1. Because Mary was sick, she couldn't go to school.

2. I haven't met him for 3 years.

3. Lan finished her homework so she went out.

4. He is fond of doing morning exercise.

5. We started learning English 3 years ago.

Rewrite the sentences so that their meaning doesn’t change. 1/ Mary was sick, so she could not go to school. → Because   Mary was sick, she could not go to school. ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. The last time I met him was 3 years ago → I haven’t met him for 3 years. ………………………………………………………………………………. 3. Lan went out because she finished her homework.(so) → Lan finished her homework, so she went out ……………………………………………………………………………………. 4. He is interested in doing morning exercise. → He likes doing morning exercise ……………………………………………………………………………………. 5. We have learned English for 3 years. → We stared  learning English three years ago.

Rewrite the sentences so that their meaning doesn’t change.

1/ Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.

→Because Mary was sick, she could not go to school.

2. The last time I met him was 3 years ago

→ I haven’t met him for 3 years.

3. Lan went out because she finished her homework.(so)

→ Lan finished her homework, so she went out

4. He is interested in doing morning exercise.

→ He likes doing morning exercise

5. We have learned English for 3 years.

→ We stared learning English 3 years ago.

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1 Mary was sick ,so she could not go to school

->because MARY WAS SICK, SHE COULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL.

2 The last time i met him was 3 year ago

->I have not MET HIM FOR 3 YEARS.

1. Because Mai was sick, she couldn't go to school.

2. He hasn’t met his brother for 5 years.

3. Mary finished her homework so she went out.

4. She enjoys doing morning exercise.

5. Nam is the tallest in his class.

6. What is the date of your birth ?

7. He takes care of the sick people.

8. It's about 1 km from my house to my school.

9. With => from

10. Why don't we go to the movies ?

II. Rewrite the sentences so that their meaning doesn't change (1pt)

1. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.

→ Because...........Mary was sick, she could not go to school................................................................................................

2. The last time I met him was 3 years ago

→ I haven't..........met him for 3 years................................................................................................

3. Lan went out because she finished her homework.(so)

→ Lan...................finished her homework, so she went out.......................................................................................

4. He is interested in doing morning exercise.

→ He.....likes doing morning exercise..........................................

1. The last time I wrote to him was 3 months ago

 I haven’t written to him for 3 month

2. The last time she went to Malaysia was in 1999

 She hasn’t gone to Malaysia since 1999

3. The last time she came back home was yesterday

 She hasn’t come back home since yesterday

4. The last time Susan visited Malaysia was twelve years ago

 Susan hasn’t visited Malaysia for 12 years

5. I have not  smoked since June.

 The last time I smoked was in June

6. She has not seen him since last Sunday.

 The last time she saw him was last Sunday

7. They haven’t used the phone since yesterday. 

The last time they used the phone was yesterday

8. He hasn’t come back to the village when they left school.

The last time he  came back to the village was  when they left school.

9.We haven’t met him since 2015.

 The last time we met him was in 2015

Rewrite:

1. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.

-> Because Mary was sick, she couldn't go to school.

2. The last time I met him was 3 years ago.

-> I haven't met him for 3 years.

3. Lan went out because she finished her homework.(so)

-> Lan finished her homework so she went out.

4. He is interested in doing morning exericise.

-> He enjoys doing morning exercise.

5. We have learned English for 3 years.

-> We started learning English 3 years ago.

6. The journey was shorter then we thought at first. (not as................as)

-> The journey wasn't as long as we thought at first.

7. This flim is more interesting than the one one we saw last week. (not as............as)

=> This film isn't as boring as the one we saw last week.

8. Hoa and Tim are both 13 years old. (the same............as)

=> Hoa is as the same age as Tim.

9. She speaks English very well and her sister speaks well too.(as..........as)

-> She speaks English as well as her sister.

10. Khanh is a better painter than Giang. (as well as)

-> Giang can't paint as well as Khanh.

11. How many hours a week do you work?

-> How much time a week do you work?

14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It ......................................................................................................rained heavily,so They didn’t go camping yesterday
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have........palyed soccer for 5y ears.......................................................................................................................
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is ............at the same age as my son..................................................................................
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because .....mary was sick, she could not go to school.......................................................................................
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t ..........met him for 3 years.................................................................................
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan ..........finished her homework, so she went out.......................................................................................
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys .................................................................................................
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started ........learning english 3 years ago..............................................................................
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have ...................lived here since 2012..........................................................................................................................
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is........different from mine................................................................................................................................
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to.........walk around the Old Quarter at night..................................................

14. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
- It rained heavily yesterday so they didn't go camping
15. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
- I have played soccer for 5 years
16. Jack is 13 years old and my son is, too.
- Jack is the same age as my son
17. Mary was sick, so she could not go to school.
- Because Mary was sick, she could not go to school
18. The last time I met him was 3 years ago
- I haven’t met him for 3 years
19. Lan went out because she finished her homework. (so)
- Lan finished her homework so she went out
20. He is interested in doing morning exercise.
- He enjoys doing morning exercise
21. We have learned English for 3 years.
- We started learning E 3 years ago
22. We started to live here in 2012.
- We have lived here since 2012
23. Her book is not the same as mine.
- Her book is different from mine
24. You should walk around the Old Quarter at night.
- It’s a good idea to walk around the Old Quarter at night

Because Hoa was sick, she could not go to school yesterday.

a. This is the first time he went abroad.

=> He hasn't…gone abroad before……………………………

b. I haven’t seen my old friend for two years.

-> I last ….saw my old friend 2 years ago

c. She was sick, so she could not go to school yesterday.

→ Because ……she was sick, she couldn't go to school yesterday. …………………………………………………………………

d. My sister is interested in reading comics.

→ My sister enjoys............reading comics........................................................................................