The fire brigade tried to extinguish the fire. The fire brigade______________. (OUT)
The fire brigade tried to put out the fire.
I want to stay home today. I __________________today. (RATHER)
I would rather stay home today.
There is no milk left in the fridge. We _____________________ milk. (RUN)
We have run out of milk.
Have you had any news from Sue recently? Have you _________________recently? (HEARD)
Have you heard from Sue recently?
If it doesn't rain tomorrow, We'll have a picnic. ________________, we'll have a picnic. (UNLESS)
Unless it rains tomorrow, we'll have a picnic.
"I'm sorry for disturbing you," she said. She ______________________. (FOR)
She apologised for disturbing me.
People say that Bill is broken. Bill ___________________broken. (SAID)
Bill is said to be broken.
Jane is faster than Bill. Bill _____________________ Jane. (AS)
Bill isn't as fast as Jane (is).
My dress was taken in by a dressmaker. I _________________ taken in by a dressmaker. (HAD)
I had my dress taken in by a dressmaker.
The exercise was so hard that I couldn't do it. The exercise _______________ do. (TOO)
Th exercise was too hard to do.
My glasses had been repaired before I returned to school. I ________________ before I returned to school. (HAD)
I had had my glasses repaired before I returned to school.
People say that Tina loves extreme adventures. Tina _________________ extreme adventures.(SAID)
Tina is said to love extreme adventures.
Mary learnt to drive when she was 16. Mary ___________________ since she was 16. (ABLE)
Mary has been able to drive since she was 16.
I gave up smoking cigarettes two years ago. I ___________________ two years.(FOR)
I haven't smoked a cigarette for two years./I haven't been smoking for two years.
I haven't eaten red meat for ten months. I ___________________ ten months ago. (UP)
I gave up eating red meat ten months ago.
Fred arrived late again. Fred ________________ late again. (UP)
Fred turned up late again.
