26.1 various tenses 1 This work (1) is / has been / was carried out within the framework of an Indian government sponsor project and (2) is / has been / was partly sponsored by Fundz. Support (3) is / has been / was given by the Bangladeshi National Research Council, who (4) have partially funded / partially funded the work in its initial stages. We (5) thank / are thanking / would thank all our students for their support, without whose help this work (6) would never be / would never have been possible. Thanks (7) are / will be also due to Prof. Rathasmaji who (8) gives / has given / gave us much valuable advice in the early stages of this work. Dr. Gujurati (9) collaborates / has collaborated / collaborated with our staff in this research project. Chapter 26: Acknowledgements 1. was 2. was 3. was 4. partially funded 5. thank 6. would never have been 7. are 8. gave 9. collaborated