VERB TENSES
This time next year, I'll be studying/I'll have been studying English for 3 years.
I'LL HAVE BEEN STUDYING
The new mall, which is located in the suburbs, is very popular.
Located in the suburbs, the new mall is very popular.
Can you _______ (CALL) what happened last night?
RECALL
She was __________when she found out that she had passed her exam.
(Extremely happy)
OVER THE MOON/ON CLOUD NINE
I'll tell my brother my secret when he _____ (be) older.
IS
As she looked over her shoulder, she saw the train leaving.
Looking over her shoulder, she saw the train leaving.
I prefer to speak on the phone. It's so easy to ______ (INTERPRET) text messages.
MISINTERPRET
Alex travelled ________ to Mexico last year.
(without a lot of money)
ON A SHOESTRING
HAD KNOWN
WOULD HAVE BAKED
Because I had taken the wrong train, I found myself in Swindon, not Oxford.
Having taken the wrong train, I found myself in Swindon, not Oxford.
Don't __________ (ESTIMATE) the difficulties of getting both of them in the same room.
UNDERESTIMATE
My new phone cost me ____________.
(very expensive)
AN ARM AND A LEG
It was the first time she ________ (VOTE) against the goverment.
HAD VOTED
The man who is walking the dog is a friend of mine.
The man walking the dog is a friend of mine.
Try not to _______ (REACT) when she tells you the news!
OVERREACT
I can't remember how to say it in English but it's ___________.
(I think I will be able to remember and say it soon)
ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE
My sister is so annoying, she _______ (ALWAYS STEAL) my clothes.
IS ALWAYS STEALING
As long as you drive carefully, this car is quite safe.
Driven carefully, this car is quite safe.
It isn't always easy for the police to _______ (FORCE) speed limits.
ENFORCE
The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off ____________.
(far from any main roads and towns)
THE BEATEN TRACK