Martha said that he hadn’t broken the kitchen window.
DENIED
Martha …………………………………………………………………………the kitchen window.
Jessica was the only one who didn’t enjoy the film.
APART
Everybody …………………………………………………………………………Jessica.
I’ve never heard a joke as funny as that before.
EVER
That is the ………………………………………………………………………….. heard.
funniest joke I have ever
Teacher Mónica has the respect of everyone in the class.
UP
Everyone in the class……………………………………………………………………..teacher Mónica
looks up to
How do you form a modal verb in the past?
modal + have + past participle
Perhaps the train was delayed because of the bad weather.
BEEN
The train …………………………………………………………………………delayed because of the bad weather.
might have been
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
‘What did you do last weekend?’ asked Sarah.
HAD
Sarah asked me ………………………………………………………………. the weekend before.
what I had done
They discussed the problem but nobody had a solution.
CAME
They discussed the problem but ………………………………………………………………….a solution.
nobody came up with
Invent a sentence: It's time...
It's time + subject + past simple
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
I haven’t had a holiday for a year.
SINCE
It………………………………………………………………………….. I had a holiday.
has been a year since
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
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
Alternatives to IF
provided that
unless
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.
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
We don’t normally travel to London by train.
USED
We …………………………………………………………………………to London by train.
are not used to travelling
Peter can’t wait to go to Paris next month.
FORWARD
Peter is really………………………………………………………………to Paris next month.
looking forward to going
What's the difference between MANAGE and SUCCEED?
manage + to + infinitive
succeed + in + gerund
I regret not taking that job I was offered.
HAD
I ………………………………………………………………………… that job I was offered.
wish I had taken
I imagine the children are playing in the park.
MUST
The children ………………………………………………………………….. in the park.
must be playing
‘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
I arrived late because I missed the bus.
TURNED
If I had caught the bus, I ………………………………………………………………….time.
would have turned up on
The storm made it impossible for us to go hiking.
PREVENTED
We ........................ by the storm.
were prevented from going hiking