It looks as if it's going to rain next week. (OUTLOOK)
The outlook for next week is rain.
I don't want to get the train- I want to drive. (SOONER)
I'd sooner drive than get the train.
I wish I hadn't dropped out of school. (SHOULDN'T)
I shouldn't have dropped out of school.
I can't believe they didn't phone us yesterday. (SHOULD)
They should've phoned us yesterday.
I'm not surprised he was tired when he got here- I imagine he was driving all night. (WOULD)
I'm not surprised he was tired when he got here- he would have been driving all night.
I can't turn the printer on. (WON'T)
The printer won't turn on.
There were around 200 people at the conference. (SO)
There were 200 or so people at the conference.
We're worried that many jobs will be lost in town. (LOSSES)
We're worried that there will be many job losses in the town.
Do you want to go to university or get a job? (RATHER)
Would you rather go to university or get a job?
He's always phoning me at work-it drives me mad. (KEEP)
He'll keep phoning me at work- it drives me mad.
Productivity has gone up dramatically (INCREASE)
There's been an increase in productiviy
Passenger numbers have dropped significantly since 2019. (DOWNTURN)
There's been a downturn in the passenger numbers since 2019.