IV. Rewrite the sentences.

1. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired.

.... Þ That old typewriter is not ..................................................................................

2. You needn’t make an appointment to see the bank manager.

.... Þ There’s................................................................................................................

3. He lives for the others and he finds his life meaningful.

.... Þ Unless.................................................................................................................

4. The sea was so rough that the ferry couldn’t sail.

.... Þ The rough sea made............................................................................................

5. Their farm raises cattle.

.... Þ Theirs..................................................................................................................

6. He will come because he wants to be sure of meeting you.

.... Þ He will come so .................................................................................................

7. They will not announce the decision formally.

.... Þ No formal ...........................................................................................................  

8. They believe that the robbers got into the bank through the roof.

.... Þ The robbers ........................................................................................................

9. Thanks to Janet’s support I was able to finish the project.

.... Þ Had it .................................................................................................................

10. The students are doing the test that Mr. Brown gave.

.... Þ The test ..............................................................................................................

VIII. Rewrite the sentences with the given words:
1. I met Julie three years ago. (know)
=> We have  ............................................................................................................
2. Crissy and Paul started working in May. (work)
=> They have ............................................................................................................
3.  We had lunch at one o'clock in the afternoon. (eat)
=> We haven’t  ................................................................................................................
4. Lea moved to Warsaw last month. (live)
=> Lea has ................................................................................................................
5. The last time we called each other was 5 months ago. (for)
=> We haven't.............................................................................................................
6. Daniel arrived at the airport at ten o'clock. (be)
=> Daniel has .............................................................................................................
7. We last visited our aunt at Christmas. (visit)
=> We haven’t ...........................................................................................................
8. This is the first time I have watched such an amazing film. (never)
=> I have ................................................................................................................
9. I haven't seen Alice for 5 days. (last)
=> The ................................................................................................................
10. This is the most delicious cake I have ever eaten. (before)
=> I haven’t ........................................................................................................................

VIII. Rewrite the sentences.

1. He can play well though, he is old.

.... Þ In spite of ..........................................................................................

2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.

.... Þ I object ..............................................................................................

3. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.

.... Þ On......................................................................................................

4. Please don’t say things like that.

.... Þ I wish you ..........................................................................................

5. I admitted it was my fault for burning the toast.

.... Þ I took the blame ................................................................................

6. She’s pleased to be going away on holiday soon.

.... Þ She’s looking ....................................................................................

7. They took away his passport so that he wouldn’t leave the country.

.... Þ They prevented .................................................................................

8. Eventually he managed to make her answer the question.

.... Þ Eventually..........................................................................................

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

.... Þ I am fond of my nephew in ...............................................................

10. The south of England is drier than the north.

          Þ There is not      

IV. Rewrite the following sentences, using “Wish”

1. I don’t know more people.

=> I wish.....................................................................................................

2. I don’t have a key. 

Þ I wish.....................................................................................................

3. Ann isn’t here.

=>I wish......................................................................................................

4. It is cold. 

=>I wish......................................................................................................

5. I live in a big city (I don’t like it).

=> I wish.....................................................................................................

6. I can’t go to the party (and I like it).

=> I wish.....................................................................................................

7. I have to work tomorrow (I like to stay in bed).

=> I wish.....................................................................................................

8. I don’t get good marks.

=> I wish.....................................................................................................

9. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach.

=> I wish.....................................................................................................

10. Hoa and Ba won’t go fishing this weekend.

=> They wish .............................................................................................                        

Exercise 4: Rewrite each of the following sentences with gerund or present participle or perfect participle.

He left the phone ring for 5 minutes and then slowly replaced the receiver.

→ Having ___________________________________________________________________.

After she had worked hard all day, Sarah was exhausted.

→ Having ______________________________________________________________.

We saw Rupert. He was looking into a shop window.

→ We saw _________________________________________________________________.

Since Daniel had spent all his money, he couldn’t afford a new jacket.

→ Having ___________________________________________________________.

He took out a gun and put it in his briefcase.

→ Taking ________________________________________________________.

