Dependent Preps/-ing vs Inf
"It was me that ate the last piece of cake," Sam said.
ADMITTED
Sam _______________ the last piece of cake.
Sam ADMITTED TO EATING the last piece of cake.
The rescue workers had too little food to feed everyone.
NOT
There __________________ the rescue workers to feed everyone.
There WAS NOT ENOUGH FOOD FOR the rescue workers to feed everyone.
Perhaps Alessio missed his bus.
HAVE
Alessio ____________ caught his bus.
Alessio MIGHT/MAY NOT HAVE caught his bus.
The flying time to Singapore is six hours.
FLY
It __________________ to Singapore.
It TAKES SIX HOURS TO FLY to Singapore.
We haven't seen each other for two years.
BEEN
It's _____________________ we last saw each other.
It's BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE we last saw each other.
I have to charge my phone every day.
CHARGING
My phone ______________ a day.
My phone NEEDS CHARGING ONCE a day.
This Internet browser works far better than the others.
NEARLY
The other Internet browsers don't _______________ this one.
The other Internet browsers don't WORK NEARLY AS WELL AS this one.
I wish I hadn't stayed up so late last night.
BED
I should ____________ last night.
I should HAVE GONE TO BED EARLIER last night.
Even though we played badly we won the match.
SPITE
We won the match _____________ badly.
We won the match IN SPITE OF (OUR) PLAYING badly.
"I'll take you to the station if you're ready," my brother said.
LONG
My brother said he'd take me to the station ___________________ ready.
My brother said he'd take me to the station AS LONG AS I WAS ready.
It's unlikely our firm will manage to win the contract.
SUCCEED
Our firm is unlikely _________________ the contract.
Our firm is unlikely TO SUCCEED IN WINNING the contract.
I didn't realise that the beach was so far from the campsite.
SUCH
I didn't realise that _______________ long way from the beach to the campsite.
I didn't realise that IT WAS SUCH A long way from the beach to the campsite.
The storm left very few trees standing.
WERE
Hardly _______________ after the storm.
Hardly ANY TREES WERE LEFT STANDING after the storm.
Simon wouldn't apologise for being so rude.
WAS
Simon refused to ____________________ for being so rude.
Simon refused to SAY HE WAS SORRY for being so rude.
"Can I borrow your phone for a minute, Jack?" asked Emma.
WHETHER
Emma asked Jack ____________________ phone.
Emma asked Jack WHETHER SHE COULD BORROW HIS phone.
I really think you ought to arrive on time for the meeting.
LATE
I strongly advise _______________ for the meeting.
I strongly advise YOU NOT TO BE LATE for the meeting.
Raymond has so much skill as an artist that his drawings look like photographs.
SUCH
Raymond is _______________ artist that his drawings look like photographs.
Raymond is SUCH A SKILLED artist that his drawings look like photographs.
My bike needs repairing again.
GET
I'll have to ____________________ again.
I'll have to GET MY BIKE REPAIRED again.
The firm said profits had fallen on account of the recession.
FALL
The firm blamed ______________ the recession.
The firm blamed THE FALL IN PROFITS ON the recession.
Amanda woke up late because she'd forgotten to set her alarm.
HAVE
If Amanda hadn't forgotten to set her alarm she _______________ late.
If Amanda hadn't forgotten to set her alarm she WOULDN'T HAVE WOKEN UP late.
"You didn't tell me the truth, Emilio," said Carmen.
ACCUSED
Carmen ____________________ her the truth.
Carmen ACCUSED EMILIO OF NOT TELLING her the truth.
What attracts people so much to this city is its nightlife.
FIND
What people _________________ this city is its nightlife.
What people FIND SO ATTRACTIVE ABOUT this city is its nightlife.
People believe that poem was written about these beautiful hills.
HAVE
That poem___________________written about these beautiful hills.
That poem IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN written about theses beautiful hills.
Without your help, I wouldn't have finished the job.
BEEN
I wouldn't have finished the job if________________your help.
I wouldn't have finished the job if IT HADN'T BEEN FOR your help.
"What's the height of that building?" I asked the guide.
HOW
I asked the guide __________________ was.
I asked the guide HOW HIGH THE BUILDING was.