A
Rene spoke so quickly had difficulty understanding him.
IT
Thomas spoke so quickly I ________ him.
They’ve postponed the match and it’ll be played next week.
PUT
The match ________ until next week.
I’m never going to speak to Louis again.
INTENTION
I’ve got ________ to Louis again.
It wasn’t worth going to the market because it was closing.
POINT
The market was closing, so ________ going there.
It seems certain that lightning started the forest fire.
HAVE
The forest fire ________ by lightning.
‘I’ll take you to the station if you’re ready,’ Gaby said.
LONG
My brother said he’d take me to the station ________ ready.
My bike needs repairing again.
GET
I’ll have to ________ again.
The firm said profits had fallen on account of the recession.
FALL
The firm blamed ________ the recession.
Renata regretted spending so much in the shops.
WISHED
Renata ________ less in the shops.
People believe that the essay was written about that awful topic.
HAVE
That essay ________ written about that awful topic.
Without your help, I wouldn’t have finished my homework.
BEEN
I wouldn’t have finished the job if ________ your help.
The storm left very few trees standing.
WERE
Hardly ________ after the storm.
‘What’s the height of that building?’ I asked the guide.
HOW
I asked the guide ________ was.
The new printer is very similar to the old model.
MUCH
There is not ________the new printer and the old model.
What attracts people so much to this city is its nightlife.
FIND
What people ________ this city is its nightlife.
It is unlikely our firm will manage to win the contract.
SUCCEED
Our firm is unlikely ________ the contract
We haven’t seen each other for two years.
BEEN
It’s ________ we last saw each other.
‘You didn’t tell me the truth, Emilio’ said Carmen.
ACCUSED
Carmen ________ her the truth.
Even though we played badly, we won the match.
SPITE
We won the match ________ badly.
Rene woke up late because he’d forgot to set the alarm.
HAVE
If Rene hadn’t forgot to set the alarm, he ________ late.
‘Can I borrow your phone for a minute, Sebastian?’ asked Renata.
WHETHER
Renata asked Sebastian ________ phone.
WHETHER HE COULD LEND HER HIS
Gaby has so much skill as an artist that her drawings look like photographs.
SUCH
Gaby is ________ artist that her drawings look like photographs.
Two foolish people took no notice of the warning sign.
PAID
Two foolish people ________ the warning sign.
Sonia wanted to be a nurse so she left her job as a teacher.
GAVE
Sonia ________ become a nurse.
There’s far less noise in this street than there used to be.
NEARLY
In this street, there isn’t ________ there used to be.