to draw up

• Everyday I draw up a contract
  Yesterday I drew up a contract
  Lately I've drawn up a contract
• Did you draw up the report yesterday?
• Did you draw it up on Tuesday?
• When did you draw it up?
• Did she draw up her divorce papers last week?
• Ask me if the lawer has drawn up the will yet.
• Ask me if I think drawing up a new contract if worth it.
• Did the man draw up a new will before passing away?
• Ask me if the documents were drawn up on the spot.
• Did he draw up the new contract before hire him?
• Ask me if they've ever drawn up a proposal to change the process.
  Have they ever drawn up a proposal to change the process?
• Would you like to read the contract after we draw it up?

the impersonal one

• You can't ever be sure.
  One can't ever be sure.
• You do what you can.
  One does what one can.
• You don't need to eat too much.
• You should try to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.
• You should always try to get to work on time.
• How do you get to the bus station from here?
• You must take good care of your health.
  One must take good care of one's health.
• You should try to teach children to speak languages well.
• You should visit Brazil at least once in your life.
  One should visit Brazil at least once in one's life.
• You shouldn't swear so much.
• You need to telephone your parents regularly.
• You must not behave like a monkey.
• You should not try to set fire to your boss's house.
• You shouldn't pick fights with Brazilians.
• You can't never tell what Irish weather is going to be like.
• You can't never tell what other people are really thinking.
• You can follow your dreams if you want to.
  One can follow one's dreams if one wants to.
• You should listen to your heart and not your head.
• You can always count on your true friends.
• You must try to enjoy life.
• You must talk to yourself in English everyday.
• You should drink one glass of red wine everyday.
• You shouldn't drink two bottles of red wine everyday.
• You shouldn't smoke too much.
• You should compliment people regularly.
• You should smile at dogs when you meet them in the street.

to take the plunge

• Did you take the plunge last week?
• When did you decide to take the plunge and come to Spain?
  I decided to take the plunge and come to Spain three years ago.
• How did you decide to take the plunge and come to Spain?
• Are you glad you decided to take...?
• Are you going to take the plunge and buy a house?
• Ask me if I'm going to take the plunge and buy a house.
• Are you going to take the plunge and move to another European city?
• What is she not going to do?
  She's not going to take...
• Ask me if one day I'll take the plunge and move back to the States.
• Is it a good idea to take the plunge and buy a house nowadays?

past conditional

• If I'd known, I would've called you.
  Had I known, I would've called you.
• If he'd known, he would've brought something else.
• If she'd remembered, there wouldn't have been a problem.
• If we'd warned them, they wouldn't have had the accident.
• If it had been important, I would've been there.
• Had I been there, everybody would've been happy.
• If she'd done it, her boss wouldn't have told her off.
• If he hadn't fallen off the cliff, he wouldn't have died.
  Had he not fallen off the cliff, he wouldn't have died.
• If he hadn't died, he wouldn't have gone to hell.
  Had he not died, he wouldn't have gone to hell.
• If he hadn't been a naughty boy, he wouldn't have gone to hell.
  Had he not been a naughty boy, he wouldn't have gone to hell.

to try to get out of [sth./doing sth.]

• Did you try to get out of doing your homework when you were young?
• Did you try to get out of doing the dishes when you were young?
• Did you try to get out of [doing] this English class?
• Do you ever try to get out of practising your English?
• Will you try to get out of coming here next week?
• Would people try to get out of paying their taxes if they could?
• Ask me if I ever got out of practising the piano when I was young.
• Ask me if I regret it.
• Ask me why I regret getting out of practising the piano.
• Do people get out of paying speeding fines?
• How do they try to get out of paying speeding fines?
• Would you have got out of coming here today if you could have?
  No, I wouldn't have tried to get out of coming here today if I could have.
• Ask me how often I get out of paying my bills.
• Do you try to get out of going to the dentist?
• Ask me if I try to get out of going to the dentist too.
• Ask me if I think most people try to get out of going to the dentist.
• Would dogs (  ??) to get out of going to the vet (veterinary)?
• Have you ever tried to get out of going to a wedding?
• Do actors ever try to get out of learning their lines?
• Do people try to get out of answering difficult questions?
• Will you try to get out of coming here next week?
• Did you ever try, when you were young, to get out of going to boring classes?
• Can you help me to get out of going to jail?
• Do you ever try to get out of visiting people you don't like?

to arrange for someone to do sth.

