Idioms
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I'll see you ____ Christmas.
I'll see you at Christmas.
Complete the sentence:
If you wait a minute,
I lived on ____ Main Street when I first came to town.
I lived on Main Street when I first came to town.
start over
Thank you ___ advance for your help with this matter.
Thank you in advance for your help with this matter.
If you listened carefully, you (to know) about it.
If you listened carefully, you would know about it.
___ Swedish is a difficult language to learn.
Swedish is a difficult language to learn.
really busy
Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not) them for ages and they (be / not ) at my place before.
Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I haven't seen them for ages and they haven't been at my place before.
I should have an answer for you ___ the end of the day at the latest.
I should have an answer for you at the end of the day at the latest.
She (come) to our party last weekend if she (be / not) on holiday.
She would have come to our party last weekend if she hadn't been on holiday.
Ms Parrot, (1) ___ most famous lady detective of (2) ___ twenty-first century, was born in (3) ___ United Kingdom in (4) ___ 1960s.
Ms Parrot, themost famous lady detective of the twenty-first century, was born in the United Kingdom in the 1960s.
When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I (have) it for over ten years.
When thieves stole my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I had had it for over ten years.
I need to check ____ my supervisor first.
I need to check with my supervisor first.
If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we (be) on our way to the Caribbean now.
If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we would be on our way to the Caribbean now.
There is ..................... . institution for ....................... blind in this city.
There is an institution for the blind in this city.
when something is totally unacceptable
I arrived over an hour late to the office and everyone was working. Actually, they (work) for over two hours on the new project and I felt really guilty.
I arrived over an hour late to the office and everyone was working. Actually, they had been working for over two hours on the new project and I felt really guilty.
We're still looking ___ the matter. We should have an answer for you tomorrow.
We're still looking into the matter. We should have an answer for you tomorrow.
If she were sensible, she (ask) that question, by which she offended him so much.
If she were sensible, she wouldn't have asked that question, by which she offended him so much.
Welcome to ___ Tuvana Island, your vacation paradise in ___ South Pacific. Each luxury bungalow comes fully equipped with ___ king-size bed, ___ outdoor shower, and ___ private veranda overlooking ___ Kituna Bay.
Welcome to Tuvana Island, your vacation paradise in the South Pacific. Each luxury bungalow comes fully equipped with a king-size bed, an outdoor shower, and a private veranda overlooking the Kituna Bay.