Modal verbs
I’m sure he’s not Michael Jackson. He died a few years ago!
BE
He _______________________ because he died a few years ago.
can’t be Michael Jackson
He'd been struggling to think of a really original birthday present.
COME
No matter how he tried ___________________an idea for a really original birthday present.
he couldn't come up with
Every time he talks about going on holiday I get really excited.
THE
The more he talks about going on holiday ______________ get.
the more excited I
Adam is so loud now that I’m sure he wasn’t a quiet child!
BEEN
Adam ____________________ a quiet child because he’s so loud now.
can't have been
Delia said that she would no longer tolerate her colleagues being rude.
PUT
'I am not willing__________________ from my colleagues any longer, ' said Delia
to put up with any rudeness
The comedian was less funny than the audience expected.
NEARLY
The comedian _________________the audience expected.
wasn't nearly as/so funny as
She was so happy on Monday morning that I’m sure she had a good weekend.
HAD
She was so happy on Monday morning that _______________________ a good weekend.
she must have had
Pay claims must be submitted before the end of the month.
PUT
You have_________________ your pay claims before the end of the month.
to put in
As you get older, you progressively lose flexibility.
LESS
As you get older, you become___________________.
less and less flexible.
He looks so pale that I’m sure he has seen a ghost.
MUST
He _________________ ghost because now he looks very pale.
must have seen
How can I make him understand that I don't want to see him any more?
ACROSS
How can_____________________that I don't want to see him any more?
I get it across to him
The rate of unemployment hasn't increased quite as much this year compared to previous years.
SLIGHTLY
This year the rate of unemployment has increased _______________did in previous years.
slightly less than it
She is so scared of dogs, that maybe a dog bit her when she was little.
BITTEN
She is so scared of dogs that she _____________________ a dog when she was little.
must have been bitten by
David thought it unfair that his team resented him for not scoring a goal.
AGAINST
David thought it unfair that his team should________________ for not scoring a goal.
hold it against him
You're nowhere as good as we are at football!
WAY
We're ________________ at football!
way better than you