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You have been getting into debt for months now: you ought to pay all that money back. (IT’S TIME)
It is time you paid all that money back
¨You have stolen money from me¨, Mary told her maid. (ACCUSED)
Mary accused her maid of stealing / having stolen money from her.
I love weekends because I can do sports. (WHAT)
What I love about weekends is that I can do sports.
REWRITE!
I really don’t know why you don’t get yourself another fridge. This one is too old! (TIME)
It is time you got yourself another fridge
Rewrite!
Why didn’t you apologize to your grandma for your absence at her birthday party? (SHOULD)
You should have apologised to your grandma for ….
Rewrite!
‘I haven’t eaten the chocolate’, the boy said. (DENIED)
The boy denied eating / having eaten / that he had eaten the chocolate
GUESS!
believe in someone’s honesty.
TRUST
I’m sure he forgot about the meeting. (MUST)
He must have forgotten about the meeting
REWRITE
What a pity that I have to work next weekend! (WISH)
I wish I did not have to work next weekend.
REWRITE
I’m sorry I was so big-headed. (WISH)
I WISH I HADN'T BEEN SO BIG-HEADED.
REWRITE!
Paul should find a job and earn his own living. He’s 30 years old. (IT’S TIME)
It’s time Paul found a job and earned his own living.
You didn’t pass the exam because you didn’t study enough. (SHOULD)
You should have studied
a round, hollow, musical instrument you play with sticks
DRUMS
to say that you will not do or accept something
REFUSE
To breathe in a noisy way while you are sleeping.
SNORE
The traffic is impossible. I think that’s the reason why she was delayed. (MUST)
The traffic is impossible. She must have been delayed.
