Question

1. My brother studies now harder than he used to. My brother 2. Please don’t ask me that question. I’d rather 3. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City. I haven’t 4. John only understood very little what the teacher said. John could hardly 5. Tom will be twenty next week. It’s Tom’s

Answer 1

1. My brother studies now harder than he used to. My brother used to study more lazily than he does now. 2. Please don’t ask me that question. I’d rather you didn’t ask me that question. 3. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City. I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City. 4. John only understood very little what the teacher said. John could hardly understand what the teacher said. 5. Tom will be twenty next week. It's Tom's twentieth birthday next week.

Answer 2

1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.

=> My brother didn't use to study as/ so hard as he does now/ used to study more lazily than he does now.

2. Please don’t ask me that question.

=> I’d rather you didn’t ask me that question

3. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.

=> I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City

4. John only understood very little what the teacher said.

=> John could hardly understand what the teacher said.

5. Tom will be twenty next week.

=> It’s Tom’s twentieth birthday next week.