Passive voice
The teacher is asking a question.
A question is being asked.
Mary doesn't like Tom.
You said Mary didn't like Tom.
I didn't pack my bags in advance, so I was late.
If I had packed my bags in advance, I wouldn't have been late.
I'm short.
I wish I were tall
She should study more.
She ought to study more.
Maya writes the reports as fast as possible.
The reports are written as fast as possible.
Ed and Nancy will go out if it doesn't rain.
You said Ed and Nancy would go out if it didn't rain.
She studied, so she wasn't nervous.
If she hadn't studied, she would have been nervous.
I don't have time to go to the beach.
I wish I had time to go to the beach.
The sky is dark and it's windy. + possibility
It may rain.
It might rain.
Employees will clean the roads by the morning.
The roads will be cleaned by the morning.
She can decide by next year.
You said she could decide by next year.
She bought the dress, so she had something to wear.
If she hadn't bought the dress, she wouldn't have had anything to wear.
I didn't have money to go out.
I wish I had had money to go out.
It's the middle of the month and you still haven't paid your bills. + obligation
You have to pay your bills.
You must pay your bills.
Tina hasn't maxed out my card in months.
My card hasn't been maxed out in months.
I haven't seen her in ages.
You said you hadn't seen her in ages.
They didn't meet at the party, so they weren't able to find each other.
If they had met at the party, they would have been able to find each other.
My father smokes too much.
It's the middle of the month and you still haven't paid your bills. + logical conclusion and negative deduction
You must be broke.
You can't have money.
She had packed her luggage before I asked her to.
Her luggage had been packed before she was asked to.
I ate breakfast in five minutes.
He paid the bills, so he didn't have to worry.
If he hadn't paid the bills, he would have had to worry.
My friends don't call me.
I wish they would call me.
You didn't pay your bills and now they've cut your power. + suggestion
You should have paid your bills.
You ought to have paid your bills.