verb patterns
We managed _____ to the airport on time. (get)
to get
I want to be able to speak French fluently.
If only _____ _____ speak French fluently.
I could
A s________ is a female singer who sings very high.
soprano
Why are you ________? Are you tired or just bored?
snoring napping yawning
yawning
I wasn’t used to / didn’t use to eat fish at all, but I have it occasionally now.
didn't use to
I don't remember ___ you before. (meet)
meeting
Marta goes to bed late, so she's always tired in the
morning.
If Marta didn't go to bed late, she _____ _____ so
tired in the morning.
wouldn't get
A c________ looks like a very big violin.
cello
I was absolutely exhausted but I felt a lot better after I had ___ winks.
40
Driving on the left was weird at first, but I use to / ’m used to it now.
I'm used to
Do you fancy ________ for a walk in the park? (go)
going
They escaped from the jungle because they found the
river.
They wouldn't have escaped from the jungle if they
___ ___ the river.
hadn't found
A f________ is a long thin metal instrument that you blow into.
flute
My 12-year-old daughter is having a ___ party tonight.
slumber
I’m not used to / didn’t use to speaking so much English – it’s tiring!
I'm not used to
The car needs _____. Shall I take it to the car wash? (clean)
cleaning
to be cleaned
I hate seeing your dirty clothes on the floor.
I wish _____ _____ _____ your dirty clothes on the
floor.
you didn't leave
The person who directs an orchestra is called a c________.
conductor
a time very early in the morning; daybreak.
crack of dawn
I can’t get used to / be used to this new operating system. I prefer the old one.
Please try _____ late tomorrow. (not be)
not to be
I regret not learning to play the piano when I was
younger.
I wish _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ the piano when I was younger.
I had learned to play
An e________ is an extra piece performed when the audience calls the performer back.
encore
One who arrives first has the best chance for success.
The early bird catches the worm.
My sister isn't used to _____ in such a big city. She'd
always lived in the country before. (live)
living