TRANSFORMATIONS
I always ask my students about their plans for university.
STUDY
I always ask my students what they ______ at university.
I always ask my students what they THEY ARE GOING TO STUDY at university.
You look well. Have you been working UP / OUT / OFF?
You look well. Have you been working OUT?
What's the difference between ARGUE WITH and ARGUE ABOUT?
You ARGUE WITH a person.
you ARGUE ABOUT a topic.
A superpower? I wish I ____________ fly.
A superpower? I wish I COULD fly.
H............... is walking, usually in the country.
HIKING is walking, usually in the country.
She regrets not learning to play the piano when she was little.
SHE
She __________ to play the piano when she was little.
She WISHES SHE HAD LEARNT to play the piano when she was little.
I wish my neighbours WOULDN'T MAKE / HADN'T MADE / DON'T MAKE / WON'T MAKE so much noise all the time.
I wish my neighbours WOULDN'T MAKE so much noise all the time.
What's the difference between SPEND and WASTE time doing sth.?
When you SPEND time, you just use it on sth.
When you WASTE time, you don't do anything useful, you don't make a good use of it.
Do you think it would be a good idea for me to take _______ a new activity?
Do you think it would be a good idea for me to take UP a new activity?
What do you do if you HAVE A GO AT STH?
You try it out or try to do it.
She gives her classes from 2 to 7, so she can't meet you at 5 tomorrow.
BE
Tomorrow she ____________ at 5, so she can't meet you at that time.
Tomorrow she WILL BE GIVING HER CLASSES at 5, so she can't meet you at that time.
Unfortunately, the workers didn't succeed TO / IN / FOR / AT obtaining better working conditions.
Unfortunately, the workers didn't succeed IN obtaining better working conditions.
What's the difference between ASK ABOUT STH and ASK FOR STH?
When you ASK ABOUT STH, you want information about it.
When you ASK FOR STH, you want the other person to give it to you.
My mum wishes I ____________ paid more attention in class so that I didn't fail my exams.
My mum wishes I HAD paid more attention in class so that I didn't fail my exams.
I've arranged to deliver my speech at 3 o'clock at the conference tomorrow.
AM
I ________ at 3 o'clock at the conference tomorrow. It's already arranged.
I AM DELIVERING MY SPEECH at 3 o'clock at the conference tomorrow. It's already arranged.
She decided to give up her job tomorrow.
WILL
She _________ her job by next week.
She WILL HAVE GIVEN UP her job by next week.
We wish you LOOK / WILL LOOK / LOOKED / ARE LOOKING happier. It's your birthday today!
We wish you LOOKED happier. It's your birthday today!
What's the difference between A TRIP and A JOURNEY?
A JOURNEY is the act of travelling from one place to another.
A TRIP includes the journeys and the activities you do while you are travelling.
What does your mood depend _______?
What does your mood depend ON?
They don't expect to get a pay rise next month.
NOT
They think __________ a pay rise next month.
They think THEY WILL NOT GET a pay rise next month.
I have to work today and I'm really tired!
NOT
I wish ________________ work today. I'm really tired!
I wish I DID NOT HAVE TO work today. I'm really tired!
Football training has been called UP / OUT / OFF tonight because of the rain.
Football training has been called OFF tonight because of the rain.
What's the difference between BELIEVE and BELIEVE IN?
You BELIEVE sth/sb when you think they are true.
You BELIEVE IN sth/sb when you think they exist.
It's difficult for me to cope ________ stress.
It's difficult for me to cope WITH stress.
He hates it when you speak like that!
YOU
He wishes ______________ like that!
He wishes YOU WOULDN'T SPEAK like that!