FCE Sentence Transformations
told Peter not to
"Don't open the door, Peter!" said Mr Bates. NOT Mr Bates _________________ open the door.
told Jane he would wash
"I'll wash the dishes after the match, Jane," he said. TOLD He ______________ the dishes after the match.
being unable to speak English
Although he can't speak English himself, Sergio is very keen that his son should learn. UNABLE Despite ____________ himself, Sergio is very keen that his son should learn.
away even though
Although the police traced them, the robbers didn't get caught. EVEN The robbers managed to get _____________ the police traced them.
take into account
Considering that Lara is so young, you must admit she's an amazing singer! ACCOUNT If you _______________ how young Lara is, you must admit she's an amazing singer!
had been on time
He was late because his plane was delayed. TIME If his plane ________________, he wouldn't have been late.
did it take to
How long was your flight from Rome to Paris? TAKE How long ______________ fly from Rome to Paris?
would have prepared
I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare dinner. PREPARED If I'd known you were coming I _______________ dinner.
was the first time
I had never downloaded so many files before. FIRST It __________________ I had ever downloaded so many files.
I had better
I ought to answer my e-mails now. BETTER _________________ answer my e-mails now.
wish I hadn't invited
I regret inviting Becky to the party. WISH I _________________ Becky to the party.
there's no chance of
I'm totally convinced you will pass the exam. CHANCE In my opinion _________________ you failing the exam.
to put up with
I've had enough of your rudeness. PUT I refuse ______________ your rudeness any longer.
was cancelled because of
It was foggy so they cancelled the flight. BECAUSE The flight _________________ the fog.
if you hadn't
It's a good thing you e-mailed me or I wouldn't have known about it. YOU I wouldn't have known about it ___________ e-mailed me.
There's no point
It's not worth buying a new laptop now. POINT _______________ buying a new laptop now.
not like Maria to be
Maria is not usually late. LIKE It is ___________________ late.
was fifty when she learned
My aunt didn't learn to ski until she was fifty. WHEN My aunt ________________ to ski.
has been learning Chinese for
My brother began to learn Chinese three years ago. LEARNING My brother _________________ three years.
first time my grandparents had
My grandparents had never set foot in a fast food restaurant before. TIME It was the _______________ set foot in a fast food restaurant.
made me tidy
My sister didn't let me borrow her i-Pod until I had tidied her room. MADE My sister _______________ her room before she let me borrow her i-Pod.
hasn't won a match since
Our volleyball team won its last match in May. SINCE Our volleyball team ________________ May.
isn't interested in
Politics doesn't interest Stan. INTERESTED Stan _______________ politics.
enjoyed the party apart from
Ron was the only one who didn't enjoy the party. APART Everybody __________________ Ron.
was Sue's first visit to
Sue had not been to Rome before. VISIT It ________________ Rome.
there was no point
The book was so badly damaged that it wasn't worth keeping. POINT The book was so badly damaged that ________________ keeping it.
been downloading a file for
The computer started downloading a file an hour ago and it still hasn't finished. FOR The computer has ________________ over an hour.
nothing left in the
The fridge is completely empty. LEFT There's ________________ fridge.
haven't spoken French for
The last time I spoke French was ten years ago. FOR I ___________________ ten years.
on his own
The man was sitting by himself on the park bench. OWN The man was sitting _____________ on the park bench.
in case the restaurant is
The restaurant may be expensive, so take plenty of money. CASE Take plenty of money _________________ expensive.
weren't as many accidents
There were more accidents in 2009 than in 2010. AS There _____________ in 2010 as in 2009.
too fast to
They couldn't understand the guide because he spoke so fast. TOO The guide spoke __________________ understand.
despite the heavy
They went for a walk although it was raining heavily. DESPITE They went for a walk ______________ rain.
never had such a
This is the fastest connection to the internet I have ever had! SUCH I have ________________ fast connection to the internet.
took me for
When I was at the beach today, someone thought I was a lifeguard. TOOK When I was at the beach today, someone ___________ a lifeguard.
had better keep
You should keep your password in a safe place. HAD You ______________your password in a safe place.
I were you
You should look up the new words in a dictionary. WERE If _______________, I'd look up the new words in a dictionary.
