MODAL VERBS
It's forbidden to smoke in a hospital
You...
You mustn't/can't smoke in a hospital
I don't have a sandwich, so I can't give you one.
If...
If I had a sandwich, I would/could give you one.
They don't pay the bills on time.
The bills...
The bills aren't paid on time.
"I've been looking for him since yesterday", Carol said.
Carol said...
Carol said (that) she had been looking for him since the day before.
I met Rachel two years ago. FOR
I've known Rachel for two years.
It's not necessary for you to try so hard.
You...
You don't have to try so hard
I can't find anything if a shop assistant doesn't help me. UNLESS
I can't find anything unless a shop assistant helps me.
The new game will be launched next year. THEY
They will launch the new game next year
"Do you understand the answer now?", the teacher said.
The teacher asked...
The teacher asked (me/us) if I/we understood the answer then.
Sue broke her arm during the hike. WHILE
Sue broke her arm while she was hiking.
I'm sure that Madonna lives there.
Madonna...
Madonna must live there.
I didn't go to the party because Tracy was invited.
I would have gone to the party if Tracy hadn't been invited.
Has the cat been fed?
Have...
Have they fed the cat?
"How did you find the missing girl last year?", the reported asked the policewoman.
The reporter asked the policewoman...
The reporter asked the policewoman how she had found the missing girl the year before.
When did you start to work in this company?
How long...
How long have you been working in this company?
I doubt that she's in love with him.
She...
She can't be in love with him
I couldn't park in the supermarket since the car park was full.
I could/would have parked in the supermarket if the car park hadn't been full.
The shop offered us a refund.
We...
We were offered a refund (by the shop).
"Are you going to return my sister's books today?", Mike asked me.
Mike asked me...
Mike asked me if I was going to return his sister's books that day.
I haven't heard from Charles in two weeks.
The last time...
The last time I heard from Charles was two weeks ago.
It's possible that Van Gogh didn't paint this. MIGHT
Van Gogh might not have painted this.
I'm sorry I can't help you.
If only...
If only I could help you
Experts believe that this is a dangerous virus.
It...
It is believed that this is a dangerous virus.
The coach asked me whether I could run faster.
The coach asked:
The coach asked: "Can you run faster?"
He sang for five minutes. Then the judges told him to stop. HAD
He had been singing for five minutes when the judges told him to stop.