Tenses
He must be very hungry. He____ (eat) anything in three days.
hasn't eaten
She delayed___ (get) out of bed.
getting
Your sister looks just _____ Brigitte Bardot
like
Block out a memory
To deliberately forget or stop thinking about something
First he____ (work) as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer.
worked
He demanded ____(speak) to the manager
to speak
The older you get_____(soon) you get tired
the sooner
It’s back to square one
back to where one started, with no progress having been made
Will the rain ever stop? It____ (rain) all day.
has been raining
I offered ____(help)
to help
That company is considerably richest than that one
Correct or incorrect
Incorrect
......is considerably richer.
The best of both worlds
An ideal situation
I___ (finish) writing my report in an hour or so. Then we can go to a movie.
will finish
I really appreciate ____(be) on holiday.
being
Our technology was far less advanced than theirs.
CONSIDERABLY
Their technology _____________than ours
was considerably more advanced
Speak of the devil
The person we were just talking about showed up!
Yesterday my daughter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She____ (fly) in an airplane before.
had never flown
Unfortunately, we can't afford ____(buy) a new car this year
to buy
You're nowhere as good as we are at football!
WAY
We're _________at football!
way better than you
To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true