1. Understanding English is very hard.
→ It is…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The teacher allowed Tom to leave the classroom.
" The teacher let……………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
3. The children did the exercise in fifteen minutes.
" It took……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………
4. Answering her questions is impossible.
→ It is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. My grandfather is very old, so he can’t play soccer.
→ My father is………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………
6. Foreign languages are not easy to learn.
→ It is……………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
7. He drove his bicycle to school in about ten minutes.
" It took……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. He worked out the answer. It was clever of him.
" It was…………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….
9. He made such a mistake. It was stupid of her.
" It was…………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………….
10. Contacting her at work is usually quite easy.
" She is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….........
11. The patient had the doctor test his eyes.
" The patient wanted………………………………………………………………………..……………………………….
12. I had my father repair my bike.
" I wanted………………………………............………………………………………………………………………......
13. The suitcase was so heavy that the boy couldn’t carry.
" The suitcase was too……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. The girl was so shy that she didn’t look at him.
" The girl was too……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. I will have my friend translate this letter for you.
" I will ask…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. He should turn off the lights before leaving the house.
" I asked………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
17. The students should do all their homework before going to school.
" The teacher advised…………………………………………………………………….……………………………….
18. The flight to Hanoi lasted two hours.
" It took…………………………………………………………….…………………..……………………………………
19. Harry couldn’t get his parent’s permission to buy a motorbike.
" Harry’s parents didn’t let…………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. We can’t possibly work in this noise.
→ It is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
21. The shirt is very small so I can’t wear it.
→ The shirt is too……………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..
22. The child is so young that he can’t go to school.
→ The child is too………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
23. Mr. Smith doesn’t allow his students to go out in the evenings.
→ Mr. Smith makes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
24. The house shook violently and all of us felt that.
→ All of us felt……………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………
25. Can you sign the papers please? They are ready now.
→ The papers are…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
26. Jimmy got into his car and drove away.
→ I saw…………………………………………………………………..……………………………..………..................
27. When we heard that David had failed the exam, we were very surprised.
→ We were……………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
28. It is disappointing that we haven’t heard from John.
→ We are……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
29. I did my homework in two hours last night.
→ It took………………………………………………………………………………..…………….………………………..
30. I prefer to eat an egg with a loaf of bread for breakfast.
→ I’d rather………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………
31. Having a true friendship is very difficult.
→ It is……………………………………….…………………………………..…………………………………………….