• Have you arranged for someone to look after the kids?
• Did you say you had arranged for someone to look after the kids?
• Ask me if I've arranged for someone to pick up the kids.
  Have you arranged for someone to pick up the kids?
• Ask me if I said that I had arranged for someone to pick up the kids.
  Did you say that you had arranged for someone to pick up the kids?
• Have you arranged for someone to cut the grass?
• Ask me if I've arranged for someone to prune the bushes.
  Have you arranged for someone to prune the bushes?
• Ask me if I said that I had arranged for someone to prune the bushes.
  Did you say that you had arranged for someone to prune the bushes?
• Have you arranged for the plumber to fix the pipes?
• Have you arranged for him to fix the drains too?

to work one's socks off

• Did you have to work your socks off in your final year at university?
• Ask me if I had to work my socks off to learn Italian.
• Do you agree that you have to work yours socks off to learn a language?
• Do you think you have to work yours socks off to get a raise?
• Did you have to work yours socks off to reach your current level of English?
• Did you have to ... to get your driver's license?
• ... to pass any of your classes at school?
• Tell us what classes you had to work your socks off with.
  I had to work my socks off with maths ...
• Ask me what class I always had to work my socks off with.
  What class did you always have to work your socks off with?
• Do children nowadays have to work their socks off as much as we did at school?
• When did you work your socks off the most?

as

• Ya que no sabes de qué hablas, escucha al experto.
  As you don't know what you're talking about, listen to the expert.
• Because you're here, I'd like you to answer some questions.
  As you're here, I'd like you to answer some questions.
• I presume you speak Portuguese because you're Brazilian.
  I presume you speak Portuguese as you're Brazilian.
• I should take better care of myself because I get sick often.
  You should take better care of yourself as you get sick often.
• Because you're a quiet a person, you must be a good listener.
  As you're a quiet person ...
• You must have a good vocabulary because you read a lot of books.
• I suppose you type well because you do it everyday.
• You must get stressed out because you have a lot of responsibilities.
• You must be crazy because you think you're a giraffe.
• You could be American because you speak with an American accent.
• The computer must be broken because I can't turn it on.
• This man must be a king because he wears a crown.
• That girl must be sad because she's always crying.
• He's always late because he never gets out of bed on time.
• Somebody must be at home because all the lights are on.
• Because you turned up late, you should apologize.
• His hair is a mess because he never gets it cut.
• She's very tired because she doesn't sleep much.
• Because you're here, sit down, have a cup of tea and some Irish brown bread.
• Because you're a guest in my house, you must have a glace of whiskey.

to make out

• I can't make out what the actor's saying. Can you make out what he's saying?
• Have you noticed, through the window over there, there is a castle. Can you make out the castle?
• How can you couldn't make it out before?
• He made it out after I pointed it out to him.
• Were you able to make out what David had written?
• Are you good at making out handwriting?
• Can you make out doctors's handwriting?
• Can you make out what I wrote on the whiteboard? I left a message for you.
• Can you make out the difference between Mozart and Beethoven?
• Ask me if I can make out the difference between Mozart and Beethoven.
• Can you make out all Spanish accents?
• Can you make out tiny writing?
• Can you make out what I'm saying if I whisper?

