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  • It’s not necessary for students to attend the meeting. DON’T Students ____________________ the meeting today
    don’t have to attend
  • I’m certain she speaks French fluently. MUST She ____________________ French fluently
    must speak French fluently
  • It was wrong of them to arrive so late. OUGHT They ____________________ so late yesterday
    ought not to have arrived
  • It’s not necessary for you to come if you’re busy. DON’T You ____________________ if you are busy today
    don’t have to come
  • It’s possible that she didn’t see your message. MAY She ____________________ your message yesterday
    may not have seen
  • Perhaps he was at the concert last night. MIGHT He ____________________ at the concert last night
    might have been
  • Maybe he forgot to lock the door. COULD He ____________________ the door yesterday
    could have forgotten to lock
  • I’m sure he studied hard for the exam. MUST He ____________________ hard for the exam yesterday
    must have studied
  • I’m sure he isn’t at home because all the lights are off. BE He ____________________ at home because all the lights are off
    can’t be at home
  • I’m sure she isn’t telling the truth. BE She ____________________ the truth
    can’t be telling the truth
  • Her business began to become successful after the pandemic. OFF Her business really  ____________________ pandemic
    took off after the
  • He finds it difficult to be comfortable in that group of people. IN He  ____________________  the other team members
    doesn't fit in with
  • His bright red jacket made him very noticeable at the party. OUT His bright red jacket meant ____________________ the guests at the party
    he stood out from
  • It’s not possible for a 10-year-old to drive a car. CAN’T A 10-year-old ____________________ a car legally
    can’t drive a car
  • It was unnecessary for her to pay for the tickets in advance. HAVE She ____________________ for the tickets in advance
    needn’t have paid
  • She decided to choose the blue dress rather than the black one. FOR She went ____________________  evening dress
    went for the beautiful blue evening dress
  • The hotel arranged our registration as soon as we arrived. INTO The hotel  ____________________ comfortable double room
    booked us into a
  • I’m sure this isn’t the right address. CAN’T This ____________________ the right address
    can’t be the right address
  • I had to return the jacket because it didn’t fit. BACK I had to ____________________ to the shop as it was the wrong size.
    take back the jacket
  • I’m certain they forgot about the meeting. MUST They ____________________ about the meeting yesterday
    must have forgotten
  • It was a bad idea for you to lend him money. SHOULDN’T You ____________________ him money yesterday
    shouldn’t have lent
  • We spent 24 hours in Madrid on our way to London. OVER We had to ____________________  night in Madrid on our London trip
    stop over for one
  • It’s possible that they are related. MAY They ____________________ related
    may be related
  • He organised an impressive presentation for the meeting. TOGETHER He  ____________________   for the meeting
    put an impressive presentation together
  • It was a mistake to tell him that secret. SHOULDN’T You ____________________ him that secret yesterday
    shouldn’t have told
  • I’m certain that wasn’t Peter we saw at the station. CAN’T That ____________________ Peter we saw at the station
    can’t have been
  • It wasn’t necessary for you to bring your own lunch. HAVE You ____________________ your own lunch yesterday
    needn’t have brought / didn’t have to bring
  • We had no choice but to begin the journey before sunrise. HAD We _______________off before sunrise.
    had to set
  • It was wrong of me not to call you earlier. SHOULD I ____________________ you earlier yesterday
    should have called
  • We left the house to enjoy ourselves outside. OUT We went ____________________ time in town
    out to have a good
  • Everyone wore elegant clothes for the party. UP Everyone dressed ____________________ party clothes
    up in their most elegant
  • We were advised to reduce our sugar intake. DOWN We were advised to cut ____________________ intake
    cut down (on) our sugar
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