1. Where is the nearest tube?, she asked.

=> She enquired where the nearest tube was.
2. Where is the station car-park?, Mrs. Smith asked.

=> Mrs. Smith wanted to know where the station car-park was.

3. Why didn't I get a computer before?, thought the officer manager.
=> The officer manager wondered why he hadn't got a computer before.
4. Where has he been?, she doesn't know that.
=> She doesn't know where he had been.
5. "Why didn't you take the job?" asked my friend.
=> My friend asked me why I hadn't taken the job.
6. Have you finished reading the book, Mike? Alice asked.
=> Alice asked Mike if he had finished reading the book.
7. Why don't you ask her yourself?, I said to my brother.
=> I asked my brother why he didn't ask her himself.
8. How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?, asked Mary.
=> Mary wanted to know how long it had been since Bob left that city.
9. Can I have a new bicycle?, said Anna to her mother.
=> Anna asked her mother if she could have a new bicycle.
10. Do you want to insure your luggage or not?, said the travel agent.
=> The travel agent asked me if i wanted to insure my luggage or not.
11. How old is your little boy?, said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.
=> The nurse asked Mrs.Bingley how old her little boy was.

Rewrite the second sentences in such a way that is has the same meaning as the one before it.

1.It's years since we decorated this room

➞We haven't ..decorated this room for years......................

2.I haven't been to Bristol for 3 years

➞The last time... I went to Bristol was three years ago.....................

3.Laurence hasn't seen his sister since she left for Japan ➞Laurence last....saw his sister when she left for Japan......................

4. Lucy hasn't worn that dress since Barbara's wedding

➞The last time.....Lucy wore that dress was at Barbara's wedding.......................

5.I have never been such a mess in my life

➞It's ....the first time I have ever been such a mess in my life........................

6.Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years ➞It's... 4 years since Robert and Catherine got married............................

7.When did Catherine and Henry get engaged?

➞How long....have Catherine and Henry got engaged?.......................

8.I have never seen a dirtier- looking dog ➞It's.....the first time I have seen a dirtier- looking dog................................

9.Mary rang hours and hours ago

➞It's..........since Mary last rang...........................

10. It's 2 years since she left university ➞She.....left university 2 years ago................................

11. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life

➞This is ... the most delecious cake I've ever tasted in my life.............................

12. How long is it since you saw Mary? ➞When........did you see Mary?..........................

27. Mary bought this shirt last week, and has been wearing it ever since.

=> Mary_____has been wearing it since last week___________________________________________

 28. How long have you studied English?

-> When_____did you start studying English_______________________________________

29. The last time I came here was in 2005.

-> I haven’t ______come here since 2005____________________________.

All the tickets had been sold out before we arrived.

-> When we_______arrived, all the tickets had been sold out___________________________________

31 During the meeting, the phone rang.

=> While we __were meeting, the phone rang. _____________________________

32/ “You’d better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth”, said John.

=> John advised___Elizabeth not to lend him any more money________________________

33/ He did that exercise in an hour.

=> He spent ____an hour doing that exercise_________________________

1.These shoes still need repairing.\

These shoes haven't been repaired yet

2. How long is it since you last saw Mary?

When was the last time you saw Mary ?

3, I was silly to say that.

I wish I had not said that

4. I have never had a cake as good as this.

This is the best cake I've ever had

5. This ís the last time I will speak to you

I will not speak to you anymore

6. Both Mary and Peter prefer coffe to tea.

Neither Mary nor Peter prefers coffee to tea

7. This is the first time I have ever been in London .

I have never been in London before

8, I have never visited this museum before,

This is first time I have ever visited this museum

9. He turned off the computer first, and then he left.

After he had turned off the computer , he left

10. Jane does not often see Mary.

Jane seldom sees Mary

11. Susan last visited her parents at the end of last May.

Susan has not visited her parents since the end of last May

12. The last time i had a dental appointment was six months ago.

It has been six months since I had a dental appointment

13. They moved to London in 2009

They have lived in London since 2009

14. You drove so fast.

I wish you to drive more slowly

15. This pasta is a new experience for me .

It is the first time I have ever experienced this pasta

17. How long has it been since you left your village?

When did you leave your village ?

18. My son has beenw working as an accountant for two years.

My son began to work as an accountant two years ago

19. How long have you worked on that program?

When did you begin to work on that program ?

