In your notebook, rewrite the sentences using an infinitive or -ing form in the continuous, perfect and passive. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 I never thought I'd be speaking Chinese fluently when I grew up. (expect/speak) 2 By the age of twelve, I had already acquired a working knowledge of three languages. (manage / acquire)
3 At that time, I remember that I was bullied at school for being intelligent. (recall / bully)
4 I confess I was too focused on my studies at times, but I am now proficient in six languages. (admit/be)
5 By chance I was headhunted by the Foreign Office. (happen/be)
6 Once I was asked to do this dream job, there was no way I was going to turn it down. (offer / turn down)​