1. Last Friday was the first time my car broke down, even though it is very old.
NEVER
Until last Friday, my car …………………………………………………………… down, even though
it is very old.
2. Jack does not want to work for his uncle any longer.
CARRY
John does not want ……………………………………………………… for his uncle.
3. My brother doesn’t play tennis now as well as he used to.
BETTER
My brother used to ………………………………………………………… does now.
4. Maybe Carla didn’t receive the email I sent her.
MAY
Carla ……………………………………………………….. the email I sent her.
5. It was foolish of you to ride your bike so fast.
SHOULD
You …………………………………………………………………… your bike so fast.
6. It’s possible that the thieves hid the money in the countryside.
MIGHT
The thieves ………………………………………………….. the money in the countryside.
7. The climbers continued to go up the mountain even though it was snowing.
CARRIED
The climbers …………………………………………………………………. The mountain even
though it was snowing.
8. The performance has been cancelled.
CALLED
They’ve …………………………………….. the performance.
9. We didn’t go to bed early because we were chatting.
STAYED
We ……………………………………………….. late, chatting.
10. She started working at noon and she hasn’t finished yet.
BEEN
She ………………………………………………………………………….. noon.
11. I last saw Helen before she left for Australia.
SINCE
I …………………………………………………………………. she left for Australia.
12. I’ve decided that in the future I’m not going to eat chocolate.
GIVE
I’ve decided that I’m going to ………………………………………… chocolate.
13. I’m sure Luisa was very upset when she lost her money.
HAVE
Luisa …………………………………………………………… very upset when she lost her money.
14. It’s been a long time since I last ate fish.
EATEN
I …………………………………………………………………. a long time.
15. I started cooking about two hours ago.
HAVE
I ………………………………………………………. two hours.
16. It’s possible that Linda didn’t take the early train.
MIGHT
Linda ……………………………………………………………… the early train.
17. You should continue to study every day.
CARRY
You should ………………………………………………………….. every day.
18. They don’t let us use mobile phones in the library.
ALLOWED
In the library, ……………………………………………………………….. use mobile phones.
19. When did you meet Eric?
KNOWN
How long ………………………………………………………. Eric?
20. Marcella left home very early because she wanted to be sure of catching the train.
ORDER
Marcella Left home very early ……………………………………………………….. miss the trai.
21. It was the best film I had ever seen.
NEVER
I ………………………………………………………….. such a good film before.
22. My mobile rang during the nine o’clock news.
WATCHING
My mobile rang ………………………………………………… the nine o’clock news.
23. In the end, I couldn’t make it to the party because I was busy.
ABLE
In the end, I …………………………………………………………….. go to the party because I was
busy.
24. It wasn’t necessary for us to attend all the classes.
HAVE
We ……………………………….. attend all the classes.
25. So that Susan would be fit for the skiing, she went to the gym three times a week.
ORDER
Susan went to the gym three times a week ………………………………….. fit for the skiing.
26. I took a lot of suntan oil with me, which I didn’t use.
TAKEN
I ………………………………………………….. so much suntan oil with me.
27. If I don’t find a job soon, I’ll be broke.
HAVE
I …………………………………….. a job soon, otherwise I’ll be broke.
28. The Olympic games are celebrated every four years.
TAKE
The Olympic games ………………………………. every four years.
29. Will he be fit enough to compete on Saturday?
PART
Will he be fit enough to …………………………………… on Saturday?
30. I applied fot the job a month ago.
MONTH
It ……………………………………………. I applied for the job.
31. Lucy is only going to wait for him until 8.15
WON’T
At 8.30 Lucy ………………………………………………. for him.
32. Look at those black clouds! There’s rain on the way!
TO
Look at those black clouds, …………………………….. rain.
33. There’s a party at my house next week.
CELEBRATING
Next week I …………………………… a party.
34. They shouldn’t built the airport so close to the village.
OUGHT
They ……………………………………………… the airport so close to the village.
35. While I was on holiday, a lot of interesting things happened to me.
MY
During …………………………………….. a lot of interesting things happened to me.
36. The teacher postponed the theatre trip until the summer term.
OFF
The theatre trip …………………………….. the teacher until the summer term.
37. It was wrong of you to borrow my jacket without asking
OUGHT
You ……………………………………… before you borrowed my jacket.
38. The match begins at 4.30 and ends at 5.30.
FINISHED
The match ……………………………………………. at 7.00.
39. As a result of the strong wind last night, several tiles came off the roof.
BECAUSE
Several tiles came off the roof …………………………………………….. so strong last night.
40. The last time I saw Tom was the day he got married in 1995.
WEDDING
I haven’t ………………………………………………………….. day in 1995.
