Предложение поставить во времена Present, Past, Future Indefinite; Present, Past, Future Continuous; Present, Past, Future Perfect; Present Prefect Continuous. Само предложение The tools and analyses of microeconomics provide a common ground.

The tools and analysis of microeconomics provided a common ground. (past indefinite)

... will provide ... (future indefinite);

are providing ... (present continuous)

were providing ... (past continuous)

will be providing ... (future continuous)

have provided ... (present perfect)

had provided ... (past perfect)

will have provided ... (future perfect)

have been providing ... (present perfect continuous)