Scientists have got proof of this fact. ALREADY. Scientists have____________fact.
ALREADY PROVED /PROVEN THIS
I fell asleep. Then, the phone rang. ALREADY. I__________when the phone rang.
I HAD ALREADY FALLEN ASLEEP when the phone rang.
They managed to escape from prison. IN They ____________________ prison.
succeeded in escaping from
Mark used to play football, but he stopped when he hurt his leg. SINCE. Mark ___________________ he hurt his leg.
Mark HASN'T PLAYED FOOTBALL SINCE he hurt his leg.
Alice and her sister always fall out. NOT. Alice__________along with her sister.
DOES NOT GET
Everyone in the room has got something to say about the experience. HASN'T. There's no one in the room ______________to say about the experiene.
WHO / THAT hasn't got something
Olivia finds it hard to drive. DIFFICULTY Olivia ____________________ driving.
has difficulty in
It wasn’t easy for Jane to cook for the whole family. DIFFICULT Jane ___________________________ for the whole family.
found it difficult to cook
I spent ages correcting your exercises. TO It _________________________ your exercises.
took me ages to correct
“You didn’t pay your rent in March” the landlord told me. ACCUSED The landlord _____________________ my rent in March.
accused me of not paying
“If I were you, I wouldn’t buy the flat” Mark told me. ADVISED Mark __________________________ buy the flat.
advised me not to/ to not
The team said it was my fault we lost the match. FOR The team _______________ the match.
blamed me for losing
When I was 12 years old I rode my bike to my grandma's house every day. USED When I was 12 years old ____________________________bike to my grandma's house every day.
I used to ride my
I regret staying up so late last night. NOT I wish ___________________ so late last night.
I wish I hadn't stayed up
Did you solve the problem? OUT. Did you_____________________ to the problem?
FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION
“I’m sorry I didn’t finish my work on time.’’ Said Sam. APOLOGISED Sam ____________________ work on time.
apologised for not finishing his/the
Please don't call me every day. RATHER I___________________ call me every day?
'd rather you didn't
It’s Simon’s responsibility to prepare the files. RESPONSIBLE Simon __________________________ the files.
is responsible for preparing
The boss let the workers leave the office early last night. ALLOWED The workers _____________________________ the office early last night.
were allowed to leave
Carla accidentally stood on my foot. MEAN Carla _______________________ on my foot.
didn't mean to stand
Silvia certainly won’t win the prize. CHANCE Silvia _________________________________ the prize.
has no chance of winning
You shouldn’t take the exam without studying. WORTH It ___________________the exam without studying.
is not worth taking
We will probably visit my relatives in July. LIKELY We ___________________my relatives in July.
are likely to visit
Since I’m a teacher, I usually speak in public. USED I ____________________ in public because I’m a teacher.
am used to speaking
The pilot couldn’t land yesterday because of the storm. PREVENTED The storm ________________________ yesterday.
prevented the pilot from landing