1. She hasn’t written to me for a long time 

à It’s a long time since she wrote to me

2. It's 3 months since he wrote to me. 

à He hasn’t written to me for 3 months

3. The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978. 

à I haven’t been aboard since in the summer of 1978

4. I haven't seen him for 2 months. 

 à I last saw him 2 months ago

5. I haven't been to a concert for over a year.  

The last time i was at a concert was over a year ago

6. It’s over six months since John had his hair cut. 

John hasnt had his hair cut for over six months

7. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years 

à It is a year since i enjoyed myself so much

Viet lai cau giu Nguyen y nghia

1. David went home before we arrived

=> When we arrived , he had gone home.

=> After he had gone home, we arrived.

2. We had snack then we had a look around the shops

=> After having a snack , we had a look ảound the shops.

3 . The light failed the moment they began work.

=> They had no sooner begun work than the light failed.

=> No sooner had the light failed than they began work.

=> Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.

4. We had never been so happy before

=> We were happier than everyday before.

5. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time

=> Before I had seen a real tiger for the first time, I went to the zoo.

6. I like you didn't go to the party yesterday

=> I'd rather you hadn't gone to the party yesterday.

7. The man was poor so he could not afford accommodation

=>If the man hadn't been poor, he could have afforded accommodation.

8. My teacher gave me a lot of homework

=> I wish my teacher hadn't given me a lot of homework.

9. He didn't obey with his parents

=> I'd rather he had obeyed with his parents.

10. She didn't take that job in the city because his home was very far from here

=> If his home hadn't been very far from here, she wouldn't have taken that job in the city.

1. David went home before we arrived

=> When he went home, we arrived.

=> After he had gone home, we arrived.

2. We had snack then we had a look around the shops

=> After we had had snack, we had a look around the shops.

3 . The light failed the moment they began work.

=> They had no sooner begun work than the light failed.

=> No sooner had the light failed than they began work.

=> Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.

4. We had never been so happy before

=> We were happier than everyday before.

5. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time

=> Before I had seen a real tiger for the first time, I went to the zoo.

6. I like you didn't go to the party yesterday

=> I'd rather you hadn't gone to the party yesterday.

7. The man was poor so he could not afford accommodation

=>If the man hadn't been poor, he could have afford accommodation.

8. My teacher gave me a lot of homework

=> I wish my teacher hadn't gave me a lot of homework.

9. He didn't obey with his parents

=> I'd rather he had obeyed with his parents

10. She didn't take that job in the city because his home was very far from here

=> If his home hadn't been very far from here, she would have taken that job.

1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea

It's interesting that he thinks of making toys from used paper.

2. He hasn't come back to his home village for over 20 years now

It's over 20 years since he last came back to his home village.

3. That's the strangest film I've ever seen

I have never seen such a strange film.

4. Please don't interrupt me while I am speaking

I'd rather you didn't interrupt me when I'm talking.

5. Get up now or you'll be late for school

If you don't get up now, you'll be late for school.

Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the sentence given

1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea

It's interesting that he thought of making toys from used paper.

2. He hasn't come back to his home village for over 20 years now

It's over 20 years since he last came back to his home village.

3. That's the strangest film I've ever seen

I have never seen such a strange film before.

4. Please don't interrupt me while I am speaking

I'd rather you didn't interupt me while I'm speaking.

5. Get up now or you'll be late for school

If you don't get up now, you'll be late for school.

42.  I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years à 

The last time I went to Bristol was 3 years ago

43. This little boy hasn’t eaten anything for a week

à The last time the little boy ate anything was a week ago

44. Alan hasn’t visited his parents for years

à The last time Alan visited his parents was years ago

45.I haven’t been to England since 1977à

  The last time  I went to England was 1977 ago

46. She has left university for  6 months 

It’s 6 months since she left university

47. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years

 It’s years since I last enjoyed myself so much

48. We haven’t heard from her for many years

 It has been many years since I last heard from her

49. She hasn’t gone out for 3 years.

 It has 3 years since she last went out

Viet lai cau giu Nguyen y nghia

1. David went home before we arrived

=> When we arrived , he had gone home.

=> After he had gone home, we arrived.

2. We had snack then we had a look around the shops

=> After having a snack , we had a look ảound the shops.

3 . The light failed the moment they began work.

=> They had no sooner begun work than the light failed.

=> No sooner had the light failed than they began work.

=> Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.

4. We had never been so happy before

=> We were happier than everyday before.

5. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time

=> Before I had seen a real tiger for the first time, I went to the zoo.

6. I like you didn't go to the party yesterday

=> I'd rather you hadn't gone to the party yesterday.

7. The man was poor so he could not afford accommodation

=>If the man hadn't been poor, he could have afforded accommodation.

8. My teacher gave me a lot of homework

=> I wish my teacher hadn't given me a lot of homework.

9. He didn't obey with his parents

=> I'd rather he had obeyed with his parents.

10. She didn't take that job in the city because his home was very far from here

=> If his home hadn't been very far from here, she wouldn't have taken that job in the city.

1. David went home before we arrived

=> When we arrived , he had gone home.

=> After he had gone home, we arrived.

2. We had snack then we had a look around the shops

=> After having a snack , we had a look ảound the shops.

3 . The light failed the moment they began work.

=> They had no sooner begun work than the light failed.

=> No sooner had the light failed than they began work.

=> Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.

4. We had never been so happy before

=> We were happier than everyday before.

5. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time

=> Before I had seen a real tiger for the first time, I went to the zoo.

6. I like you didn't go to the party yesterday

=> I'd rather you hadn't gone to the party yesterday.

7. The man was poor so he could not afford accommodation

=>If the man hadn't been poor, he could have afforded accommodation.

8. My teacher gave me a lot of homework

=> I wish my teacher hadn't given me a lot of homework.

9. He didn't obey with his parents

=> I'd rather he had obeyed with his parents.

10. She didn't take that job in the city because his home was very far from here

=> If his home hadn't been very far from here, she wouldn't have taken that job in the city.

1. David went home before we arrived.

=> When we arrived, he had gone home.

=> After he had gone home, we arrived.

2. We had snack then we had a look around the shops.

=> After having a snack, we had a look around the shops.

3. The light failed the moment they began work.

=> They had no sooner bgegun work than the light failed.

=> No sooner had the light failed than they began work.

=> Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.

4. We had never been so happy before

=> We were happier than everyday before.

5. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time

=> Before I had seen a real tiger for the first time, I went to the zoo.

6. I like you didn't go to the party yesterday

=> I'd rather you hadn't gone to the party yesterday.

7. The man was poor so he could not afford accommodation

=> If the man hadn't been poor, he could have afforded accommodation.

8. My teacher gave me a lot of homework

=> I wish my teacher hadn't given me a lot of homework.

9. He didn't obey with his parents

=> I'd rather he had obeyed with his parents.

10. She didn't take that job in the city because his home was very far from here

=> If his home hadn't been very far from here, she wouldn't have taken that job in the city.

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