20. Tom has arranged to play badminton with me tomorrow.

Tom and I are planning to play badminton tomorrow

21. I happened to meet Peter on the way to work yesterday.

I unexpectedly met Peter on the way to work yesterday

2. How long is it since you last saw Mary?

When...did you see Mary?..

3, I was silly to say that.

I wish..I hadn't been silly to say that.....

4. I have never had a cake as good as this.

This is the best cake....I have had....

5. This ís the last time I will speak to you

I will not......speak to you after......

6. Both Mary and Peter prefer coffe to tea.

Neither Mary nor Peter..prefer tea to coffee..

7. This is the first time I have ever been in London .

I have never,..been in London before......

8, I have never visited this museum before,

This is the first time.......I have visited this museum.....

9. He turned off the computer first, and then he left.

After he .......he had turned off the computer first, he left...........

10. Jane does not often see Mary.

Jane seldom...sees Mary....

11. Susan last visited her parents at the end of last May.

Susan has not....visited her parents since the end of last May.....

12. The last time i had a denatl appointment was sĩ months ago.

It has been ....six months since I had a denatl appointment......

13. They moved to London in 2009

They have...moved to London since 2009..

14. You drove so fast.

I wish...you hadn't drive so fast....

17. How long has it been since you left your village?

When ....did you leave your village?.....

18. My son has beenw working as an accountant for two years.

My son began.......working as an accountant two years ago......

19. How long have you worked on that program?

When .....

20. Tom has arranged to play badminton with me tomorrow.

Tom and I........

21. I happened to meet Peter on the way to work yesterday.

I unexpectedly......

22. Hardly a day góe by without my calling to Peter.

I ....

23. We did not understand that custom until Peter explained it to us.

It was not..........

chuyển sang câu bị động

1.It's 3 days since I last saw Mary

Mary was last saw 3 days ago.

2.how long is it since you started to do it?

How long is it since it was started to do?

3.there has been 30 students in our class

30 students have been had in our class.

4.they use to help us a lot.

We used to be help a lot.

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

1. the last time played chess was in 2000

- i have not played chess since 2000.

2. i have never met such a famous person before

- it is the first time i have ever met such a famous person.

3. my friend's mother has been teaching english in this school for a long time

- my friend's mother started teaching english in this school a long time ago

4.she has never been so angry before

- this is the first time she has been so angry.

5. the last time it snowed here was six years ago

- it hasn't snowed here for six years.

6. he hasn't visited his parents for a year

- it's year since he last visited his parents.

7. john and mary moved to edinburgh twenty years ago

- it's now twenty years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh.

8. john began playing the piano ten years ago

- john has played the piano for ten years.

9. i have never read such a romantic story

- this is the most romantic story I have ever read.

10. they last visited me five years ago

- they haven't visited me for five years.

11. he hasn't been back to his homework for 20 years now

- it's now 20 years since he last go back to his homework.

12. it's nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother

- my father hasn't seen his brother for nearly twenty years.

13. when did you last ride a bike ?

- how long have you not ridden a bike?

14. we haven't been to london since 1998

- the last time we went to London was in 1998.

15. my wait in the queue has lasted forty minutes so far

- i have been waiting in the queue for forty minutes.

16. i've never seen such a bad film as that one .

- that's the worst film I have ever seen.

17. the last time nancy came here was in 1968

- nancy hasn't come here since 1968.

18. how long have they lived in this city ?

- how long ago did they start to live in this city?

19. when did you first know him ?

- how long have you known him?

20. philips went on a trip around the world three years ago

- it's 3 years since philips went on a trip around the world.

