Rewrite the following sentences : 1.I last played tennis in 1988 - I haven't____ played tennis since 1988 _____ 2.He last had his eyes tested ten months ago - He hasn't  had his eyes tested forr ten months 3.I started working here in 1998 - I haven't___worked here since 1998__ 4.She hasn't written to me for years -It's years___since she last wrote to me____ 5.Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years -It's ten years____since Robert and Catherine were married_____

1. He started to play the guitar five years ago.

    à He has ....................played the guiter for 5 years.......................................................................................................................

2. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.

    à This is ...........the first time she has ridden a horse ................................................................................................................................

3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.

    à This is ..................the first time I have eaten this kind of food .........................................................................................................................

4. John has his hair cut for over six months.

    à It has been ..........................over 6 months since John has his hair cut...........................................................................................................

5. He started living in his flat three years ago.

    à He has ............................lived in this flat for 3 years...............................................................................................................

6. I first met Beth and Gary 10 years ago.

    à I’ve known ......................Beth and Gray for 10 years..............................................................................................................

7. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan. 

    à Laurence last............saw his sister when she left for Japan. .....................................................................................................................

8. It last snowed two weeks ago.  

    à It is ...........................2 weeks since it last snowed.....................................................................................................................

1. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William.

- William suggested that Peter complain to the company

2. He started to play the guitar five years ago.

- He has played the guitar for 5 years

3. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.

- I am fond of my nephew in spite of his terrible behavior

4. “I wasn’t there at the time,” he said.

- He denied being there at the time

5. “Who does that suitcase belong to?” the policeman asked us.

- The policeman asked us whose was that suitcase

6. She hasn’t ridden a horse before.

- It’s the first time she has ridden a horse

7. We couldn’t answer those two difficult questions.

- Those two difficult questions couldn't be answered by us

8. Haven’t you got any cheaper televisions?

- Are these the cheapest television you have?

9. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.

- I’d rather you didn't smoke in here

10. The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.

- It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors.

11. She prefers reading to watching TV.

- She would rather read than watch TV

12. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question.

- Eventually he managed to make her answer the question.

13. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

- In spite of being intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.

14. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him.

- I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to him.

15. She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow.

- The heavy snow prevented us from getting to work

16. I had expected the weather to be worse.

-The weather was not as bad as I had expected

17. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.

- I wasn’t early enough to see her

18. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.

- I apologise for being rude to you yesterday

19.He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train.

- If he had hurried, he wouldn't have missed the train

20. I haven’t seen that man here before.

- It’s the first time I have seen that man

21. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.

- The furniture was too expensive for me to buy

22. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.

- The bank manager was made to hand over the money by the robbers

23. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.

- It is 6 months since John last had his hair cut

24. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.

- In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches

25. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.

- Bill doubted whether John would ocme

26. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.

- The fog prevented us from driving

27. He failed to win the race.

- He didn’t succeed in winning the race

28. Mary rang hours and hours ago.

- It’s hours since Mary rang

29. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

- It can't be denied  she has a beautiful voice.

30. Somebody repaired her car yesterday.

- She

VI. Rewrite these sentences begin with the given words. 1. Her book is not the same as mine. ➔ Her book is different from mine _____________________________________________ 2. She loves to play the violin. He loves to play the violin. ➔She loves to play the violin,he loves, too ________________________________________ 3. The listening exercise is more difficult than the reading exercise. ➔The reading exercise is easier than the listening exercise_____________________________________ 4. People grow rice in tropical countries. ➔ Rice is grown by people in tropical countries. _________________________________________________ 5. My sister and I don’t often go out at night. ➔ My sister doesn’t often go at night,  I don't , either____________________ 6. They are interested in playing soccer. ➔ They love playing soccer. _____________________________________________ 7. My mother isn’t as tall as my father. ➔ My father is taller than my mother _____________________________________________ 8. He missed the first bus because he got up late. ➔ He got up late, so he missed the first bus  ___________________________________________ 9. Summer is hotter than winter ➔ Winter is colder than Summer __________________________________________________________ 10. She pays a lot of money for the customer. ➔ A lot of money are pay by her for the customer. ________________________________________________________________ 11. I am interested in watching TV in the evening. ➔ I enjoy watching TV in the evening ____________________________________________________________ 12. I think that learning English is important. ➔ I find that learning English important.  _______________________________________________________________ 13. My brother enjoys coffee very much. ➔ Coffee is enjoyed by my brother very much ____________________________________________________________ 14. People speak English all over the world. ➔ English is spoken all over the world.  __________________________________________________________________ 6 15. They built the museum in 1990. ➔ The museum is built  in 1990.  _________________________________________________________________

1. if i were you, i would take more exercise

2.At no time  did he  suspest that the  money had been stolen

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Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one.

1. If I were you, I would take more exersise

2.At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen

3. Have you ridden a horse before?

4. don't mind looking after the baby for you

5. The fashionable Ao dai continues to be worn by Vietnamese women.

1.If I were you, I’d take more exercise.

2. At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone had stolen the money

3.Have you ridden a horse before?

4. I don't mind looking after the baby for you

5.The fashionable Ao dai continues to be worn by Vietnamese women.

1. He has written to me since April.

=> The last time he wrote to me was in April

2. She hasn’t had a swim for five years.

=>  She last had a swim 5 years ago

3. They last talked to each other two months ago.

=> They haven’t talked to each other for 2 months

4. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.

