(love) come, but…
32. Looking forward to _______hearing _________________ (hear) from you.
33. The amount that you sent does not seem ___to be _________________(be)
34. If anything about that isn’t clear, please _______drop _____(drop) me a line.

 

35. I ___’m writing ____(write) to you in connection with the meeting next week.
36. Thank you for your email, which I __(have) just received ____(just receive).
37. Wednesday ___________would be _________(be) good, if that suits you.
38. I ___________’ll finish_________________(finish) it as soon as I can.
39. Please _____________pass ___________(pass) my best wishes onto John.
40. I’m looking forward to ______seeing ________________(see) you then.
41. This is just a quick note ___________to say ___________________(say)…

 

42. Hi Joyce. How _______’s it going _________________________(it go)?
43. If you look at page three of the document attached, you _will see _(see) that…
44. If you could get this finished by Friday, that ___would be _(be) a great help.
45. Sorry for the delay in ____________arranging ______________(arrange)
46. _____________Answering ______________(answer) your first question,…
47. Please ________________see ____________(see) the information below.