Modal verbs
I had the ability to do the split when I was a kid.
I COULD DO the split when I was a kid.
I amb really ... (THANK) for having a family that worries about me and gives me anything I need.
I amb really THANKFUL for having a family that worries about me and gives me anything I need.
He composed a love song.
He composed a love song.
A love song WAS COMPOSED by him.
... all students put their phones in their backpacks, Xisca won't be happy.
UNLESS all students put their phones in their backpacks, Xisca won't be happy.
What do the following words have in common: these, people, children, men, fish?
They are all plural words.
It is advisable that you get some rest before the exam.
You SHOULD GET / OUGHT TO GET some rest before the exam.
I forgot my pencilcase at home. ... (LUCK), I could borrow a pen from my teacher.
I forgot my pencilcase at home. LUCKILY, I could borrow a pen from my teacher.
My neighbors hadn't invited many people to the party.
My neighbors hadn't invited many people to the party.
Many people HADN'T BEEN INVITED to the party by my neighbors.
Those of you who haven’t got cars will have to take the bus. (1st conditional)
You...
You WILL HAVE TO TAKE the bus if you DON'T HAVE a car.
You WILL HAVE TO TAKE the bus unless you HAVE a car.
The three forms of the irregular verb JURAR.
SWEAR - SWORE - SWORN
I'm sure she likes him.
She MUST LIKE him.
I felt ... (DISAPPOINT) by their ... (DISAPPOINT) performance.
I felt DISAPPOINTED by their DISAPPOINTING performance.
She will give them the bad news tomorrow.
They...
She will give them the bad news tomorrow.
They WILL BE GIVEN the bad news tomorrow (by her).
I advise you to do your Classroom tasks a few days before the exam. (2nd conditional)
If...
If I WERE you, I WOULD DO your Classroom tasks a few days before the exam.
A two-word synonym of the word ACTUALLY.
IN FACT
In a few years I will have the ability to speak French.
In a few years I WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK French.
There was some sort of ... (UNDERSTAND) and we had no ... (CHOOSE) but to make full ... (PAY) for the flights with no ... (COUNT).
There was some sort of MISUNDERSTANDING and we had no CHOICE but to make the full PAYMENT for the flights with no DISCOUNT/DISCOUNTS.
Max is going to give Marta an engagement ring.
Marta...
Max is going to give Marta an engagement ring.
Marta IS GOING TO BE GIVEN an engagement ring (by Max).
I did not see him yesterday, so we did not tell him about it. (3rd conditional)
If we HAD SEEN him, we WOULD HAVE TOLD him about it.
We WOULD HAVE TOLD him about it if we HAD SEEN him.
Join with a relative pronoun: I have a cousin in Cuenca. His partner knows the singer Rosalia personally.
I have a cousin in Cuenca WHOSE partner knows the singer Rosalia personally.
I recommend you to stop playing in class and start working more.
You... (You can't use should or ought to)
You HAD BETTER / 'D BETTER stop playing in class and start working more.
Many people find it ... (CHALLENGE) to make a ... (LIVE) today. ... (POLITICS) should take ... (RESPONSIBLE) for the situation.
Many people find it CHALLENGING to make a ... LIVING today. POLITICIANS should take RESPONSIBILITY for the situation.
They were explaining all the details about the event to us.
Create two different passives with different subjects.
They were explaining all the details about the event to us.
1. All the details about the event WERE BEING EXPLAINED to us (by them).
2. We WERE BEING EXPLAINED all the details about the event (by them).
She didn't take any money with her, so she could not buy herself a cup of coffee.
If she HAD TAKEN (some) money with her, she COULD HAVE BOUGHT herself a cup of coffee.
She COULD HAVE BOUGHT herself a cup of coffee, if she HAD TAKEN (some) money with her.
Barbie was a blockbuster. It has been nominated to several Oscar awards.
Barbie, WHICH was a blockbuster, has been nominated to several Oscar awards.