CAE Sentence Transformation 2

she must have been

Anya didn´t come to the dinner yesterday evening so perhaps she was ill. must Anya didn´t come to the dinner yesterday evening so _______________________ ill.

is going to make a

Cindy intends to complain about the service in that restaurant. going Cindy _______________________________ complaint about the service in that restaurant.

you lend me your umbrella

Could I borrow your umbrella this evening, please? lend Would ______________________________ this evening, please?

who talked her out of

Gaynor´s friends persuaded her not to get married in spring. talked It was Gaynor´s friends __________________getting married in spring.

make any difference to me

I don´t mind where we decide to go for our family holiday this year. difference It doesn´t __________________________ where we decide to go for our family holiday this year.

you will have much difficulty

I don´t think you´ll find it hard to find Cynthia´s house. difficulty I don´t think _________________________ finding Cynthia´s house.

No sooner had I arrived than

I had only just arrived when he insisted on going out again. sooner __________________________________ he insisted on going out again.

Barely had I got

I had only just got on the train when it left! Barely __________________________________ on the train when it left!

succeeded in finishing

I managed to finish the preparations in time. succeeded I _______________________________ the preparations in time.

wish I hadn´t spoken

I regret speaking to him like that. wish I _________________________________to him like that.

have nothing in common with

Javier and I are completely different. common I __________________________ Javier.

that the book will be published

They have decided they will publish the book this summer. published It has been decided __________________this summer.

was said to be resigning

They said the principal was resigning in the summer. be The principal _________________________ in the summer.

Only when they split up

They split up and then realized that they loved each other. Only __________________________________ did they realize that they loved each other.

to take part in

She didn´t want to join in with the singing. take She didn´t want ______________________ the singing.

must have gone

She isn´t in so I assume she went to the party. must She _______________________________ to the party.

At no time did she doubt

She never doubted that she would be able to meet the challenge. time __________________________________ that she would be able to meet the challenge.

threatened not to fund

She said she wouldn´t fund my art course if I didn´t work harder. threatened She ________________________________ my art course if I didn´t work harder.

she must be

She said she´d come round so I´m sure she´s on her way now. must She said she´d come round so ____________________on her way now.

It´s high time she got

She should get him to do more housework. high __________________________________ him to do more housework.

was out of her sight

She waved until the train could not be seen any more. sight She waved until the train ___________________

chances are she´ll

She´ll probably end up marrying him! chances The ______________________________end up marrying him!

Hardly has she ever been

She´s never been in greater need of a friend than now. Hardly __________________________________ in greater need of a friend.

role genes play in determining

We need to know how genes determine behaviour. role We need to know what ____________________ behaviour.

wish he had been able to

What a pity he couldn´t come. wish I ___________________________________ come.

likely is it that the film

What are the chances of the film winning an Oscar? likely How ______________________________will win an Oscar?

it wasn´t my fault

When he spoke to me he agreed that I wasn´t responsible. fault When he spoke to me he agreed that _____ ________________ .

wasn´t I informed about

Why did nobody tell me that the match had been cancelled? informed Why ___________________________ the cancellation of the match?

not as common

Fewer people live in extended family units in this country nowadays. common It is ______________________________ to live in extended family units in this country nowadays.

don´t have to

It isn´t necessary to call him as he already knows about it. have You ________________________________ call him as he already knows about it.

on behalf of

I´m phoning because my son is too ill to talk to you. behalf I´m phoning _________________________my son, who is ill.

Never have I seen

I´ve not seen such a fantastic performance before. Never __________________________________ such a fantastic performance before.

came as a surprise to

My brother Sam was very surprised to be offered the job. came The job offer ________________________ my brother Sam.

neglected to tell me

You didn´t tell me that the exhibition was finishing today! neglected You ________________________________ the exhibition was finishing today!

Under no circumstances must you

You must never disturb someone when they are sleepwalking. circumstances __________________________________ disturb someone when they are sleepwalking.