Sara paid no attention to my advice. OF Sara _____________ my advice.
took no notice of/ didn't take notice of
They managed to escape from prison. IN They ____________________ prison.
succeeded in escaping from
Olivia finds it hard to drive. DIFFICULTY Olivia ____________________ driving.
has difficulty in
You can borrow my car. LENDING I ______________________ my car.
I don't mind lending you
The bridge is too narrow for lorries. ENOUGH The bridge _______________ for lorries.
isn't wide enough
Jane used to look after me in the summer. OF Jane used to ___________________ in the summer.
take care of me
I regret staying up so late last night. NOT I wish ___________________ so late last night.
I wish I hadn't stayed up
The team said it was my fault we lost the match. FOR The team _______________ the match.
blamed me for losing
“I’m sorry I didn’t finish my work on time.’’ Said Sam. APOLOGISED Sam ____________________ work on time.
apologised for not finishing his/the
We will probably visit my relatives in July. LIKELY We ___________________my relatives in July.
are likely to visit
It’s Simon’s responsibility to prepare the files. RESPONSIBLE Simon __________________________ the files.
is responsible for preparing
I’d rather you didn’t call me every day. MIND Would _______________________ every day?
you mind not calling me
I spent ages correcting your exercises. TO It _________________________ your exercises.
took me ages to correct
“You didn’t pay your rent in March” the landlord told me. ACCUSED The landlord _____________________ my rent in March.
accused me of not paying
Carla accidentally stood on my foot. MEAN Carla _______________________ on my foot.
didn't mean to stand
It wasn’t easy for Jane to cook for the whole family. DIFFICULT Jane ___________________________ for the whole family.
found it difficult to cook
