[hela]

Dear Teachers,

Would you please help me with these sentences?

I/ sentence transformation:

1) I think we should have a break now.
It is time ……………………………………………………………

a) It is time we had a break now. (Do we have to keep NOW ?)
b) It is time for us to have a break.
c) It is time to have a break. (Are all these possibilities correct?)

2. I shall finish this report next week. I shall be ready to relax.
By the time ………………………………………………….…….

a) By the time I finish this report next week, I shall be ready to relax.
b) By the time I have finished this report next week, I shall be ready to relax.

(Which one is best and why?)

3. “ Let’s go out for a walk, » he said.
He suggested ……………………………………………………

a) He suggested that we went out for a walk.
b) He suggested that we should go out for a walk.
c) He suggested that we go out for a wallk.

Is sentence a) grammatically correct?

II/ Could you please tell me if this sentence is correct?

I should never leave my job. If I had not stayed with BP, I wouldn’t have won a promotion and I would not be rich now.

Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Hela