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I fell from/off my bike and cut my knee.
I fell off my bike and cut my knee.
This tastes a bit ............... a soup my mother used to make.
This tastes a bit like a soup my mother used to make.
I hate it when people wake me up from a siesta.
WOKEN
I hate being woken up from a siesta.
It's no use ................ (run). The train will have left by now.
It's no use running. The train will have left by now.
The government would accept more refugees if the camp isn't so crowded.
Incorrect
The government would accept more refugees if the camp wasn't so crowded.
She lives on the floor below/under us.
She lives on the floor below us.
We stopped for a moment and watched the men ........... on the edge of the pier, but as they didn't seem to be catching anything, we walked on.
We stopped for a moment and watched the men fishing on the edge of the pier, but as they didn't seem to be catching anything, we walked on.
The children look as if they're having a good time.
SEEM
The children seem to be having a good time.
Who was the second man ...................... (walk) on the Moon?
Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
We wouldn't be living in Singapore now if my company hadn't been taken over by a multinational.
correct
There are some sofas in the pub, so we can relax and read the papers.
The engine sounds as ................... there's something wrong with it.
The engine sounds as if/though there's something wrong with it.
We're not planning to redecorate the kitchen until we've finished the rest of the house.
PLAN
Our plan is not to redecorate the kitchen until we've finished the rest of the house.
The man denied ........................... (commit) the crime.
The man denied committing/having committed the crime.
If the storm wasn't at night, more people would have died.
Incorrect
If the storm hadn't been at night, more people would have died.
Let's meet out of/outside the cinema.
Let's meet outside the cinema.
She must have gone out because I heard the front door ....................... about five minutes ago.
She must have gone out because I heard the front door slam/shut/close about five minutes ago.
It's amazing what she's managed to achieve considering she didn't finish school.
WITHOUT
It's amazing what she's managed to achieve without having finished school.
It's no good ................. (phone) him because he didn't take his mobile with him.
It's no good phoning him because he didn't take his mobile with him.
If their flight hasn't been delayed, they will have arrived by now.
correct
In a few minutes we'll be flying above/over Paris.
In a few minutes we'll be flying over Paris.
My mother's favourite perfume is one that smells .......... roses.
My mother's favourite perfume is one that smells of roses.
I really wish I had been able to go to your party.
LOVE
I'd love to have gone to your party.
I'd have loved to have gone to your party.
By the time I'm 55, I expect ..................... (save) enough to be able to just work part-time.
By the time I'm 55, I expect to have saved enough to be able to just work part-time.
They would get divorced ages ago if they didn't have young children.
Incorrect
They would have got divorced ages ago if they didn't have young children.