Kiwi
Bad weather delayed the building project for several weeks. SET
The building project … for several weeks by the bad weather.
was set back
I’m not going to tolerate this untidiness any longer. UP
I have no intention ... this untidiness any longer.
of putting up with
It is difficult for Paul to decide what to do. MIND
Paul finds it difficult .... what to do.
to make up his mind
I’d like Kevin to stop telling me what to do. WISH
I … telling me what to do!
wish Kevin would stop
We booked seats but it was not necessary because there was plenty of room. BOOKED
We … seats because there was plenty of room.
need not have booked
Was it Paul’s idea to go to the cinema? CAME
Was it Paul …. the idea of going to the cinema?
who came up with
t is not my fault that the glass broke. BLAME
You cannot … the glass.
blame me for breaking
Looking back, I think I was right to study mathematics at university. REGRET
Looking back, I ... mathematics at university.
do not regret studying (having studied)
I am not tall enough to reach the top of this cupboard. TALLER
If I … reach the top of this cupboard.
were taller, I could
Buying those jeans was not a sensible thing for me to do yesterday. ONLY
If … those jeans yesterday.
only I had not bought
I am starting to find watching television boring. FED
I am beginning to get … television.
fed up with
I started learning English three years ago. BEEN
I ... three years.
have been learning English for
Our spending will have to be reduced next year. BACK
We will have ... our spending next year.
to cut back on
Did anyone raise the subject of the school trip? BROUGHT
Can you tell me ... the subject of the school trip?
if (whether) anyone brought up
Olivia did not concentrate so she made a lot of mistakes. WOULD
If Olivia … made fewer mistakes.
had concentrated, she would have
It’s ages since my sister and I had an argument. OUT
My sister and I ... ages.
haven't fallen out for
No-one wants to buy this type of music any more. LONGER
There ... for this type of music.
is no longer any demand
The house was not very attractive in appearance when we first saw it. MUCH
The house was … at when we first saw it.
I don’t earn anything like the amount I did before. NOWHERE
I earn ... as I did before.
nowhere near as much
The boats began to move slowly out of the harbour. WAY
The boats slowly … out of the harbour.
made their way
Leaving school made me realise that my childhood was over. BROUGHT
Leaving school … me that my childhood was over.
brought it home to
Has John caught a cold? DOWN
Can you tell me if … with a cold?
has come (gone) down
We are earning less than we are spending, I’m afraid.
EXPENDITURE
Our .... our income, I’m afraid.
expenditure is more/greater than
Fog delayed my flight to Moscow this morning. UP
My flight to Moscow … this morning.
was held up
I never find time to tidy my desk. ROUND
I never … my desk.
get round to tidying