USE OF ENGLISH - PART 4 (examples) I

Pregunta	Respuesta
You must show your student card as you enter the library. - REQUIRED - You are .......... student card as you enter the library	You are REQUIRED TO SHOW YOUR student card as you enter the library [Required sb to do sth : exigir a alguien que haga algo] // [Required. adj : necesario - ADJ + 'TO' INFINITIVE]
Patrick hadn't heard from his uncle in Australia for over five years. - MORE - It was .................... Patrick had heard from his uncle in Australia.	It was MORE THAN FIVE YEARS SINCE Patrick had heard from his uncle in Australia.
On business trips, I prefer driving home to staying in a hotel overnight. - RATHER - On business trips, I'd .................. in a hotel overnight.	On business trips, I'd RATHER DRIVE HOME THAN STAY in a hotel overnight. [WOULD RATHER + infinitive + THAN + infinitive]
They say the fashion model was dicovered by her agent while working at a restaurant. - SAID - The fashion model is ............. dicovered by her agent while working at a restaurant.	The fashion model is SAID TO HAVE BEEN dicovered by her agent while working at a restaurant. [BE SAID + 'TO' DO/BE]
It was impossible for me to know which road to follow. - NOT - I .......... known which road to follow.	I COULD NOT HAVE known which road to follow. [Certainly NO = COULDN'T / CAN'T]
So far this year the cost of petrol has not increased. - INCREASE - So far this year there ......... in the cost of petrol.	So far this year there HAS BEEN NO INCREASE in the cost of petrol. [NO + noun : ningún]
I wasn't able to get to the airport on time because of the bad weather. - PREVENTED - The bad weather ........... to the airport on time.	The bad weather PREVENTED ME (FROM) GETTING to the airport on time. [Prevent sb from doing sth : Evitar que algn haga algo]
Clothing companies are selling an increasin number of goods on the internet. - BOUGHT - An increasing number of goods .......... clothing companies on the internet.	An increasing number of goods IS/ARE (BEING) BOUGHT FROM clothing companies on the internet.
Tickets for the concert cannot be bought before 12th May. - SALE - Tickets for the concert will not ........... 12th May.	Tickets for the concert will not BE/GO ON SALE UNTIL/BEFORE 12th May.
During the quiz, I could not think of the correct answer to the winning question. - COME - During the quiz, I was not .............. the correct answer to the winning question.	During the quiz, I was not ABLE TO COME UP WITH the correct answer to the winning question. [Come up with sth : inventar, elaborar]
I promised that I would think carefully about the job offer. - GIVE - I promised ............... the job offer.	I promised TO GIVE (CAREFUL) THOUGHT/CONSIDERATION TO the job offer. [PROMISE + 'TO' INFINITIVE] [Give thought to - reflexionar sobre]
I regret not contacting Brian when I was in Dublin - TOUCH - I wish that I ................ Brian when I was in Dublin.	I wish that I HAD GOT IN TOUCH WITH Brian when I was in Dublin. [wish + past perfect : express regret about the past]
There's no chance of Jenny getting here on time. - POSSIBLE - It won't be ................ here on time.	It won't be POSSIBLE FOR JENNY TO GET here on time. [After an ADJETIVE we put 'TO' INFINITIVE]
It was such a sunny day that none of us wanted to do any work. - FELT - None of us .................. any work because it was such a sunny day.	None of us FELT LIKE DOING any work because it was such a sunny day. [FELT LIKE sth/doing sth : tener ganas de]
I always trust Carla's advice - SOMEBODY - Carla ............. advice I always trust	Carla IS SOMEBODY WHOSE advice I always trust
I couldn't understand the instructions for my new DVD player - SENSE - The instructions for my new DVD player didn't ............... me.	The instructions for my new DVD player didn't MAKE (ANY) SENSE TO me. [MAKE SENSE TO sb : Tener sentido para algn]
Luke knocked over the old lady's bicycle by accident. - MEAN - Luke ............... knock over the old lady's bicycle.	Luke DID NOT MEAN TO knock over the old lady's bicycle. [MEAN + TO infinitive : Tener la intención de]
A newly qualified dentist took out Mr Dupont's tooth. - HAD - Mr Dupont ................ by a newly qualified dentist.	Mr Dupont HAD HIS TOOTH TAKEN OUT by a newly qualified dentist.
Simona last wrote to me seven months ago - HEARD - I ................... Simona for seven months.	I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM Simona for seven months.
There were very few people at the concert last night. - CAME - Hardly .................... the concert last night.	Hardly ANYONE CAME TO the concert last night. [HARDLY + ANY / ANYONE / ANYBODY / ANYTHING]
'You've broken my radio, Frank!' said Jane - ACCUSED - Jane .................. her radio.	Jane ACCUSED FRANK OF BREAKING her radio.
My car really needs to be repaired soon. - MUST - I really ................ repaired soon.	I really MUST HAVE MY CAR repaired soon.
I can't possibly work in all this noise! - IMPOSSIBLE - It .......................... work in all this noise!	It IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO work in all this noise!

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