Comparing
As we get __________, life becomes __________.
(old, hard)
As we get older and older, life becomes harder and harder.
In the museum we visited yesterday, we ______ see some really amazing dinosaur exhibits.
In the museum we visited yesterday, we could see some really amazing dinosaur exhibits.
You ________ pay at the cashier
, you can pay the waiter when he brings the bill.
You don't have to pay at the till, you can pay the waiter when he brings the bill.
It __________ easy to run a marathon.
can
It can't be easy to run a marathon.
________ hadn't bought that new game last weekend.
If only I hadn't bought that new game last weekend.
The finish line in the race seems ________ away from us!
(far)
The finish line in the race seems further and further away from us!
Last month unfortunately she ________ finish the race in under two minutes.
Last month unfortunately she couldn't finish the race in under two minutes.
They __________ pay for the show - it was free.
They didn't have to pay for the show - it was free.
You ____________ have heard of him. He's not a very famous actor.
might
You might not have heard of him. He's not a very famous actor.
_________ you wouldn't interrupt me when I'm talking.
I wish you wouldn't interrupt me when I'm talking.
The _______ the weather gets, the ________ I become.
(hot, dizzy)
The hotter the weather gets, the dizzier I become.
When I finish school, I ___________ live alone.
can?to be able?
When I finish school, I'll be able to live alone.
When walking home in the evening you _________ walk in dark places.
have to?must?
When walking home in the evening you mustn't walk in dark places.
It ______________ easy to choose on subject for your new project.
must? can?
It can't have been easy to choose on subject for your new project.
________ _____ in Berlin right now.
I, was
I wish I was in Berlin right now.
People don't withdraw money from ATMs _________ they did 5 years ago.
People don't withdraw money from ATMs as often as they did 5 years ago.
You need a new smartphone ________ use this app effectively.
You need a new smartphone to be able to use this app effectively.
I can go to the supermarket on my own. You ___________ come with me if you _________ want to.
I can go to the supermarket on my own. You don't have to come with me if you don't want to.
It _________________ my aunt you saw yesterday - she's on holiday right now.
It couldn't have been my aunt you saw yesterday - she's on holiday right now.
___________ up so late last night.
I, stay
If only I hadn't stayed up so late last night.
Reserved people are _______ easy-going _______ self-confident ones.
Reserved people are not as easy-going as self-confident ones.
With more training, I ________ use this computer program better.
With more training, I'll be able to use this computer program better.
The zookeper told us that we ______________ feed the animals at the zoo.
The zookeper told us that we weren't allowed to feed the animals at the zoo.
It _________________ amazing to see the Grand Canyon from above when you were there.
It must have been amazing to see the Grand Canyon from above when you were there.
____________ all that cake. I felt so sick afterwards!
If only I hadn't eaten all that cake. I felt so sick afterwards!