1) I'm afraid our football team will lose the game.

  I wish our football team wouldn't lose the game.

2) I'm sorry I don't live near my work. If only...

  If only I lived near my work.

3) Mary doesn't speak English so fluently as her sister. Mary wish...

  Mary wished she spoke English so fluently as her sister.

4) I'm sorry that I haven't time to talk to you about that. If only...

  If only I had time to talk to you about that.

5) The doctor wants her to keep silent in the hospital. The doctor wishes...

 The doctor wished she kept silent in the hospital.

6) Mary didn't apply for the job in the library and regrets it now. Mary wishes...

  Mary wished she had applied for the job in the library

7) What a pity you failed your driving test! We wish...

  We wish you hadn't failed your driving test.

8) What a pity I broke the vase! I wish...

  I wish I hadn't broken the vase.

9) I'm sorry I didn't finish my homework last night! I wish...

  I wish I had finished my homework last night.

10) He sorry now that he didn't invite Daisy to the party. He wishes...

  He wished he had invited Daisy to the party.

11) I regret speaking to him severely yesterday. I wish...

  I wish I hadn't spoken to him severely yesterday.

12) I have painted the gate red. Now I think that it doesn't look very nice. I wish...

  I wish I hadn't painted the gate red.

13) Please don't say anything that. I wish..

  I wish I didn't speak anything that.

14) I'm sorry now that I asked her to stay. If only... 

  If only I hadn't asked her to stay.

15) I'm afraid I haven't got time to listen to you. If only...

  If only I had got time to listen to you.

chuyển cấu sau thành câu gián tiếp

1. "I don't think John will come" said Bill

=> He doubled whether John would come or not

2. It was so late that nothing could be done

=> It was too late for anything to be done

3. "How long has it been since you left this city, Bill?

=> He wanted to know how long it had been since Bill left that city,

4. " Why don't you put the lock on the door, Barry?" said John

=> John advised Barry to put the lock on the door

5. John does't like to read the stories she has written

=> John isn't fond of reading the stories she has written

I couldn't see anything because it was too dark

->It is too..dark for me to see anything..

It was so late that nothing could be done

->It was too.late for anything to be done..

My boyfriend is very short-tempered

My boyfriend loses..his temper very easily...

It is overeating that causes his heart attack

If.he didn't overeat, he wouldn’t have a heart attack.

Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words.

1." You shouldn't lend him any more money," Mrs.Tuyet said to Nga.

Mrs. Tuyet advised...Nga not to lend him any more money...........

2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.

To..everyone's surprise, Geoff left the party early..................

3. It was so late that nothing could be done.

It was too..late for something to be done.........

4. Is this the best price you can offer?

Can't you..offer a better price?..........

5. I don't go to church every Sunday any longer.

I used to go to the church every Sunday.............

1." You shouldn't lend him any more money," Mrs.Tuyet said to Nga.

Mrs. Tuyet advised Nga not to lend him any more money.

2. Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early.

To everyone's suprise, Geoff left the party early. 

3. It was so late that nothing could be done.

It was too late to do anything.

4. Is this the best price you can offer?

Can't you offer a better price?

5. I don't go to church every Sunday any longer.

I used to go to church every Sunday.

1. It was so late that nothing could be done

    It was too....late for something to be done

2. Bill is going to write to me. I will tell you all his news

   .. when......Bill writes to me, I will tell you all his news..........................

3. She didn't say a word as she left the room.

   She left the room .without saying a word..

4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test

    As long as ......you keep calm, you will pass your driving test.......................................

5. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do

    We .......weren't made to do anything we didn't want to do..............

6. It 's a pity I didn’t take my doctor's advice.

    I wish.......I had taken my doctor's advice.............................................

7.  They made him wait for two hours.

    He was .......made to wait for two hours.................................

8. It took us 3 hours to open the door.

    We ....spent 3 hours opening the door..........................................

9. A train leaves at 7 o'clock every morning.

    There is ....a 7-o'clock train every morning...................................

