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1.. ThTheey hy haave ve bebeen en mmaarrrrieied fd foor ar almlmosost ft fififty ty yyeaearsrs They got
They gotmarried fifty yearsmarried fifty years agoago 2
2.. I I hhaavveenn’’t t sseeeen n hhiim m ffoor r aaggeess Its’ ages
Its’ agessince Isince I last sawlast saw him him 3.
3. IIt is t is alallelegeged td thahat a t a nunumbmber er of of pepeopople le arare ie invnvololveved id in tn the he mumurdrder er A number of people
A number of peopleis alleged to be is alleged to be involved in the mrderinvolved in the mrder 4.
4. IIf hf he de doeoesnsn’’t pt pay ay ththe re renent by t by nenext Sxt Satatururdadayy h he’e’ll ll be be ththroro!n !n ououtt "nless
"nlesshe !ays the rent by ne"t Satrday# he$ll be thro%n othe !ays the rent by ne"t Satrday# he$ll be thro%n ot #
#.. IIt !t !ouould ld be be a ga gooood id idedea ia if yf you ou didid td thihis es exexerr$i$isse ae aggaainin %ou had
%ou hadbetter do this e"ercise againbetter do this e"ercise again &
&.. ''o o yyoou u tthhiinn( ( sshhe e iis s llii((e e mmee)) 'o you thin( !e
'o you thin( !eare similar&are similar& 'o you thin( !e
'o you thin( !eare ali'e&are ali'e& *.
*. ItIt’’s a s a gogood tod thihing yng you dou dididn’n’t tet tell ll heherr. +. +ththerer!i!isese sh she !e !ouould hld havave be beeeen ven very ry upupsesett If you
If youhad told her she %old have been very !sethad told her she %old have been very !set ,
,.. --hhy y ddoonn’’t t !!e e ttaa((e e tthhe e 11..11# # tto o //oonnddoonn)) 0o!-hat
0o!-hatabout about ta'ing the *+ to ,ondon& ta'ing the *+ to ,ondon&
.. TToom im is $s $aarreeffuul !l !hheen hn he !e !oorr((ss. . aammees is is ns noott Tom !or(s
Tom !or(scarerlly bt -amescarerlly bt -ames doesn’t doesn’t 1
1.. SShe he !!aas s abable le to to ffininiish sh heher !r !oror( o( on tn timimee She su$$eeded in
She su$$eeded in finishing her %or' on time finishing her %or' on time 11
11.. I dI donon’t ’t susupppposose I e I $o$oululd hd havave ae anonothther er $u$up op of tf teaea $ $ouould ld I)I) ay
ayI have another c! of tea&I have another c! of tea& 1
122.. --iitth !h !hhoom dm did id yyoou gu go to to to thhe pe paarrttyy)) -ho
-hodid yo go to the !arty %ith&did yo go to the !arty %ith& 13
13.. ShShe !e !orore a e a s$s$ararf bf be$e$auause se shshe de dididn’n’t !t !anant tt to $o $atat$h $h a $a $ololdd She !ore a s$arf
She !ore a s$arfin order not to catch a coldin order not to catch a cold 14
14.. --e $e $ovoverered ted the fhe fururninituture bre be$e$auause !se !e die didndn’t !’t !anant to gt to get pet paiaint ant all oll ovever itr it -e $overed the furniture so as
-e $overed the furniture so asnot to get !aint all over itnot to get !aint all over it 1#
1#.. -h-hat at do do I nI neeeed td to (o (nono! i! if I f I !!anant tt to bo be a e a gogood od dodo$t$toror)) -hat do I need to (no!
