FCE sentence transformations

Whose idea was it to organize a party for her? CAME Who ..........................of organizing a party for her?

CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF

She was not certain about the trip. DECIDE She ____________________________ about the trip.

COULDN'T DECIDE

We have to reduce our expenses. CUT We have to _________________ our expenses.

CUT DOWN ON

I can understand this quite well EASY It's ...................... understand this.

EASY FOR ME TO

They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television. FOLLOWING They received many letters of support .....................................on television.

FOLLOWING THEIR APPEARANCE

It wasn't necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday. NEEDN'T You ........................... me at the airport yesterday.

NEEDN'T HAVE MET

Mary is slower at doing things than Jill. FAST Mary is ................................... Jill at doing things.

NOT AS FAST AS

'I will complete the work only if you pay me £500 extra,' said Frank. NOT 'I will .............................................you pay me £500 extra,' said Frank.

NOT COMPLETE THE WORK UNLESS y

He gave me the money first, and then he left. AFTER He left _____________________________ the money.

AFTER HE HAD GIVEN (GIVING) ME

Despite knowing the correct answer, he didn't say anything. ALTHOUGH He didn't say anything, ..................the correct answer was.

ALTHOUGH HE KNEW WHAT

My mother doesn't like us to stay out late. APPROVE My mother doesn't ............................ out late.

APPROVE OF US (OUR) STAYING

We really enjoyed visiting London. GREAT Our .......................................fun.

VISIT TO LONDON WAS GREAT

The author wrote her latest novel while she was staying in Majorca. WAS The author's latest novel ................................. stay in Majorca.

WAS WRITTEN DURING HER

I was so shocked that I couldn't react. WASN'T I ________________________ react.

WASN'T CALM ENOUGH TO

The manager made the employees stay late. MADE The employees ................................. by the manager.

WERE MADE TO STAY LATE

I wonder if you can lend me something to wear tonight. MIND Would ....................... something to wear tonight?

YOU MIND LENDING

The thief ran right past you so I'm sure you saw his face. MUST The thief ran right past you so ................................................... his face.

YOU MUST HAVE SEEN

It is often difficult to find an answer to a problem. SOLUTION Finding ............................ a problem is often difficult.

A SOLUTION TO

People say that the pyramids are worth visiting. SUPPOSED The pyramids .............................................. worth visiting.

ARE SUPPOSED TO BE

You were late, so you missed the match. WOULDN'T If you hadn't ............................................... missed the match.

BEEN LATE, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE

Robert has not had a job for two years. OUT Robert has ................................................... for two years.

BEEN OUT OF WORK

I've never tasted such good food before. EVER It is the ....................... tasted.

BEST FOOD I HAVE EVER

"I didn't start the fire!" he said. DENIED He ...denied that he had started/ starting/ having started... the fire.

DENIED THAT HE HAD STARTED (STARTING, HAVING STARTED)

The manage failed to persuade her to take the job. SUCCEED The manager .................................her to take the job.

DIDN'T SUCCEED TO PERSUADE

Why are you interested in taking up a new hobby? WANT Why ................................................... up a new hobby?

DO YOU WANT TO TAKE

How much is the bus fare from London to Cambridge? COST How much ................... from London to Cambridge by bus?

DOES IT COST TO GO

It's not necessary to take a lot of luggage when going on holiday. MUCH You ........................... luggage when going on holiday

DON'T HAVE (NEED) TO TAKE MUCH

She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news. DROP She decided to ____________her friend and tell her the news.

DROP IN AT

At the end of his speech, the winner thanked his parents. FINISHED The winner ..................................his parents.

FINISHED HIS SPEECH BY THANKING

They could not understand what she said. DIFFICULTY They .............................. what she said.

HAD DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING

They worked very little last week. HARDLY They ____________________ at all last week.

HARDLY WORKED

I applied for the job a month ago. MONTH It ............................................I applied for the job.

HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE

Sally has not come to school because she has been sick. ABSENT Sally ........................... school because she has been sick.

HAS BEEN ABSENT FROM

The police have investigated the crime. BY The crime ____________________________the police.

HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY

They are going to do up my room. HAVE I'm going to................ decorated.

HAVE MY ROOM

I regret that I gave him the money. LENT If only ................................................. him the money.

I HADN'T LENT

What a pity! don't know how to dance. WISH I ....................... how to dance.

I KNEW

"Can you please explain this to me?" she asked the teacher. IF She asked the teacher _______________ to her.

IF HE COULD EXPLAIN IT

'Have you seen my gloves anywhere, Eric?' asked Mrs Noble. SEEN Mrs Noble asked Eric ................................................... her gloves anywhere.

IF HE HAD SEEN

'Do you realise what the time is, Steve?' asked Chris. WHAT Chris asked Steve ..................................... it was.

IF HE REALISED WHAT TIME

"Did you write a note for Anna?" I asked my mother. SHE I asked my mother ___________________ a note for Anna.

IF SHE HAD WRITTEN

'New World' Advertising is considering your application. IS Your application ............................... 'New World' Advertising.

IS BEING CONSIDERED BY

It's not worth asking the manager for the day off. POINT There ..............................in asking the manager for the day off.

IS NO POINT

Without your help, I would never have managed. YOU If .............................................. , I would never have managed.

IT WEREN'T FOR YOUR HELP

We can't decide where to go on holidays. DECISION We can't ......................... where to go on holidays.

MAKE A DECISION ABOUT

They did not like to pay extra taxes. OBJECTED They _______________________ extra taxes.

OBJECTED AGAINGS PAYING

"I'll pick him up from the airport," she said. OFFERED She ___________________ from the airport.

