Rewrite the sentence:
I'd nearly left my house. The phone rang.
(about/ leave/ when)
I was about to leave my house when the phone rang.
Rewrite the sentence:
We make a mistake- we didn't pay in advance.
(were/ meant/ pay)
We were meant to pay in advance.
Rewrite the sentence:
I trained to be vet. I became an artist instead!
(was/ have/ become/ but)
I was to have become a vet but I became an artist instead.
Do you think you'll get the job?
'I expect .........'
so
Did you go to the concert yesterday?
'Yes, but I wish I .........'
hadn't.
Can you come for lunch?
'We'd love .......'
to
Would you like this book?
'No thanks, but I'll have that .....'
one
I'd rather you ............ smoke.
don't / didn't
didn't
I wish they ............ spoken to me first.
had / would have
had
It's about time he ........ my computer.
fixed / fixes
fixed
Rewrite the sentence:
I had never seen her before.
(NEVER)
Never had I seen her before.
Rewrite the sentence:
It was only until they got home that they realised the lights were on.
(NOT UNTIL)
Not until they got home, did they realise the lights were on.
Rewrite the sentence:
Arriving late was not the only thing he did wrong, he also forgot the present.
(NOT ONLY)
Not only did he arrive late, he also forgot the present.
I look nothing ......... I did when I was 20.
like
I'm ........ lot fatter now.
a
I find exercising a .......... deal harder.
great
