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1. You’ll make more mistakes if you speak so fast.

The _____________________________, the __________________________________.

1. If the exercise is too easy, it will be very boring to do.

The _____________________________, the ___________________________________.

1. ‘Where does she live?’, can you tell me?

Can you tell me __________________________________________________________?

1. I came to live in Málaga three years ago.

I ____________________________________________________________ for three years.

1. If you smoke a lot, you’ll have more chances of getting a heart disease.

The ____________________________________, the _____________________________.

1. After I arrived here, I started to feel better.

Since arriving here __________________________________________________________

1. The last time Nancy talked to me was in 1986.

Nancy has _________________________________________________________________.

1. How did they find the missing jewellery?, do you know?

Do you know ______________________________________________________________?

1. Mary started to learn French five years ago.

Mary has _________________________________________________________________.

1. ‘Did they like the film?’, she asked.

She asked _________________________________________________________________.

KEY

1. The faster you speak, the more mistakes you’ll make.

2. The easier the exercise is, the more boring to do it will be.
3. Can you tell me where she lives?
4. I have been living in Málaga for three years.
5. The more you smoke, the more chances you’ll have of getting a heart disease.
6. Since arriving here I have felt/I have been feeling better.
7. Nancy hasn’t talked to me since 1986.
8. Do you know how they found the missing jewellery?
9. Mary has been learning French for five years.
10. She asked if they liked/had liked the film.
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1. The film was very sad. We couldn’t help crying.

It was _____________________________________________________________________.

1. He broke his leg, so he couldn’t go to the meeting the following day.

He couldn’t go to the meeting because he _______________________________the day before.

1. The weather was very bad. We didn’t go out.

It was _____________________________________________________________________.

1. The girls put on their uniforms. Then they went to school.

Before going to school ________________________________________________________.

1. We left early because it was such a boring party…

The party was _______________________________________________________________.

1. The guests left. Then she started cleaning.

She started cleaning after _____________________________________________________.

1. I had to pay excess baggage because the suitcase was very heavy.

It was _____________________________________________________________________.

1. He called his girlfriend. Three hours later she was found dead.

Three hours before she was found dead his boyfriend________________________________.

KEY

1. It was such a sad film that we couldn’t help crying.

2. …he had broken his leg the day before.
3. It was such bad weather that we didn’t go out.
4. …the girls had put on their uniforms.
5. …so boring that we left early.
6. …the guests had left.
7. It was such a heavy suitcase that I had to pay excess baggage.
8. … had called her.
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1. The police believe the rapist ran away through a window.

The rapist is _____________________________________________________________________.

1. They say Columbus didn’t discover America.

Columbus is _____________________________________________________________________.

1. I will finish my novel before Christmas Day.

By Christmas Day I ________________________________________________________________.

1. If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long.

Unless _________________________________________________________________________.

1. We are in 2012. I promise I’ll raise your salary before 2014.

In two years _____________________________________________________________________.

1. They will pay John 15,000 dollars for the house.

John ___________________________________________________________________________.

1. They are likely to burst out laughing when they see the present. (Use ‘probably’)

They _ _________________________________________________________________________.

1. I have a shower every day in the morning. It takes me about 20 minutes. I usually start at 7:30.

At 7:45 tomorrow I will ____________________________________________________________.

1. Take your raincoat. It might rain.

Take your raincoat in case__________________________________________________________.

1. She probably won’t try those apricots.

She isn’t ________________________________________________________________________.

KEY

1. The rapist is believed to have run away through a window.

2. Columbus is said not to have discovered America.
3. …I will have finished my novel.
4. Unless you take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long.
5. In two years I will have raised your salary.
6. John will be paid …
7. They will probably burst out laughing….
8. … I will be having a shower.
9. … in case it rains.
10. She isn’t likely to try those apricots.
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1. I’m sure that David took your books by mistake.

David _________________________________________________________________________.

1. Perhaps Alan didn’t mean what he said.

Alan __________________________________________________________________________.

1. It was a mistake to park outside the police station.

You ___________________________________________________________________________.

1. I couldn’t find the keys because you didn’t help me.

I ______________________________________________________________________________.

1. I can assure you John was not the mugger.

John ___________________________________________________________________________.

1. I don’t know if she will like it or not.

She ____________________________________________________________________________.

1. They didn’t knock down the old theatre because it had historical value.

If the theatre _____________________________________________________________________.

1. Historians are certain Cleopatra was a very attractive woman. (use a modal)

Cleopatra ________________________________________________________________________.

1. You shouldn’t walk home. It’s too risky. (Use ‘better’)

You’d ___________________________________________________________________________.