=>  She hasn’t seen her elder sister since 1999

5. She hasn’t written to me for years.

=>  It’s years since she last wrote to me

6. It’s two weeks since they deaned their room.

=>  They havent cleaned their room for 2 weeks

7. How long is it since you rode a bicyde?

=>  When did you last ride a bicycle

8. How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?

=>  When did he last wrote to you

9. When did he last talk to you?

=>  How long is it since he last talk to you

10. When did you last telephone him?

=>  Hong long is it since you last telephoned him

11. We have never eaten this kind of food before.

=>  It’s the first time we have eaten this kind of food

12. This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.

=>  I have never seen this film before

13. This is the first time he went abroad.

=>  He hasn’t gone abroad before

14. She started driving 1 month ago.

=>  She has driven for 1 month

15. We began eating when it started to rain.

=>  We have eaten since it started to rain

16. I last had my hair cut when I left her.

=>  I haven’t had my hair cut since I left her

17. The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

=>  She hasn’t kissed me for 4 months

18. It is a long time since we last met.

=>  We haven’t met for a long time

19. When did you have it ?

=>  How long have you had it

20. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=>  I haven’t had such a delicious meal before

21. I haven’t seen him for 8 days.

=>  The last time I saw him was 8 days ago

22. I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.

=>  It is Monday when I last took a bath

23. It's 2 years since I had a punture.

=>  I have had a punture for 2 years

24. It's 2 months since he earned any money.

=>  He has not earned any money for 2 months

1. He has written to me since April.

=> The last time he wrote to me was April.

2. She hasn’t had a swim for five years.

=>  She last had a swim 5 years ago

3. They last talked to each other two months ago.

=> They haven’t talked to each other for two months.

4. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.

=>  She hasn’t seen her elder sister since 1999

5. She hasn’t written to me for years.

=>  It’s years since she last wrote to me

6. It’s two weeks since they deaned their room.

=>  They haven't cleaned their room for two weeks

7. How long is it since you rode a bicyde?

=>  When did you last ride a bicycle?

8. How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?

=>  When did he last write to you?

9. When did he last talk to you?

=>  How long is it since he talked to you?

10. When did you last telephone him?

=>  Hong long is it since you telephoned him?

11. We have never eaten this kind of food before.

=>  It’s the first time we have ever eaten this kind of food

12. This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.

=>  I have never seen this film before

13. This is the first time he went abroad.

=>  He hasn’t gone abroad before.

14. She started driving 1 month ago.

=>  She has driven for 1 month

15. We began eating when it started to rain.

=>  We have eaten since it started to rain

16. I last had my hair cut when I left her.

=>  I haven’t  cut my hair since I left her

17. The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

=>  She hasn’t  kissed me for 5 months

18. It is a long time since we last met.

=>  We haven’t met for a long time

19. When did you have it ?

=>  How long have you had it ?

20. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=>  I haven’t had such a delicious meal before

21. I haven’t seen him for 8 days.

=>  The last time I saw him was 8 days ago

22. I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.

=>  It is Monday since I last took a bath

23. It's 2 years since I had a punture.

=>  I have not had a punture

24. It's 2 months since he earned any money.

=>  He hasn't eared any money for 2 months

1. He has written to me since April.

=> The last time he wrote to me was in April

2. She hasn’t had a swim for five years.

=>  She last had a swim 5 years ago

3. They last talked to each other two months ago.

=> They haven’t talked to each other for 2 months

4. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.

=>  She hasn’t seen her elder sister since 1999

5. She hasn’t written to me for years.

=>  It’s years since she last wrote to me

6. It’s two weeks since they deaned their room.

=>  They havent cleaned their room for 2 weeks

7. How long is it since you rode a bicyde?

=>  When did you last ride a bicycle

8. How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?

=>  When did he last wrote to you

9. When did he last talk to you?

=>  How long is it since he last talk to you

10. When did you last telephone him?

=>  Hong long is it since you last telephoned him

11. We have never eaten this kind of food before.

=>  It’s the first time we have eaten this kind of food

12. This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.

=>  I have never seen this film before

13. This is the first time he went abroad.

=>  He hasn’t gone abroad before

14. She started driving 1 month ago.

=>  She has driven for 1 month

15. We began eating when it started to rain.

=>  We have eaten since it started to rain

16. I last had my hair cut when I left her.

=>  I haven’t had my hair cut since I left her

17. The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.

=>  She hasn’t kissed me for 4 months

18. It is a long time since we last met.

=>  We haven’t met for a long time

19. When did you have it ?

=>  How long have you had it

20. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .

=>  I haven’t had such a delicious meal before

21. I haven’t seen him for 8 days.

=>  The last time I saw him was 8 days ago

22. I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.

=>  It is Monday when I last took a bath

23. It's 2 years since I had a punture.

=>  I have had a punture for 2 years

24. It's 2 months since he earned any money.

=>  He has not earned any money for 2 months

1. She has worked as a secretary for five years.

2. She reminded him to phone the office.

3. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.

4. In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches.

5. Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away?

She has worked as a secretary for five years

She reminded him to phone the office

The furniture was too expensive for me to buy

In case you get hungry on the train,take some sandwiches

Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away?

1. She has worked as a secretary for five years.

2. She reminded him to phone the office.

3. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.

4. In case you get hungry on the train, take some sandwiches.

5. Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away?

1- It is about 500 meters from my house to school.

2- My father used to go to work by car, but now he goes by bus.

3-My mother drives carefully.