CAE Part 4 Key word transformations

Phrasal verbs

Should you see Jack this evening, give him my regards.

HAPPEN

If you ______into Jack this evening, give him my regards.

Unless someone comes late, we should be able to get through all the points in today’s meeting.

TURNS

As ______on time, we should be able to get through all the points in today’s meeting.

The new software isn’t the main point for discussion tomorrow, but should anyone raise the subject by any chance, I’ll give my views.

HAPPENS

The new software isn’t the main point for discussion tomorrow, but if the ______up by anyone, I’ll give my views.

Because she postponed buying the plane ticket, Vanessa lost the opportunity to go to China.

PUT

If Vanessa ______the plane ticket, she wouldn’t have lost the opportunity to go to China.

John needs to arrive soon or we’ll have to go without him.

BEHIND

We’ll have to ______turns up soon.

If we take everything into account, the street party was a great success in the end.

CONSIDERED

All ______out to be a great success in the end.

The company is unable to guarantee an allocated car-parking space to all employees.

COUNT

The company’s employees shouldn’t ______allocated a car-parking space.

Delia said that she would no longer tolerate her colleagues being rude.

PUT

‘ I’m not willing ______from my colleagues any longer,’ said Delia.

I’m going to eat less chocolate this year.

DOWN

I’m going to ______of chocolate I eat this year.

He no longer thinks he can find a job before the end of the year.

HOPE

He has given ______a job before the end of the year.

Simon really ought to make a decision about his future.

MIND

It’s high time Simon ______about his future.

It’s so difficult to create new ideas for the festival every year!

COME

How difficult ______with new ideas for the festival every year!

Pay claims must be submitted before the end of the month.

PUT

You have ______your pay claims before the end of the month.

I’ve just noticed that the car has almost run out of petrol.

HARDLY

I’ve just noticed that ______left in the car.

Don’t get depressed because of such a small problem.

LET

It’s such a small problem that you shouldn’t ______down.

Can anyone solve this problem?

COME

Can anyone ______to this problem?

Recently, the number of people who are out of work has gone down.

DECREASE

Recently, ______the number of people who are out of work.

Why are the two figures different?

ACCOUNTS

What ______between the two figures?

The new computer game was every bit as good as Caroline had expected.

UP

The new computer game ______expectations.

The village shop is now being managed by a national supermarket chain.

TAKEN

A national supermarket chain ______of the village shop.

After a sleepless night, Marta finally decided that she wouldn’t accept the job she had been offered.

MIND

After a sleepless night, Marta finally ______accept the job she had been offered.

The huge traffic jam on the motorway delayed us for several hours.

HELD

The huge traffic jam on the motorway ______for several hours.

They had very little petrol left in the car by the time they reached the filling station.

RUN

They had almost ______by the time they reached the filling station.

I was disappointed to hear that Leo had decided not to play basketball any more.

UP

Leo’s decision to ______as a disappointment to me.

The footballer injured his knee, so that was the end of his hopes of a first team place.

PAID

The footballer’s knee ______his hopes of a first team place.

Someone has suggested changing the company logo.

FORWARD

A suggestion has ______the company logo.

Friends often remark on how much Clara resembles her sister.

TAKES

Friends often remark on the extent to ______her sister.

Because of the problems with the buses that morning, all of the students came late to the lesson.

TURNED

Because of the problems with the buses that morning, not ______to the lesson on time.

Unfortunately, Katie has decided to withdraw from the competition.

PULL

Unfortunately, Katie has made up ______the competition.

The way he behaves is intolerable.

PUT

I can’t ______any longer.

I’m not sure which year saw the abolition of capital punishment in this country.

DID

I’m not sure when they ______capital punishment in this country.

It’s important to defend what you believe in when others express their doubts.

STAND

You must ______when others express doubts about them.

I wish I hadn’t said that to her.

TAKE

If only ______I said to her.

They would never make a decision so quickly again.

MINDS

Never again ______so quickly.

Jill wished she had tried to have a better relationship with her father.

GET

Jill regretted ______better with her father.

It was wrong of you not to tell me that information.

KEPT

You should ______me.

The council officer promised to get someone to remove the rubbish.

HAVE

The council officer promised he ______away.

Joe would only agree to continue the trip if he could drive instead of Paul.

TAKING

Joe insisted ______as the driver before he would agree to continue the trip.

I was amazed that John stopped eating meat completely in an attempt to improve his health.

GAVE

Much ______eating meat completely in an attempt to improve his health.

My tutor says she’s been too busy to read my essay, but she’ll mark it by the end of the week.

ROUND

My tutor says she ______my essay yet, but she’ll mark it by the end of the week.

I’m sorry now that we didn’t save a bit more money for the holidays.

SET

I wish ______a bit more money for the holidays.

Reducing the time we spent on boring paperwork would be good for all of us.

INTEREST

It would be in ______on the time we spend on boring paperwork.

I’m sure that facing such an experienced opponent as Maria Suarez wasn’t easy, but Ellie played very well.

COME

It can’t ______against such an experienced opponent as Maria Suarez, but Ellie played very well.

Everyone was horrified when the new manager dropped Ripley from the first team and picked Conway instead.

LEFT

To ______of the first team by the new manager and he picked Conway instead.

The company’s owners are quite radical because they’ve got rid of a whole layer of managers, and they’ve introduced flexible working time.

DONE

The company’s owners are quite radical because not ______with a whole layer of managers, but they’ve introduced flexible working time.