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For each of these situations, give suggestion with why don’t you..? how about..? should.. Had better… Ought to…
1. It’s late night. Bob is home by himself. He hears a window break. He thinks it’s a burglar. Now what? What
should he do now?
Why doesn’t he…? How
about he…?
He had better…
He should…
He ought to…
2. Tana has helped her mother on to the train and escorted her to a seat. While she is saying goodbye, the train
begins pulling away from the station. By the time she gets through the crowded aisles to the exit, the train is
travelling fast. Now what?
Why doesn’t she…? How
about she…?
She had better…
She should…
She ought to…
3. Karina is an insomniac. Every night she tossed and turns until 2 or 3 a.m. and gets only a few hours of sleep.
It’s beginning to effect her study, as she has to be at school at 7:00 a.m. She is always tired. She needs some
advice.
Why doesn’t she…? How
about she…?
She had better…
She should…
She ought to…
4. You were driving in the countryside last night, and you noticed that you were almost out of gas. You
managed to make it to a small town nearby but discovered that the only gas station in town was closed. You
decided to hitchhike to the next town and look for an open station, but the person who picked you up
robbed you and left you stranded on a country road. Hitchhiking was a bad idea. What were some other
possible courses of action you could have taken?
Why didn’t you…? How
about …?
You had better…
You should…
You ought to…
Complete the sentences using the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets!
Complete the sentences with the future perfect form of the verbs in the box. You need to use a negative once.
1. It’s my parents’ anniversary next Friday. They ___ married for twenty five years.
2. Just give him time to calm down. Call him letter on in the week. He ___ probably ___ all about it by then.
3. I’m going to try and persuade her not to resign. I doubt it’ll make any difference, but at least I ___ .
4. Hopefully, by the end of the course, we ___ how to deal with all kinds of day-to-day situations in Bandung.
5. It’s a shame you are not coming back till next Wednesday. I ___ for Surabaya by then, so I’ll miss you.
6. In a couple of years, the kids ___ from university, so we’ll have a bit more money to spend.
7. My boss is going to go crazy! The deadline for this report is tomorrow, but I ___ it by then.