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FCE  Transformations  1st  Twenty  (1-­‐5)  

 
1  They  have  elected  a  new  president  in  France.  
BEEN  
A  new  president  has  been  elected  in  France.  

 
2  I  can’t  wait  to  finish  university  and  start  earning  some  money.  
FORWARD  

I  am  looking  forward  to  finishing  university  and  starting  to  earn  some  money.  
 

3  She’ll  only  go  if  you  go  with  her.  

UNLESS  

She  won’t  go  unless  you  go  with  her.  

 
4  People  think  that  the  Conservatives  will  win  the  next  election.  

EXPECTED  
The  Conservatives  are  expected  to  win  the  next  election.  
 
5  I  thought  learning  Korean  would  be  more  difficult  than  it  is.  

NOT  

Learning  Korean  is  not  as  difficult  as  I  thought  it  would  be.  

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FCE  Transformations  1st  Twenty  (6-­‐10)  

 
6  “You’d  be  perfect  for  that  job.  Why  don’t  you  apply  for  it?”  said  George.  
ENCOURAGED  
George  encouraged  me  to  apply  for  the  job.  

 
7  Not  many  people  buy  CDs  these  days.  
SMALL  

Only  a  small  number  of  people  buy  CDs  these  days.  

 

8  Jessica  regretted  turning  down  such  a  competitive  offer.  

WISHED    

Jessica  wished  she  hadn’t  turned  down  such  a  competitive  offer.  

 
9  To  my  mind,  there’s  no  point  to  recycling.  

POINT  
I  don’t  see  any  point  to  recycling.  
 
10  Jane  will  probably  get  an  A  in  her  exam.  

LIKELY  

Jane  is  likely  to  get  an  A  in  her  exam.  

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FCE  Transformations  1st  Twenty  (11-­‐15)  

 
11  Answering  the  phone  in  a  foreign  language  is  more  difficult  than  speaking  
face  to  face.  

EASY  
It  is  not  as  easy  to  answer  the  phone  in  a  foreign  language  as  it  is  to  speak  face  to  
face.  
 
12  You  should  get  a  move  on  or  you  are  going  to  be  late.  
TO  

You  ought  to  get  a  move  on  or  you  are  going  to  be  late.  
 
13  I  trained  too  hard  and  hurt  myself.  

HAVE  
I  would  not  have  hurt  myself  if  I  had  not  trained  so  hard.  
 
14  He  thanked  me  for  my  help.  

GRATEFUL  

He  said  he  was  grateful  for  my  help.  

 

15  I’m  sure  she  was  very  excited  with  her  results.  

BEEN  
The  results  must  have  been  very  exciting  for  her.  
 

 
 
 

 
 
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FCE  Transformations  1st  Twenty  (16-­‐20)  

 
16  I  had  never  been  to  Paris  before.    
FIRST  
It  was  the  first  time  I  had  ever  been  to  Paris.  

 
17  I  don’t  have  a  very  good  relationship  with  my  parents.  
GET  

I  don’t  get  on  well  with  my  parents.  

 

18  We  can’t  decide  what  colour  to  paint  the  bedroom.  

COME  

We  can’t  come  to  a  decision  about  what  colour  to  paint  the  bedroom.  
 
19  In  the  UK  you  are  not  allowed  to  smoke  in  pubs  anymore.  

BANNED  
Smoking  in  pubs  is  banned  in  the  UK  now.  
 
20  “I’d  prefer  the  fish,  thanks,”  she  said.  

RATHER  

She  said  that  she  would  rather  have  the  fish.  

 

 
 

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