The party was a good deal better than I thought it would be. (NOTHING) The party was ________________________ I expected.
nothing like as bad as
"She might have been feeling ill." A It’s possible that she is feeling ill.B It’s possible that she was feeling ill.
B It’s possible that she was feeling ill.
It’s possible that she was sleeping. (MIGHT) She _________________ sleeping.
might've been
I’m sure someone borrowed my camera. (MUST) I __________________ my camera to someone.
must've lent
"You could make more effort to help." A You didn’t do enough to help. B You don’t do enough to help.
B You don’t do enough to help.
David wasn’t around when I decided to go home, so it’s possible he left before the end. (MIGHT) David __________________ until the end of the party.
might not have stayed
"You must be tired after all that work." A I’m sure you are tired.B I’m sure you were tired.
A I’m sure you are tired.
It’s possible that she arrived too late to see Max. (MAY) She ________________ time to see Max.
may not have arrived in
I didn’t spend enough time on my homework. (SHOULD) I _________________ time on my homework.
should've spent more
I know that it was wrong to lie to my mum. (SHOULD) I know that _____________________ my mum the truth.
I should have told
I think the DJ was much more expensive than the one that we had last year. (TWICE) The DJ was __________________________ the one that we had last year.
twice as expensive as
"George could have gone home early." A It’s possible that he will go home early. B It’s possible that he went home early.
B It’s possible that he went home early.
You didn’t need to keep your plans a secret from me. (COULD) You __________________ know about your plans.
could've let me
The leisure centre party venue is much smaller than the one at the ski centre. (NOWHERE) The leisure centre party venue ______________________ the one at the ski centre.
is nowhere near as big as
I’m sure that Stan knew about her plans. (HAD) Stan _____________ aware of her plans.
had to have been
"You should have been more careful." A I advise you to be more careful in the future. B You weren’t careful enough.
B You weren’t careful enough.
Anna didn’t get to the party, and I’m sure it was because the weather was too bad. (PREVENTED) The bad weather ___________________ to the party.
must have prevented Anna (from) getting
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