Grammar tenses
At the moment I ......... English grammar. (revise)
At the moment I am revising English grammar.
The words ......... by the teacher today. (to explain)
The words are explained by the teacher today.
You were very unlucky/ unluckily to lose the game.
unlucky
The handshake is a basic gesture of ___. FRIEND
friendship
Susan couldn't get to the date because of the heavy rain.
PREVENTED
The heavy rain .................... getting to the date.
The heavy rain PREVENTED SUSAN FROM getting to the date.
Since 2011 they .......... their son every year. (to visit)
Since 2011 they have visitted their son every year.
He ..... to the party yesterday. (to invite)
He was invited to the party yesterday.
I've never seen her dance so good/ well
well
Walking the dog is ideal exercise for anyone and the fresh air will be ___ too. BENEFIT
beneficial
This manual is too difficult for me.
CONCERNED
As ............, this manual is too difficult for me.
As FAR AS I AM CONCERNED/FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, this manual is too difficult for me.
After Larry ............ the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. (to see)
After Larry had seen the film on TV, he decided to buy the book.
This car ...... . It's too old. (not/to steal)
This car won't be stolen. It's too old.
I did really bad/ badly in the mathematics test.
badly
All ___ must be over 18. APPLY
applicants
The pupils are living temporarily in a hotel.
BEING
For .........., the pupils are living in a hotel.
For THE TIME BEING, the pupils are living in a hotel.
I .......... for my girlfriend for two hours. (to wait)
I have waited for my girlfriend for two hours.
They are building a new stadium near the station.
A new stadium is being built (by them) near the station.
You always work very hard/ hardly
hard
There is a feeling of isolation and professional ___ in schools. SECURE
insecurity
Sally gets on well with her father-in-law.
TERMS
Sally is ............ her father-in-law.
Sally is ON GOOD TERMS WITH/ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH her father-in-law.
Look! It ..........., so we can't ......... to the beach. (to rain) (to go)
Look! It is raining, so we can't go to the beach.
By next year the students will have studied the passive.
The passive will have been studied by the students next year.
She can run quicker/ more quickly than me.
more quickly
The whole method is a form of ___ . SIMPLE
simplification
The beach was fun even though it was too cold.
FACT
............ too cold, the beach was fun.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT WAS too cold, the beach was fun.