Sentence Transformation
Sentence Transformation
Sentence Transformation
Phrasal Verbs
Miscellaneous
100

Martha said that he hadn’t broken the kitchen window.

DENIED

Martha …………………………………………………………………………the kitchen window.

denied breaking
100

Jessica was the only one who didn’t enjoy the film.

APART

Everybody …………………………………………………………………………Jessica.

enjoyed the film apart from
100

I’ve never heard a joke as funny as that before.

EVER

That is the ………………………………………………………………………….. heard.

funniest joke I have ever

100

Teacher Mónica has the respect of everyone in the class.

UP

Everyone in the class……………………………………………………………………..teacher Mónica

looks up to

100

How do you form a modal verb in the past?

modal + have + past participle

200

Perhaps the train was delayed because of the bad weather.

BEEN

The train …………………………………………………………………………delayed because of the bad weather.

might have been

200

There’s a possibility that the plane will be delayed so take a book to read.

CASE

You should take a book to read …………………………………………………………………………….. delayed.

in case the plane is

200

‘What did you do last weekend?’ asked Sarah.

HAD

Sarah asked me ………………………………………………………………. the weekend before.

what I had done

200

They discussed the problem but nobody had a solution.

CAME

They discussed the problem but ………………………………………………………………….a solution.

nobody came up with

200

Invent a sentence: It's time...

It's time + subject + past simple

300

It’s a good thing you sent the telegram or we wouldn’t have known the situation.

YOU

We wouldn’t have known the situation …………………………………………………………………………the telegram.

if you had not sent

300

I haven’t had a holiday for a year.

SINCE

It………………………………………………………………………….. I had a holiday.

has been a year since

300

We decided to go to the park although the weather was bad.

SPITE

We decided to go to the park ……………………………………………………………… weather.

in spite of the bad

300

The teachers postponed the trip to London until the summer term.

OFF

The trip to London ……………………………………………………………the teachers until the summer  term.

was put off by

300

Alternatives to IF

as long as

provided that

unless

400

They weren't allowed to stay out late when they lived with their parents. LET Their parents .................................................... stay out late when they lived at home.

Their parents didn't let them stay out late when they lived at home.

400

I regret not contacting Marco when I was in Bologne. TOUCH

I wish that I .................................................... Marco when I was in Bologne.

 had got in touch with 

400

We don’t normally travel to London by train.

USED

We …………………………………………………………………………to London by train.

are not used to travelling

400

Peter can’t wait to go to Paris next month.

FORWARD

Peter is really………………………………………………………………to Paris next month.

looking forward to going

400

What's the difference between MANAGE and SUCCEED?

manage + to + infinitive

succeed + in + gerund

500

I regret not taking that job I was offered.

HAD

I ………………………………………………………………………… that job I was offered.

wish I had taken

500

I imagine the children are playing in the park.

MUST

The children ………………………………………………………………….. in the park.

must be playing

500

‘Don’t sit in front of the television for a long time,’ my father told me.

WARNED

My father ………………………………………………………………………… in front of the television for a long time.

warned me not to sit

500

I arrived late because I missed the bus.

TURNED

If I had caught the bus, I ………………………………………………………………….time.

would have turned up on

500

The storm made it impossible for us to go hiking. 

PREVENTED 

We ........................ by the storm.

were prevented from going hiking