IV/ Rewrite the following sentences with the words given: 1) This is the first time he went abroad. => He hasn’t___________________________________________________ 2) She started driving 1 month ago. => She has_____________________________________________________ 3) We began eating when it started to rain. => We have______________________________________________________ 4) I last had my hair cut when I left her. => I haven’t______________________________________________________ 5) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago. => She hasn’t____________________________________________________ 6) It is a long time since we last met. => We haven’t_________________________________________________ 7) When did you have it ? => How long ___________________________________________________? 8) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal . => I haven’t_____________________________________________________ 9) I haven’t seen him for 8 days. => The last _____________________________________________________________ 10) I haven’t taken a bath since Monday. => It is _____________________________________________________________ 11) Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997. Samuel has __________________________________________________ 12) We started leaming English fìve years ago.  We have ____________________________________________________ 13) I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.  I have ________________________________________________________ 14) She has taught the children in this remote village for five months.  She started ________________________________________________ 15) He has written to me since April.  The last time _____________________________________________ 16) She hasn’t had a swim for five years.  She last _________________________________________________ 17) They last talked to each other two months ago.  1They haven’t ____________________________________________ 18) The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.  She hasn’t _______________________________________________ 19) She hasn’t written to me for years.  It’s years _______________________________________________ 20) Robert and Catherine have been married for ten ỵears.  It’s ten years _____________________________________________ 21) It’s two weeks since they deaned their room.  They ________________________________________________ 22) It’s over six months since John had his hair cut.  John ___________________________________________________ 23) How long is it since you rode a bicyde?  When __________________________________________________ 24) How long is it since he wrote to ỵou?  When __________________________________________________ 25) When did he last talk to you?  How long _______________________________________________ 26) When did you last telephone him?  Hong long _______________________________________________ 27) We have never eaten this kind of food before.  It’s the ______________________________________________________________ 28) This is the fìrst time I have seen this fìlm.  I have never __________________________________________________________ 29) This is the first time he went abroad.  He hasn’t ____________________________________________________________ 30) She started driving 1 month ago.  She has ______________________________________________________________ 31) We began eating when it started to rain.  We have _____________________________________________________________ 32) I last had my hair cut when I left her.  I haven’t _____________________________________________________________ 33) The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.  She hasn’t____________________________________________________________ 34) It is a long time since we last met.  We haven’t___________________________________________________________ 35) When did you have it ?  How long____________________________________________________________ 36) This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .  I haven’t____________________________________________________________ 37) I haven’t seen him for 8 days.  The last_____________________________________________________________ 38) I haven’t taken a bath since Monday.  It is________________________________________________________________ 39) It`s 2 years since I had a punture.  I have ____________________________________________________________________ 40) It`s 2 months since he earned any money.  He has ___________________________________________________________________ 41) He last shaved the day before yesterday.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________________ 42) I last drank champagne at my brother`s wedding.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 43) It`s 2 years since I was last in Rome.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 44) I saw Tom last on his wedding day.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 45) I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 46) It`s years since Mary last spoke French.  Mary hasn’t ________________________________________________________________ 47) It`s ten weeks since since I last had a good night sleep.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 48) He last paid taxes in 1970.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________________ 49) I last ate meat 5 years ago.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 50) It`s 3 months since since the windows were cleaned.  The windows haven’t ________________________________________________________ 51) It`s years since I took photographs.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 52) I last watched TV on new years`s day.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________________ 53) It`s 3 months since he wrote to me.  He hasn’t _________________________________________________________ 54) The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978.  I haven’t __________________________________________________________ 55) It`s ten years since that house was lived in.  That house ________________________________________________________ 56) I haven`t seen him for 2 months.  I last _____________________________________________________________ 57) I haven`t been to a concert for over a year.  The last time ____________________________________________________ 58) The last time I really enjoyed myself was your birthday party.  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 59) It`s nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.  My father hasn’t __________________________________________________ 60) When did you learn to drive?  How long is it ____________________________________________________ 61) The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 62) You haven`t tidied this room for weeks.  It’s weeks _______________________________________________________ 63) We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking.  We have ________________________________________________________ 64) This is the first time I`ve been to a night club  I haven’t ________________________________________________________ 65) They have never heard such a thing before.  This is the first time ________________________________________________ 66) Noone has challenged his authority before.  This is the first time ________________________________________________ 67) She left university 2 years ago  It is _____________________________________________________________ 68) My mother was the most warm-hearted person I`ve ever known.  I have ___________________________________________________________ 69) I haven`t been able to see them for over a year.  It is _____________________________________________________________ 70) It stared to rain at 2 o`clock.  It has ____________________________________________________________ 71) I have never been to the ballet before.  It is ______________________________________________________________ 72) John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.  It is ______________________________________________________________ 73) The police started looking for him two months ago.  For two months now the ______________________________________________ 74) I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog.  This is ____________________________________________________________ 75) Mary rang hours and hours ago.  It it hours ___________________________________________________________ 76) It is ages since Alan visited his parents.  Alan _______________________________________________________________ 77) Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.  Minh hasn’t _____________________________________________________________ 78) The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago.  I haven’t _____________________________________________________________ 79) When did you study English?  How long _____________________________________________________________? 80)They began building this house 2 months ago  They have_____________________________________________________________ 81) My father started to work in this factory last week  Myfather has_____________________________________________________________ 82) How long has he worked in the garden?  When_____________________________________________________________? 83) How long ago did you learn music?  How long have _____________________________________________________________? 84) He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8  He has _____________________________________________________________ 85) He learnt English when he was 18  He has _____________________________________________________________ 86) They have worked in that factory for five years.  They began_____________________________________________________________ 87) My father stopped smoking two years ago.  My father hasn’t _____________________________________________________________ 88) We have learnt English for four years. -->We started_____________________________________________________________ 89) My father started to give up smoking last year. -->My father has_____________________________________________________________ 90) They have worked in that factory since 2001. -->They started_____________________________________________________________ 91) Lan hasn`t written to Maryam for a month. --> Lan didn`t_____________________________________________________________ 92) He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12. The last time_____________________________________________________________ 93) The last time I played football was in 1970.  I have_____________________________________________________________ 94) The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.  It has_____________________________________________________________ 95) The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Barbara’s wedding.  Lucy has_____________________________________________________________ 96) The last time my father was to Vung Tau was 2 years ago.  My father_____________________________________________________________ 97) The last time Betty rode to work was a fortnight ago.  Betty has_____________________________________________________________ 98) He hasn’t played tennis since 1990.  The last time_____________________________________________________________ 99) I haven’t met her for 2 months.  The last time_____________________________________________________________ 100) Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.  Tom has_____________________________________________________________ 101) I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.  I have_____________________________________________________________ 102) She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.  She_____________________________________________________________ 103) My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago.  My father_____________________________________________________________ 104) My sister began to study English a year ago.  My sister_____________________________________________________________ 105) Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.  Scientists have_____________________________________________________________ 106) The Browns have been living in London for 20 years.  The Brownsbegan_____________________________________________________________ 107) John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999.  John started_____________________________________________________________ 108) Women have been fighting for their rights since the middle of the 20thcentury.  Women began_____________________________________________________________ 109) Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks.  Jack and Jill started____________________________________________________________ 110) How long have you studied English?  When_____________________________________________________________ 111) When did you begin to do research on lung cancer?  How long_____________________________________________________________ 112) My father hasn’t driven a car before.  This is the first time___________________________________________________________ 113) I’ve never met such a famous singer before.  It’s the first time__________________________________________________________ 114) She has never been to the ballet before.  It’s the first time_____________________________________________________________ 115) She hasn’t drunk Coca Cola before.  This is the first time___________________________________________________________ 116) I have never read this book before.  It’s the first time_____________________________________________________________ 117) I have never met such an intelligent student before.  It’s the first time_______________________________

