I didn't realize we had been at school together until he mentioned his surname
=> It was only when he mentioned his surname did I realize we had been at school together.
Turn the following into inverted sentences
1.The matter could be explained in no other way (in no way)
2.We had hardly started when it began to rain (hardly)
3.I have seldom haerd such beautiful singing (seldom)
4.I shall never forget your findness (never)
5.I saw only then the danger we were in (only after)
6.We had no sooner left the house than it exploded (no sooner)
7.He didn't realize that he had lost they key till he got home (not until)
8.They not only rebbed you, they smashed everything (not only)
9.Hafl a dozen apples fell down (down)
10.If an emergency should arise, dial 999 (should)
11.If Rex were a little more hardworking, he would not have failed (little)
12.If Mr Chan had been kinder to his employees, his business would not have collapsed (had)
13.She had never been so disappointed before (never)
14.I have neve known such a generous person (never)
15.Public borrowing has seldom been so high (seldom)
16.They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony (seldom)
17.They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success (little)
They didn't realize how talented he was until he started work--> It was only ...
Conditinal sentences: mixed types
1. When he left school he became a fisher man. His family didn't like it at all. They (BE) mych happier if he (BECOME) a greengrocer like his father.
2. They still say that if he (GO) into the greengrocery buisness when he left school he (BE) comfortably off now instead of being poor.
3. But he says that if he (HAVE) his life again he (MAKE) the same choice.
4. So many parcels and no baskets! If I (KNOW) that he we were going to buy so much I (BRING) a basket.
5. No one bathes here. The water is heavily polluted. If you (BATHE) in it you (BE) ill for a fortnight.
6. I can hear the speaker all right but I wish I could see him too. If he (STAND) on a barrel we all (SEE) him and that (BE) much better.
7. Look at poor Tom trying to start his car by hand again! If I (BE) Tom I (GET) a new battery.
8. I expect you'll see Jack at the lecture tonight. If you (DO) you please (REMIND) him about tomorrow's meeting?
9. The headmaster decided that Peter was the culprit and expelled him from the school. A more intelligent man (REALIZE) that Peter couldn't have been guilty. (If the headmaster had been more inteligent he...)
10. But I blame the real culprit even more. If he (ADMIT) his guilt Peter (NOT BE) expelled.
Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it meams the same as the sentence printed above it:
1. He only thought about having a holiday abroad after he retired.
=> Only...............
2. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.
=> Only...............
3. It wasn't until last week that the Agriculture Minister admitted defeat.
=> Only ......................
4. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.
=> Only....................
5. They didn't get round to business until they had finished eating.
=> Only...................
6. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
=> Only...................
7. I didn't realize who he has until later.
=> Only..................
8. The door could not be opened without using force.
=> Only.................
9. I won't agree until Tom's apologized.
=> Only.................
10. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day
=> Only...............
Rewrite the sentene
1.I'm very sick now
Never...
2.I had only gone out when the phone rang
Hardly...
3.Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong
No sooner...
4.The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border
Not until...
5.You can use it as long as you like. I won't wear out
No matter...
6.John didn't celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writting
Not until...
7.The was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed
Such...
8.As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked on the door
No sooner...
9.It's not common for there to be so much rain in March
Seldom...
10.You won't be allowed in until your identity has been checked
Only...
11.Just after the play started, there was a power failure
Hardly...
12.The Primw Minister has hardly ever made a speech as incept as this
Rarely...
13.We had only just arrived home when the police called
Scarely...
14.The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be record
Never before...
15.We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home
Only...
16.The truth only came out on the publication of the general's personal diaries
Only when...
17. He has the first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker
Not only...
18.They hard granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner
No sooner...
Rewrite the sentence
1. A country can't be prosperous if it's not quite independent.
Only when...
2.You can drive a car only after you obtain a driving licence
Only after...
3.They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left
Only after a twelve hours wait...
4.He never suspected that money had been stolen
At no time...
5.He recognize that he had been deceived only after
Only later...
6.I've never seen such a house
Never...
7.Our neighbour hasn't once invited us into his home
Not once...
8.You should phone the police whatever may happen
Under no circumstances...
9.I rarely buy any other papers
Rarely...
10.He never buys a paper without reading the whole thing
Never does...
11.We seldom have enough time to read.
Seldom...
12.The outcome of the election was never in doubt
At no time...
13.The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately
So...
14.You seldom find reunited twins who do not get on well together
Seldom...
15.There many reasons were for the choice
There...
16.A horse stood beside the roadside
Beside...
17.You can make progress in English only by practising it everyday
Only by...
18.I never have heard such an extraordinary story before
Never before...
Rewritting
1.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.
So ...
2.He got down to writting her letter as soon as her returned from his walk.
No sooner ...
3.She had hardly begun to speak before people stared interruping her.
Harly ...
4.I only realized what i had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when ...
5.You won't find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John.
Nowhere ...
6.The outcome of the election was never in dout.
At no time ...
7.He forgot about the gun until he got home.
Not until ...
We ( talk ) when the teacher came in
I ( wait ) until he writes his next novel
Mr Smith ( teach ) at this school since he ( graduate ) in 1980
When I was a child , I always ( walk ) to school with my firends
Look at those black clouds . It ( rain )
Some animals ( not eat ) during winter
Parents want their children ( learn ) hard
Mary ! What ( you/do ) ? Your guests have come
It ( take ) me an hour to go to Hoi An Ancient town