bastante

• Hay bastante agua en el vaso.
  There's quite a bit/lot of water in the glass.
• Tengo bastante dinero para estudiar el master.
  I have enough money to study the masters.
• Has hecho bastante trabajo para hoy.
  You've done enough work for today.
• Hay bastante gente en la calle.
  There are quite a lot of people in the street.
• Hay bastantes coches aparcados.
  There are quite a lot of [cars parked/parked cars].
• Hay bastantes playas en el sur de España.
  There are quite a lot of beachs in the south of Spain.
• Hay bastante tiempo para irnos de vacaciones.
  There is enough time to go on vacation.
• Hay bastante nata en la tarta.
  There is quite a lot/bit of cream in/on the pie.
  se puede usar tanto lot como bit porque cream es uncountable
• How much dirt is there on the floor?
  There's quite a bit of dirt on the floor.
• How many carrots are there in the fridge?
  There are quite a lot of carrots in the fridge.
• How much information can you give me about Madrid?
  I can give you quite a bit of information about Madrid.
• How many dress shirts do you have?
  I have quite a lot of dress shirts.
• How much money does Bill Gates have?
  He has quite a bit/lot of money.

questions with what

• He bought a new jacket.
  What did he buy?
• He bought a top hat.
  What did he buy?
• She's going to eat a pineapple.
  What's she going to eat?
  What will she eat?
• He saw a telescope.
  What did he see?
• He didn't see a telescope.
  What didn't he see?
• He's listening to some music by Beethoven.
  What's he listening to?
• He's not listening to some music by Beethoven.
  What's he not listening to?
  What isn't he listening to?
• He's planning to hold up a post office.
  What is he planning to hold up?
• We're thinking about chocolate.
  What are we thinking about?
• We're not thinking about snow.
  What aren't we thinking about?
• He's working on his first book.
  What's he working on?
• He's searching for his watch.
  What's he searching for?
• He's looking up a difficult word in the dictionary.
  What's he looking up?
  What's he doing?
• He's trying to get directions to the Royal Palace.
  What's he trying to get?
  What's he doing?
• He's not trying to get directions to the train station.
  What isn't he doing?
  What isn't he trying to get?
• He's watching Aprende Inglés on the TV.
  What's he watching?
• He's not watching a football match on the TV.
  What isn't he watching?
  What isn't he doing?
• He's listening to Vaughan Radio.
  What's he doing?
• He's not listening to the BBC.
  What isn't he listening to?
• It's a quarter past four in the afternoon.
  What time is it?
• It was around 8 pm when he passed away.
  What time was it when he passed away?
• It was after four a.m. when they got home.
  What time was it when they got home?
• I drank red Spanish wine.
  What did you drink?
• I didn't drink Brazilian wine.
  Whan didn't you drink?
• I'll walk if I can't catch a bus.
  What will you do if you can't catch a bus?
• I'll go to America if I can't go to Canada.
• I'll panic if I can't think in more questions.
• I'll take the train if I can't fly.
• I'll drink beer if they don't have wine.

pasado simple/presente perfecto

• Did you get a call from the King of Spain last week?
  Yes ...
  What did he tell you?
  ...
• Did you take me to a Chinese restaurant last week?
  No, I didn't ...
  And so far this week?
  ...
• Did you drive to France last week? And so far this week?
• Did you ring a church bell last year? And so far this year?
  I haven't rung a church bell so far this year.
• Did you sleep in a hotel last week? And so far this week?
• Did you fly to Germany last month? And so far this month?
• Ask me if I grew tomatoes in my house last year.
  Ask me if I've grown tomatoes in my house so far this year.
• Did you lead troops into battle last year? And so far this year?
• How many times did you read a book written by me last year? And so far this year?
  I didn't read any books written by you.
  I haven't read any books written by you.
• How many times did you build an igloo last month? And so far this month?
  I didn't build an igloo last month.

to shut down

• Did the factory shut down last month?
• Did it shut down due to the recession?
• Ask me if the company will shut down despite the increase in sales.
  Will the company shut down despite the increase in sales?
• Did the shop shut down after the big supermarket moved to town?
• Did the web site shut down due to its contents?
• Is the butcher's shutting down or is he just on holiday?
• Ask me if I think that restaurant should have shut down.
• Do you think it's a pity that the store shut down?
• Ask me what year the school shut down in.
  What year did the school shut down in?
• Have many shops in your neighbourhood shut down?
  Yes, many shops in my neighbourhood have shut down.
• Ask me if many estate agencies have shut down recently.
• What would you do if your local supermarket shut down?
• Ask me if the newspaper was shut down after they published the story.
  Was the newspaper shut down after they published the story?

