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  • He's too young to see the film. (ENOUGH)                                             He isn't ________ to see the film.
     He isn't OLD ENOUGH to see the film.
  • Chris didn't play tennis but went swimming instead. (INSTEAD)                                         Chris went swimming _______________tennis.
    Chris went swimming INSTEAD OF PLAYING tennis.
  • This is the first time I've driven this type of car. (USED)                I'm not _______________this type of car.
    I'm not USED TO DRIVING this type of car.
  • Bill said he was sorry he was late. (APOLOGISED)                         Bill ________________late.
    Bill APOLOGISED FOR BEING late.
  • Older people often have difficulty finding a job. (DIFFICULTY)                                           It's often _________find a job.
    It's often DIFFICULT FOR OLDER PEOPLE TO find a job.
  • They say he's living in Vancouver. (SAID) He______________in Vancouver.
    He IS SAID TO BE LIVING in Vancouver.
  • Please don't repeat everything I say. (MIND)                                   Would _______everything I say.
    Would YOU MIND NOT REPEATING everything I say.
  • 'You broke my bracelet, Sophie!' said Anne. (ACCUSED) Anne_______________bracelet.
    Anne ACCUSED SOPHIE OF BREAKING HER bracelet.
  • He'd rather watch TV than go out to the cinema. (PREFERS)       He _________to going out to the cinema.
    He PREFERS WATCHING TV to going out to the cinema.
  • I'd rather you came at six o'clock. (PREFER)                                 I __________come at six o'clock.
     I WOULD PREFER YOU TO come at six o'clock.
  • I advised him not to see her again. (BETTER)                              'You ______________her again!'
    'You HAD BETTER NOT SEE her again!'
  • Her father wouldn't let me speak to her. (PREVENTED)      Her father____________to her.
     Her father PREVENTED ME FROM SPEAKING to her.
  • I don't like playing squash very much. (KEEN)                                       I'm not very __________squash.
    I'm not ver KEEN ON PLAYING squash.
  • Why did you allow them to leave early yesterday? (LET)                 You shouldn't __________ early yesterday.
    You shouldn't HAVE LET THEM LEAVE early yesterday.
  • I don't suppose you know where he lives, do you? (HAPPEN)         Do ____________where he lives?
    Do YOU HAPPEN TO NOW WHERE he lives?
  • The explanation was so complicated that I couldn't understand it. (TOO)                               The explanation ____________to understand.
    The explanation WAS TOO DIFFICULT to understand.
  • It was very difficult for me to understand your writing. (DIFFICULTY)                                          I had________your writing.
    I had GREAT DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING  your writing.
  • You won't get anywhere if you shout at him. (USE)                         It's no ______________at him.
    It's no USE SHOUTING at him.
  • She doesn't want to get up early. (OBJECTS) She__________ early.
    She OBJECTS TO GETTING UP early.
  • 'If I were you, Kate, I'd wear a different pair of shoes. (ADVISED)                                            He _________a different pair of shoes.
    He ADVISED KATE TO WEAR a different pair of shoes.
  • It looks as if they left last night. (SEEM)                                                 They ______________last night.
    They SEEM TO HAVE LEFT last night.
  • Don't stay out in the sun too long. (avoid) You should ______________________in the sun too long.
    You should  AVOID STAYING OUT in the sun too long.
  • 'PLease sing us another song, Murray.' (PERSUADE)               They tried to ________another song.
    They tried to PERSUADE MURRAY/HIM TO SING another song.
  • I'm sorry, but I don't want to talk about it. (RATHER)                     I´m sorry, but _______________ about it.
    I'm sorry, but I'D RATHER NOT TALK about it.
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