1. We should have given them another chance
They.....................................................................................................................................
2. My neighbours have loud arguments in the small hours of the morning. This bothers me.
I wish...................................................................................................................................
3. People believe that the television was invented by Marconi
The television......................................................................................................................
4. People believe that the television was invented by Marconi
Marconi ...............................................................................................................................
5. It wasn’t necessary for you to stop; the traffic light was green (Use a different MODAL)
You......................................................................................................................................
6. I had to take my dress to the dry-cleaner’s to be washed
I had to have........................................................................................................................
7. “Keep still and be quiet”, our mother told us
Our mother told us...............................................................................................................
8. Everybody knows that Joe is going out with Sandra
Joe is ...................................................................................................................................
9. I hate having to clean this every day
If only I................................................................................................................................
10. I’m going to show them all my files
They.....................................................................................................................................
11. People comment that he drank too much
He is rumoured....................................................................................................................
12. Sally mentioned, “I won’t be going with you tomorrow”.
Sally said that.......................................................................................................................
13. John wrote a letter because he didn’t have a phone
If John..................................................................................................................................
14. “What are you going to do when your mother arrives?”, Jeanette asked us.
Jeanette asked us what.........................................................................................................
15. We might have drunk all the water
All the water........................................................................................................................
16. I was protected. That’s why the sharks didn’t attack me.
The sharks would.................................................................................................................
17. You told me a scary story. I didn’t like it. (Make a non-defining RELATIVE CLAUSE)
You told me a scary story, ..................................................................................................
18. Why didn’t you go to the photographer’s to ask him to take your wedding photos?
Why didn’t you have........................................................................................................
19. I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day, but I haven’t had one since the first of January.
I stopped..............................................................................................................................
20. You don’t water the plants, so they die
If you ...................................................................................................................................
21. Princess Diana died in a traffic accident. Elton John composed a song for her. (Convert into ONE sentence)
Princess Diana
22. I was rude to my mother and now I’m very sorry
I wish...................................................................................................................................
23. He doesn’t know how to cook, and it will be essential for him (Express advice)
He’d.....................................................................................................................................
24. I suppose I can have a child by natural methods, but if not, I would adopt one
If I ......................................................................................................................................