short answers

• Do you like fish?
• Can you play tennis?
• Should you do your homework everyday?
• Will I make a million euros before the end of the month?
• Were you and I born in the same hospital?
• Would the president of Spain resigne if he lost his eyesight?
• Could a chimp (chimpanzee) win a fight against a budgie?
• Are you a compulsive liar?
• Have there be any natural disasters lately?
• Are you a chain-smoker?
• Do you and I get along all right?
• Can an ant jump higher than an kangaroo?
• Did Julius Caesar die of natural causes?
• Are my eyes the same color as yours?
• Should priceless jewels be kept in a safe place?

questions with when

• He's going to finish at three o'clock.
• They got here at seven thirty.
• They'll fix it tomorrow morning.
• They can be in Chicago, first thing tomorrow morning.
• Can you be here again to film tomorrow at the same time?
• I'll do it on Wednesday, if I have time.
• We should have a meeting tomorrow.
• Ask me if my boss makes me attend a lot of meetings.
  Does your boss make you attend a lot of meetings?
  What do you want to know?
  I want to know if your boss makes you attend a lot of meetings.
• I think we should call her now.
• The Beatles broke up in April of 1970.
• Do you know when did they get together?
• The report was requested last Friday.
• It would have been done yesterday, if there had been time.
• I would have gone to the stadium at seven o'clock if I had had tickets.
• She'll call you tomorrow.
• The next Olymmpics will be in two years time.
  When will the next Olympics be?
  They'll be in two years time/Two years from now.
• We're going to order more as soon as the stock runs out.
  When are we going to order more?
• He broke the record in 1972.
• They celebrated when they won the last game.
• I broke it last night.
• My mother broke hers last Thursday.

questions with how many - simple past/present perfect

• Ask me how many formal business plans I drew up last week. Ask me how many I've drawn up so far this week.
• Ask me how many times I drove a tractor last year. Ask me so far this year...
• Ask me how many colds I caught last year. Ask me how many colds I've caught so far this year.
• How many UFOs did you see last year?
  with acronyms: "what does UFO stand for?"
• Ask me how many tennis matches I played last week. Ask me how many I've played so far this week.

to set up

• Are you setting up a company?
• Ask me if I'm setting up a company.
• Ask me who's going to set up a company.
• Jorge is going to set up a company. What did I say?
• Ask me if I've ever set up a company.
• I've never set up a company. What did I say?
• Ask me if I'm setting up a meeting for next Thursday.
• Yes. What did I say?
• Ask me if I'm going to set up an investigation/inquiry.
• Yes, I'm going to set up an inquiry. What did I say?
• Ask me if Alba is going to set up the equipment.
• No, she isn't going to set up the equipment. What did I say?
• Ask me if I've ever set up a theatre company.
• No, I've never set up a theatre company.

asking & doing

• Tell me to put away my pen.
  What would you like me to do?
  What am I going to do?
  What am I about to do?
  What am I doing?
  What was I doing?
• Tell me to take it out.
• Tell me to put them down.
• Tell me to tell you to take it off (the watch).
  Could you tell me to take it off?
  Sure. Would you mind taking it off? What would I want you to do?
  What are you going to do?
  What are you about to do?
  What are you doing?
  What were you doing?
• Tell me to tell you to put it back on.
  Could you tell me to put it back on?

questions with where

• The mug is on the puff.
  Where's the mug?
• Your mobile is under the cushion.
• I'd go to live in the Seychelles if I won the lottery.
  Where would you go to live if you won the lottery?
  Where would you go and live if you won the lottery?
• I got this in an antique shop.
• I lost my passport on the bus.
• I met my wife in a bar.
• She fell over in a shopping centre.
• I'm going to keep it in my pocket.
• I'm going to keep it somewhere safe.
• I'm going to keep it in a safe.

