Rewrite the sentence:
I'd nearly left my house. The phone rang.
(about/ leave/ when)
I was about to leave my house when the phone rang.
Rewrite the sentence:
It was only until they got home that they realised the lights were on.
(NOT UNTIL)
Not until they got home, did they realise the lights were on.
It's about time he ........ my computer.
fixed / fixes
fixed
Rewrite the sentence:
I trained to be vet. I became an artist instead!
(was/ have/ become/ but)
I was to have become a vet but I became an artist instead.
Can you come for lunch?
'We'd love .......'
to
I find exercising a .......... deal harder.
great
I can't put ........ with my noisy neighbours any longer!
up
I don't go .... for dangerous sports.
in
I'm ........ lot fatter now.
a
Would you like this book?
'No thanks, but I'll have that .....'
one
I wish they ............ spoken to me first.
had / would have
had
I look nothing ......... I did when I was 20.
like
I never get ...... to studying on weekends.
round
Did you go to the concert yesterday?
'Yes, but I wish I .........'
hadn't.
Do you think you'll get the job?
'I expect .........'
so
Rewrite the sentence:
I had never seen her before.
(NEVER)
Never had I seen her before.
I'd rather you ............ smoke.
don't / didn't
didn't
Rewrite the sentence:
Arriving late was not the only thing he did wrong, he also forgot the present.
(NOT ONLY)
Not only did he arrive late, he also forgot the present.
We need to come ....... with an idea for Sally's birthday party.
up
Rewrite the sentence:
We make a mistake- we didn't pay in advance.
(were/ meant/ pay)
We were meant to pay in advance.
We just have to put it ........ to experience.
down