Perfect tenses
Abby went to Florida last year. + already
Mary has already gone to Florida.
The doctor told me I shouldn't smoke.
The doctor told me not to smoke.
Recommend that Joe buy his girlfriend some jewelry.
Joe should/ought to buy some jewelry for his girlfriend.
McDonald's sells Big Macs and Burger King sells Whoppers.
Big Macs are sold at McDonald's and Whoppers are sold at Burger King.
Sarah let her son's behavior get out of control.
Sara let her son's behavior get out of hand.
Elizabeth got married two weeks ago. + just
Elizabeth has just gotten married.
Pete quit his job yesterday.
You said Pete had quit his job the day before.
Annie looks tired, has a fever and a cough, so...
Annie must be sick.
You shouldn't make assumptions about people's lives.
Assumptions about people's lives shouldn't be made.
Have you decided already?
Have you made up your mind already?
Scott will travel sometime before Christmastime. + by
Scott will have traveled by Christmastime.
Karen may change the tire if there's a jack in the car.
You said Karen might change the tire if there was a jack in the car.
Rachel is usually very lazy, I think she probably didn't do the cleaning.
Rachel may not have done the cleaning.
A driver hit the wall across from my house.
The wall across from my house was hit (by a driver).
Barry will drive away tomorrow morning.
Barry will hit the road tomorrow morning.
First, Betty talked to James. Then, he went to the mall. + before
Betty had talked to James on the phone before he went to the mall.
Andy will travel to Paris tomorrow.
You said Andy would travel to Paris the following day.
Bob didn't make the burgers and now he regrets it.
Bob should have made the burgers.
Lindsay tore up the picture after the breakup.
The picture was torn up by Lindsay after the breakup.
This problem must be solved.
This problem must be worked out/cleared up.
First, Jake broke up with Liz. Then, he said he missed her. + after
Jake said he missed Liz after he had broken up with her.
They couldn't call an uber because their phones had died.
You said they couldn't have called an uber because their phones had died.
Patrick has just been held up and it's extremely important that he file a police report.
Patrick had better file a police report.
We'll build a brand new house.
A brand new house will be built (by us).
She'll continue studying until she graduates.
She'll go on/keep on studying until she graduates.