FCE Key Word Transformations

For questions 1-6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

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1. [first=" It's a pity you didn't tell Robert the whole truth!" word="TOLD" beginning="You " answer="should have told" ending=" Robert the whole truth."]

2. [first=" You won't find a better house than this one." word="WILL" beginning="Nowhere " answer="else will you find" ending=" a better house than this one."]

3. [first=" Mike and George drank all the beer before the other guests arrived." word="ALREADY" beginning="By the time the other guests arrived, Mike and George " answer="had already drunk#'d already drunk" ending=" all the beer."]

4. [first=" Is John a native American?" word="COME" beginning="Does " answer="John come from" ending=" the United States?"]

5. [first=" Someone stole my car while I was visiting the beauty parlour." word="HAD" beginning="I " answer="had my car stolen" ending=" while I was visiting the beauty parlour."]

6. [first=" Donald didn't play well so he lost the match." word="WOULDN'T" beginning="If Donald hadn't played so badly he " answer="wouldn't have lost" ending=" the match."]

 

 

 

 

ANSWER KEYS

ANSWERS 1: SHOULD HAVE TOLD
CRITICISM (PAST)
SHOULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE 
Similar Conversions
You should hurry up. => You ought to hurry up. SHOULD => OUGHT TO
She shouldn't get on my nerves. => She had better not get on my nerves. SHOULDN'T => HAD BETTER NOT
You should avoid drinking alcohol. => It would be a good idea to avoid drinking alcohol. SHOULD => WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO

 

ANSWERS 2: ELSE WILL YOU FIND
INVERSION
When we begin a sentence with a negative adverb or adverbial phrase, we sometimes have to change the usual word order of subject and verb often using an auxiliary verb. We use inversion after (under no circumstances, seldom, never, nowhere, not only etc.)
Similar Conversions
She little knew about my real problem. => Little did she know about my real problem. INVERSION => after LITTLE with a negative meaning
You shouldn't trust Mike on any account. => On no account should you trust Mike. INVERSION => after ON NO ACCOUNT

 

ANSWERS 3: HAD ALREADY DRUNK | 'D ALREADY DRUNK
PAST PERFECT
BY THE TIME + PAST SIMPLE + PAST PERFECT
Common Errors:
By the time Martha had finished her studies, she was in London for over eight years. X
By the time Martha finished her studies, she had been in London for over eight years. V BY THE TIME + PAST SIMPLE + PAST PERFECT

 

ANSWERS 4: PETER COME FROM
QUESTION(PRESENT SIMPLE)
IS ... /DOES ...
Similar Conversions
What is the length of this river? => How long is this river? WHAT IS THE + NOUN => HOW + ADJECTIVE + IS 
Who owns that car? => Who does that car belong to? WHO + VERB => WHO + AUXILIARY VERB + VERB
For what other purpose can this be used? => What else can this be used for? FOR WHAT => WHAT ... FOR

 

ANSWERS 5: HAD MY CAR STOLEN
CAUSATIVE => HAVE + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
Similar Conversions
She paid the mechanic to repair the car. => She had the car repaired. PAST SIMPLE
I am going to ask them to send me the documents. => I am going to have the documents sent. GOING TO 
A repairman has fixed our TV. => We have had our TV fixed. PRESENT PERFECT

 

ANSWERS 6: WOULDN'T HAVE LOST
THIRD CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST PERFECT + FUTURE PERFECT IN THE PAST
Common Errors:
If John wouldn't have fallen ill, they had visited us. X
If John hadn't fallen ill, they would have visited us. V IF + PAST PERFECT + FUTURE PERFECT IN THE PAST

 

 

 

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