Tenses
He ................ (spend) a lot of time recently getting this new show ready.
has spent
I would often go cycling with my father when I was a child.
USED
My father ................. cycling with him when I was a child.
used to take me
a course
do
As you can see in the advertisment, the holiday is quite cheap.
advertisement
legal
illegal
Bye. I ................... (phone) you when I .................... (get) there.
will phone, get
Having apologised, Klaus shook my hand.
APOLOGY
When Klaus .................., he shook my hand.
had made his/an apology
business
do
People are begining to get tired of being promised things that are impossible to give them.
beginning
resistible
irresistible
Look out! This cup ................... (fall).
is going to fall
Anna has been trying as hard as possible to take care of her children.
CAN
Anna has been doing the ................... after her children.
best she can to look
an assumption
make
I'm sure you're going to be as successful as your predeccessor was.
predecessor
passive
impassive
The village ..................(be) very quiet and remote until they .................. (build) the motorway two years ago.
was, built
For me, the second chapter was more convincing than the rest of the book.
PERSUASIVE
I found the second chapter ....................... other part of the book.
more persuasive than any
harm
do
By implementing these proposals, we will be doing more to protect the enviroment.
environment
fettered
unfettered
Maria .............. (come) round to dinner last night. She ................ (start) telling me her life story while I ................ (make) the salad and ............... (continue) telling it during dinner.
came, started, was making, continued
I never planned to annoy you.
AIM
It ......................... you angry.
was never my aim to make/get
use of something
make
He was sent to prison for expressing his disagreement with the goverment.
government
literate
illiterate