Conditionals
If only I didn’t tell my boss what I really think. I’m not surprised he sacked me.
hadn't told
I _______ from Matt until tomorrow as I know he’s very busy today. (expect/hear)
don't expect to hear
Having never set up a company of my own before, I was on a very steep learning _____ for the first few years of trading.
a) bow b) curve c) slope
curve
Although she’d initially gone along with her friend’s idea of doing a bungee jump, Jane began to have second _______ when they were standing on the bridge the following day.
thoughts
If you want my honest/real opinion, we should decline both offers and instead, come up with our bailout strategy.
honest
We’ll have helped you if we’d known you were in trouble. Why didn’t you call us?
We'd have helped
Will was surprised when his boss asked him if he still __________ with him. (enjoy/working)
enjoyed working
I was told that after I’d learnt the _____, I’d really start enjoying the challenging of working in the company.
a) ropes b) ties c) foundations
ropes
Initially, the detectives found the witness’s account of what had happened hard to ________ . It seemed so implausible.
swallow
To my knowledge/reality, no other individual was involved in the scandal, only the one person accused.
knowledge
I wish you’d say that you’d be arriving early. I’m still at work!
you'd said
I really _______ in front of a lot of people. I get very anxious. (dislike/speak)
dislike speaking
If you always take advantage of _______ that come your way, you’ll be surprised at what you can achieve in life.
a) possibilities b) opportunities c) chances
opportunities
The business started to go ________ when it failed to react fast enough to changes occurring in the market.
downhill
As long/far as I’m concerned, the way in which the issue has been dealt with does comply with employment regulations.
As far
Hadn't he gone to the university to study sports science, Joe would’ve joined the navy instead.
Had he not gone
Finally, they _______ the job. I expect they’ll send us the bill now. (seem/finish)
seem to have finished
My father told me to always trust my _____ when making important decisions.
a) emotions b) intuition c) instincts
instincts
If you truly believe that Robin’s plan will sink the company, you can’t sit on the _______. You have to say something.
fence
Watch/Look at it this way, if we can buy more shares in the company, we’ll have a bigger stake in it and therefore more control.
Look
Now that he’s in his twenties, Leigh regrets to play truant at school when he was a teenager.
regrets playing
You __________ an opportunity _____ questions at the end of the lecture. (give/ask)
will be given ... to ask
If you imagine yourself in someone else’s shoes, you may start to appreciate a whole new _____ on life.
a) perspective b) preconceptions c) stereotypes
perspective
Let’s not _______ about the bush. You have ruined the company’s reputation and we have lost faith in your integrity.
beat
From what I can gather/take, employees are feeling increasingly disgruntled at the lack of transparency within the company.
gather