Tenses

past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous

Topic

microsoft vs google

Exercises:

Microsoft(release) Windows 7 in 2009
Google(launch) Chrome browser in 2008
Microsoft(develop) Windows XP for several years
Google(work) on the Android operating system in 2007
Microsoft(not release) a new version of Office in 2016
Google(introduce) the Google Pixel phone in 2016
Microsoft(start) focusing on cloud computing a few years ago
Google(be) the top search engine for many years
Microsoft(invest) heavily in artificial intelligence in 2017
Google(acquire) Youtube in 2006
Microsoft(already release) Windows 10 by the time Google launched Chromebook
Google(be) the dominant player in the online advertising market for years
Microsoft(work) on improving cybersecurity measures when the data breach occurred
Google(not update) their search algorithm last month
Microsoft(release) Internet Explorer in the 1990s
Google(focus) on mobile-friendly websites for a while before it became a ranking factor
Microsoft(not announce) the acquisition of LinkedIn until 2016
Google(launch) Google Maps in 2005
Microsoft(develop) the Xbox gaming console in the early 2000s
Google(acquire) Android Inc. in 2005