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  • "Don't forget to phone tomorrow" said my mother. REMINDED My mother ____________ the next day.
    reminded me to phone
  • This was Peter's biggest challenge to date. *FACED* Peter had ________ challenge before.
    never faced such a big
  • Oh no - they didn't leave any food for us!! *WISH* I ______________ food for us!
    wish they had left some
  • The students really enjoyed themselves in Spain last summer. *TIME* The students really _______________ Spain last summer.
    had a good time in
  • Do you own that computer over there? *YOURS* Is _______________?
    that computer over there yours
  • Barry wasn't strong enough to lift the box. *HAVE* Barry didn't ___________ to lift the box.
    have enough strength
  • Our teacher is opening the new school tomorrow. *OPENED* The new school ___________ teacher tomorrow.
    is being opened by our
  • My language skills are not good enough to get the job. *BETTER* If my language skills _________ get the job.
    were better, I could
  • You might get hungry on the journey, so you should take plenty of snacks. *CASE* Take plenty of snacks ______________ on your journey.
    in case you get hungry
  • The main lift in the hotel lobby is not working. *ORDER* The main lift in the hotel lobby _____________
    is out of order.
  • Miss Jones first came to teach us a month ago. BEEN Miss Jones _________________ a month now.
    has been our teacher for
  • They established the company in 2001. *UP* The company ___________ in 2001.
    was set up
  • It was a bad idea for you to refuse the offer of that job. *DOWN* You should _________ that job offer..
    not have turned down
  • We were absolutely certain that our proposal would be accepted. *DOUBT* We ___________ that our proposal would be accepted.
    had no doubt
  • "You should start a new hobby", the doctor told me. *TAKE* The doctor advised ___________a new hobby.
    me to take up
  • Olivia did not concentrate so she made a lot of mistakes. *WOULD* If Olivia _____ made fewer mistakes.
    had concentrated, she would have
  • Did anyone raise the subject of the new Covid restrictions? *BROUGHT* Do you know if they ________ of the new Covid restrictions?
    brought up the subject
  • Jack suddenly realised that his neighbor was watching him. *WATCHED* Jack suddenly realised that he __________ his neighbour.
    was being watched by
  • This vacuum cleaner must be repaired. *REPAIRING* This vacuum cleaner ________________
    needs repairing.
  • The strong winds blew down the two ancient trees during the storm. *BLOWN* The two ancient trees ___________ during the storm.
    were blown down
  • What a shame! There is no food left! *WISH* I _____________ left!
    wish there were/was some food
  • "How about going to Paris this weekend?", said Bert. *SUGGESTED* Bert ___________ that weekend.
    suggested going to Paris / suggested we go to Paris
  • It is difficult for Paul to decide what to do. MIND Paul finds it difficult ____________ about what to do.
    to make up his mind
  • I could never have passed that exam without your help. *YOU* I could never have passed that exam __________ me.
    if you had not helped / if you hadn't helped
  • We paid some people to landscape the garden for us last year. *HAD* We ___________ last year.
    had our garden landscaped / had the garden landscaped
  • I am sure Thomas is a great speaker because he's always fully booked. *MUST* Thomas ____________ because he's always fully booked.
    must be a great speaker
  • The director asked "Will you be free for an interview tomorrow at 10? *IF* The director asked _______ for an interview the next day at 10.
    if I would be free
  • "Do you want to go for a walk?" asked Bob. *FELT* Bob asked me ____ for a walk.
    if I felt like going
  • Our spending will have to be reduced next year. BACK We will have ____________ our spending next year.
    to cut back (on)
  • I think Linda really likes Simon. *KEEN" I think Linda ___________ Simon.
    is really keen on
  • There is a great number of people who want the new vaccine. *DEMAND* There is ____________ the vaccine.
    great demand for
  • Has Mary altered her decision about moving to the countryside? MIND Do you know if Mary __________________ about moving to the countryside?
    has changed her mind
  • They are moving our oral examination to an earlier date. *FORWARD* Our oral examination _____ to an earlier date.
    is being moved forward
  • Buying those jeans was not a sensible thing for me to do yesterday. ONLY If ____________ those jeans yesterday.
    only I hadn't bought / only I had not bought
  • We have been waiting here since half past ten. *FOR* We have been waiting _________ one hour.
    here for
  • I regret not speaking to Jules sooner. *HAD* I wish __________ sooner.
    I had spoken to Jules
  • It's the most beautiful painting I've ever seen. *SEEN* I ___________ beautiful painting.before.
    have never seen such a
  • Travelling by bus is cheaper than travelling by train. *MORE* Travelling by train __________ travelling by bus.
    is more expensive than
  • Do you happen to know the time of the next train to London? *COULD* I wonder _____ me the time of the next train to London.
    if you could tell
  • I'd like Kevin to stop telling me what to do. *WISH* I _________________ telling me what to do!
    wish Kevin would stop
  • It wasn't Mary's fault that your property was damaged . (BLAME) You can't ________ damage done to your property. ___
    blame Mary for (the)
  • My advice to you is to talk to your parents. *WOULD* If _______________ talk to your parents.
    I were you I would
  • I started studying programming a year ago. *BEEN* I ____________ a year.
    have been studying programming for
  • The hotel where I work is so big you could easily get lost in it! *SUCH* The hotel where I work is ____________ you could easily get lost in it!
    such a big one
  • The last flight for Athens left at 14.00. *SINCE* There have been __________ 14.00
    no flights to Athens since
  • Looking back, I think I was right to study Mathematics at university. *REGRET* Looking back, I _________________________ mathematics at university.
    don't regret studying
  • Many people think Steve stole the money. *BELIEVED* Steve _____________the money.
    is believed to have stolen
  • "What about going for a swim?" said John to me. *SHOULD* John __________ for a swim.
    suggested (that) we should go
  • The runners participating in the race had a difficult time. PART The runners who _____________ the race had a difficult time.
    took part in
  • I was made responsible for foreign sales. *CHARGE* They put ___________ foreign sales.
    me in charge of
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