Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first
one.
1. We have learnt English for 4 years. -> We
started…………………………………………………………………………………
2. My father started to give up smoking last year. -> My father
has……………………………………………………………………………
3. They have worked in that factory since 2001. -> They
started………………………………………………………………………………
4. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month. -> Lan
didn’t……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12. -> He
started………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I haven’t seen her for a long time. -> I
didn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He finished his exercises on time. -> His exercise
…………………………………………………………………………………
8. People plant rice in those fields. ->
Rice…………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market. -> Cars and trucks
……………………………………………………………………………
10. This boy broke my window yesterday -> My window
……………………………………………………………………………………
11. They have known him well. -> He
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. We will meet him at the station. ->
He…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first
one.
1. We have learnt English for 4 years. -> We
started………to learn english 4 years ago…………………………………………………………………………
2. My father started to give up smoking last year. -> My father
has………not smoked since last year………………………………………………………………
3. They have worked in that factory since 2001. -> They
started……working in that factory in 2001…………………………………………………………………………
4. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month. -> Lan
didn’t………write to mary am a month ago……………………………………………………………………………
5. Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12. -> He
started…………living in Hanoi when he was 12.……………………………………………………………………………
6. I haven’t seen her for a long time. -> I
didn’t……saw her a long time ago………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He finished his exercises on time. -> His exercise
…………was finished on time………………………………………………………………………
8. People plant rice in those fields. ->
Rice………is planted in those fields…………………………………………………………………………………………
9. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market. -> Cars and trucks
……are used to carry food to market.………………………………………………………………………
10. This boy broke my window yesterday -> My window
………was broken by this boy yesterday……………………………………………………………………………
11. They have known him well. -> He
………has been known well………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. We will meet him at the station. ->
He……will be met at the station…………………………………………………………
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first
one.
1. We have learnt English for 4 years. -> We
started learning English 4 years ago.
2. My father started to give up smoking last year. -> My father
has given up smoking since last year.
3. They have worked in that factory since 2001. -> They
started working in that factory in 2001.
4. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month. -> Lan
didn’t write to Maryam a month ago.
5. Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12. -> He
started living in Hanoi when he was 12.
6. I haven’t seen her for a long time. -> I
didn’t see her a long time ago.
7. He finished his exercises on time. -> His exercise was finished on time.
8. People plant rice in those fields. ->
Rice is planted in those fields.
9. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market. -> Cars and trucks are used to carry food to market.
10. This boy broke my window yesterday -> My window was broken by this boy yesterday.
11. They have known him well. -> He has been known well.
12. We will meet him at the station. ->
He will be met at the station.
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first
one.
1. We have learnt English for 4 years.
-> We started…to learn English 4 years ago……
2. My father started to give up smoking last year.
-> My father has…given up smoking since last year ……
3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.
-> They started…wworking in that factory in 2001……
4. Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
->Landidn’t…write to Maryam a month ago …
5. Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
-> He started…to live in Hanoi when he was 12 …
6. I haven’t seen her for a long time.
-> I didn’t…see her a long time ago …
7. He finished his exercises on time.
-> His exercise…was finished on time …
8. People plant rice in those fields.
->Rice…is planted in those fields …
9. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market.
-> Cars and trucks…are used to carry food to market ……
10. This boy broke my window yesterday
-> My window…was borken by this boy yesterday …
11. They have known him well.
-> He…has been known well …
12. We will meet him at the station.
->He…will be met at the station ……