past continuous

• Emily's playing with her dogs, Tom's cooking spaghetti, Rob and Samantha are decorating their house and Laura is washing her hair.
  What was happening here?
• John's ironing his shirt, Mary's doing her homework, Jack's mowing the lawn and Julia and Paul are feeding the baby.
• Ana and James are doing the dishes and Sara's sunbathing.
• Susan's watching TV and Daniel's taking/having a nap.
• Vanesa's surfing the net, Phil and Mike are playing football in the garden and Matt and Kim are setting the table.

to give up

• When did you give up smoking?
• How long did it take you to give up smoking?
• Have you ever had to give up another habit?
• Did you give up anything else last year?
• Ask me why I'm going to give up working on the weekend.
• Did you give up anything last year?
• Have you given up any bad habits so far this year?
• Did you give up junk food last year?
• Are you trying to give up junk food?
• Ask me what else I'm trying to give up.
• Do you think a lot of people give up too easly when it comes to learning English?
• Should I just give up trying to learn Spanish?
• Should I throw in the towel?
• Ask me if I've ever thought about giving up teaching.
• Ask me why I gave up playing ice hockey.

numbers

questions with how

• She is 68 years old.
• We've been waiting for an hour.
• The class lasts for two hours.
• They have two sets of twins.
• My brother's wife has two cats.
• There were 55 students.
• It's 40 km from my house to Vancouver.
  How far is it from your house to Vancouver?
• My house has been painted three times.
• She flies to France four times a year.
• You can improve by studying.
• It takes three and a half hour to drive from Madrid to Valencia.
• It took him four years to finish his degree.
• They studied for ten years.
  How long did they study [for]?
• It's about 8,500 km from Madrid to Vancouver.
  How far is it from ...
  How many km is it from ...
• The news usually lasts 30 minutes.
• They're fine.
• He were 98 years old when he passed away.
• He stayed in Mexico for three months.
• She was 40 years old when she becames famous.
• They've been going there for 25 years.
• He's been living here for 7 years.
• He has 3 bycicles.
• There are 5 bedrooms in my house.
• They Queen of England has 5 palaces.
• It took me 3 years to finish.
• Three mistakes were made.
  How many mistakes were made?
• Classes [are] held 3 times a week.
  How often are classes held?
  How many times a week are classes held?
• They make 15 euros an hour.
  How much money do they make an hour?

have you ever...?

• Ask me if I've ever been involved in a minor hot air baloon crash in Sweden.
• Have you ever had an argument with yourself in German?
• Have you ever seen someone more than 2 metres tall?
• Has your best friend ever eaten glass?
• Have you ever eaten glass?
• Have you ever been an actor?
• Have you ever bought a live giraffe?
• Have you ever met the King of Spain?
• Have you ever been in a fight with a tiger?
• Have you ever seen me before?
• Ask me if I've ever digusted chicken with Superman.
• Ask me if I've ever eaten a live animal, while it's still alive).
• Have you ever been to Japan?
  No, I've never been to Japan.
• Ask me if I've ever been to Japan.
• Have you ever met an Irish person?
• Have you ever met more than one Irish person?
• Have you ever gone to bed with your shoes on?
• Have you ever seen an iberian lynx?
• Ask me if I've ever seen an iberian lynx.
• Ask me if I'd to see one.
• Ask me if I've ever been to Extremadura.
• Ask me if I've ever thought about going bananas on TV
• Have you ever seen a film that lasts more than four hours?
• Have you ever had a tooth pulled out by a veterinary surgeon?
• Have you ever taken your dog to a psychiatrist.

to sign up for

• You have a son. Have you signed him up for any activities?
• I know you signed him up for something else too.
• His father in law signed up his son for to be a madridista.
• Ask me if I've ever signed up for any courses.
• Ask me if I've signed up for any musical instruments?
• Ask me if I play any instruments now.
• Have you ever signed up for a gym?
• Did you drop out or do you still go?
• Ask me if I've signed up for a gym.

