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English 15 Public

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I’ve been knowing you since kindergarten, but I’ve never been thinking that you could do something like that.

I’ve known you since kindergarten, but I’ve never thought that you could do something like that.

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I’ll have finished cleaning up by the time you will get back.

I’ll have finished cleaning up by the time you get back.

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I wondered did he know the answers.

I wondered if/whether he knew/had known the answers.

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They always tell me what to do! It’s so irritating!

They are always telling me what to do! It’s so irritating!

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He hopes to had earned enough money to buy a house by the time he resigns.

He hopes to have earned enough money to buy a house by the time he resigns.

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Where’s Nick? – He must have gone to the store, or he must have gone to the gym.

Where’s Nick? – He might/may/could have gone to the store, or he might/may/could have gone to the gym.

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The letter has been arrived today.

The letter has arrived today. OR The letter has been delivered today.

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It is said to be hostages in the bank.

There are said to be hostages in the bank.

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I regret informing you that your flight has been canceled.

I regret to inform you that your flight has been canceled.

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We mustn’t hurry, we’ve got plenty of time before the play starts.

We don’t have to/don’t need to hurry, we’ve got plenty of time before the play starts.

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Look at her, she’s on the point to cry! You’d better to do something.

Look at her, she’s on the point of crying! You’d better do something.

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I’m glad to meet you last weekend.

I’m glad to have met you last weekend.

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It was late at night where the accident happened.

It was late at night when the accident happened.

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The presentation is really convincing. If I hadn’t known you, I’d have agreed to invest into your business.

The presentation is really convincing. If I didn’t know you, I’d have agreed to invest into your business.

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It can’t be very hard to give up sugar! I’m such a sweet tooth, that I wouldn’t be able to survive without it.

It must be very hard to give up sugar! I’m such a sweet tooth, I wouldn’t be able to survive without it.

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