The present perfect is a mixture<\/span>, blending the past and the present.
\nYou can use it to announce news<\/span> of your organisations:<\/p>\n

Sample sentence:<\/p>\n

Our company has changed<\/b><\/span> the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

(pic source<\/a>)<\/span>
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\n<\/span>What is unclear past?<\/span> <\/span>It means you have no idea<\/span> when your company did it<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>2. Use ‘could’ to indicate disapproval.<\/span><\/p>\n

When something is not done<\/span>, when you are angry <\/span>with your co-workers, you can use ‘could’. How? Read the sample sentence:<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Mr. No-So-Hard-Working could<\/b><\/span> have made more of an effort.<\/span><\/p>\n
What<\/span> does that mean? It means Mr. No-So-Hard-Working could<\/span> work harder, but he did not<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\n<\/span>3. Use ‘will’ to make an offer.<\/span><\/p>\n
It is a mistake <\/span>to use ‘will’ whenever you want to talk about the future. So how<\/span> to use it? One of the functions of will is: to make an offer<\/span>.<\/p>\n
Sample sentence:<\/p>\n
<\/a> <\/div>\n
(pic source<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n
Where are you two big guys going? <\/span><\/div>\n
I’ll<\/b><\/span> give you a lift to the station.<\/span><\/div>\n

\n<\/span>4. Use 3 I<\/span>(s)<\/span> to warn your juniors.<\/span><\/p>\n
Which three<\/span>? I<\/b><\/span>t <\/span>i<\/b><\/span>s <\/span>i<\/b><\/span>mportant <\/span> …<\/p>\n
How to use it? Do you have any juniors<\/span> who are always late<\/span> for work? So the sentence sample goes like:<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n

\n<\/span>I<\/b><\/span>t i<\/b><\/span>s i<\/b><\/span>mportant to be punctual. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>5. Use ‘verb + up’ to mean something positive:<\/span><\/p>\n
There are more sample sentences<\/span> for this one:<\/p>\n
a. More <\/span>and more<\/span><\/p>\n
The global economy is beginning to pick up<\/b><\/span>. <\/span><\/div>\n
d. Making something new<\/span><\/p>\n
Our marketing team is trying to think up<\/b><\/span> a new slogan.<\/span><\/div>\n
c. Finishing<\/span> something<\/p>\n
There are something we need to clear up<\/b><\/span> before we can move on. <\/span><\/div>\n
However<\/span>, in business English, there are (usually) three exceptions<\/span> to this rule:<\/p>\n
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mix<\/span> up, <\/span><\/b>
\nslip<\/span> up, <\/span><\/b>
\n or <\/span>hold<\/span> up <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
With ‘up’, they don’t mean anything positive. But on the contrary, they are all negative<\/span>.<\/p>\n
Sample<\/span> sentences:<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n
Don’t mix<\/span> things up<\/span>!<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ms. Careless has slipped up<\/span> on the order.<\/span> (slip up = make a mistake)<\/p>\n
Workshop Not-So-Good has threatened to hold up <\/span>the production. <\/span><\/p>\n
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