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1. This matter is none of your business.
This matter does not concern
you.
This bridge will take us three years to complete.
In three years time we will have
completed the bridge.
In three years time we will have completed the bridge.
Patsy didn’t always use to be so
unfriendly.
We’ll be at your house soon.
It won’t be long before we are
at your house.
I haven’t seen Anne for years. It’s years since I last saw Anne.
The god keeps stealing my socks!
The dog is always stealing my
socks.
After taking the pills, I began to feel much better.
Since taking the pills I have felt
much better.
We’ll have to leave immediately at the end of the film.
The moment the film finishes
we’ll have to leave.
Harry left before we reached the hotel.
By the time we reached the
hotel Harry had left.
Is there such a place as Eldorado? Does Eldorado exist?
The last time I was in Praque was in 1986.
I haven't been to Praque since
1986.
This will be the team's first match outside England.
This will be the first time the
team has played outside
England.
Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.
Once Terry gets over his
illness, his work will improve.
There will be someone to meet you on arrival
When you arrive there will be
someone to meet you.
The number of people who attended the fair exceeded our
expectations.
More people than we expected
attended the fair.
I didn't receive the results of my test for a month.
It was a month before I
received the results of my test.
My work won't be finished by the end of the month.
I won't have finished my work
by the end of the month.
Go to the international ticket desk immediately on arrival.
As soon as you arrive, go to the
international ticket desk.
I didn't know about John's departure. I didn't know that John had left.
Quite a few books are missing from the class library.
Several members of the class
have not brought back their
library books.
It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in
a pub. The prisoner...
is thought to have been
recaptured while drinking in a
pub.
Someone broke into John's flat last week. John....
had his flat broken into last
week.

2. Please don't turn on the radio. I'd rather you... didn't turn on the radio.
The wind was bending the young tree to the ground. The
young tree...
was being bent to the ground by
the wind.
If you missed the first half, you can't really say you understood
the film. Unless...
you saw the first half, you can't
really say you understood the
film.
Everyone believed that the house had been sold. The house...
was widely believed to have
been sold.
What would you do if yo lost your job? Supposing...
you lost your job, what would
you do?
When we have finished building the house, we'll plan the
garden. After the house...
has been built, we'll plan the
garden.
It's a pity I am going to work tomorrow. I wish...
I wasn't going to work
tomorrow.
The living-room hasn't been painted for two years. We...
haven't had the living-room
painted for two years.
If you pay back the money you took, I won't tell the police./
Pay me back
Pay me back the money you
took, and I won't tell the police.
The discovery of new drugs is helping the fight against this
disease./ the fight
The fight against this disease is
being helped by the discovery
of new drugs.
It wouldn't make any difference if you offered me a million
pounds, I still wouldn't sell! / Even if
Even if you offered me a
million pounds, I sill wouldn't
sell.
I'll get someone to press your trousers. / I'll have I'll have your trousers pressed.
Everyone knows that taking exercise is good for your health./
Taking exercise
Taking exercise is known to be
good for your health.
Brenda is a star because a famous director saw her act in a
school play. / If a famous
If a famous director hadn't seen
Brenda act in a school play, she
wouldn't be a star.
Someone has suggested the resignation of the minister. / It
It has been suggested that the
minister should resign.
I have an appointment for a haircut this afternoon./ I'm having
I'm having my hair cut this
afternoon.
I regret not buying some tickets for the concert./ I wish
I wish I had bought some
tickets for the concert.
Someone will deliver the tickets to your house next week. /
The tickets
The tickets will be delivered to
your house next week.
If they offered me the job, I would accept./ Were...
they to offer me the job, I
would accept.
I'm sure you had a good time at the party. You must ...
have had a good time at the
party.
I have no idea who Sarah is going out with. Who ....
Sarah is going out with I have
no idea.

3. As soon as the police officer left, the neighbours started
shouting again. No sonner....
had the police officer left than
the neighbours started shouting
again.
Luckily it wasn't necessary for Jim to take the exam again.
Luckily Jim...
didn't have to take the exam
again.
In the end I had to get a lift with a colleague. What ....
I did in the end was get a lift
with a colleague.
It was only when I got home that I realised I'd forgotten my
bag. Not until....
I got home did I realised I'd
forgotten my bag.
The guests didn't finally leave until after midnight. It...
was midnight when the guests
finally left.
If you're ever in the neighbourhood, please drop in and see us.
Should....
you ever be in the
neighbourhood, please drop in
and see us.
Why didn't you tell me you were ill? You ...
might have told me you were
ill.
It's not necessary for you to wear a uniform. You.... don't have to wear a uniform.
Paul smashed a window and damaged the television too. Not
only...
did Paul smashed a window,
but the damaged the television
too.
I remembered I had forgotten to buy any eggs after I arrived
home. Only....
after I had arrived home did I
remember
Public opinion was so strong that the Prime Minister had to
resign. Such...
was the strength of public
opinion that the Prime Minister
had to reisgn.
We didn't realise how serious the situation was. Little...
did we realise how serious the
situation was.
I wouldn't wake her up now, if I were you. You'd .... better not wake her up now.
By law, all rear-seat passangers are obglied to wear seat-belts.
By law, seat-belts...
have to be worn by all real-seat
passangers.
It's possible that Mary and Helen have not heard from the
blank yet. Mary and Helen...
might/ may not have heard
from the bank yet.
It's impossible that we stayed at the same hotel, in that case.
We...
can't have stayed at the same
hotel, in that case.
IfSomeoneHadCalledTheFire-
brigadeHadBeenCalledImmediately,theTragedy might have
been avoided. If the
fire-brigade had been called
immediately, the tragedy might
have been avoided.