-hat do I need to (no! in orderin orderto be a good doctor&to be a good doctor& 1&
1&.. ThThe e $a$ase se !a!as ss so ho heaeavy vy ththat at he he $o$oululdndn’t ’t lilift ft itit The $ase !as to heavy
The $ase !as to heavy for him for him to lift to lift The $ase !as to heavy
The $ase !as to heavyto be lifted (by him)to be lifted (by him) 1*
1*.. 0e 0e gagave mve me 52e 52 f for mor my by birirththdadayy ! !hihi$h $h !a!as rs reaeally lly gegenenerorous ous of hf himim It !as really generous
It !as really generousof himof him to give me ./ for my birthday to give me ./ for my birthday 1,
1,.. I’I’m gm goioing tng to tho the dee dentntisist’t’ss. 0. 0e’e’ll tll ta(a(e oe one one of mf my !y !isisdodom tm teeeeth oth outut I’m going to
I’m going to the dentist’s tothe dentist’s tohave one of my %isdom teeth ta'en othave one of my %isdom teeth ta'en ot 1
1.. /a/ast !st !eeee( th( the bue builildeders $rs $amame ane and bud buililt a st a s!i!immmmining pog pool iol in oun our bar ba$( g$( garardedenn /ast !ee( !e
/ast !ee( !ehad a s%imming !ool bilt had a s%imming !ool bilt in or bac' gardenin or bac' garden 2
2.. 66 Do not leave Do not leave the building !ithout my the building !ithout my permission7 he told her permission7 he told her
0e ordered her
0e ordered her not tonot to leaveleave the bilding %ithot his !ermission the bilding %ithot his !ermission 2
211.. II’’vve ne neevveer r eeaatteen sn suu$$h a h a ggooood md meeaall It’s the
It’s thefirst time I have eaten sch a good mealfirst time I have eaten sch a good meal It’s the
It’s thebest meal I have ever eatenbest meal I have ever eaten 2
222.. I hI haavveenn’’t ht haad $d $uurrrry fy foor a r a lloonng tg tiimmee It’s a long time
It’s a long timesince Isince I last had last had crry crry 23
23.. IIt’t’s a s a gogood od ththining I bg I brara(e(ed. d. --e e !!ouould ld hahave ve $r$rasashehedd -e !ould have $rashed if
-e !ould have $rashed ifI hadn$t bra'edI hadn$t bra'ed 24
24.. 0e 0e ststararteted !d !oror(i(ing ng as as a ta tououririst st guguidide te t!o !o yyeaears rs agagoo 0e has
0e hasbeen %or'ing as a torist gide for t%o yearsbeen %or'ing as a torist gide for t%o years 2#
2#.. II’v’ve ne nevever er $o$ome me a$a$roross ss a ma morore ae annnnoyoyining pg perersosonn ames is the
ames is themost annoying most annoying !erson I have ever come across !erson I have ever come across 2
2&.&. ThTheey ay all ll ffouound nd hhis is bebehahaviviouour r shsho$o$(i(ingng They !ere
They !ereallall shocked byshocked by his behavior his behavior
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1. Although Although she she !as !as a mia millionallionaire ire she she lived lived in pin povertovertyy 'espite
'espite being a millionaire she lived in !overty being a millionaire she lived in !overty 2.
2. Although sAlthough she !ahe !as a ms a millionillionaire aire he dihe didn’t dn’t !ant !ant to mato marry rry her her 'espite
'espitebeing a millionaire he didn$t %ant to marry herbeing a millionaire he didn$t %ant to marry her 3.
3. 0e pre0e preferfers tras travelvelling ling by trby train ain to fto flyilyingng 0e !ould rather
0e !ould rathertravel by train than flytravel by train than fly 4.
4. I’I’d prd prefefer yer you nou not tot to smo smo(e o(e in $in $laslasss I’d rather
I’d ratheryo didn$t smo'e in classyo didn$t smo'e in class #.
#. It !ould bIt !ould be a ge a good idood idea if ea if !e !!e !ent tent throughrough this h this exer$exer$ise aise againgain -e had
&. 6'on’t go near the edge of the $liff7 she told the $hildren She !arned the $hildrennot to go near the edge of the cliff *. 6-hy don’t you buy a ne! $ar 8ill7 said ohn
ohn suggestedthat he boght a ne% car ,. 6 Ididn’t break the plate7 she said
She deniedhaving broken the !late . 6I !on’t ans!er your 9uestions7 she said
0e refusedto ans%er his3her 4estions 1. 6I’m sorry Ididn’t arrive on time7 she said
She apologisedfor not having arrived on time 11. -e $an’t !ait to move into our ne! house
-e are loo(ingfor%ard to moving into or ne% hose
12. She is $onsidered to be the outstanding painter of her generation She is regarded as being the otstanding !ainter of her generation 13. I seldom !at$h that programme
I hardlyever %atch that !rogramme
14. I thin( it !ould be useful to $onsider the proposal I thin( the proposal !ould be !orthconsidering 1#. +ur plane !as delayed by fog
+ur plane !as held upbecase of the fog 1&. I !ent to bed early be$ause I !as feeling tired
As I felt tired I !ent to bed early
1*. 0e doesn’t !ant to stay in tonight and !at$h television 0e doesn’t fan$ystaying in tonight and %atching 5
1,. :iven a $hoi$e of sailing or !indsurfing I prefer !indsurfing I prefer%indsrfing to sailing
I preferto go %indsrfing rather than go sailing 1. I’m sure the vegetables !eren’t fresh
