Present habits
Spending all day in bed is not something I would normally do.
USUALLY
I ___________ all day in bed.
don't usually spend
I always hated pasta when I was a child but now I cook it regularly.
USE
I…………………………pasta when I was a child but now I cook it regularly.
didn't use to like
When we lived together he ... the tap running (leave)!
always
He was always leaving the tap running.
"Ian took the money, not his brother Dylan," Susan said.
it
According to Susan, ... took the money, not Dylan.
it was Ian who
In my opinion, repairing that old car is pointless.
POINT
I can ... in that old car being repaired.
I see no point in that old car being repaired.
He phones me at work all the time, and I've told him not to.
is
He __________ at work and I've told him not to.
is always phoning me
We often went to the seaside with our great parents as children.
would
Our grandparents ... to the seaside as children.
would often take us
It annoys me that you bite your nails when you're nervous.
bite
You will bite your nails when you're nervous.
We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected.
was
Everything _______________________ rejected.
we suggested was
She had never been so happy before.
THAN
She was ... before.
She was happier than she'd ever been before.
He often speaks in public.
used
He is used to speaking in public.
I always disliked karate lessons but now I'm starting to enjoy them.
used
I ... karate lessons, but now I'm starting to.
never used to enjoy
Emma has an annoying habit to talk only about herself.
continually
Emma is continually talking about herself.
I waited for him until 6.30 and then gave up.
which
I waited for him until 6.30, ____________ gave up.
at which point I
Betty paid a lot more money to go to The Canary Islands.
DEAL
It cost Betty ... money to go to the Canary Islands.
It cost Betty a great deal more money to go to the Canary Islands.
He sometimes does that. I don't know why.
WILL
I don't know why, but he ___________________ that.
will sometimes do
Her father took her to the dentist twice a year when she was a child.
TO
When she was a child, her father _____________ to the dentist twice a year.
used to take her
I'm sorry but I keep forgetting your name.
forever
I'm forever forgetting your name.
I have a great deal of respect for Susie, so I asked her.
WHOM
I asked Susie, ____________ a great deal of respect.
for whom I have
The flawed diamond was much cheaper than the perfect one.
lot
The perfect diamond cost ... flawed one.
a lot more than the
My dog tends to bark a lot when it's left alone.
habit
My dog is ... a lot when it's left alone.
in the habit of barking
He called me every night to ask me how I was. It's so annoying.
always
He was always calling me at night to ask me how I was.
They tend not to listen to me! That's terrible! So they won't listen to me again.
listen
They would not listen to me.
She won the competition. I found that surprising.
WHICH
She won the competition ______________.
, which I found surprising
My new job is much more satisfying than any job I've ever had.
away
My new job is ... one I've ever had.
(by) far and away the most satisfying