1. “I will visit you this week” my father told me.
=> My father told me ________________________________________________________.
2. We started to learn English four years ago.
=> We have _______________________________________________________________.
3. What a pity! she doesn’t join us. ( Use: wish)
4. People hoped that he will do this work well.
He___________________________________________________________
1.We started to learn English two year ago We haven't ... 2. She began studying french last year She hasn't ... 3. When did you first know this bamboo forest? How long... 4. It's two years since ha last took a photograph He hasn't ... 5. The last time I sao him was in 2000 I have ... 6. How long have you learnt French? How long ago ... 7. She last wrote that dress at her sitster' wedding She hasn't ... 8. She has listened to music since two o' clock She began ... 9. It's ten months since she left here She has ... 10. I last saw him two years ago I've ... 11. When did you get your library card? How long... 12. She began writing novels when she was sixteen She's ... 13. She hasn't cooked herself for years She last ...
We started to learn to swim in 2020.
A. We have started to learn swim in 2020.
B. We have learnt to swim for 2020.
C. We have to learn to swim in 2020.
D. We have leant to swim since 2020.
1. They have just introduced a new style of jeans in the USA.
--> A new style of jeans...............................................................................................
2. I started to learn English 2 years ago .
--> I have................................................................................................................
3. We can solve the problem
-->The problem....................................................................................................
4. I’m sorry ,I can not help you
.-->I wish ................................................................................................................
VII. Rewrite the sentences.
16. Six years ago we started writing to each other.
=> We have……………………………………………………..
17. Peter was very tired because he had to finish his work before going out.
=> Peter had to……………………………………………………………..
18. We haven’t got any money, so we can’t go out tonight.
=> We……………………………………………………………………….
19. They usually wore jeans when they were young.
=> They used………………………………………………………………..
20. I don’t know many English words.
=> I wish……………………………………………………………………
Rewrite
1 We started writing to each other eight years ago
=>
2 The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons
The boy was so_____that he_____up late to learn his lessons
3 First he wanted his hand amd the she turned away
After_____
4 John doesn't have Christmas card
John wishes_____
5 My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month
It's since_____
D. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.
A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.
9. I might go camping. My friends have invited me.
A. My friends have invited me to go camping.
B. My friends have invited me go camping.
C. My friends have invited me going camping.
D. My friends have invited me that I might go camping.
10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
3) They often went to Paris on weekends.
→ They used _________________________
4) Someone turned off the lights when I went out.
→ The lights _________________________
5) We have learnt English for 4 years.
→ We started _________________________
Rewrite the flollowing sentences
1. Alan played football and he hurt his leg.
-->Alan hurt his leg while......
2. We have learnt English for 4 years
--> We started.......
3. My father started to give up smoking last year
--> My father has......
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 2 years
-> We started ___________________________________.