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English file Intermediate

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  • They have sent the criminal to prison. (BEEN)
    The criminal has been sent to prison
  • ‘When does the train leave?’, the old lady said. (ASKED)
    The old lady asked when the train left
  • I can’t contact her. I don’t have her email. (IF)
    If I had her email, I could/would contact her.
  • ‘Where did you leave your backpack?’ My mother wanted to know. (ASKED)
    My mum asked me where I had left my backpack.
  • I’ll come back home and I’ll cook dinner for all of you. (WHEN)
    When I come back home, I’ll cook dinner for all of you.
  • ‘What time did you arrive last night?’ the policeman said. (ASKED)
    The policeman asked me what time I had arrived the previous night.
  • My supervisor does not allow us to use Facebook in the office. (LET)
    My supervisor does not let us use Facebook in the office.
  • Ken is not at home. Perhaps he’s still at work. (MAY)
    Ken may (still) be at work
  • I’m sure they aren’t at home because all the lights are off. (CAN’T)
    They can’t be at home because all the lights are off
  • My cousin is so lazy he never passes any tests. (IF)
    If my cousin wasn’t so lazy, he would pass the tests.
  • Stop shouting or else I won’t listen to you. (UNLESS)
    Unless you stop shouting, I won’t listen to you
  • ‘How long have you been waiting?’ my friend wanted to know. (ASKED)
    My friend asked me how long I had been waiting.
  • ‘Are you sure you want to go, Tim?’, Sam wanted to know. (ASKED)
    Sam asked Tim if he was sure he wanted to go.
  • My dad doesn’t allow me to drive his car. (LET)
    My dad doesn’t let me drive his car
  • You can’t go out to play if you don’t finish your homework. (UNLESS)
    You can’t go out to play unless you finish/have finished your homework
  • I’m sure she isn’t a model. She is too old! (CAN’T)
    She can’t be a model. She is too old!
  • They have changed the traffic signals. (BEEN)
    The traffic signals have been changed by them.
  • They have announced the results of the match. (BEEN)
    The results of the match have been announced
  • I’m sure she’s ill, she is never absent. (MUST)
    She must be ill, (she’s never absent).
  • ‘Peter has always been a very shy person, Mike’, Susan said. (TOLD)
    Susan told Mike (that) Peter had always been a shy person