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a round, hollow, musical instrument you play with sticks

DRUMS

GUESS! believe in someone’s honesty.

TRUST

You didn’t pass the exam because you didn’t study enough. (SHOULD)

You should have studied

You have been getting into debt for months now: you ought to pay all that money back. (IT’S TIME)

It is time you paid all that money back

I love weekends because I can do sports. (WHAT)

What I love about weekends is that I can do sports.

It was such a tough decision that nobody knew what to do. (SO)

The decision was so tough that nobody knew what to do.

REWRITE What a pity that I have to work next weekend! (WISH)

I wish I did not have to work next weekend.

“Let’s try to find a solution to the problem,” she proposed. (SUGGESTED)

She suggested trying to find a solution to the problem.

I’m sorry I didn’t receive the instructions on time! (WISH)

I wish I had received the instructions on time!

to say that you will not do or accept something

REFUSE

¨You have stolen money from me¨, Mary told her maid. (ACCUSED)

Mary accused her maid of stealing / having stolen money from her.

The traffic is impossible. I think that’s the reason why she was delayed. (MUST)

The traffic is impossible. She must have been delayed.

I’m sure he forgot about the meeting. (MUST)

He must have forgotten about the meeting

REWRITE! I really don’t know why you don’t get yourself another fridge. This one is too old! (TIME)

It is time you got yourself another fridge

I regret not having studied Computing at school as a child. (SHOULD)

I should have studied Computing at school as a child.

REWRITE I’m sorry I was so big-headed. (WISH)

I WISH I HADN'T BEEN SO BIG-HEADED.

Rewrite! Why didn’t you apologize to your grandma for your absence at her birthday party? (SHOULD)

You should have apologised to your grandma for ….

To breathe in a noisy way while you are sleeping.

SNORE

Rewrite! ‘I haven’t eaten the chocolate’, the boy said. (DENIED)

The boy denied eating / having eaten / that he had eaten the chocolate

REWRITE! Paul should find a job and earn his own living. He’s 30 years old. (IT’S TIME)

It’s time Paul found a job and earned his own living.

You can’t pay the rent. You should find a cheaper flat. (IT’S TIME)

It's time you found a cheaper flat.