Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word given.

1 There probably won’t be any more problems with it.
UNLIKELY It be any more problems with it.

2 When I get there, I’ll give you a ring.
SOON I’ll give you a ring get there.

3 The chairman is to make a speech before the conference begins.
BE The chairman a speech before the conference begins.

4 The shops here don’t open until 10.00.
GOING The shops here until 10.00.

5 Our furniture will be delivered by the 22nd.
HAVE They our furniture by the 22nd.

6 They started playing chess at five o’clock, nearly three hours ago.
HAVE By eight o’clock, they chess for three hours.

7 I’ll stop typing at lunchtime.
BE I lunchtime.

8 I hope to have finished painting by the time the furniture arrives.
I I hope by the time the furniture arrives.

9 The weather is not expected to improve soon.
IMPROVE We don’t think soon.

10 He will have left before they wake up.
TIME He will have leftwake up.

11 I intend to apply for that job.
GOING I for that job.

12 I was about to leave when she turned up.
POINT I was when she turned up.

13 I’m sure he’ll be angry when he finds out.
BOUND He angry when he finds out.

14 Study hard and you’ll pass the test.
PROVIDED You’ll pass the test hard.

1 It is unlikely there will be any more problems with it. (There is a low possibility that there will be any more problems with it.)
2 I will give you a ring soon when I get there. (I will call you soon after I arrive there.)
3 The chairman is going to make a speech before the conference begins. (The chairman will deliver a speech before the conference starts.)
4 The shops here are not going to open until 10.00. (The shops here will not start operating until 10.00.)
5 They are going to have our furniture by the 22nd. (Our furniture will be delivered to us by the 22nd.)
6 They have been playing chess for nearly three hours since five o'clock. (By eight o'clock, they will have been playing chess for three hours.)
7 I won't be typing at lunchtime. (I will stop typing during lunchtime.)
8 I hope to have finished painting before the furniture arrives. (I expect to complete the painting before the furniture is delivered.)
9 We don't expect the weather to improve soon. (We think that the weather will not get better in the near future.)
10 He will have left by the time they wake up. (He will depart before they wake up.)
11 I am going to apply for that job. (I have the intention to submit an application for that job.)
12 I was at the point of leaving when she turned up. (I was about to leave when she arrived unexpectedly.)
13 He is bound to be angry when he finds out. (He will definitely be angry once he discovers the truth.)
14 You will pass the test provided that you study hard. (You will succeed in the test if you study hard.)