1.

He tried to escape but the police stopped him

 The police prevented him …………........................................
2. She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker
 She is having ……………………………………………………………………..
3. I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car
 The car ………………………………………………………………………………
4. They won’t be able to come on Sunday
 It will be ……………………………………………………………………………
5. I’m quite sure that she didn’t steal the necklace
 She can’t……………………………………………………………………………..
6. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted
So…………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I was drowning, but he saved me
If he…………………………………………………………………………………….
8. He has never behaved violently before
He is behaving……………………………………………………………………..
9. We couldn’t get nearer because of the police
 The police……………………………………………………………………………..
10. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm
 We are……………………………………………………………………………………
11. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking so softly
 They were speaking…………………………………………………………………
12. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful
 If……………………………………………………………………………………………..
13. Al his suits were made in Paris
 He…………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. I think it may rain
 It look as…………………………………………………………………………………
15. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes
 The fox tried in……………………………………………………………………….
16. He appears to be running away from your fierce dog
 It looks……………………………………………………………………………………
17. The Presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill
So many…………………………………………………………………………........
18. A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1600s
The destruction……………………………………………………………………..
19. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately
 Only by…………………………………………………………………………………