10. During dinner, the phone rang.

    While I .........was having dinner, the phone rang. ..................

b. Change these sentences into passive voice

1. I'll ask some one to paint my house blue.

I will have mu house painted blue

2. I don't like people laughing me at my mistake.

I don't like being laughed at my mistake

3. Did anyone see you come in ?

Were you seen to come in

4. I want you to leave me alone.

I want to be left alone

a. Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. It was so late that nothing could be done

    It was too....  too late for anything to be done.

2. Bill is going to write to me. I will tell you all his news

   I will tell you all Bill 's news when.......... he writes to me......................

3. She didn't say a word as she left the room.

   She left the room ... without to saying a word.

4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test

    As long as .................... you keep calm, you will pass your driving test.........................

5. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do

    We .............. were never made to do anything we didn’t want to do........

6. It 's a pity I didn’t take my doctor's advice.

    I wish....................  I had taken my doctor's advice. ...............................

7.  They made him wait for two hours.

    He was .............made to wait for two hours............................

8. It took us 3 hours to open the door.

    We ............spent 3 hours opening the door..................................

9. A train leaves at 7 o'clock every morning.

    There is ........... a 7 o’ clock train every morning............................

10. During dinner, the phone rang.

    While I ............  I was having dinner, the phone rang...............

b. Change these sentences into passive voice

1. I'll ask some one to paint my house blue.I'll ask my house painted blue.

2. I don't like people laughing me at my mistake. I don't like being laughed me at my mistake.

3. Did anyone see you come in ?was you seen to come in?

4. I want you to leave me alone. i wa t to be leaved alone

1. We haven't been to a concern for over a year.

- The last time we went to a concern a year ago.

2. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.

- I have enjoyed myself since your birthday was the last time.

3.It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.

-My father has not  seen his brother for 20 years.

4. Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.

- Tom has gone to scotland since last friday.

5.When did you last ride a bike?

- How long is it from  you riden a bike?

6 . The last time i went swimming was when i was in France.

- I haven'tgone swimming since i was in france.

7. You haven't tided ups this room for weeks.

-It's for a week since you haven't tided ups this room.

8. He was last in touch with me three weeks ago.

It's three week, he hasn't in touch with me .

9. Mr John haven't visited France since 1990.

- Mr John last visited france was in 1990.

10. It last rained three weeks ago.

-It's three weeks since it has rained.

11. I haven't eaten this kind OF food before.

-This is the first i have eaten this kind of food.

B. Mệnh đề"wish."

12 . What a pity you  failed your driving test!

- I wish you didn't fail your driving test.

13. It's a pity that you're going awat so soon.

- I wish you weren't going awat so soon.

14.I'm sorry I didn't phone him yesterday.

- I wish i phoned him yesterday.

C . Mệnh đề so sánh.

15.She knows a lọt more about it than I do.

- I don't know a lot more about it than she .

16. Jane is a better cook than Betty.

- Betty can't cook as good as jane

17. Tom is younger than he looks.

- Tom isn't .older than he looks.

18. I didn't  spend as much money as my friend didn.

- My friend spent much more money than i did

19. He doesn't know them as well as I do.

- I know as good as he does.

20.It's still cold but it was colder yesterday.

-it's isn't colder than yesterday.

D. Mệnh đềchỉ nguyên nhân và kết quả.

21. The children couldn't go swimming because the seattle was very rough.

- The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.

22.We didn't have enogh money, so weeks didn't go on holiday.

- If we.had enough money, we would go on holiday.

23. We got lost because we didn't have a map.

- If we had a map, we would get lost.

24. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.

- It was so low that the bus couln't go under.

25. It was so late that nothing could be done.

- It was too late for us to do. 

26. He couldn't afford to buy a car. 

 The car couln't be afforded to buy.

27. That restaurant is so dirty that noone wants to eat there. 

- It is sucha dirty for us to eat there.

29. Phone now or you will be late.

- you will be late, unless you phone now.

E. Một số mẫu câu khác.

30. I advise you to put your money in a bank.

-You'd to put your money in a bank.

