Grammar structures 1
............ (you/use) to get up at six when you were working in the kindergarten?
Did you use to get up at six when you were working in the kindergarten?
This is the first time I .................... (eat) Japanese food.
This is the first time I have eaten Japanese food.
The .................. (much) you study now, the ............. (little) you will have to study at the end of the school year.
The more you study now, the less you will have to study at the end of the school year.
She ..................... (always/ take) my things! I don't like it!
She is always taking my things! I don't like it!
The meal at the restaurant was not ................. (cheap) as I had expected.
The meal at the restaurant was not as cheap as I had expected.
While Susan .............. (try) to get onto the platform, a man .......... (grab) her handbag.
While Susan was trying to get onto the platform, a man grabbed her handbag.
I ................... (dig) the garden. That's why I'm so dirty!
I have been digging the garden. That's why I'm so dirty!
A painter painted our house last month.
We ................................ last month.
A painter painted our house last month.
We had our house painted last month.
"No, it's not true, I didn't steal the money!"
1. Jean ....................... (deny/ steal) the money.
2. Jean ....................... (deny/ steal) the money.
"No, it's not true, I didn't steal the money!"
1. Jean denied stealing the money.
2. Jean denied that she had stolen the money.
I wish I ........................ (go) to your party last week.
I wish I had gone to your party last week.
Every evening was the same. Jack .................. (will / turn) on the radio, light his pipe and fall asleep.
Every evening was the same. Jack would turn on the radio, light his pipe and fall asleep.
We .................... (travel) by train to France next week.
We are travelling by train to France next week.
By the time you come home, I .................... (finish) the decorating.
By the time you come home, I will have finished the decorating.
We ..................... (climb) over the wall as soon as it ................... (get) dark.
We will climb over the wall as soon as it gets dark.
What time does the next boat leave?
Do you think you could tell me .......................
What time does the next boat leave?
Do you think you could tell me what time the next boat leaves?
He ............... (jog) for about an hour before he ......... (get) home and had a shower.
He had been jogging for about an hour before he got home and had a shower.
Both jobs were unsuitable for Helen.
............................. (neither)
Both jobs were unsuitable for Helen.
Neither job was suitable for Helen.
"Why did you apply for the job?" asked the sales manager. The sales manager ........................... .
"Why did you apply for the job?" asked the sales manager. The sales manager asked me why I had applied for the job.
I am sure that David took your books by mistake.
David ............................. (modal/take) your books by mistake.
I am sure that David took your books by mistake.
David must have taken your books by mistake.
"Let's go out to the exhibition, shall we?"
Wendy ......................... to the exhibition.
"Let's go out to the exhibition, shall we?"
Wendy suggested going to the exhibition.
Please don't open the window. I would .................... open the window.
Please don't open the window. I would rather you didn't open the window.
Apparently, John has a wife in Scotland.
John ......................... a wife in Scotland.
Apparently, John has a wife in Scotland.
John is said to have a wife in Scotland.
I didn't have an umbrella with me and so I got wet.
I ............ (not/get) wet if I ............... (have) an umbrella with me.
I didn't have an umbrella with me and so I got wet.
I would not have got wet if I had had an umbrella with me.
He didn't do his work yesterday, so he has just received a bad grade.
If he ................... (do) his work yesterday, he ............... (not/just/receive) a bad grade.
He didn't do his work yesterday, so he has just received a bad grade.
If he had done his work yesterday, he would not just receive a bad grade.
It's high time .................... (you/learn) to look after yourself!
It's high time you learned to look after yourself!