Choose the correct tense.

So far this year we

1. There was a
   slight

   slightly

   rise in profits

   last month.

2. We
   rose

   increased

   our

   profits

   slight

   slightly
   last month.

3. There was a sharp fall

   in

   of
   our sales last quarter.
4. Our sales fell
   by

   of

   6% last quarter.

5. Our share

   price

   hit

   beat

   a

   down

   low

   last month, but it has since

   recuperated

   recovered

   and now stands

   at

   in
   £3.78.

6. Our

   share price

   reached

   met

   a

   top

   peak

   in May, but it’s fallen back

   since then.

7. Dividends paid

   to shareholders

   raised

   rose

   by 6%. Last

   year they

   fell

   cut
   .

8. There

   is a

   slow

   slowly

   increase in the rate

   of inflation

   of

   by
   about 1% a year.

Market share improved slightly.

The economy improved gradually.

Sales fell slightly.

Profits deteriorated rapidly.

Change the following verb + adverb sentence into one with an adjective + noun.

Example: Costs were reduced sharply. -> There was a sharp reduction in costs.

Costs rose significantly.

Market share went up by 3%.

Inflation raised by 2%.