When I think about my school days, I realize how carefree my life used to be.
LOOK
When I _______________________ on my school days, I realize how carefree my life used to be.
look back
take a look back
I don’t allow anyone to repair my car. I do it myself.
HAVE
I refuse ___________________ by anyone. I do it myself.
to have my car repaired
They asked him if he had seen anything unusual, but he said he hadn’t.
DENIED
He ______________________ anything unusual when they asked him about it.
denied seeing/having seen
When I was a lecturer at university, I (use / speak / public) __________ at least three times a week, but since I retired it has happened only occasionally.
used to speak in public/publicly/publically
was/got used to speaking in
public/publicly/publically
I have to write down this poem. I won’t manage (learn / it / heart) ______________ in five minutes.
to learn it by heart
He worked as a travel guide and so he visited all the European countries in one year.
VISITED
If he hadn’t worked as a travel guide, he ________ all the European countries in one year.
wouldn’t have visited
The manager’s sarcastic comments (prevent / I / express) ___________ my opinion at the last meeting.
prevented me (from) expressing
prevented my expressing
were prevented when I expressed
How long has she been performing on Broadway?
START
How long ______________________ performing on Broadway?
ago did she start
If I knew how to ski, I (go / ski) ___________
with a group of friends last weekend.
would have gone skiing
The number of modern vehicles on our roads has risen since last year.
RISE
There _______________ the number of modern vehicles on our roads since last year.
has been a rise in
We were late because there was so much traffic.
LESS
If ______________________________________ traffic, we wouldn’t have been late.
there had been less
There are no eggs left.
RUN
We ____________________________________ eggs.
have run out of
As I get older, I become more experienced.
GET
The _____________________________________________ I become.
older I get, the more experienced
The expedition was put off because there weren’t enough people interested.
SO
There _________________ that the expedition had to be put off.
were so few people interested
was so little interest
John didn’t enjoy the film as much as he had expected.
LIVE
The film didn’t ____________________ John’s expectations.
live up to
Don’t call him now – I’m sure he is resting after that sleepless night.
MUST
Don’t call him now – he __________________ after that sleepless night
must be resting
must be taking a rest
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