We must dry the clothes.
It's about ...
It's about time we dried the clothes.
He's always talking during the films! It's so irritating!
I wish ...
I wish he would stop talking during the films.
People claim he was the best tennis player ever.
He ...
He is claimed to have been the best tennis player ever.
We washed the car and soon afterwards we went for a ride.
Scarcely ...
Scarcely had we washed the car when we went for a ride.
Were you accustomed to spending holidays abroad when you were a little girl?
Did you ...
Did you use to spend holidays abroad as a little girl?
Tom should visit the dentist as soon as possible.
I suggest Tom ... (NO should)
I suggest Tom visit the dentist as soon as possible.
I'd like you to hang this picture over there.
I'd rather ...
I'd rather you hung that picture over there.
You mustn't cheat during the exam. No matter what.
Under ...
Under no circumstances can you cheat during the exam.
I have a plan to write 5 new poems. I hope I'll do it before next May.
I will ...
I will have written 5 new poems by next May.
We managed to tie the ropes.
We ...
We succeeded in tying the ropes.
He allowed me to borrow his yacht.
He let ...
He let me borrow his yacht.
They are reading the news to a large audience.
The news ...
The news is being read to a large audience.
Although he smoked 20 cigarettes a day, he didn't die of lung cancer.
In ...
In spite of having smoked 20 cigarettes a day, he didn't die of lung cancer.
This book consists of 560 pages.
This is a ...
This is a 560-page book.
Inez doesn't know much about dinosaurs.
Little ...
Little does Inez know about dinosaurs.
I wasn't invited to the party so I didn't go there.
Had ...
Had I been invited to the party, I would have gone there.
'Jessica, I'm so sorry I broke this window.'
Henry apologised ...
Henry apologised to Jessica for having broken that window.
They have saved enough money to go to Paris.
Enough ...
Enough money has been saved to go to Paris.
I am certain it wasn't Philip skiing yesterday in the Alps.
Philip ...
Philip can't have been skiing in the Alps yesterday.
I've heard only a part of her piano concert.
I've heard her ...
I've heard her playing the piano concert.
How wide is this river?
What is ....
What is the width of this river?
You should wear a cap and scarf.
You had ...
You'd better wear a cap and scarf.
'I swing on a swing quite rarely.'
She said ...
She said she swung on a swing quite rarely.
They haven't come back home yet. That's because of the terrible accident that happened yesterday.
But for ...
But for the terrible accident, they would be at home now.
They sowed barley but it wasn't really necessary.
They ...
They needn't have sown barley.
'Were they in London last summer?'
He asked ...
He asked if they had been in London the previous summer.