IV. Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or zero article (Ø).

1. John and Mary went to  school yesterday and then studied in    library before returning home.

2.  Lake Erie is one of  five great Lakes in  North America.

3. On our trip to  Spain, we crossed  Atlantic Ocean.

4.  Mount Rushmore is the site of  magnificent tribute to  four great American presidents.

5. What did you eat for  breakfast this morning?

6. David played  basketball and  baseball at  Boy’s club this year.

7. Rita plays  violin and her sister plays  guitar.

8. While we were in  Alaska, we saw  Eskimo village.

9. Ton can’t go to  movies tonight because he has to write  essay.

10. David attended  Princeton University\

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Ex 6: Rewrite the sentences, using “the past continuous” and “while” or “when”.

1.  We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio.

g We were ..................................................................

2.  She was sleeping and the fire started.

g The fire ....................................................................          

3.  It began to rain and what were you doing?

g What .......................................................................

4.  The farmer started whistling and he was ploughing the field.

g When .......................................................................

5.  You came and what were they doing?

g What .......................................................................

6.  She came and what was happening?

g What was .................................................................          

7.  She was reading a book and the man came in.

g The man...................................................................

8.  They were working in the field and the volcano erupted.

g The volcano .............................................................

9.  The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town.

g The lava ...................................................................

10. The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head.

g Someone hit the headmaster .....................................