BEFORE / AFTER / BY THE TIME

5. I didn't have breakfast before I left the house this morning.

-> When .....................................................................................

6. I finished all my work. Then Ben arrived.

-> After ..........................................................................................

7. I finished all my work. Then Ben arrived.

-> By the time .....................................................................................

8. I prepared dinner for my family after I went to the supermarket.

-> By the time .....................................................................................

9. Mr. Brown studied abroad for four years then he returned home as an excellent engineer.

-> Before ...................................................................................................

10. My brother drank some orange juice. Then he felt a little bit better.

-> Before ....................................................................................................

BEFORE / AFTER / BY THE TIME

5. I didn't have breakfast before I left the house this morning.

-> When .....................................................................................

6. I finished all my work. Then Ben arrived.

-> After ..........................................................................................

7. I finished all my work. Then Ben arrived.

-> By the time .....................................................................................

8. I prepared dinner for my family after I went to the supermarket.

-> By the time .....................................................................................

9. Mr. Brown studied abroad for four years then he returned home as an excellent engineer.

-> Before ...................................................................................................

10. My brother drank some orange juice. Then he felt a little bit better.

-> Before ....................................................................................................

BEFORE / AFTER / BY THE TIME

5. I didn't have breakfast before I left the house this morning.

-> When .....................................................................................

6. I finished all my work. Then Ben arrived.

-> After ..........................................................................................

7. I finished all my work. Then Ben arrived.

-> By the time .....................................................................................

8. I prepared dinner for my family after I went to the supermarket.

-> By the time .....................................................................................

9. Mr. Brown studied abroad for four years then he returned home as an excellent engineer.

-> Before ...................................................................................................

10. My brother drank some orange juice. Then he felt a little bit better.

-> Before ....................................................................................................

1. What .......you ( do ) ............after you ( go ).................. home yesterday?

2. Before leaving home in the morning, she (tell).............. her mother she (work) ................in the factory that afternoon.

3. I realised that someone ( steal )......... my wallet when I ( feel )........... his hand in my pocket.

4. She (be) .............here but she (go)............... down with flu.

5. Bill (have) ..............breakfast when I (stop)..................... at his house this morning.

VI. WRITING

       Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.

1. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang.

a. When Susan rang I have just finished my breakfast.

b. Susan rang after 1 had had my breakfast.

c. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang.

d. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang.

2. Adrian's job interview is on 17 October.

a. Adrian will be called for a job interview on 17 October.

b. Adrian is giving a job interview on 17 October.

c. Adrian had an interview for a job on 17 October.

d Adrian is having a job interview on 17 October.

3. You can get off this train at Bath.

a. This train stops at Bath.                                       b. This train is going to stop at Bath.

c. You can stop this train at Bath.                                        d. This train will be stopped at Bath.

4. We have decided to help with the project.

a. We helped with the project.                                 b. We must help with the project.

c. We will help with the project.                              d. We are going to help with the project.

5. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.

a. I swam a lot when we were in Spain.

b. I hadn't been swimming before we moved to Spain.

c. I haven't been swimming since we were in Spain.

d. I went swimming while we lived in Spain.

6. They spoke too quickly for us to understand.

a. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand it.

b. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand.

c. They spoke so quickly that we couldn't understand them.

d. They spoke quickly enough so that we couldn't understand them.

Đổi sang câu bị động

1. I had bought this pen before I went to bed last night

2. Nina had washed the dishes

3. I had written a report

4. Sam had done his exercise by noon

5. They had not finished the report before they had a test

6. We had seen this movie before Nina called

7. After I had cleaned the house, I went to school

8. After Mark had washed his clothes, he studied

9. Vicky had ironed the clothes by noon

10. I hadn't brushed my teeth before I went to bed last night