Have / Get
Which of these is incorrect:
I've got a phone / I've got to go. / I've got to wake up at 6 every day.
I've got to wake up at 6 every day
What's the best choice?
I've got a new car! Actually/incidentally/besides/in fact, how's John doing these days?
Incidentally-change of topic
Rephrase using "I wish"
It would be great to be on holiday.
I wish I was/were on holiday.
Use a modal verb to rephrase the following:
I'm sure it's Sam calling.
It must be Sam calling.
Invert the following:
I have never read such a good book before.
Never have I read such a good book beofre.
What do you do at the hairdresser's? Use a causative sentence
I get/have my hair done/cut
Use "so as to" in a sentence
What tense do we use after:
"I'd rather you ..."
"It's time you ..."
Give an example
Past simple
... you didn't smoke"
Use a modal verb to rephrase:
They probably got wet because it was raining.
It might/may/could have been raining.
Invert the following:
We had barely left when it started raining.
Barely had we left when it started raining.
Use "get" to rephrase the sentence:
I made my brother do the dishes for me.
I got my brother to do the dishes for me
Make a sentence with "seeing as/that"
Seeing as none of you have the books today, let me make some copies.
Rephrase using "If only"
I regret telling him the truth.
I wish I hadn't told him the truth.
Use a modal verb to rephrase the following:
I'm almost sure it wasn't him who left the door open.
He can't have left the door open / It can't have been him
Invert the following:
I understood inversion only when he explained it.
Only when he explained it did I understand inversion.
What's the difference between "get used to" / "be used to" / "used to"? Illustrate.
I'm getting used to the new climate.
I am used to the new climate.
I used to like the northern climate. Now I don't.
What 2 transitions do we use to announce the change of subject (used in formal language or writing)
as far as ....concerned
As regards/regarding
Rephrase the part in the brackets:
He claims [that he discovered a new element.]
He claims to have discovered a new element.
Use a deductive structure to rephrase:
He's going to lose the game at this rate.
He's bound to/likely to lose the game
Invert the following:
It started raining as soon as we left.
No sooner had we left/did we leave than it started raining.
Give an example for each:
Past perfect / past perfect continuous
I went back cause I'd forgotten my wallet.
Her face was red. She had been crying.
Illustrate the difference: although/despite
Although it was Monday, everyone was full of energy.
Despite it being Monday, everyone was full of energy.
Despite the fact ...
Despite the time, ....
Rephrase the sentence using an infinitive:
"It was announced that they were hiding in the basement the whole time"
They were announced to have been hiding in the basement the whole time.
Rephrase the following using a modal:
Did we need to wait for him?
Should we have waited for him?
Complete the sentence using inversion:
"Little ..."
Little did I know, Mark already had a car.