Conditionals
I don't have a word processor, so I can't write your report with it.
If .........
If I had a word processor, I could write your report with it.
Paul's brother won the first prize in the contest.
Paul is the boy ...
Paul is the boy whose brother won the first prize in the contest.
"We arrested them for illegal entry in the country", the police officer said.
The police officer said ...
The police officer said (that) they had arrested them for illegal entry in the country.
The storks will prepare their nest here very soon.
The storks' nest ...
The storks' nest will be prepared here very soon.
He felt seasick because he hadn't taken his pills.
If he...
If he had taken his pills, he wouldn't have felt seasick.
Tom became a vegetarian, making him happier.
Tom became a vegetarian, ...
Tom became a vegetarian, which made him happier.
"Don't call my home in case my wife picks up the phone", he said to her.
He told ...
He told her not to call his home in case his wife picked up the phone.
He was gluing the pieces of the broken toy.
The pieces ...
The pieces of the broken toy were being glued (by him).
I didn't notice the man was in danger so I didn't help him.
If I had noticed the man was in danger, I would have helped him.
The only one with whom I don't want to work is Stephen.
I want ...
I want to work with everyone else but / except Stephen.
"I wish I hadn't been so rude to her", my brother said.
My brother regretted ...
My brother regretted having been /that he had been so rude to her.
It is believed that the ozone layer is being damaged by pollution.
The ozone layer ...
What a pity you can't see your newborn baby!
I wish...
I wish you could see your newborn baby.
The boy you've been laughing at is the headmaster's son.
The boy at ...
The boy AT WHOM you've been laughing is the headmaster's son.
"We didn't paint on the wall", the children said.
The children denied ...
The children denied HAVING PAINTED / THAT THEY HAD PAINTED on the wall.
He is thought to be hiding in a foreign country.
It ...
It is thought that he is hiding in a foreign country.
Without your support, I wouldn't have been able to face this.
If it ....
If it hadn't been for your support, I wouldn't have been able to face this.
Jane was wearing a beautiful shirt yesterday. Did you see it?
Did … (omit the relative pronoun)
"I'll move the piano to the other room", I said.
I offered ...
I offered to move the piano to the other room.
Their new air-conditioning was installed last week.
They ...
They had the new air-conditioning installed last week.