antonyms

• hot, big, tall, fat (slim, thin), proud, bad, well, well (sick, ill), flat (hilly, mountainous), smooth (rough, bumpy), difficult, beautiful, rigid, black, asleep, soft (hard, rough), weak (tough, strong), sad, bored (entertained, interested), boring, hungry, right, honest (dishonest, deceitful)

questions with why

• The Irish and the Scottish like each other because they are kilts.
• I eat bananas because I like them.
• We teach English because people need to speak it.
• The Second World War broke out because Hitler invaded Poland.
• Cities get polluted because too many people drive to work.
• Dogs make great pets because they're very loyal.
• He cuts himself shaving because he doesn't change the blade very often.
• Bees sting to protect themselves.
• Skunks stink to protect themselves.
• I read books because I love reading.
• I love Spain because it's a great country.
• I like my job because people fascinate me.
• I'm lucky because I work with talented people.
• Our teachers are good because they're dedicated and committed to their students.
• He got sick of the song because he listened to it 30 times in one day.
• He was thirsty because he was dehydrated.
• He was brave because he wasn't afraid of anything.
• He stopped talking because they told him to shut up.
• They came here because I asked them to come.
• She never got here because they forgot to tell her.
  Why [did she never/didn't she ever] get here?
• She wore a scarf because it was freezing.
• The song was a hit because he was a great musician.
• He let the kingdom slip through his fingers because he was a bad king.
  Why did he let the kingdom slip through his fingers?
• He was homesick because he missed home.

present conditional

• I teach because I need money.
  If you didn't need money, you wouldn't teach.
• You're looking at me because I'm talking to you.
  If you weren't talking to me, I wouldn't be looking at you.
• Ronald's fat because he eats too much.
  If Ronald didn't eat so much, he wouldn't be fat.
• You're here because you want to learn English.
  If I didn't want to learn English, I wouldn't be here.
• You're listening to me because I'm your teacher.
  If you weren't my teacher I wouldn't be listening to you.
• Pau Gasol is famous because he plays basketball.
  If Pau Gasol didn't play basketball he wouldn't be famous.
• The sun isn't shining because it's a cloudy day.
  If the sun were shining, it wouldn't be a cloudy day.
• They get tired because they don't get enough sleep (they don't sleep enough).
  If they slept enough, they wouldn't get tired.

to speed up/to slow down

• Do people tell you to speed up or slow down when you talk? What do people do?
• What do you think people tell me to do when I talk? What does she think people tell me?
• Do your friends ever tell you to speed up when you drive? What do her friends never do?
• Do your friends ever tell you to slow down when you drive? What do her friends tell her?
• Do you like to speed?
• Do you think you should slow down or speed up before you get to a curve? What does she think we should do?
• Would you slow down or speed up if you saw a police car? What would she do if she saw a police car?
• What do most people do when they see a police car? Have you ever seen anybody speed up?
• Have you ever seen a person speed up right before the light turns red?
• What are you supposed to do right before the light turns red?
• Do most people slow down before they get to a crosswalk?
• Should people slow down before they get to a crosswalk?
• Should people slow down if they see a pedestrian on the road?
• What would you do if you saw cars with their emergency lights on? What would she do?
• Is it easy or difficult to speed up when you're going up a hill?

possessive pronouns

• Quiero que me des el tuyo porque ella me dió el suyo y está roto.
  I want you to give me yours because she gave me hers and it's broken.
• Pedimos el nuestro porque lo habíamos dejado con el suyo (de él).
  We asked for ours because we had left it with his.
• El de ella y el de ellos son diferentes a los nuestros.
  Hers and theirs are different from/than ours.
• Le dí el de ella porque el suyo estaba con el de ellos en el cajón.
  I gave him hers because his was with theirs in the drawer.
• Tienen el suyo porque les pertenece.
  They have theirs because it belongs to them.
• Se los dimos (a ellos) porque eran suyos.
  We gave them to them because they were theirs.
• Ella me pidió que le diera el nuestro porque el de ellas lo tenían ellas.
  She asked me to give her ours because they had theirs.
• Guardan su libro donde antes guardábamos el nuestro.
  They keep their book where we used to keep ours.

