Conditionals
I don't play basketball because I'm too short
If I weren't too short, I would play basketball
The hairdresser cuts my hair once a month.
I have my hair cut once a month
It was raining heavily. We kept on playing football. (Although)
Although It was raining heavily, we kept on playing football.
Where have you been? asked my mum
Mum my asked where I had been
It's prohibited to smoke here.
You............
You mustn't smoke here.
You ought to tell her about your plans.
If I were you, I would tell her about your plans.
Birds sometimes catch turtles
Turtles are sometimes caught by birds
She is an annoying person most of the time but she can be very generous too. (Although)
Although she is an annoying person most of the time, she can be very generous too.
Can you help me, please? Sarah asked her son
Sarah asked her son if he could help her
I could swim 10 years ago and I can swim now too.
I've been able to swim for ten years.
I didn't perform well because I was sick
I would have performed well if I hadn't been sick.
A lot of people around the world speak English
English is spoken by a lot of people around the world
He was very disappointing but nobody turned their backs on him. (Although)
Although he was very disappointing, nobody turned their backs on him.
What are you doing? The teacher asked the students
The teacher asked the students what they were doing.
If I were you, I'd go to the doctor.
You should/ought to go to the doctor.
I didn't see Coldplay because I wasn't able to get the tickets.
I would have seen Coldplay if I had been able to get the tickets.
People collected a large amount of rubbish from the beach last week.
A large amount of rubbish was collected from the beach last week.
I was exhausted but I took part in the last competition
(Despite)
Despite being exhausted, I took part in the last competition
Did you see Claire last night? Sam asked his wife
Sam asked his wife if she had seen Claire the night before.
She is too old.
She ......................... his sister.
She is too old.
She can't be his sister.
I'm not mad about keeping fit. That's why I don't go to the gym every day.
If I were mad about keeping fit, I would go to the gym every day
In the future drones will deliver our parcels.
in the future we will have our parcels delivered by drones.
It was raining heavily. We kept on playing football. (In spite of)
In spite of the heavy rain, we kept on playing football.
How often do you buy trainers? They asked me.
They asked me how often I bought trainers.
They're drinking mate.
.............................. Argentinian.
They're drinking mate. They must be Argentinian.