1. “Why don’t you put better lock on the door, Barbara”? said John
=> John suggested Barbara………………………………………………………………….
2. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
=> Despite his………………………………………………………………….
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
=> This is the first time I have eaten this of food…………………………….
4. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
=> Plans………………………………………………………………………………
5. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday
=> You………………………………………………………………………………
6. “How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.
=> The journalist wanted to know………………………………………………………
7. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
=> The meat was……………………………………………………….
8. You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.
=> If you……………………………………………………….
9. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet”? asked Peter.
=> Peter asked if…………………………………………………………….
10. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
=> She has……………………………………………………………………
11. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
=> I don’t know…………………………………………………………………….
12. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.
=> My French friend isn’t………………………………………………………………….
13. We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money.
=> If we…………………………………………………………………………………….
14. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
=> The sea was too……………………………………………………………………….
15. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
=> I had……………………………………………………………………………….
16. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
=> Traveling……………………………………………………………………….
17. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.
=> He suggested……………………………….
18. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
=> In spite of……………………………………………………………………………….
19. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
=> I wish…………………….
20. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
=> The streets…………….
21. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
=> Apples are not……………….
22. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
=> If I ……………………
23. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
=> It is such………………………………….
24. I’ll pick the children up if you like.
=> Would you……………………………….
25. Tom is the most industrious student.
=> No other student…………….
26. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
=> She reminded……………….
27. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
=> I wish…………………….
28. The police has just released John.
=> John………………………………………………………………………….
29. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly.
=> They were speaking………
30. We spent 5 hours getting to London.
=> It took…….
31. I get to work in 20 minutes.
=> It ………………
32. It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday.
=> This work…….
33. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.
=> I wish……………
34. The bread is so tale we can’t eat it.
=> The bread isn’t……….
35. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
=> The snow………………………………………………………………
36. I didn’t arrive in time to see him.
=> I wasn’t early………………………………………………………….
37. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
=> I apologize…………………………………………………………….
38. She doesn’t hurry, so she misses the train.
=> I
=> If ………………………………………………….
39. Barbara is the best tennis-player in the club.
=> No one…………………………………………………
40. I haven’t seen that man here before.
=> It’s ………………………………
1. “Why don’t you put better lock on the door, Barbara”? said John
=> John suggested Barbara…to put better lock on the door……………………………………………………………….
2. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
=> Despite his……broken legs in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded. …………………………………………………………….
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
=> This is the first time I have eaten this of food…………………………….
4. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
=> Plans…for an extension to the house have been drawn by the architect ……………………………………………………………………………
5. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday
=> You…don't need to finish by Saturday……………………………………………………………………………
6. “How many survivors are there?”, asked the journalist.
=> The journalist wanted to know……how many survivors there were…………………………………………………
7. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
=> The meat was……so rotten that it had to be thrown away………………………………………………….
8. You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.
=> If you……don't have a visa, you can't visit the USA………………………………………………….
9. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet”? asked Peter.
=> Peter asked if…Janet could lend him the typewriter………………………………………………………….
10. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
=> She has……worked as a secretary for 5 years………………………………………………………………
11. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
=> I don’t know……as much about it as her……………………………………………………………….
12. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.
=> My French friend isn’t……used to driving on the left…………………………………………………………….
13. We didn’t go on holiday because we did not have enough money.
=> If we……had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday……………………………………………………………………………….
14. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
=> The sea was too…rough for the children to go swimming…………………………………………………………………….
15. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
=> I had……the mechanic service my car last week………………………………………………………………………….
16. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
=> Traveling…by air make me nervous…………………………………………………………………….
17. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.
=> He suggested…that I should put my luggage under the seat…………………………….
18. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
=> In spite of……having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.………………………………………………………………………….
19. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
=> I wish…I hadn't missed your birthday party………………….
20. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
=> The streets…haven't been cleaned this week………….
21. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
=> Apples are not…usually as expensive as oranges…………….
22. I advise you to put your money in the bank.
=> If I …were you, I would put my money in the bank…………………
23. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
=> It is such…a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there……………………………….
24. I’ll pick the children up if you like.
=> Would you…like me to pick the children up?…………………………….
25. Tom is the most industrious student.
=> No other student…is as industrious as Tom………….
26. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
=> She reminded…him to phone the office…………….
27. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.
=> I wish…I had got time to listen to you………………….
28. The police has just released John.
=> John……has just been released by the police…………………………………………………………………….
29. I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly.
=> They were speaking…too softly for me to hear……
30. We spent 5 hours getting to London.
=> It took…us 5 hours to get to London….
31. I get to work in 20 minutes.
=> It …takes me 20 minutes to get to work……………
32. It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday.
=> This work…doesn't have to be finished by Monday….
33. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.
=> I wish…I had taken my doctor's advice…………
34. The bread is so tale we can’t eat it.
=> The bread isn't fresh enough for us to eat.
35. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow.
=> The snow……prevented the trains from running…………………………………………………………
36. I didn’t arrive in time to see him.
=> I wasn’t early…enough to see him……………………………………………………….
37. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
=> I apologize……for having rude you yesterday……………………………………………………….
38. She doesn’t hurry, so she misses the train.
=> I
=> If she hurried, she wouldn't miss the train ………………………………………………….
39. Barbara is the best tennis-player in the club.
=> No one……in the club plays tennis as well as Barbara……………………………………………
40. I haven’t seen that man here before.
=> It’s …the first time I have seen that man……………………………
