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Criado por Yolanda Jimenez Muñoz
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Questão | Responda |
I don't intend to stop trying for a career in the police force. NO I have ________ up on trying for a career in the police force | I have NO INTENTION OF GIVING up for a career in the police force TO HAVE NO INTENTION OF ING GIVE UP |
David praised her exceptionally good choice of venue for the party CONGRATULATED Dav_________ a good venue for the party | David CONGRATULATED HER FOR CHOOSING a good venue for the party CONGRATULATE SOMEBODY FOR SOMETHING ING |
It seems that the thieves escaped in a stolen car APPEAR It______ away in a stolen car | It would appear that the thieves escaped in a stolen car IT SEEMS = IT WOULD APPEAR GET AWAY |
He said that he was sorry that he had missed the meeting APOLOGISED He _____ up at the meeting | He APOLOGISED FOR NOT TURNING/SHOWING up at the meeting APOLOGISE FOR ING TURN UP |
I don't care if she doesn't write to me DIFFERENCE It makes no ____ in touch or not | It makes NO DIFFERENCE TO ME IF SHE KEEPS in touch of not MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO SOMEBODY KEEP IN TOUCH |
Paul tends to play his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy HABIT Paul is _________ his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy | Paul is IN THE HABIT OF PLAYING his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy IN THE HABIT OF ING |
They could easily win the game CHANCE They ____________ the game | They HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING the game HAVE ( NO / A GOOD / LITTLE ) CHANCE OF ING |
Of course I did not agree to lend them the money SAYING It ______ not agree to lend them the money | It GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT I DID not agree to lend them the money IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING |
I can barely cook a meal for myself, so I certainly couldn't cook for eight people ALONE I would struggle _________ for eight people | I would struggle TO COOK FOR MYSELF LET ALONE for eight people LET ALONE |
Her boyfriend impressed her parents on their first meeting MADE Her boyfriend _________ her parents when they first met | Her boyfriend MADE A GOOD IMPRESSION ON her parents when they first met TO MAKE A (GOOD/BAD) IMPRESSION ON |
Thomas didn't feel like going to the party MOOD Thomas was __________ to the party | Thomas was NOT IN THE MOOD to the party TO BE IN THE MOOD TO .... |
They didn't trust each other at all COMPLETE There _______________between them | There WAS COMPLETE DISTRUST between them VERB: NOT TRUST TO NOUN: DISTRUST |
The ferry timetable can alter depending on the weather SUBJECT The ferry timetable ________ depending on the weather | The ferry timetable CAN BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE depending on the weather TO BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE +ING |
I hope his story will help us to understand what happened SHED Hopefully when he tells us his story it will ___________ what happened | Hopefully when he tells us his story it will SHED (SOME) LIGHT ON what happened TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON |
They concluded that there was nothing more they could do to save the business CAME They _______________ the business was beyond help | They CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT the business was beyond help TO COME TO A CONCLUSION |
It is unlikely that Jim will get the promotion CHANCE There is ________________ promoted | There is LITTLE CHANCE OF JIM GETTING promoted LITTLE/NO/GREAT CHANCE OF SOMEBODY + ING CHANGE: TO GET THE PROMOTION to GETTING PROMOTED |
Graham phoned his wife as soon as he arrived in Brazil LOST Graham ________________wife on his arrival in Brazil | Graham LOST NO TIME IN PHONING THIS wife on his arrival in Brazil TO LOSE NO TIME IN +ING |
The goverment is so powerful that it can control people's lives POWER Such is _________ that it can control people's lives | Such is THE POWER OF THE GOVERMENT that it can control people's lives CHANGE: POWERFUL (adj) to POWER (noun) |
You should never leave the baby alone under any circunstances IS Under ______ be left alone | Under NO CIRCUNSTANCES IS THE BABY TO be left alone UNDER NO CIRCUNSTANCES IS (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY) TO BE ____ Under no circunstances should you leave |
In the end we did all the housework on Sunday UP We _________ all the housework on Sunday | We ENDED UP DOING all the housework on Sunday TO END UP +ING |
Bob often mistrusts people when he first meets them TENDENCY Bob _________________ people when he first meets them | Bob HAS THE TENDENCY TO MISTRUST people when he first meets them TO HAVE THE TENDENCY TO |
If I am being honest. I have to say that the play wasn't as good as I'd expected SHORT The play _________ to be honest with you | The play FELL SHORT OF EXPECTATION to be honest with you TO FALL SHORT OF EXPECTATION |
Alan is a much better pianist then Jerry NOWHERE Jenny is _______ the piano as Alan as | Jenny is NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD PLAYING the piano as Alan as NOWHERE NEAR AS (ADJ +ACTION) AS |
Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the fight from escalating STRIKE He _______ at all upset | He DIDN'T STRIKE ME AS BEING at all upset TO STRIKE SOMEBODY AS BEING (adj) |
I don't care which days you work next week CONSEQUENCE It _________ me which days you work next week | It IS NO CONSEQUENCE FOR me which days you work next week TO BE NO CONSEQUENCE FOR SOMEBODY |
One day she is going to lose her temper with her MATTER It is ______she loses her temper with him | It is A MATTER OF TIME she loses her temper with him TO BE A MATTER OF TIME |