questions with who

• She was talking to her husband when the door bell rang.
  Who was she talking to when the door bell rang?
• I saw Fitz when I went to the office.
  Who did you see when you went to the office?
• I went to the office to see David.
  Who did you go to the office to see?
• Alberto broke the lamp.
  Who broke the lamp?
• Bruce Springsteen wrote 'The River'.
  Who wrote 'The River'?
• I would haven't invited John if he had been in town.
  Who would you haven't invited if he'd been in town?
• Marta turned up late for class.
• The Rolling Stones released the album 'Exile on Main St.'.
• Jimmy Miller had produced their previous two albums.
• I have a cousin in Jimmy Miller.
• Among others Gram Parsons visited them during the recording.
• They got out of a contract with Allen Klein before releasing the album.
  Who did they get out of a contract with before releasing the album?
• Mick Jagger owned the country house where they recorded most of it.
  Who owned...?
• Keith Richards rented the house where they finished the recording.
• Charlie Watts didn't play on the song 'Happy'.
• Bobby Keys played the maracas.
• Mick Jagger married a woman before releasing the album.
• Jim Price played the trumpet.
  Who played the trumpet?
  What does he want to know?
  He wants to know who played the trumpet.
• Alberto comes on the radio after Richard in the morning.
  Who comes on the radio after Richard in the morning?
  Who does Alberto come on the radio after in the morning?

the past conditional

• He couldn't do it because he didn't have enough tools.
  If he had had enough tools, he could've done it.
• He wasn't at home yesterday, because he went to the grocery store.
  If he hadn't gone to the grocery store yesterday, he would've been at home.
• They didn't go to London last year because they went the year before.
  If they hadn't gone to London the year before, they would've gone last year.
• The lights went out because there were a short circuit.
  If there hadn't been a short circuit, the lights wouldn't have gone out.
• I had food poisoning because I ate something that had gone off.
  If you hadn't eaten something that had gone off, you wouldn't have had food poisoning.
• She went to University because her parents pressured her to.
  If her parents hadn't pressured her to go to University, she wouldn't have gone.
• I gave him my pen because he asked me for it.
  If he hadn't asked you for it, you wouldn't have given him your pen.
• I reviewed phrasal verbs last class because you made mistakes when using them.
  If I hadn't made mistakes when using phrasal verbs, you wouldn't have reviewed them last class.
• He played professional basketball because he was very talented.
  If he hadn't been so talented, he wouldn't have played professional basketball.
• He went to war because his country invaded another country.
  If his country hadn't invaded another country he wouldn't have gone to war.
• He took his coat off because he felt hot.
  If he hadn't felt hot, he wouldn't have taken his coat off.

to come up with sth.

• Has anyone come up with a good idea yet?
• Do you normally come up with good ideas?
• How many good ideas have you come up with so far this week?
• Who came up with that idea? (¿A quién se le ocurrió esa idea?)
  I don't know who came up with that idea.
• Ask me if I usually come up with good ideas.
• Ask me where I come up with my best ideas.
• Where do you come up with your best ideas?
• Ask me where Richard come up with his best ideas.
  Where does Richard come up with his best ideas?
  He comes up with his best ideas at traffic lights.
• Did Juan come up with a brilliant idea?
• What was John's brilliant idea?
• That is a brilliant idea that John came up with!
• What's the best idea you've ever come up with?
• Do we need to come up with a brilliant idea?
• To come up with an excuse:
  What's your excuse you've come up with?
• What's the best/worst excuse you've ever come up with?

actually

• You're from Sevilla, right?
• Your name is Pablo, right?
• You speak Chinese, right?
• You live in Segovia, don't you?
• You have three children, right?
• You speak Russian, right?
• You work as politician, right?
  Thankfully I don't.
• Oh, you have blue eyes, right?
• You are an Atlético fan, right?
• Oh, that's right, you're a Barça fan.
  No, actually I don't like them at all.
• You speak six languages, right?
• You grew up in London, right?