31. Why don't you meet to discuss the price?

- i suggest you should meet to discuss the price.

32. I would prefer you to deliver the package on monday.

-I'd rather. deliver the package on monday.

                                           BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU

A. Mốiquan hệ giữa "ago-since-for" và thì quá khứ đơn và thì hiện tại hoàn thành.

1. We haven't been to a concern for over a year.

- The last time ...we went to a concern a year ago....

2. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.

- I ... have enjoyed myself since your birthday was the last time....

3.It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.

-My father ...hasn't seen his brother for 20 years....

4. Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.

- Tom has...gone to Scoland since last Friday. ...

5.When did you last ride a bike?

- How long is it...from you riden a bike.....

6 . The last time i went swimming was when i was in France.

- I haven't ..gone swimming i was in France.

mình chưa làm hết sory nha

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.

A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it

B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.

C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.

D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.

4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.

A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.

B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.

D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.

A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.

B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.

C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.

D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.

6. It was so late that nothing could be done.

A. It was too late for nothing to be done.

B. It was too late for anything to be done.

C. It was such late that nothing could be done.

D. It was so late that nothing to be done.

7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.

A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.

C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.

D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.

9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.

A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

C. The book was so good for me to put it down.

D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.

10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.

A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.

B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.

C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.

D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.

A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it

B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.

C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.

D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.

4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.

A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.

B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.

C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.

D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.

A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.

B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.

C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.

D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.

6. It was so late that nothing could be done.

A. It was too late for nothing to be done.

B. It was too late for anything to be done.

C. It was such late that nothing could be done.

D. It was so late that nothing to be done.

7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.

A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.

8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.

C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.

D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.

9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.

A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

C. The book was so good for me to put it down.

D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.

10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.

A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.

B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.

C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.

D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.

II. Rewrite these sentences without changing their meanings.

1. It was so late that nothing could be done.

- It was too ----late thật nothing could be done-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.  I don't like watching TV much. It hurts my eyes.

I don’t ......like watching TV because It hurts my eyes.................................................................................................

3. He could not drive it. He could not sell it.

- He could neither ----drive or sell it----------------------------------------------------------------------

4. I have never seen such a mess in my life.

- It is -----the first mess I have ever seen in my life------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother --can cook better than me------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. I often get up early.

- I am used ----to getting up early------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.  They're listening to music. They can't hear me.

They are ………listening to music so they can't hear me………………………………………………………………………

8. John Speke failed to find the source of the River Nile.

- John Speke didn’t succeed ---------in finding source of the Nile River-------------------------------------------------

3. She loves football. She doesn't like playing football.

     She loves..... football but She doesn't like playing football..........................................................................................

4.  VTV3 is my favourite channel. VTV1 is my favourite channel.

     VTV3 .......and VTV1 are.my favorite channels............................................................................................

III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. It is the most ( FRIGHT) frightening . . film I’ve ever seen.

2. After living with him for a month, she found his ( BEHAVE) behavior.. .unacceptable.

3. She is very good at English. She has a/an ( IMPRESS) impressive. . .command of the language.

4. You need a lot of ( PATIENT) . patience . if you really want to becoe a doctor.

5. He doesn’t look well because he’s suffered from constant (SLEEP) sleeplessness

6. She is one of the grestest( PERFORM) performers.. .to appear in this theatre.

7. She left him because of his ( KIND). Unkindness. .to the children.

8. In the end, Tim left school with very good ( QUALIFY) . qualification . .

9. With a view from NguBinh mountain, Huong river looks very ( PICTURE) picturesque

10. ( EMPLOY) . Unemployment . .is very common problem in many country.

IV. Use the words given to make a complete letter.

1. This is the most interesting story I have ever read.

2.Did You go to see the new James Bond film last night?

3. She will go to the university  next year to study English

4. We had to stop playing tennis because it started.rain.

5. Alice Hyde  became the first Miss World  eighty five years ago.

6. You are nice to help me with my homework.

7. My father is  looking forward to hearing about the  result of my exams.

8. What are the people like in this island?