Special cases of auxiliary verbs

What ___________ (olen aikeissa kertoa sinulle) might come as a surprise.

Yesterday when _________ (olin juuri lähdössä) for work, I made a decision.

For a few years now, I've thought about _________ (arvioituttaa taloni, appraise).

I have already decided to __________ (pyytää naapuriani myymään) it because she used to work as a real estate agent.

Answer explanation

neighbour (kuten colour, favour, behaviour) = brittiläisten suosima kirjoitusasu,

neighbor (kuten color, favor, behavior) = amerikkalaisten suosima kirjoitusasu

Huom! "have my neighbour sell" on paljon kiinnostavampi rakenne!

As ________ (olin astumassa) out the door, the cold breeze made me shiver.

Answer explanation

Huomaa ero! As I was stepping = astumisen kohdalla, "As I was about to step" = välittömästi ennen astumista

I wasn't going to ______ (vaarantaa terveyteni, jeopardize) by this miserable weather anymore.

Answer explanation

Huom! "jeopardize my health" ei sovi, sillä ihminen ei pysty vaarantamaan mitään sään avulla (ks lause loppuun)

I decided that ________ (aioin saada pomoni siirtämään) to another country where the weather conditions aren't quite so unbearable.

Answer explanation

Huom! "have my boss relocate me" on paljon kiinnostavampi rakenne kuin "get my boss to relocate me"!

I think it's only fair and I expect to ______________ (saada vaatimukseni kuulluiksi) very soon.

That is why ____________ (olen aikeissa pakata) all my belongings and sell my house.

What do you mean ____________ (minun pitäisi tutkituttaa pääni)?

Answer explanation

Huom!

get someone *to* do sth

have someone do sth

get something done

have something done