how much

• She spent 600 euros in the sales.
  How much did she spend in the sales?
• I have very little patience with annoying people.
  How much patience do you have with annoying people?
• He drank three litres of water when he finished the race.
  How much water did he drink when he finished the race?
• The actor lost ten kilos for his new role.
  How much weight did the actor lose for his new role?
• That ring is worth millions of dollars.
  How much is that ring worth?
• I used to add 3 tea spoons of sugar to my coffee.
  How much sugar did you use to add to your coffee?
• I think I need to work out for least an hour a day.
  How much do you need to work out?
• He has to save up three thousands euros for the deposit.
  How much [money] does he have to save up for the deposit?
• It's going to rain a lot this coming weekend.
  How much is it going to rain this coming weekend?
• She has a little experience in that field.
  How much experience does she have in that field?
• He has to stop drinking five cups of coffee a day.
  How much coffee does he have to stop drinking?
• I need a bit of time to think about it.
  How much time do you need to think about it?
• It used to cost five euros.
  How much did it use to cost?
• Steve would like to weigh 78 kilos.
  How much would Steve like to weigh?
• The recipe said we had to add a cup of rice.
  How much rice did the recipe say we had to add?

little

• There isn't enough water in the bottle.
  There is [very] little water in the bottle.
• There is enough bread for everyone.
  There is a little bread for everyone.
• There isn't enough milk in the fridge.
  There is very little milk in the fridge.
• There is enough butter for everyone.
  There is a little butter for everyone.
• There is enough petrol in the petrol tank.
  There is a little petrol in the petrol tank.
• There isn't enough wood for the fire.
  There is very little wood for the fire.
• There is enough chicken for everyone.
  There is a little chicken for everyone.
• There isn't enough money left.
  There is very little money left.
• There is enough time.
  There is a little time.
• There is enough hair on his head.
• There is enough tea in the teapot.
• There isn't enough coffee in the cup.
  There's very little coffe in the cup.
• There isn't enough sugar in the coffee.
• There is enough light in the room.
• There is enough rice for everyone.
• There is enough heat to keep everyone warm.
• I don't have enough help.
  I have very little help.
• There is too much violence in the world.
• There isn't enough water for the horses to drink.
  There's very little water for the horses to drink.
• We don't have enough time for more questions.
  We have very little time for more questions.
• I don't have enough money to buy it.
  I have very little money to buy it.

to turn up/down

• What time did you turn up here today?
• Do you often turn up late?
• Would you turn down a role in a Hollywood film?
• Would you turn up to a party if you weren't invited?
• Ask me if I'd turn down an offer to meet the King of Spain.
• Would you turn up here at 5 am in the morning if we asked you (to)?
• Did the spider turn up in your coffee this morning?
• Have you ever turned down an opportunity to speak English?
• Do dogs ever turn up in the studio?
  No, dogs never turn up in the studio.
• What would you do if a rat turned up in your shoe?
• Have you ever turned up at the doctor's clinic without an appointment?
• Do you turn down calls from phone companies?
• Would you turn down a drink of whisky on a cold day at ten o'clock in the morning?
• Would you turn your best friend down if he need a help?
• Do people often turn up unexpectedly at your house?
• Ask me where my missing watch turned up.
  Where did your missing watch turn up?
  It was under the bed; so my missing watch, the watch that I'd lost, it turned up, I found it.
  It turned up under the bed.
• When you lose socks, do they always turn up?
• Would you turn down the chance [to achieve/of achieving] immortality?
• Would you turn down a scholarship to study Anthropology?
• Ask me if surprises turn up all the time.
• Has a whale ever turned up in the Manzanares?
• Do a lot of people turn up [every time/if] Spain plays [??] a soccer match?
• Would you be surprised if The Rolling Stones turned up for this TV program?
• Would you be even more surprised if John Lennon and George Harrison turned up for this TV program?

few/a few/quite a few

• Hace tanto calor que hay muy poca gente en el parque.
  It's so hot [that] there are very few people in the park.
• Había unas cuántas personas esperando al artista.
  There were quite a few people waiting for the artist.
• Afortunadamente pude pagar el café porque tenía unas monedas.
  Luckily I could pay for the coffee because I had a few coins.
  (to pay someone for something)
• Quedaban solo unas cuántas personas cuando lleguamos.
  There were only a few people left when we arrived.
• Vimos bastantes coches de época en la exposición.
  We saw quite a few vintage cars at the auto show.