CAE transformations

It took me some time to understand fully had happened. (while); It was … understood what had happened.

a while before I fully

I have no intentions of doing another kind of job. (dream); I … other kind of job.

wouldn't dream of doing any

I've been too busy to answer my e-mails, but I'll do it soon. (round); I … my emails yet, but I'll do it soon.

haven't got round to answering

He made a very quick decision and he didn't think about the matter enough. (without); He made a very quick decision … to the matter.

without giving enough thought

She realised she'd lost her keys the moment she arrived home. (sooner); No … she realised she'd lost her keys.

sooner had she arrived home than

My study is full of papers-I can't get another thing on the desk! (room); There is … on my desk.

no room for anything else

It's the first time I've seen such a beautiful painting. (before); Never … such a beautiful painting.

before have I seen

I am confident that he will be successful in his career. (chances); I am confident … in his career.

of his chances of success

If you feel stressed, breathing slowly should calm you down. (make); Breathing slowly … if you feel stressed.

should make you calmer

I am really bad at remembering people's names when I meet them. (memory); I … people's names when I meet them.

have a really bad memory for

This was Peter's biggest challenge to date. (faced); Peter .. challenge before.

had never faced such a big

What the archaeologists discovered when they opened the tomb was amazing. (made); The … when they opened the tomb was amazing.

discovery that the archaeologists made

The village shop is now being managed by a national supermarket chain.; (taken) A national supermarket chain … of the village shop.

has taken over the management

This door is an emergency exit and must never be locked for any reason. (account); On … be locked because it is an emergency exit.

no account must this door ever

As long as he could see Kevin really didn't mind where he sat in the stadium. (difference); As long as he could see … where he sat in the stadium.

it made no difference to Kevin

Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to visit the gym regularly. (able); If I had more time, … more regular visits to the gym.

I would be able to make

The help-desk service is not, as many people believe, restricted to customers who buy products from the company directly. (commonly); The help-desk is not, …, restricted to customers who buy products from the company directly.

as it is commonly believed

Jane didn't feel like going to her sister's party. (mood); Jane wasn't … to her sister's party.

in the mood for going

Peter's colleagues didn't realise how significant the research he was doing for PhD was. (failed); Peter's colleagues … of the research he was doing for his PhD.

failed to realise the importance

Because the gym increased its fees last month, I am no longer a member. (up); If the gym … its fees last month, I would still be a member.

had not I put up

The concert should have started about three hours ago. (due); The concert … about three hours ago.

was due to start

'You really must stay and have dinner with us!' Laura said to us. (staying); Laura … for dinner.

insisted on us staying

We're going to miss the start of the film if we don't hurry. (time); Unless we hurry, the film … we get there.

will have started by the time

We were never aware at at any moment that something was wrong. (time); At … that something was wrong.

no time were we ever aware

This wardrobe is so big that I don't believe only one person assembled it. (have); This wardrobe is so big that it … together by only one person.

can't have been put

David apologised for being unable to come to the meeting next week. (could); David said he … come to the meeting next week.

was sorry that he could not

Since starting her new job, Charlotte has completely forgotten about the plans she used to have. (sight); Since starting her new job, Charlotte has completely … the plans she used to have.

lost sight of

The impression his boss has of Jack is that he's an ambitious person. (across); Jack … an ambitious person.

comes across to his boss as

Casper didn't mention the fact that we had met before. (reference); Casper … the fact that we had met before.

made no reference to

I went and did a bit of shopping in town while the mechanic fixed my moped. (being); While my moped … the mechanic, I went and did a bit of shopping in town.

was being fixed by

Johanna probably wouldn't be a tennis champion today if she hadn't grown up next to a tennis club. (brought); If Johanna … next to a tennis club, she probably wouldn't be a tennis champion today.

had not been brought up

We discussed at length how to approach the problem of things being mislaid in the office. (discussion); We … how to approach the problem of things being mislaid in the office.

had a lengthy discussion about

Our parents appreciated the time and effort that we put into organising their party. (of); Our parents … the time and effort that we put into organising their party.

were appreciative of

We hope that customers' enjoyment of our products will continue for many years to come. (still); We hope that our products … by our customers for many years to come.

will still be enjoyed

There was some misinformation surrounding the rescheduling of the event. (about); We were … rescheduled.

misinformed about the event being

Even though it had started to rain, we decided to continue with our tennis match. (with); We decided to go … the rain.

on with the tennis match despite

Jo loves living in the city and probably won't move. (unlikely); It's … the city as she loves living there.

unlikely that Jo will move away from

My brother never considered the option of taking a year out, until I did it. (mind); The option of taking a year out never …, until I did it.

crossed my brother's mind

The delegates arrived late for the conference because of the traffic jam. (prevented); The traffic jam … time for the conference.

prevented the delegates from being on

The manager admitted that debiting my account twice had been a mistake. (not); The manager admitted that my account should … twice.

not have been debited

Unless more tickets are sold, the concert will be cancelled. (result); Failure to sell more tickets for the concert … off.

will result in it being called

"I dont want you driving at night" Anne told John. (rather); Anne told John that she … at night.

would rather he did not drive

Peter suggested celebrating the team's success with a party (made); It was Peter ... celebrate the team's success with a party.

who made the suggestion to

I had difficulty in following his complex arguments. (it); I ..... his complex arguments.

found it difficult to follow

Considering his lack of experience, Joe's doing well. (into);

If you take ... very experienced, he's doing well.

into consideration that Joe is not

Hannah was surprised to be offered a pay rise by the company. (surprise); Much to ... her a pay rise.

Hannah's surprise the company offered

Harry didn't realise how late it had got and missed his bus. (track); Harry didn't ... and missed his bus.

keep track of time

Alec went out of his way to introduce himself to his new neighbours. (point); Alec ... himself to his new neighbours.

made a point of introducing

Laura's teacher says that she doesn't have a serious enough attitude to her work (seriously).; Laura doesn't ... to her teacher.

take her work seriously enough according

Jake was the person who started my interest in collecting pottery. (got); It ... in collecting pottery.

was Jake who got me interested

I'm sure you're wondering why I haven't contacted you for so long. (has); You must ... so long since I contacted you.

be wondering why it has been

Are you saying that I'm lying about what happened? (truth); Are you accusing ... about what happened?

me of not telling the truth

My sister was totally shocked when she won the lottery. (came); Winning the lottery ... my sister.

came as a total shock to

It was heavy snow on the line that delayed the train. (held); The train would have arrived on time if it ... heavy snow on the line.

had not been held up by

People are more interested in history than you might expect. (less); You ... interested in history.

would expect people to be less

We never imagined that Julian might be planning to resign from his job. (occurred); It never ... Julian might be planning to resign from his job.

occurred to us that

Leo was the only person in the street who didn’t come to my farewell party. (exception); Everyone in the street ... to my farewell party.

with the exception of Leo came

If you need me, call me any time, night or day. (matter); Call me if you need me ... be.

no matter what time it may

If Mark hadn’t told Bella about that letter, we wouldn’t have argued. (for); Had ... telling Bella about that letter, we wouldn't have argued.

it had not been for Mark

We get on very well with Laura’s parents. (terms); We ... Laura's parents.

are on very good terms with

We never needed to show our train tickets during our journey. (required); At no ... show our train tickets during our journey.

time were we required to

The instructor told me that I would be evaluated in half an hour’s time. (take); The instructor told me that my ... in half an hour's time.

evaluation would take place