SPECULATING
If water (freeze)............., it (expand).....
If water FREEZES, it EXPANDS.
I'm sure he's not Peter. He's living in France.
He...
He CAN'T be Peter.
Mention 4 dwellings (other than house and apartment)
Caravan, palace, tent, hut, villa, igloo, lighthouse, castle, cottage, boathouse.
I was looking for my passport when suddenly
I _______ _______ some old kindergarten photos.
came across
"Don't eat that mushroom; it's poisonous."
I warned her......
I warned her NOT TO EAT the mushroom.
I don't know enough about the machine, so I can't mend it myself.
If I KNEW about the machine, I WOULD MEND it.
It isn't necessary for her to be present.
She DOESN'T NEED / HAVE TO BE present.
My house .........(paint) at the moment.
My house IS BEING PAINTED at the moment.
Go on to the shops without me, I'll ______ _____ with you later.
catch up
"Where is your sister?"
He asked me WHERE MY SISTER WAS.
You waste all your money on silly things. You are always broke.
If you DIDN'T WASTE all your money on silly things, you WOULDN'T BE broke.
What a pity you didn't ask for advice.
You SHOULD HAVE ASKED for advice.
If something is a "piece of cake", it is...
easy
He left home after ________ _____ with his parents.
(= having an argument)
falling out
"Mary, has your husband ever been here?"
He asked Mary IF HER HUSBAND HAD EVER BEEN THERE.
I didn't write to you earlier because I was very busy.
If I HADN'T BEEN so busy, I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN to you earlier.
I'm sure she lost her phone. She's so absent-minded.
She MUST HAVE LOST her phone.
A: I didn't enjoy the party.
B: ______ did I. It was a bore!
Nor / neither
They've decided to _____ ____ golf to stay active.
take up
It's my fault. I let him know.
She admitted letting him know / that she had let him know.
If I HAD KNOWN how difficult the job was, I WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN it.
I can't play the guitar well. I never could.
I HAVE never BEEN ABLE TO PLAY the guitar.
Mention 4 things you put on a wooden bed.
A mattress, sheets, pillow, blanket, duvet, cushions.
She missed a week of classes and is starting to ________ ______ in her reading assignments.
fall behind
"I would paint the room green."
He suggested painting the room green.