Hardly a day góe by without my calling to Peter
=> I call to Peter every day.
We did not understand that custom until Peter explained it to us.
=> It was not until Peter explained it to us that we understanded.
1.These shoes still need repairing.\
These shoes haven't ........
2. How long is it since you last saw Mary?
When.....
3, I was silly to say that.
I wish......
4. I have never had a cake as good as this.
This is the best cake........
5. This ís the last time I will speak to you
I will not............
6. Both Mary and Peter prefer coffe to tea.
Neither Mary nor Peter.....
7. This is the first time I have ever been in London .
I have never,........
8, I have never visited this museum before,
This is first time............
9. He turned off the computer first, and then he left.
After he .................
10. Jane does not often see Mary.
Jane seldom........
11. Susan last visited her parents at the end of last May.
Susan has not.........
12. The last time i had a denatl appointment was sĩ months ago.
It has been ..........
13. They moved to London in 2009
They have.....
14. You drove so fast.
I wish.......
15. This pasta is a new experience for me .
It ís the first time......
16. This is his first visit to the US.
He is
17. How long has it been since you left your village?
When .........
18. My son has beenw working as an accountant for two years.
My son began............
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..........
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as given, so that it contains an expression with have
1 I really enjoyed my holiday last year.
= I.............................................
2, david crashed his car while he was driving to Spain.
=David..................................
3, When we left, Maria wished us a safe journey.
= ^ goodbye ^, said Maria, and .................
4 Most of the people on the beach were wearing very little.
= Most of the people on the beach .....................
5.We could not decide about our holiday but then Sue thought of something.
= We could not decide about our holiday until Sue.................................
6 There was a party at Martin house last night.
= Martin......................
7.Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was very busy.
= Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was .......................
8. LAn did not how to water-ski, but she gave it a try.
= LAn did not how to water-ski but she......................
9. LAura suspected that the hotel food was going to be bad.
= LAura
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one
3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it
B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.
D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.
4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.
A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.
B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.
C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.
D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.
6. It was so late that nothing could be done.
A. It was too late for nothing to be done.
B. It was too late for anything to be done.
C. It was such late that nothing could be done.
D. It was so late that nothing to be done.
7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.
A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
8 .The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.
C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.
D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.
9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
C. The book was so good for me to put it down.
D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.
10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.
A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.
Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting a verb + out combination.
1. There were three of us in the original partnership, but Charles......so there are only two of us now. 2. You are not paid to criticize. All you need do is to ..... my orders. 3. When war...... prices usually go up. 4. There's an advertisement in today's paper that might interest Robert. I'll ... it ... and send it to him. 5. The fog is so thick that I don't know where we are. I'll have to try and...... by asking someone. 6. In a bus: "Have my seat. I'm ......at the next stop." 7. The arrangement of marriages by parents is a custom that has ......nearly everywhere. 8. The article is too long. Could you ...... the last two paragraphs? 9. I can't ......who it is. He is too far away. 10. He volunteered to march in the demonstration but when the day came he......and said that he was not well enough to go. 11. Don't ...... (get rid of /discard) that old chair. We could repair it. 12. Which picture do you think is the best?~ It is hard to......the best. They are all so good. 13. Why do you think they have such a high fence round this nuclear power station?
HELP ME
1. we are worried becuase we have to live very far from our parents
=> we wish
2 . that old keyboard is not worth repairing
=> it is pointless to
3 . they said we couldn't look at the house
=> they didn't allow
4 . i prefer to go by myself
=> i would
5. i went away , so he had to solve the problem
=> i left
6. i was never shown how to operate that machine
=> at not time
7. i can hardly understand a word of this
=>i am ( difficulty)
Is it possible to change the underlined verbs to ‘used to?’ If it is possible, change them. If it is not possible, put X
e.g. We met at a party ______X_______
In my last job we wore a uniform. In my last job we used to wear a uniform.
1 In my twenties I had long hair. ____________________________________________
2 I played tennis last Sunday. ____________________________________________
3 When you were a child, did you wear glasses? _______________________________
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4 You didn’t tell us about your new job. ______________________________________
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5 John went to school in Wisconsin. ______________________________________
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6 Sheila didn’t like her English teacher at school. _______________________________
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7 Did you see Peter yesterday? ____________________________________________
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8 People went to the barber to pull out their teeth. _______________________________
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Is it possible to change the underlined verbs to ‘used to?’ If it is possible, change them. If it is not possible, put X
e.g. We met at a party ______X_______
In my last job we wore a uniform. In my last job we used to wear a uniform.
1 In my twenties I had long hair. ____________________________________________
2 I played tennis last Sunday. ____________________________________________
3 When you were a child, did you wear glasses? _______________________________
________________________________________________________________
4 You didn’t tell us about your new job. ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________
5 John went to school in Wisconsin. ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________
6 Sheila didn’t like her English teacher at school. _______________________________
________________________________________________________________
7 Did you see Peter yesterday? ____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
8 People went to the barber to pull out their teeth. _______________________________
________________________________________________________________
Is it possible to change the underlined verbs to ‘used to?’ If it is possible, change them. If it is not possible, put X
e.g. We met at a party ______X_______
In my last job we wore a uniform. In my last job we used to wear a uniform.
1 In my twenties I had long hair. ____________________________________________
2 I played tennis last Sunday. ____________________________________________
3 When you were a child, did you wear glasses? _______________________________
________________________________________________________________
4 You didn’t tell us about your new job. ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________
5 John went to school in Wisconsin. ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________
6 Sheila didn’t like her English teacher at school. _______________________________
________________________________________________________________
7 Did you see Peter yesterday? ____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
8 People went to the barber to pull out their teeth. _______________________________
________________________________________________________________
Is it possible to change the underlined verbs to ‘used to?’ If it is possible, change them. If it is not possible, put X
e.g. We met at a party ______X_______
In my last job we wore a uniform. In my last job we used to wear a uniform.
1 In my twenties I had long hair. ____________________________________________
2 I played tennis last Sunday. ____________________________________________
3 When you were a child, did you wear glasses? _______________________________
________________________________________________________________
4 You didn’t tell us about your new job. ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________
5 John went to school in Wisconsin. ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________
6 Sheila didn’t like her English teacher at school. _______________________________
________________________________________________________________
7 Did you see Peter yesterday? ____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
8 People went to the barber to pull out their teeth. _______________________________
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