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  • "Did you have a good time yesterday?" The mother asked her daughter...
    if she had had a good time the day before / the previous day
  • I suggest ... to the library, there's an exam tomorrow. (go)
    going
  • Right or wrong?: "The place where he used to live is now a supermarket"
    Right
  • Thank god you didn't catch that plane! It crashed with no survivors. Mixed Conditional
    You would be dead now if you had caught that plane.
  • "I've been b_____ trying to get this project finished, so I'm completely exhausted". (6 words)
    burning the candle at both ends
  • I decided to p____ i__ s________ and take the earlier train. (= take no risks)
    play it safe
  • The police arrested the driver for his r_______ behaviour on the road.
    reckless
  • Right or Wrong?: I got my internet password stolen.
    Wrong
  • People get annoyed too easily these days. Infinitive Passive:
    People are said to get annoyed to easily these days
  • She studied the reports over the weekend so she could h__ t__ g___ r____ when the meeting began.
    hit the ground running
  • They said she has done well. Reported Speech. She...
    She is said to have done well.
  • I'm afraid of spiders, for this reason I didn't touch that tarantula. Mixed Conditional
    If I wasn't afraid of spiders, I would have touched that tarantula
  • I didn't like coffee when I was a child but now I love it. This is an a_____ t_____.
    acquired taste
  • The children p________ when they heard the word "candy" (4 words)
    pricked up their ears
  • After watching the news, I had t__ b__ p___ of what was happening.
    the big picture
  • She has a good job because she went to university. Mixed Conditional
    She wouldn't have a good job if she hadn't gone to university.
  • They all went to the party and nobody told me. I felt so left ___.
    out
  • When Sarah started recycling at work, her colleagues soon f____ s_____. (=did the same)
    followed suit
  • I don't like yogurts with smalls pieces of fruit. I don't like the l_______ feeling.
    lumpy
  • It's important to stay focused and work hard to o______ a difficult situation.
    overcome