THIS
-ing or -infinitive
He asked ___ (come) with us to the game
He asked to come with us to the game
I am very interested/interesting in becoming a biologist because I had a class that was so interesting/interested
I am very interested in becoming a biologist because I had a class that was so interesting
-ing or -infinitive
She agreed ___ (bring) a bottle of wine to dinner
She agreed to bring a bottle of wine to dinner
He is so/such funny, it is always so/such a good time to hangout with him
He is so funny, it is always such a good time to hangout with him
-ing or -infinitive
We discussed ___ (go) to the museum, but in the end we stayed home.
We discussed going to the museum, but in the end we stayed home.
Flying in a plane is not more dangerous / as dangerous as riding in the car
Flying in a plane is not as dangerous as riding in the car
Mark is as smart as / smarter I am
Mark is as smart as I am
CAUSATIVE:
My sister has decided to _______ (her car, repair) by a mechanic this week.
My sister has decided to have her car repaired by a mechanic this week.
CAUSATIVE:
They are thinking about _________ (the house, clean) for the party.
They are thinking about having the house cleaned for the party.
My sister eats more slow / more slowly than I do
My sister eats more slowly than I do
CAUSATIVE:
Tomorrow I _________ (someone, cook) the food for my party.
Tomorrow I will have someone cook the food for my party
CAUSATIVE:
Yesterday we ________ (a painter, paint) the kitchen a new color.
Yesterday we had a painter paint the kitchen a new color.
"I don't understand what you are saying," said Luke
Luke said he didn't understand what I was saying
"Emma is my best friend," said Paula
Paula said that Emma was her best friend
"Will you come to class tomorrow?" asked Rachel
Rachel asked if I would come to class the next/following day
REPORTED SPEECH:
"Where is my cellphone?" asked Lona
Lona asked where her cellphone was
"We can give you our car this weekend," said Tori
Tori said they could give me their car that weekend
You need to get (out, over, on) with your homework so we can go do something else!
You need to get on with your homework so we can go do something else!
I am really (into, in, on) classical music, I don't listen to pop music like all my friends.
I am really into classical music, I don't listen to pop music like all my friends.
Because of the rain, we have to put (on, out, off) the concert until next weekend.
Because of the rain, we have to put off the concert until next weekend.
Rewrite into the passive:
We haven't written the new story yet.
The new story hasn't been written yet
Rewrite into the passive:
Shakira will visit the town next Thursday
The town will be visited by Shakira next Thursday
Rewrite into the passive:
We must clean the house before the weekend
The house must be cleaned before the weekend.
Rewrite into the passive:
Someone stole my phone from my bag this morning
My phone was stolen from my bag this morning
Rewrite into the passive:
The chef will create a new dish for us tonight
A new dish will be created for us tonight by the chef