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Sentence Transformation

The document contains a series of sentences with blanks that need to be filled in with the correct modal verb. The modal verbs provided are used to summarize the essential grammatical information needed to fill in the blanks in a concise manner.
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We planned to visit John but we didn't have time.

WERE
We____________________________________________ John but we didn't have time.
You can't play football here.
ARE
You _____________________________________ football here.
Perhaps you left your mobile at home.
COULD
You _____________________________ your mobile at home.
My girlfriend forced me to see a romantic film.
MADE
My girlfriend _________________________ a romantic film.
Alberto really wants to go to London for his holidays.
KEEN
Alberto _________________________ to London for his holidays.
Your house needs to be decorated.
HAVE
You _______________________________ decorated.
They failed to reach a decision.
SUCCEED
They ______________________________ a decision.
I'd prefer you to come for dinner later.
RATHER
I _____________________________________ for dinner later.

That chair is so uncomfortable that nobody sits in it.


Adam is accustomed to working late.
USED
Adam ______________________________ late.
SUCH
That ____________________________________ that nobody sits in it.
They last spoke two days ago.
HAVE
They ___________________________ two days.
He didn't make any mistakes in the exam.
AVOIDED
He __________________________________________ mistakes in the exam.
We haven't been to my parents for a long time.
WENT
It's been a long time _________________________________________ my parents.
Your jacket is like mine.
SIMILAR
Your jacket _________________________________________________ mine.
I advise you to see a doctor immediately.
BETTER
You ___________________________________ a doctor immediately.
It wasn't easy for Susan to find a place to live in London.
DIFFICULTY

Susan _____________________________________________ a place to live in London.


I can't wait to go on holiday with you.
FORWARD
I'm ______________________________________________________ on holiday with
you.
May I use the computer?
COULD
I wonder _____________________________________________ use the computer.
Nobody helped me decorate the house.
BY
I decorated the house _____________________________________.
Despite leaving home early, we missed the train.
ALTHOUGH
We missed the train ________________________________________ home early.
I'm sure Janet wasn't asleep because I could hear her talking.
BEEN
Janet ______________________________________________ because I could hear her
talking.
How much luggage do you have?
MANY
How ____________________ do you have?
There wasn't much I could do to help.
LITTLE
There ____________________________ to help.
I won't tolerate your attitude any more.
PUT

I won't __________________________ your attitude any more.


The crime rate has fallen dramatically.
DRAMATIC
There has __________________________________ the crime rate.
"I'm sorry I forgot your birthday," said Brian.
APOLOGISED
Brian _________________________________ birthday.
We had a good time at the party.
OURSELVES
We __________________________________ the party.
Sarah could swim very well from an early age.
ABLE
Sarah ________________________ very well from an early age.
Paul got up early because he wanted to be at work by 7.00 am.
ORDER
Paul got up early _____________________ at work by 7.00 am.
I'm sure Tony knew about the wedding.
KNOWN
Tony ______________________________ about the wedding.
Carol has worked the same number of years as Robert.
MANY
Carol has worked ___________________________ Robert.
The teacher didn't speak slowly enough for the students.

TOO
The teacher _______________________________ for the students.
When was this film made?
AGO
How ______________________________ made?
He wore a scarf because he didn't want to get cold.
AS
He wore a scarf _____________________________ to get cold.
I hadn't had sushi before.
FIRST
It was the ___________________________ sushi.
When we were teenagers, we went to the cinema every Saturday.
WOULD
When we were teenagers, we _____________________________ the cinema every
Saturday.
My mum never stops criticising my clothes.
ALWAYS
My mum ____________________________ my clothes.
The train leaves at 5.00 pm.
DUE
The train ______________________________ at 5.00 pm.
John is like his dad.
AFTER
John ______________________ his dad.

The boss gave us a bonus.


WERE
We ______________________________________ the boss.
Julia regrets shouting at her boyfriend.
SHOUTED
Julia __________________________________ at her boyfriend.
I'm afraid there's no milk left.
OUT
I'm afraid we ______________________________ milk.
Owen's job is better than Ron's.
GOOD
Ron's job __________________________ Owen's
Do want to go out?
FEEL
Do ____________________________ out?
I think my boss should reach a decision today.
MIND
I think my boss should ______________________ today.
I go nowhere without my mobile.
NOT
I ___________________________________ without my mobile
We ate breakfast and then left.
AFTER

We left ____________________________________ breakfast.


It was wong of John to be so rude.
OUGHT
John _____________________________ so rude.
He hasn't been out for two months
WAS
The last time he ______________________________________________ ago.
It was difficult for him to stay awake during the lecture.
HARDLY
He ______________________________________________ during the lecture.
It wasn't necessary for her to leave so early.
HAVE
She ______________________________________________ so early.
I didn't think it would be so difficult
MUCH
It was ______________________________________________ I thought.
It was such an interesting TV series that I watched it all in two days.
SO
The TV series ______________________________________________ I watched it all
in two days.
Sharon and Wayne don't like milk.
NOR
Neither ______________________________________________ milk.
Many students consider maths difficult.
CONSIDERED
Maths ______________________________________________ students.
Very few people attended the gallery opening.
MANY

The gallery opening ______________________________________________ people.


She prefers running to swimming.
RATHER
She prefers ______________________________________________ swim. Could you
repeat that please?
MIND
Would ________________________________ please?
It is not possible to take a few days off.
POSSIBILITY
There ___________________________________ a few days off.
Maria rejected Paul's invitation.
TURNED
Maria __________________________________ invitation.
The train station is near my house.
FAR
The train station _____________________________________ house.
Mark intends to go to Paris next summer.
INTENTION
It is _______________________________ to Paris next summer.
They should have invited us to the party.
BEEN
We ___________________________________ to the party.
Don't bother calling Julia - she's away on holiday.
POINT
There's ____________________________________ - she's away on holiday.
I think the company will close down.
AS
It looks _________________________________ close down.

I was so nervous about my driving test, that I failed it.


TOO
I failed my driving test __________________________________ nervous.
Let's go out for dinner.
GOING
How ___________________________________ dinner?
Our teacher made us do the exam again.

MADE
We ______________________________________ the exam again by our teacher.
She's never eaten sushi before.

FIRST
It's the ______________________________________ sushi.
Can't you run any faster than that?

FASTEST
Is that ______________________________________ run?
'Let's go to the cinema,' John said.

GOING
John ______________________________________ to the cinema.
It's a pity we can't afford the car we looked at.

ONLY
If ______________________________________ the car we looked at.
People don't think the film will be a success.

EXPECTED
The film ______________________________________ a success.
They should not build the airport so close to the village.

OUGHT
They ______________________________________ the airport so close to the village.
United probably won't beat Bara on Saturday.

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