OFFERED TO PICK HIM UP

There are times when you have to do things by yourself. OWN There are times when you have to do things ...................

ON YOUR OWN.

John cannot possibly borrow the car tonight. QUESTION It's ................................. for John to borrow the car tonight.

OUT OF THE QUESTION

I was lucky you let me stay with you for the night. PUT I was lucky you .................................... for the night.

PUT ME UP

The only person I didn't see was Jane. EXCEPT I ___________________________ Jane.

SAW EVERYBODY EXCEPT

Jane doesn't often see Mike. SELDOM Jane ............................. Mike.

SELDOM SEES .

It was unkind of you to talk to her like that. NOT You .................................... to her like that.

SHOULD NOT HAVE TALKED

I saw the film although strongly dislike thrillers. SPITE I saw the film in ........................ of thrillers.

SPITE OF MY STRONG DISLIKE

All I want you to do is to look after my dog. CARE All I want you to do is to _________________________ my dog.

TAKE CARE OF

He really likes correcting her English. PLEASURE He ............................. correcting her English.

TAKES PLEASURE IN

She has never told me lies before. FIRST It's ................................... told me lies.

THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS

My department at work consists of six people, including me. US In my department at work .................................., including me.

THERE ARE SIX OF US

She's never had a job in management before now. EVER This is the first .................... a job in management.

TIME SHE HAS EVER HAD

If Cheryl doesn't train harder, she'll never get into the swimming team. DOES Cheryl will never get into the swimming team .........................................more training.

UNLESS SHE DOES

You will miss the bus if you don't hurry up. UNLESS You will miss the bus ................................................................

UNLESS YOU HURRY UP.

We had to finish all the work before we could leave. UNTIL We had to stay ............................... all the work.

UNTIL WE HAD FINISHED

"Don't open it!" he said. WARNED He ..................... open it.

WARNED ME NOT TO

He failed the test because he did not study enough. ATTRIBUTED His failure in the test ....................... not studying enough.

WAS ATTRIBUTED TO HIS

Tim had not expected the concert to be so good. BETTER The concert .................................had expected.

WAS BETTER THAN TIM

Nobody ever told me about it. NEVER I __________________about it.

WAS NEVER TOLD

It was such a boring movie that we left. SO The movie .................................................. that we left.

WAS SO BORING

I am sorry I forgot your birthday. WISH I ....................................................... your birthday.

WISH I HADN'T FORGOTTEN

Mary is employed by IBM, isn't she? WORKS Mary ............................. she?

WORKS FOR IBM, DOESN'T

I've never seen such a bad film. EVER It's the ............................... seen.

WORST FILM I HAVE EVER

I can't make up my mind about the colour. DECIDE I ............................................ the colour. ,

DECIDE ABOUT

The burglar managed to escape without punishment. GET The burglar managed to ................ punishment.

GET AWAY WITHOUT

Could I continue what I was doing? GET Could I ................................. what I was doing?

GET ON WITH

Can you take me to the station by car? GIVE Can you ........................................ to the station?

GIVE ME A LIFT

I don't find it difficult to get up early any more. USED I ___________________________ up early.

GOT USED TO GETTING

I don't object to the council building a new road here. OBJECTION I ................................................... the council building a new road here.

HAVE NO OBJECTION AGAINST

'I don't think you should give up the course,' she said to him. NOT She advised .......................................the course.

HIM NOT TO GIVE UP

Study hard because you may write a test tomorrow. CASE Study hard ...in case you write.. a test tomorrow.

IN CASE YOU WRITE

So that John could go on holiday in the summer he saved 10 pounds a week. ORDER John saved 10 pounds a week ..............................able to go on holiday in the summer.

IN ORDER TO BE

The clients demanded to stay in a first-class hotel. STAYING The clients ................................................... in a first-class hotel.

INSISTED ON STAYING

He knows everything about flowers. EXPERT He .................................... flowers.

IS AN EXPERT IN

People say Greek is a difficult language to learn. SAID Greek ____________________ difficult language to learn.

IS SAID TO BE A

Mr Jones needn't go if he doesn't want to. OBLIGED Mr Jones ________________ if he doesn't want to.

ISN'T OBLIGED TO GO

Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? LET Do your parents ......................... TV late at night?

LET YOU WATCH TV

The shelf was so high that he couldn't reach it. ENOUGH The shelf was not ............................. reach.

LOW ENOUGH FOR HIM TO

Can you understand what this paper means? SENSE Can you ................................. this paper?

MAKE ANY SENSE OF

It's not possible to play tennis because of the rain. MAKES The rain ..................................... to play tennis.

MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE

Perhaps he's working late. MAY He _____________________ late.

MAY BE WORKING

It is likely that they have already left. MAY They .......................... left.

MAY HAVE

Perhaps he hasn't received the doctor's results yet. MAY He _________________________ the doctor's results yet.

MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED

I'm sure he took the cheque-book with him. MUST He ......................... the cheque-book with him.

MUST HAVE TAKEN

There is no sugar left. RUN We have ....................... sugar.

RUN OUT OF

Suzanne was too excited to sleep. THAT Suzanne was ................................................... not sleep.

SO EXCITED THAT SHE COULD

The day was so nice that we went on a picnic. SUCH It was ___________________ that we went on a picnic.

SUCH A NICE DAY

He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn't escape. PREVENT He locked the gate ______________________ escaping.

TO PREVENT THE DOG FROM

The newspaper offered Lynda £5,000 for her story, but she refused. TURNED Lynda .......................................... of £5,000 from the newspaper for her story.

TURNED DOWN THE OFFER