I didn't know it was your birthday, so I didn't send you a card (SENT)
If I'd known it was your birthday I would have sent you a card
Could I borrow your surfboard please? (LENDING)
Would you mind lending me your surfboard?
My parents didn't let me stay out late when I was younger (ALLOWED)
I wasn't allowed to stay out late when I was younger
The last time I went skiing was ten years ago (FOR)
I haven't gone/been skiing for ten years
Teenagers aren't buying as many pop records these days (BOUGHT)
Not so many pop records are being bought by teenagers these days
I regret inviting Mr Bieber to the party (WISH)
I wish I hadn't invited Justin Bieber to the party
Do you want a drink? (CARE)
Would you care for a drink?
A car crashed into a bicycle this morning (COLLIDED)
A car collided with a bicycle this morning
This passport can be used in most countries (VALID)
This passport is valid for most countries
I don't feel like going out tonight (MOOD)
I'm not in the mood for going out tonight
She spent the evening alone (HERSELF)
She spent the evening by herself
She was seventy-five when he died (AGE)
She died at the age of seventy-five
She doesn't find her present job very interesting (BORED)
She is bored with her present job
Everyone has heard about the leaning tower of Pisa (FAMOUS)
Pisa is famous for its leaning tower
Our customs and theirs are not the same (DIFFERENT)
Our customs are different from theirs
She found it hard to open the window (DIFFICULTY)
She had difficulty in opening the window