The vegetables $an’thave been fresh 2. ohn thin(s they probably missed the bus
ohn thin(s they maymighthave missed the bs 21. %ou started !or( here last August didn’t you)
%ou’ve%or'ed here since last Agst# haven$t yo& 22. The train left before I got to the station
8y the time Igot to the station# the train had already left 23. The government aims to provide spe$ial $ars for these people
The government aims to provide these people%ith s!ecial cars 24. 0is stamp $olle$tion $osts him a lot of money
0e spendslots of money on his stam! collection 2#. Several people have !ritten in for the ;ob
Several people have appliedfor the 7ob 2&. I’ve never eaten :ree( food before
It’s the first timeI have eaten Gree' food
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1. They $riti$i<ed me be$ause I made a simple mista(e
If Ihadn$t made a sim!le mista'e they %oldn$t have critici9ed me 2. 0e left the house ;ust before the explosion o$$urred
0e had hardlyleft the hose %hen the e"!losion occrred 3. I thin( he’s bro(en his leg but I’m not sure
I thin( he mighthave bro'en his leg
4. =eople believe that he lived in South Ameri$a a long time ago 0e is believed to have lived in Soth America for a long time #. I last s!am in the sea !hen I !as ten years old
I haven’ts%m in the sea since I %as ten years old &. I !ould love to be ri$h and famous
If onlyI %ere rich and famos
*. It’s a pity I didn’t !rite do!n her address I !ishI had %ritten do%n her address ,. y garage needs painting
It’s timefor me to !aint my garage3 I need to have it !ainted . 0e prefers listening to the radio to !at$hing telly
0e !ould!refer to listen to the radio rather than %atch telly 0e !ouldrather listen to the radio than %atch telly 1. udging from those bla$( $louds !e’re li(ely to have some rain
udging from those bla$( $louds it loo(s as if it %as going to rain 11. %ou don’t loo( very !ell. %ou should go and see a do$tor
%ou don’t loo( very !ell. %ou had better go and see a doctor 12. 0e spent five hours doing the shopping
It too(him five hors to do the sho!!ing
13. Although he !or(ed hard he $ouldn’t finish the ;ob In spite of%or'ing hard he coldn$t finish the 7ob
In spite ofthe fact that he %or'ed hard he coldn$t finish the 7ob 14. Although it !as so hot they $ontinued !or(ing
In spite ofthe heat they contined %or'ing 1#. 0e is re$ognised as the !orld’s greatest tenor
0e is $onsideredto be the %orld$s greatest tenor 0e is regarded as being the %orld$s greatest tenor 1&. >othing frightens me
I’m not afraidof anything
1*. It !ill be a great pleasure for us to see you next !ee( -e are loo(ingfor%ard to seeing yo ne"t %ee'
1,. The people at the hotel !ere so interesting that it !as a pleasure to meet them They !ere su$hinteresting !eo!le that it %as a !leasre to meet them 1. They built a high !all to ma(e it impossible for the prisoners to es$ape
They built a high !all so thatthe !risoners coldn$t esca!e 2. 0e no longer lives in this neighbourhood
0e doesn’t livein this neighborhood any longer 21. 'o you thin( !e are the same height)
'o you thin( she is astall as me&
22. The !eather !as so ni$e that !e spent the !hole day in the garden It !assch nice %eather that %e s!ent the %hole day in the garden 23. It is thought that the robbers used this $ar to ma(e their es$ape
The robbersare thoght to have sed this car to ma'e their esca!e 24. y fringe needs trimming
I must getmy fringe trimmed
2#. ane did a lot of !or( during her holidays ane did a lot of !or( !hileshe %as on holiday
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1. 6'on’t forget to ring your granny this evening7 my mother said
y mother remindedme (not to forget) to ring my granny that evening 2. 6%ou (illed her didn’t you ones)7 said the poli$e inspe$tor
The inspe$tor a$$used-ones of 'illing her 3. 6/et’s go to the $inema shall !e)7 said 8ill
8ill suggested that%e shold go to the cinema 4. She !as sorry that she had been so rude to them
She apologisedfor being so rde to them
She apologisedfor having been so rde to them 1R(0)*2 #. =erhaps he doesn’t understand !hat he’s supposed to do
0e maynot nderstand %hat he$s s!!osed to do &. =erhaps he didn’t understand !hat he had to do
0e maynot have nderstood %hat he had to do
*. -e 9ueued up for hours but !e still didn’t get ti$(ets for the $on$ert
-e still didn’t get ti$(ets for the $on$ert despitehaving 4eed ! for hors ,. It !ould be a good idea if you told him the truth
%ou hadbetter tell him the trth
. -hat a lovely day? It’s a pity !e $an’t go to the bea$h -hat a lovely day? I !ish%e cold go to the beach 1. I should have ta(en your advi$e
I !ish I had ta'en yor advice
11. 0e !ould rather travel by train than by $oa$h
0e preferstravelling by train to travelling by coach 12. I haven’t seen her sin$e the end of April
I lastsa% her at the end of A!ril 13. As !e get older !e sleep less
The older%e get the less %e slee!