Did anything about his behaviour seem strange to you? STRIKE Did anything about his bahaviour ______strange? | Did anything about his bahaviour STRIKE YOU AS BEING strange? TO STRIKE SOMEBODY BEING (adj) |
She takes photographs as a hobby rather than as a job. MUCH Taking photographs _______ a job as a hobby for her | Taking photographs IS NOT AS MUCH AS job as a hobby for her IS NOT AS MUCH A _____AS A _____ |
Ben needs to clean his car HIGH It's _______his car | It's HIGH TIME BEN CLEANED his car It is high time -to go come - he went to bed |
I didn't turn the TV on because I didn't want to wake the baby up FEAR I didn't turn the TV on _____the baby | I didn't turn the TV on FOR FEAR OF WAKING UP the baby FOR FEAR OF +ING |
I'm not surprised he looks tired if he only had three hours' sleep last night GIVEN It's not surprising that he looks so tired ______ slept for three hours last night | It's not surprising that he looks so tired GIVEN THAT HE HAD ONLY slept for three hours last night GIVEN THAT |
You will need to practise every day if you want to be a professional musician. DO Only by ______ you stand a chance of becoming a professional musician | Only by PRACTISING EVERY DAY DO you stand a chance of becoming a professional musician ONLY BY +ING ------ AUXILIARY + SUJETO TO STAND A CHANCE OF +ING |
After what you have been through, it's only right that they help you out LEAST The ________ help you after all you have been through | The LEAST THEY CAN DO IS help you after all you have been through THE LEAST SOMEBODY CAN DO IS |
The accident resulted in the serious injury of many of the passengers LEFT The accident _________ injured | The accident LEFT MANY PASSANGERS SERIOUSLY injured RESULTED IN: LEFT CHANGE: serious - seriously |
John is unlikely to get the job that he applied for PROSPECT There ___________ the job that he applied for | There IS LITTLE PROSPECT OF JOHN GETTING the job that he applied for TO BE LITTLE PROSPECT OF SOMEBODY +ING |
Icy road conditions are thought to have caused the accident BROUGHT The accident seems to ______ the icy road conditions | The accident seems to HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BY the icy road conditions TO BE BROUGHT BY |
I don't intend to reply to his rude letter NO I have _______ to his rude behaviour | I have NO INTENTIONS OF REPLYING to his rude behaviour TO HAVE NO INTENTION OF +ING |
Andrew has been thinking about it all day, but he has not made a decision yet MIND It's _______all day, but he hasn't made a decision yet | It's BEEN ON ANDREW'S MIND all day, but he hasn't made a decision yet TO BE ON SOMEBODY'S MIND |
I didn't find it hard to anwer their questions DIFFICULTY I __________ their questions | I HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN ANSWERING their questions TO HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN +ING |
I wish he would stop critising my work FAULT I wish he would stop _________ my work | I wish he would stop FINDING FAULT WITH my work I WISH HE WOULD STOP +ING TO FIND FAULT WITH |
It doesn't make a difference to me what you decide to do MATTER Your ___________ to me | Your DECISION DOESN'T MATTER to me IT DOESN'T MATTER |
You definitely will not win the lottery CHANCE You have got ________ the lottery | You have got NO CHANCE OF WINNING the lottery TO HAVE (LITTLE/NO/A GREAT) CHANCE OF +ING |
It's impossible to say who will win the match TELLING There is ________ who will win the match | There is NO WAY OF TELLING who will win the match THERE IS NO A WAY OF TELLING THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING |
More than fifty guests came to the party SHOWED More than fifty guests ________ the party | More than fifty guests SHOWED UP AT the party TO SHOW UP |
I'd help you, but I have very little free time on my hands HARDLY I'd help you, but I _______free time on my hands | I'd help you, but I HARDLY HAVE ANY free time on my hands TO HARDLY HAVE |
He is still planning on attending as fas as I know KNOWLEDGE To _______, he is still planing on attending | To THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEGDE, he is still planning on attending TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE |
It's no use trying to convince her to go POINT There is _______ to convince her to go | There is NO POINT IN TRYING to convince her to go TO BE NO POINT IN +ING |
I can't promise that you will get the job GUARANTEE There _________ will get the job | There IS NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU will get the job |
They say this company is one of the most reliable in the country REPUTED This company ________ of the most reliable in the country | This company IS REPUTED TO BE ONE of the most reliable in the country PASSIVE IMPERSONAL |
We were all surprised when she announced that she was engaged to be married ANNOUNCEMENT The ________ all by surprise | The ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER ENGAGEMENT TOOK US all by surprise CHANGE: verb ANNOUNCED TO noun ANNOUNCEMENT TO TAKE BY SURPRISE |
Finding the survivors is our number one priority UTMOST It is of the ______ the survivors | It is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT WE FIND the survivors TO BE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT |
Whatever happens, I will never trust him again EVER Under ________ trust him again | Under NO CIRCUNSTANCES WILL I EVER trust him again CHANGE: NEVER TO (NEGATION+EVER) UNDER NO CIRCUNSTANCES + INVERSION |
George had to try for months before he finally got a job DID Only after _______ George finally get a job | Only after TRYING FOR MONTHS DID George finally get a job ONLY AFTER + ING ---INVERSION |
Tom didn't feel like dancing that night MOOD Tom ________ dancing that night | Tom WASN'T IN THE MOOD FOR dancing that night TO BE IN THE MOOD FOR |
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