Conditionals
You can borrow it, but you must return it to me next week.
LONG
You can borrow it ___________________ it back to me next week.
'You look really tired,' he told her.
SAID
He __________ really tired.
said she looked
said that she looked
It’s a pity I don’t live nearer the school.
CLOSER
I wish ____________________ the school.
I lived closer to
Why don’t you throw away that old blouse?
RID
How about __________________ that old blouse?
getting rid of
I was too tired to go to the party.
THAT
I was _____________ I couldn't go to the party.
so tired that
You never enter competitions so you'll never win anything.
MIGHT
If you entered competions __________________ something.
you might win
'I didn't break the window,' said the boy.
DENIED
The boy __________ the window.
denied breaking
denied having broken
It's a shame we don't know what to do.
KNEW
If ____________ what to do.
only we knew
I can’t wait to see you again.
FORWARD
I’m really________________ you again.
looking forward to seeing
A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town.
DRIVEN
We ________________ a very friendly taxi driver.
were driven into town by
It’s a good thing I spoke to you or I would have forgotten her birthday.
IF
I would have forgotten her birthday _________________ to you.
if I hadn't / had not
'Why don't you come this evening?'
SUGGESTED
She __________ that evening.
suggested coming
suggested that I come
suggested that we come
I regret telling Anne about my new boyfriend.
WISH
I __________________ Anne about my new boyfriend.
wish I hadn't / had not told
They decided against employing him because of his age.
TAKE
They decided ________________________ because of his age.
not to take him on
There's no point asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.
WASTE
It's _______________ asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.
a waste of time
If you do the washing up I'll make the coffee.
PROVIDED
I'll make the coffee ___________ the washing up.
provided you do
'You must do your homework tonight.' the teacher said.
TOLD
The teacher __________ my homework that night.
told me to do
I think you should go home.
TIME
It ___________________ home.
is time you went
I won’t tolerate your bad behaviour any longer.
PUT
I refuse __________________ your bad behaviour any longer.
to put up with
I'm sure it was Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.
MUST
It ____________________ Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.
must have been
You're tired because you keep staying up late.
WERE
If ..... to bed earlier, you wouldn't be so tired.
were to go
'What do you think of the college?' she asked me.
ASKED
She ____________ of the college.
asked me what I thought
asked what I thought
I’d prefer you not to wear those jeans to the wedding.
RATHER
I’d _____________________ those jeans to the wedding.
rather you didn't / did not wear
Let me know the moment you think of a solution to this problem.
COME
Let me know as _________________ with a solution to this problem.
soon as you come up
I should have listened to my parents’ advice.
ATTENTION
If only ________________ my parents’ advice.
I had paid attention to