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What do you suggest?
What’s the matter?
To do it or to have someone do it

They shouldn't have done that!

By the time...
100

You don’t need to finish your report by tomorrow. It’s not urgent.

→ It’s not urgent you finish the report by tomorrow.

100

Things will improve eventually. It’s just...

Things will improve eventually. It’s just a matter of time.

100


    

  1. I don’t prepare my tax returns. My accountant does.

I have my account return my taxes

100

 They let us starve the whole flight.

They should have served us a snack.

100

Everyone went to bed. I got home after that.

Everyone had gone to bed by the time I got home.

200

We had to attend the training. It was mandatory.

→ It was mandatory we attend the training.

200

We will finish this _________how long it takes.

We will finish this no matter how long it takes.

200
  • We’re not organizing the event ourselves. A professional will do it.

We’re having an event planner take care of the details of the conference. 

200
There were no rooms available. The hotel was overbooked.

  • They shouldn’t have overbooked the hotel.
200

I dialed in. The conference call started before that.

When...

I had dialed in when the conference call started,

300

Customer complaints should be handled immediately. It’s imperative.

→ It’s imperative the customer complaints be handled immediately.

300

Dora’s performance has been slipping lately. Do you think it’s ?

Dora’s performance has been slipping lately. Do you think it’s a matter for concern?

300
  • Sandra didn’t wash her car. Her son did.

→ She got her son to wash her car.

300

I don't know what happened to our luggage, it simply disappeared.


They could have put your luggage on the wrong flight.

300

Doug called at 8:45. Ms. Trent arrived after that.

→ When Dough called, Ms. Trent hadn't arrived yet.

400


Patricia should be made team leader.


 


         


 


                 


Patricia’s supervisor proposed Patricia ... made team leader.

400

To me, doing a good job the first time around is...

To me, doing a good job the first time around is what matters the most.

400
  • Someone will fix the copier on Friday.

→ We will have the copier fixed by Friday.

400

So there is no tour available? We don't know yet.


  • They may have canceled the tour.
400

They solved the problem. I realized it wasn't that serious.

→ By the time I realized the problem wasn't that serious, they had already solved it.

500
  • Does this order have to be delivered today? Is it critical?

Is it critical the order be delivered today?

500

Oscar didn’t realize that safety was such ..... for the company.

Oscar didn’t realize that safety was such an important matter for the company.

500


  • I didn’t deliver the documents myself.

→ I had the documents delivered.

500

They just refunded the money of some of the passengers. That wasn't fair.


  • They should have given a refund to everyone.
500

The equipment  (break down) because the managers (not do ) regular maintenance.

The equipment broke down because they hadn't done regular maintenance.