Expressing himself clearly is difficult for him. FINDS He ___________________________ himself clearly.
He FINDS IT HARD TO EXPRESS himself clearly.
I don’t really like it when you shout at me. RATHER I ___________________________ at me.
I WOULD RATHER YOU DIDN'T SHOUT at me.
To move to another country wasn’t easy for me. HARD It ___________________________ move to another country.
It WAS HARD FOR ME TO move to another country.
I didn’t study hard enough and that’s why I’m not a doctor now. STUDIED If I ___________________________, I’d be a doctor now.
If I HAD STUDIED HARDER, I’d be a doctor now.
My boss claimed that I broke the photocopier. ACCUSED My boss ___________________________ the photocopier.
My boss ACCUSED ME OF BREAKING the photocopier.
It doesn’t matter where Julie goes, people always talk to her because of her warm personality. GOES People talk to Julie ___________________________ because of her warm personality.
People talk to Julie WHEREVER SHE GOES because of her warm personality.
We have not had a party for ages. HIGH It’s ___________________________ a party.
It’s HIGH TIME WE HAD a party.
I share my parents’ belief that education is extremely important. IN Like my parents, ___________________________ of education.
Like my parents, I BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF of education.
When I went to university, I met people from other countries for the first time. HAD Before going to university, ___________________________ from other countries.
Before going to university, I HAD NEVER MET PEOPLE from other countries.
I didn’t know what to expect from the meditation class because I’d never been to one before. HAVING ___________________________ a meditation class before, I didn’t know what to expect.
HAVING NEVER BEEN TO a meditation class before, I didn't know what to expect.
I wish I had a chance to speak at the meetings. ONLY If ___________________________ to speak at the meetings.
If ___________________________ to speak at the meetings.
Why don’t you get professional help? CONIDERED Have ___________________________ professional help?
Have YOU CONSIDERED GETTING professional help?
They didn’t sign the contract so they lost their best customer. NOT Had they signed ___________________________ have lost their best customer.
Had they signed THE CONTRACT THEY WOULD NOT have lost their best customer.
I really should start applying for a new job. TIME It’s about ___________________________ applying for a new job.
It’s about TIME YOU STARTED applying for a new job.
Some TV programmes are such rubbish. MAKE I wish they didn’t ___________________________ TV programmes.
I wish they didn’t MAKE SUCH RUBBISH TV programmes.
I printed out my essay and then immediately noticed that I’d misspelt the title. SOONER No__________________________ my essay than I noticed that I’d misspelt the title.
No SOONER HAD I PRINTED OUT my essay than I noticed that I’d misspelt the title.
I could only complete the application because my friend helped me. HELP But __________________, I wouldn't have been able to complete the application.
But FOR MY FRIEND'S HELP, I wouldn't have been able to complete the application.
The children that did well had had more interaction with their parents in the early years. THOSE The children that did well __________________________ more interaction with their parents in the early years.
The children that did well WERE THOSE WHO HAD more interaction with their parents in the early years.
I’ll be very angry if I lose my job because of your mistake. WERE I’d be very angry ___________________________ my job because of your mistake.
I’d be very angry WERE I TO LOSE my job because of your mistake.
What would you do if you found some money in the street? TO Were ___________________________ some money in the street, what would you do?
Were YOU TO FIND some money in the street, what would you do?
Some children’s verbal skills are poor and it’s important to spend time with these children. WHOSE It’s important to spend more time with ___________________________ poor.
It’s important to spend more time with CHILDREN WHOSE VERBAL SKILLS ARE poor.
I wish I had worked harder at school. REGRET I ___________________________ at school.
I REGRET NOT WORKING/NOT HAVING WORKED HARDER at school.
I have an invitation from them to travel to Australia with them. INVITED They __________________________ to Australia with them.
They INVITED ME TO TRAVEL to Australia with them.
They started building their house ten months ago. HAVE They ___________________________ ten months.
They HAVE BEEN BUILDING THEIR HOUSE for ten months.
My boss claimed that I broke the photocopier. ACCUSED My boss __________________________ the photocopier.
My boss ACCUSED ME OF BREAKING the photocopier.
They regret not saying anything at the time. WISH They ___________________________ at the time.
They WISH THEY HAD SAID SOMETHING at the time.
After much consideration, we decided to fly because it takes longer to go by train. CONSIDERING We __________________________ by train, but because of the time we decided to fly.
We WERE CONSIDERING GOING/TRAVELING by train, but because of the tim
You can contact him in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays if you wish to. SHOULD He is in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays, __________________________ him.
He is in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays, SHOULD YOU WISH TO CONTACT him.
It’s not surprising you achieved such high grades in your exams as you revised thoroughly. FACT Given ___________________________ thoroughly for your exams, it’s not surprising that you achieved such high grades.
Given THE FACT THAT YOU REVISED (SO) thoroughly for your exams, it's not surprising that you achieved such high grades.
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