1. I’d prefer to go out on Friday instead of Sunday. (Use ‘rather’)

I’d _____________________________________________________________________________.

KEY

1. David must have taken your books…

2. Alan may/might not have meant …
3. You shouldn’t have parked …
4. I would have found the keys if you had helped me.
5. John can’t have been the mugger.
6. She may/might/could like it.
7. If the old theatre hadn’t had historical value, they would have knocked it down.
8. Cleopatra must have been a …
9. You’d better not walk home.
10. I’d rather go out…
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1. ‘I’m not doing it. I’m fed up’, she said.

She refused __________________________________________________________________.

1. ‘I didn’t do it, I didn’t steal the car’, he said.

He denied ____________________________________________________________________.

1. ‘Come on!, apply for the job, you’re so good!’, he said.

He encouraged _______________________________________________________________.

1. ‘It was him. I saw him take the biscuit’, he said.

He accused his brother _________________________________________________________.

1. I never get up early on weekends, I don’t have the habit.

I’m not used __________________________________________________________________.

1. ‘I’m terribly sorry for being late’, she said.

She apologized ________________________________________________________________.

1. ‘I won’t call you names any more’, I promise.

He promised __________________________________________________________________.

1. I broke up with James in 1985, I remember it.

I remember ___________________________________________________________________.

1. If you want to give up smoking, why don’t you go to a hypnotist?

If you want to give up smoking, try _________________________________________________.

1. ‘Why don’t we eat out tonight?’, he said.

He suggested __________________________________________________________________.

KEY

1. She refused to do it.

2. He denied stealing the car.
3. He encouraged me/him/her/us/them to apply fo the job.
4. He accused his brother of taking the biscuit.
5. I’m not used to getting up early on weekends.
6. She apologized for being late.
7. He promised not to call me names any more.
8. I remember breaking up with James in 1985.
9. ...try going to a hypnotist.
10. He suggested eating out that night.
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1. This time tomorrow they’ll be cutting my hair. (Use the ‘have sth done’ structure)

This time tomorrow I’ll ___________________________________________________________.

1. I ran out of money, that’s why the painters didn’t paint the garden wall. (Use the ‘have sth done’ structure)

I would ________________________________________________________________________.

1. We cannot waste any time.

There’s ________________________________________________________________________.

1. These two pens don’t write properly.

Neither ________________________________________________________________________.

1. Where’s the best place they can take your photo? (Use the ‘have sth done’ structure)

Where’s the best place to __________________________________________________________.

1. We could buy the red car. We could buy the green one. (Use ‘either’)

We could buy ___________________________________________________________________.

1. By the end of the month the mechanic will have repaired my car. (Use the ‘have sth done’ structure)

By the end of the month I _________________________________________________________.

1. I think they’re getting married on the 5 of April, but perhaps it’s the 7 . (Use ‘either’)
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They’re ________________________________________________________________________.

KEY

1. I’ll be having my hair cut.

2. I would have had the garden wall painted if I hadn’t run out of money.

3. There’s no time to waste.

4. Neither of these pens (neither pen) write/writes properly.

5. … have your photo taken?

6. We could buy either the red or the green car /the red car or the green one.

7. …I’ll have had my car repaired.

8. They’re getting married either on the 5 or 7 of April.

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1. It would be nice to be able to fly.

I wish __________________________________________________________________________.

1. Why do you have to make so much noise so late at night?

I wish __________________________________________________________________________.

1. Jim used to be married to that girl.

That’s the girl ____________________________________________________________________.

1. Jean was the first person I asked for advice. (Use ‘whose’)

Jean ___________________________________________________________________________.

1. I ‘m not happy because I don’t have blue eyes.

I wish ___________________________________________________________________________

1. She had three lovely kids and a wonderful husband but she wasn’t happy.

In spite _________________________________________________________________________.

1. Despite the high price, we bought the car. (Use ‘although’)

We _________________________________________________________________________.

1. It’s a pity you were driving so fast!

I wish ___________________________________________________________________________.

1. You should have told me everything.

I wish ____________________________________________________________________________.

1. I was sitting next to a boy in the exam. He told me the answers.

The boy I _________________________________________________________________________.

KEY

1. I wish I could fly.

2. I wish you wouldn’t make so much noise so late at night.
3. That’s the girl Jim used to be married to.
4. Jean was the first person whose advice I asked for.
5. I wish I had blue eyes.
6. In spite of having three lovely kids and a wonderful husband, she wasn’t happy.
7. We bought the car although it was very expensive.
8. I wish you hadn’t been driving so fast.
9. I wish you had told me everything.

10. The boy I was sitting next to in the exam told me the answers.