Viết lại câu không thau đổi nghĩa
1. He began to give up smoking last year.
-> he has given up smoking since last year
2. They began to Hue in Ho Chỉ Minh City in 2000.
->they have been to Hue in Ho Chỉ Minh City since 2000
3.He started to leam how to plạy the piano in 2005,
->He has learnt how to plạy the piano since 2005
4. When did you start learning English?
->How long have you learnt E ?
5. How long bave you learnt English? ,
->When did you start learning English
6. When dịd you first know Mrayam?
->How long is it since you first knew Mrayam?
7. When did people first use the telephone?
->How long is it since people first used the telephone?
8. When did you start saving money?
->How long have you saved money ?
9. The last time I wrote to hẹr was two years ago.
->I haven"t written to her for two years
10. I hasn't rained for two months.
->The last time it rained was two months ago
11.I last talked to her in 2004.
->l haven't talked to her since 2004
12.It has been a long time since Lan left her school.
-> Lan has left her school for a long time
13. He hasn"t Written to me for two months,
->it has been two months since he wrote to me
14, She last heard that song three years ago.
->It's three years since I last heard that song
15.. It's two yesrs since I saw hẹr.
-> I haven't seen her for two years
16. It's ten years since Nam stopped playing the piano.
->Mary hasn't played the piano for ten years
17. Mary was last seen 20 minutes ago.
->Mary hasn't seen for 20 minutes
18.The last time I saw David was in 1995
->I haven't seen David since 1995
19.We haven't been to a concert for over a year.
->The last time we were to a concert was over a year ago
20.Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself
->I haven't enjoyed myself since your birthday party
3.It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.
->My father hasn't seen his brother for nearly 20 years
4.Tom went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.
->Tom has gone to Scotland since Friday and is still there.
5.When did you last ride a bike?
->How long is it since you last rode a bike?
6.The last time I went swimming was when I was in France
->I haven't gone swimming since I was in France
7.You haven't tidied up this room for weeks.
->It's weeks since you tidied up this room
8.He was last in touch with me there weeks ago.
-> He hasn't touched with me for three weeks
9.Mr John hasn't visited France since 1990

The last time Mr John visited France was in 1990

#Yumi

1. My friend said: " Are you going to leave tomorrow

=> My friend asked if I were going to leave the next day.

2. " Did you phone me yesterday?" Tom asked Mary

=> Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the day before.

3. I asked the policeman " Do you know how far it is to the station?"

=> I asked the policeman if he knew how far it is to the station

4. I asked Bill " What time did you go to bed last night?"

=> I asked Bill what time he had gone to bed the previous night.

5. The traveller asked " How long does it take t get to London?"

=> The traveller asked how long it took to get to London.

6. He asked me " Why didn't you come to class yeserday?"

=> He asked me why I hadn’t come to class the day before.

7. The teacher asked " Which book are you taking, John?

=> The teacher asked which book John was taking.

8. " Can I have a new bicbycle?" said Ann to her mother

=> Ann asked her mother if she could have a new bicycle.

9. " Where as he been" She doesn't know that

=> She doesn't know where he had been.

10. " How many students are there in your class?"

=> The man asked me how many students there were in my class.

11. " How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?"

=> He wanted to know how long it had been since Bob left that city.

12. " Why didn't I get a computer before?" , thought the officer manager

=> The officer manager wondered why he hadn’t got a computer before.

13. " Where is the station car - park?" Mrs.Smith asked

=> Mrs. SMith asked where the station car was

14. " How old is your little boy?" said the nurse to Mrs.Bingley

=> The murse asked Mrs.Bingley how old her little boy was

15. How many stars are there in the sky?

=> No one knows how many stars there were in the sky.

16. The boy said to his sister " Have you ever read a book on space flights?"

=> The boy asked his sister if she had ever read a book on space flight.

17. " Do you want to insure your luggage or not?

=> THe travel asked whether I wanted to insure my luggage or not

18. " What do you usually do in your free time? The examiner asked

=> The examiner asked what I usually did in my free time.

19. Wichard asked Jane, " Is it true that your father fought in the last war?"

=> Richard asked Jane if it was true that her father had fought in the last war.

20. The inspector said to the woman " What were you going at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?"

=> The inspector asked the woman what she had been going at 7 o’ clock the evening before.

1. My friend said: " Are you going to leave tomorrow

=> My friend asked if i was going to leave the next day

2. " Did you phone me yesterday?" Tom asked Mary

=> Tom asked mary if she had phoned him the day before

3. I asked the policeman " Do you know how far it is to the station?"

=> I asked the policeman if he knew how far it was to the station

4. I asked Bill " What time did you go to bed last night?"

=> I asked bill What time i had gone to bed the night before

5. The traveller asked " How long does it take t get to London?"

=> The traveller asked how long it took to get to London

6. He asked me " Why didn't you come to class yeserday?"

=> He asked me why i hadn't come to class the day before

7. The teacher asked " Which book are you taking, John?

=> The teacher asked john which book he was taking

8. " Can I have a new bicbycle?" said Ann to her mother

=> Ann asked to her mother if i could have a new bicbycle

9. " Where as he been" She doesn't know that

=> She doesn't know where he had been

10. " How many students are there in your class?"

=> The man asked me How many students there were in my class