Rewritpe the sentences in the past simple
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2 He couldn’t bear to tell his mother the truth because he didn’t want to upset her.
3 I’m sorry, I don’t remember seeing/meeting you before.
4 I’ll have to go to Belgium by train – I’m afraid of flying.
5 You are required to fill in / to complete this form before you can start the job.
6 Before you leave, don’t forget to water the plants.
7 I regret to inform you that your house must be demolished.
8 If we want to catch the early train, it means getting up early tomorrow morning.
9 I would prefer to go to the cinema for a change – we always go to the theatre.
10 There’s no point agruing! It was your decision after all.
11 The explorer escaped from the lion only to find himself surrounded by savages.
12 As a child, I spent so much time swimming that people used to call me “the Fish”.
13 If you can’t get the stain out of your shirt, you could try putting salt on it.
14 He regretted having told lies to his parents.
15 Try to add some more pepper to the soup. It might taste better.
16 Please stop talking/making noise! There’s a meeting in progress next door.
17 The thief got into the manager’s office by pretending to be a cleaner.
18 You must complete this exercise without using/consulting a dictionary.
19 Acid rain is said to be destroying / to have destoyed many trees all over Europe.
20 What do you mean Bob’s a vegetarian? I saw him eating/munching a chicken sandwich only yesterday!

3. I don’t think the world population will continue to grow for much longer – it’s too big already.

4. I’m sure I will be an architect by my 25th birthday.

5. Will everyone in the world speak English in the future, do you think?

6. Robots won't do all the hard work in the future – they can’t do everything!

7. I will  pass my driving test before I’m 20 years old – I’m very good already.

In the future, everyone will still work to make money. People wont have more time to relax because the number of hours people spend doing their jobs will increase, not go down! People will have more creative jobs because robots wont be able to do them.