FCE sentence transformations

IF HE COULD EXPLAIN IT

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

IF SHE HAD WRITTEN

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

WARNED ME NOT TO

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

DENIED THAT HE HAD STARTED (STARTING, HAVING STARTED)

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

OFFERED TO PICK HIM UP

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

IF HE REALISED WHAT TIME

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

TAKE CARE OF

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

FINISHED HIS SPEECH BY THANKING

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

MAKE ANY SENSE OF

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

GET ON WITH

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

ALTHOUGH HE KNEW WHAT

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

LET YOU WATCH TV

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

WAS ATTRIBUTED TO HIS

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

IS AN EXPERT IN

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

TO PREVENT THE DOG FROM

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

WISH I HADN'T FORGOTTEN

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

HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE

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

SPITE OF MY STRONG DISLIKE

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

PUT ME UP

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

UNLESS SHE DOES

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.

MAY HAVE

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

MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE

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

SELDOM SEES .

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

HAD DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING

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

FOLLOWING THEIR APPEARANCE

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

MAKE A DECISION ABOUT

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

NOT COMPLETE THE WORK UNLESS y

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

IS BEING CONSIDERED BY

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

DOES IT COST TO GO

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

EASY FOR ME TO

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

DECIDE ABOUT

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

GOT USED TO GETTING

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

HAVE NO OBJECTION AGAINST

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

I HADN'T LENT

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

WASN'T CALM ENOUGH TO

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

YOU MIND LENDING

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

WAS NEVER TOLD

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

SO EXCITED THAT SHE COULD

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

DIDN'T SUCCEED TO PERSUADE

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

WERE MADE TO STAY LATE

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

TURNED DOWN THE OFFER

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

SAW EVERYBODY EXCEPT

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

HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY

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

I KNEW

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

IN ORDER TO BE

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 CASE YOU WRITE

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

IT WEREN'T FOR YOUR HELP

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

IF HE HAD SEEN

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

HIM NOT TO GIVE UP

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

GIVE ME A LIFT

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

AFTER HE HAD GIVEN (GIVING) ME

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

TAKES PLEASURE IN

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

MUST HAVE TAKEN

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

WORST FILM I HAVE EVER

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

BEST FOOD I HAVE EVER

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

A SOLUTION TO

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

WAS SO BORING

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

SHOULD NOT HAVE TALKED

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

NEEDN'T HAVE MET

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

DON'T HAVE (NEED) TO TAKE MUCH

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

IS NO POINT

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

OUT OF THE QUESTION

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

WORKS FOR IBM, DOESN'T

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

NOT AS FAST AS

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

APPROVE OF US (OUR) STAYING

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

ISN'T OBLIGED TO GO

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

THERE ARE SIX OF US

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

IS SAID TO BE A

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

ARE SUPPOSED TO BE

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

MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED

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

MAY BE WORKING

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

BEEN OUT OF WORK

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

HAS BEEN ABSENT FROM

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

DROP IN AT

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

THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS

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

COULDN'T DECIDE

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

TIME SHE HAS EVER HAD

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

WAS WRITTEN DURING HER

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

GET AWAY WITHOUT

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

INSISTED ON STAYING

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

SUCH A NICE DAY

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

LOW ENOUGH FOR HIM TO

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

YOU MUST HAVE SEEN

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

ON YOUR OWN.

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

RUN OUT OF

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

HAVE MY ROOM

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

OBJECTED AGAINGS PAYING

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

HARDLY WORKED

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

WAS BETTER THAN TIM

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

UNTIL WE HAD FINISHED

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

CUT DOWN ON

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

VISIT TO LONDON WAS GREAT

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

CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF

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

DO YOU WANT TO TAKE

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

BEEN LATE, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE

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

UNLESS YOU HURRY UP.

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