Verb forms
What time did you say the concert was due starting / starts / to start?
to start
Don't worry. You're bound to /sure / must find a job soon.
bound to
Excuse me. Are you the woman whom / whose / who's phone was stolen?
whose
This project is running out of / taking up / making up for most of my time at this moment.
taking up
Robin's very resourceful/ self-sufficient / spontaneous. I'm sure he'll be able to help us solve our problem.
resourceful
How long have Mary and Sylvan gone out/ been going out/ going out together?
been going out
If you were getting up/ would get up / had got up earlier this morning, you wouldn't be late for college.
had got up
We should get some for advising / to advise / to give advice us about mortgages.
to advise
I'm afraid Mr Peters is off sick, so we will need to cancel/ postpone / extend your meeting.
postpone
Our holiday resort was disappointing - it was quite unspoilt / run-down / lively
run-down
Amy seems working/ that she was working / to have been workin much too hard over the past few weeks.
to have been working
Mum can't have got y message, otherwise / incidentally / obviously she would have called me.
otherwise
We'd rather you not wear / didn't wear / weren't wearing your shoes is the house.
didn't wear
We had such a relaxing time in Thailand. We mostly got away / chilled out/ soaked up on the beach.
chilled out
I get nervous speaking in public and end up sobbing / whispering / stammering.
stammering
My boss told me he is about to / will be / is due retiring in a few month's time.
will be
We would rather have had / having / that we had a small wedding, but ended up inviting the whole family.
have had
Not until the judge has heard all the arguments then she'll / will she/ she will make a decision.
will she
Marta sometimes tends to be / is deep down/ comes across as unfriendly but she's actually just shy.
comes across as
In the 17th century, many people had no access to education and were illiterate / illogical / incapable
illiterate
Having finished/ When finished/ We had finished early at the conference, we decided to take a tour of the city.
Having finished.
Nila has had to stop training for a while due to/ owing / because a knee injury.
due to
The villagers are thought/ may / understood to have left the area because their crops failed.
are thought
Tony's so lazy - he is a soft touch/ never lifts a finger/ is full of himself
never lifts a finger
One in three business could make transfers / manage their accounts / go bankrupt.
go bankrupt