I overslept, so I missed the bus.
If I hadn't overslept, I wouldn't have missed the bus.
How long/ you/ go to yoga classes?
How long have you been going to yoga classes?
I/ sunbathe/ while/ you/ try to fix the car.
I was sunbathing while you were trying to fix the car.
refuse
refuse to
They will deliver the flowers.
The flowers will be delivered.
We don't have much time, so we can't go to the beach.
If we had more time, we could go to the beach.
people in your country/ eat out/ a lot?
Do people in your country eat out a lot?
We/ have dinner/ when/ somebody/ knock on the kitchen window.
We were having dinner when somebody knocked on the kitchen window.
regret
regret +ing
They told us to wait here.
We were told to wait here.
If you watch an English TV series, you will improve your English.
What time/ the lunch break/ start?
What time does the lunch break start?
I/ have/ this laptop for nearly 5 years/ and/ it/ still/ work fine
I have had this laptop for nearly 5 years and it still works fine.
persuade
persuade somebody to do something
They have cancelled a lot of flights.
A lot of flights have been cancelled.
They were disappointed because we didn't visit them.
If we'd visited them, they wouldn't have been disappointed.
Why/ they/ leave so unexpectedly last night?
Why did they leave so unexpectedly last night?
My friends/ come over/ tomorrow/ so/ today/ we/ clean and cook/ all day!
My friends are coming over tomorrow so today we have been cleaning and cooking all day!
can't stand
can't stand + ing
They are taking her to hospital.
She is being taken to hospital.
I'm sorry I don't know him too well so I don't want to call him.
If I knew him well, I would call him.
they/ exhausted/ after the last hike?
Were they exhausted after the last hike?
When/ I/ be/ in Rome/ I/ see/ many interesting places/ I/ meet/ a lot of new people/ and/ I/ eat the best pizza!
When I was in Rome, I saw many interesting places, I met a lot of new people and I ate the best pizza!
manage
manage to
They don't pay me a lot.
I am not paid a lot.