14. 0e !asn’t able to ta(e part be$ause he !as ill 8e$ause ofhis illness he %asn$t able to ta'e !art 1#. It’s the most boring film I have ever seen
I’ve never seen sch a boring film
1&. %ou’re very (ind to help me !ith my luggage It’s very (indof yo to hel! me %ith my lggage
1*. If he doesn’t ma(e more effort he’ll soon be out of a ;ob "nlesshe ma'es more effort# he %ill soon be ot of a 7ob 1,. I expe$t she $ame by bus
She musthave come by bs
1. It’s pointless as(ing him to do anything for you
There’sno !oint (in) as'ing him to do anything for yo 2. I thin( you ought to deal !ith the problem soon
I thin( it’s about timeyo dealt %ith the !roblem 21. I’m sure he too( your brief$ase by mista(e
I’m sure he didn’tdo it on !r!ose
I’m sure he didn’trealised that he had ta'en yor briefcase by mista'e 22. %ou didn’t understand be$ause you !eren’t paying attention?
Ifyo had !aid attention yo %old have nderstood
23. I’ll give you a door (ey be$ause I may not be in !hen you get home In $aseI$m not at home %hen yo get there# I$ll give yo a door 'ey 24. y advi$e to you is to ta(e your dog to the vet
If I%ere yo I %oll ta'e yor3my3the dog to the vet 2#. 0as someone mended your $oo(er)
0ave youhad yor coo'er mended&
2&. They didn’t give me very mu$h information about the ;ob They gaveme little information abot the 7ob
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1. If he doesn’t tell us !ho he is !e !on’t let him in "nless he tells us !ho he is !e !on’t let him in. 2. %ou’ve never made a $omplaint before
It’s the first time you have made a $omplaint.
3. 6'on’t open your boo(s until I tell you to?7 he said to the students 0e told the students not to open their boo(s until they told them to. 4. 6-here is he hiding)7 the poli$eman as(ed them
The poli$eman as(ed them !here he !as hiding
#. It’s a pity that dress $osts so mu$h. I !ould love to buy it I !ish it !ouldn’t $ost so mu$h.
&. It’s a pity !e have lost $onta$t !ith them I !ish !e hadn’t lost $onta$t.
*. I’d be grateful if you didn’t smo(e in the $ar I’d rather you didn’t smo(e@.
,. They didn’t let me stay up late !hen I !as a $hild I !asn’t allo!ed to stay up late !hen I @..
. Although udy !as severely disabled she parti$ipated in many sports 'espite herhersB being severely disabled she @..
1. -e left 9uietly so that !e !ouldn’t disturb the $hildren -e left 9uietly so as not to disturb the $hildren
11. -e didn’t have a barbe$ue in the garden be$ause it !as raining If it hadn’t been raining !e !ould have had a 88C @.
12. She often has to do the !ashingDup and she $an’t stand it She $an’t stand doing the !ashing up
13. 0e is not old enough to vote 0e is too young to vote
14. I !on’t tolerate this behaviour for a minute longer I !on’t put up !ith this behaviour
1#. 0e’s been !or(ing for us for nineteen years and next year !ill ma(e it t!enty 8y next year he !ill have been !or(ing !ith us for 2 years.
1&. It’s li(ely that she !ill arrive late She’s li(ely to arrive late.
1*. It is thought that the prisoner !as re$aptured !hile drin(ing in a pub The prisoner is thought to have been re$aptured @.
1,. A thief stole several $oats from the $loa(room Several $oats !ere stolen from@
1. I’ll get someone to press your trousers I’ll have your trousers pressed
2. The mos9ue is !ell !orth a visit The mos9ue is !ell !orth visiting It is !ell !orth visiting the mos9ue
21. I li(e travelling but I’m not very fond of flying I li(e travelling but I’m not too (een on flying 22. I travel a lot in my ;ob
y ;ob involves travelling a lot
23. 0o! long are you planning to stay in Australia) 0o! long are you thin(ing ofabout staying @. 24. -hat is the purpose of your trip)
-hat is the reason !hy you are travelling) 2#. Eould you fill in this boo(ing form)
-ould you mind filling in this @.
2&. It !ould be better if you didn’t bring oe to the !edding I’d rather you didn’t bring oe @.
