III. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same
1. He must do an English test now.
He wishes _________________________________________________________
2. Her father no longer smokes cigarettes.
Her father used _____________________________________________________
3. Tom has to finish his report given by his teacher last week.
Tom’s report _______________________________________________________
4. When did you begin to play soccer?
How long _______________________________________________________?
5. Her father often smoked cigarettes as a young man.
Her father used ____________________________________________________
6. I hate having to do homework every night.
I wish ____________________________________________________________
7. You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 pm.
This machine ______________________________________________________
8. We started learning English four years ago.
We have __________________________________________________________
9. We can print lines of poetry on our ao dai.
Our ________________________________________________________________
10. He often fed the pigs when he was young.
He used ____________________________________________________________
11. What a pity I don’t live near my work.
I wish ______________________________________________________________
12. It is two months since Ms Lee wrote to me.
Ms Lee hasn’t ________________________________________________________
13. As a boy, my father often rode a bike to the countryside.
My father used ___________________________________________________
14. They are going to introduce a new style of jeans next week.
A new style of jeans _______________________________________________
15. My younger brother plays games all day long.
I wish __________________________________________________________
16. How long have you written that story?
When _________________________________________________________?
17. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
My father hasn’t _______________________________________________________
18. All the students of the ninth form will take the English test next week.
The English test _______________________________________________________
19. My neighbor always makes a lot of noise at night.
I wish __________________________________________________________
20. Nobody has seen Tom for a week.
The last time Tom __________________________________________________
21. Helen started to study French in 1995.
Helen has _________________________________________________________
22. We should brush our teeth carefully after meals.
Our ______________________________________________________________
23. Linda is no longer late in class.
She ______________________________________________________________
24. I haven't seen her for three years.
I last ______________________________________________________________
25. Those readers were deeply impressed by his novel.
His novel made _____________________________________________________
26. The government has spent a lot of money on education recently.
A lot of money _____________________________________________________
27. They must do a written test tomorrow morning.
They wish _________________________________________________________
28. We last saw my cousin David two years ago.
We have __________________________________________________________
29. The children are excited about visiting their village next weekend.
The children are looking ………………………………………………………………………………..
30. What a pity I don’t get a good job.
I wish _________________________________________________________________
31. They don’t make a lot of mistakes in spelling any more.
They used ______________________________________________________________
32. The dentist took out one of my teeth three days ago.
One of my ______________________________________________________________
33. When did you begin to study English?
How long ______________________________________________________________?
1. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us.
Liz asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Do you like learning a foreign language?
Are you …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “Can you speak any foreign languages?” Henry said to me.
Henry ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Study harder, or you will fail in the examination.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. What a pity I don’t have a laptop.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I was late for school because the alarm clock didn’t go off.
The alarm clock …………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. “What music do you like best?” she asked me.
She asked ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. “All of you have to hand in your papers now”, the teacher said to the students.
The teacher told …………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Don’t be late again. Otherwise, you’ll lose your job.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. The doctor advised him to stay in bed for a few days.
He …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Thailand.
Laurence last ………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. The children are excited about visiting their village next weekend.
The children are looking ………………………………………………………………………………..
14. “I must do my homework now “, said the girl.
The girl said ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. The weather was not fine enough for them to go on a picnic.
The weather was so………………………………………………………………………………………
16. Working hard will make us successful.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
17. “What do you want for your birthday, Tom?” Mrs. Green asked.
Mrs. Green asked ………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. The students must concentrate or they won’t understand the lesson.
If the students ………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. “Can I borrow your dictionary for a minute?” Peter asked Mary.
Peter asked Mary …………………………………………………………………………………………….
20. We had to cancel our picnic because of the heavy rain.
It rained ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
21. "Why are you looking at me like that?" said the girl to the boy.
→ The girl asked the boy …………………………………………………………………………………………
22. I spend a lot of time on table tennis because I like that game.
I like …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not ………………………………………………………………………………………………
24. "Are you coming to the party tonight, Joanna?" He said.
He asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
25. Don’t be careless or you’ll break the vase.
If ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
26. He couldn’t come to class because he was seriously sick.
He was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
27. Mrs. Linda said, “I must stay at home today to help you decorate your room, my son”
Mrs. Linda told …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
28. Peter asked “What aspect of learning English does your sister find most difficult, Betty?”
Peter asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
1. He must do an English test now.
He wishes __he did not have to do an English test now_____
2. Her father no longer smokes cigarettes.
Her father used _______to smoke cigarettes______________________________________________
3. Tom has to finish his report given by his teacher last week.
Tom’s report ___given by his teacher last week has to be finished ____________________________________________________
4. When did you begin to play soccer?
How long ____have you played soccer___________________________________________________?
5. Her father often smoked cigarettes as a young man.
Her father used ____to smoke cigarettes when he was a young man________________________________________________
6. I hate having to do homework every night.
I wish _____I did not have to do homework every night_______________________________________________________
7. You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 pm.
This machine _______must not be used after 5.30 pm_______________________________________________
8. We started learning English four years ago.
We have ________learned English for 4 years__________________________________________________
9. We can print lines of poetry on our ao dai.
Our _Ao dai can be printed lines of poetry_______________________________________________________________
10. He often fed the pigs when he was young.
He used _________to feed the pigs when he was young___________________________________________________
11. What a pity I don’t live near my work.
I wish ________I lived near my work______________________________________________________
12. It is two months since Ms Lee wrote to me.
Ms Lee hasn’t ___written to me for two months_____________________________________________________
13. As a boy, my father often rode a bike to the countryside.
My father used ____to ride a bike to the countryside when he was a boy_______________________________________________
14. They are going to introduce a new style of jeans next week.
A new style of jeans __is going to be introduced next week_____________________________________________
15. My younger brother plays games all day long.
I wish _______my younger brother did not play games all day long___________________________________________________
16. How long have you written that story?
When _____did you write that story____________________________________________________?
17. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
My father hasn’t ______smoked for 2 years_________________________________________________
18. All the students of the ninth form will take the English test next week.
The English test ____next week will be taken by all the students of the ninth form___________________________________________________
19. My neighbor always makes a lot of noise at night.
I wish ____my neighbor did not make a lot of noise at night______________________________________________________
20. Nobody has seen Tom for a week.
The last time Tom ____was seen is a week ago______________________________________________
21. Helen started to study French in 1995.
Helen has _____studied French since 1995____________________________________________________
22. We should brush our teeth carefully after meals.
Our _____teeth should be brushed carefully after meals_________________________________________________________
23. Linda is no longer late in class.
She _______used to be late in class_______________________________________________________
24. I haven't seen her for three years.
I last ______saw her three years ago________________________________________________________
25. Those readers were deeply impressed by his novel.
His novel made ___a deep impression on those readers__________________________________________________
26. The government has spent a lot of money on education recently.
A lot of money __________has been spent on education by the government recently___________________________________________
27. They must do a written test tomorrow morning.
They wish ______they did not have to do a written test tomorrow morning___________________________________________________
28. We last saw my cousin David two years ago.
We have _______not seen my cousin David for two years___________________________________________________
29. The children are excited about visiting their village next weekend.
The children are looking ………forward to visiting their village next weekend………………………………………………………………………..
30. What a pity I don’t get a good job.
I wish _______I got a good job__________________________________________________________
31. They don’t make a lot of mistakes in spelling any more.
They used ____to make a lot of mistakes in spelling__________________________________________________________
32. The dentist took out one of my teeth three days ago.
One of my __teeth was taken out three days ago____________________________________________________________
33. When did you begin to study English?
How long _________have you studied English_____________________________________________________?
1. Practice speaking English every day or you can’t improve your English.
If ………………you don't practice speaking English every day, you can't improve your English……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us.
Liz asked …………me where I would spend my vacation the next year………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Do you like learning a foreign language?
Are you ……fond of learning a foreign language?……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “Can you speak any foreign languages?” Henry said to me.
Henry …………asked me if I could speak any foreign languages……………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Study harder, or you will fail in the examination.
If ………………you don't study harder, you will fail in the examination……………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. What a pity I don’t have a laptop.
I wish …………I had a laptop……………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I was late for school because the alarm clock didn’t go off.
The alarm clock ………didn't go off so I was late for school…………………………………………………………………………………..
8. “What music do you like best?” she asked me.
She asked ……………me whe music I liked the best…………………………………………………………………………………….
9. “All of you have to hand in your papers now”, the teacher said to the students.
The teacher told ……the students to hand in their papers then……………………………………………………………………………………
10. Don’t be late again. Otherwise, you’ll lose your job.
If …………you are late again, you'll lose your job…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. The doctor advised him to stay in bed for a few days.
He ……was advised to stay in bed for a few days by the doctor……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Thailand.
Laurence last ………saw his sister when she left for Thailand………………………………………………………………………………………
13. The children are excited about visiting their village next weekend.
The children are looking …forward to visiting their village next weekend……………………………………………………………………………..
14. “I must do my homework now “, said the girl.
The girl said ……that she had to do her homework then………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. The weather was not fine enough for them to go on a picnic.
The weather was so……bad that they were unable to go on a picnic…………………………………………………………………………………
16. Working hard will make us successful.
If ……we work hard, we will be successful………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
17. “What do you want for your birthday, Tom?” Mrs. Green asked.
Mrs. Green asked ……………Tom what he wanted for his birthday…………………………………………………………………………….
18. The students must concentrate or they won’t understand the lesson.
If the students …………don't concentrate, they won’t understand the lesson……………………………………………………………………………………
19. “Can I borrow your dictionary for a minute?” Peter asked Mary.
Peter asked Mary …………if he could borrow her dictionary for a minute………………………………………………………………………………….
20. We had to cancel our picnic because of the heavy rain.
It rained ………………heavily so we had to cancel our picnic………………………………………………………………………………………….
21. "Why are you looking at me like that?" said the girl to the boy.
→ The girl asked the boy ………why he was looking at her like that…………………………………………………………………………………
22. I spend a lot of time on table tennis because I like that game.
I like …table tennis so I spend a lot of time on it……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not ……warm enough for the children to swim in…………………………………………………………………………………………
24. "Are you coming to the party tonight, Joanna?" He said.
He asked ……Joanna if she was coming to the party that night……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
25. Don’t be careless or you’ll break the vase.
If ………you are careless, you'll break the vase………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
26. He couldn’t come to class because he was seriously sick.
He was …………unable to come to class because he was seriously sick……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
27. Mrs. Linda said, “I must stay at home today to help you decorate your room, my son”
Mrs. Linda told …………her son that she had to stay at home that day to help him decorate his room………………………………………………………………………………………….
28. Peter asked “What aspect of learning English does your sister find most difficult, Betty?”
Peter asked ………………Bette what aspect of learning English her sister found most difficult…………………………………………………………………………………………….
