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CAE Use of English Key Word Transformations

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I know that it was wrong of me to upset Sam. SHOULD I know that I _____ Sam upset.

should not | have made/got/gotten

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There's no way that my brother wrote this letter. POSSIBLY This letter _____ by my brother.

can't/couldn't possibly | have been written

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Because of the snow we couldn't get to the gig. PREVENTED The _____ the gig.

snow prevented us | (from) getting to

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I've been too busy to watch the movie you sent, but I'll do it soon. ROUND I _____ the movie you sent, but I'll do it soon.

haven't got round | to watching

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Sarah's card never arrived so it's possible she forgot to post it. NOT Sarah _____ the card, because it never arrived.

may/might not have remembered | to post

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They didn't fix the computer problem, even though they said they would. SUPPOSED They _____ the computer working again but they didn't.

were supposed to | get / have got/gotten

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Attendance at the meeting wasn't compulsory, so she didn't bother to go. NEED She _____ the meeting, so she stayed at home.

didn't need to | go to

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He'll never be able to read the small print, I'm sure. IMAGINE I could _____ to read the small print.

never imagine him | being able

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Lara doesn't like it when people speak to her as though she were a young girl. BEING Lara resents _____ she were a young girl.

being spoken to | as if/though

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"Certainly, no machine will last forever," said Theo. GUARANTEED Theo said that no machine could _____ forever.

be guaranteed | to last

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"What made you accept the job?" PERSUADED What was _____ accept the job?

it that persuaded | you to

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Everything was fine before Emily arrived and then things started to go wrong. ONLY It _____ that thing started to go wrong.

was only when/after | Emily arrived

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"When we used to fight I never hurt him," said Amy. EVER Amy denied _____ when they used to fight.

ever hurting / having hurt | him

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Sam didn't feel like getting into an argument with his brother. MOOD Sam _____ into an argument with his brother.

was in no mood | to get

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You'll never make such an important investment in your life as this one. FAR This investment _____ that you'll ever make in your life.

is by far | the most important

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As she examined her accounts, Lucy became increasingly concerned. THROUGH The longer Lucy spent looking _____ she became.

through her accounts, | the more concerned

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