PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM
1. We (live) in this house since 1970 that is to say ever since my father (die). He (come) to this country twelve years ago. He (be) born in South America and (live) there until he (get) married.
2. You (see) Mrs. Chi lately? - yes. I (see) her at the school gate three day ago.
3. As soon as I have enough money. I'll buy a new car.
4. I (not use) the car this evening, so you can have it.
5. I (walk) along the street when I suddenly (feel) something hit me in the back. I (not know) what it was.
6. My brother is an architect. He loves (design) new buildings.
7. They decided (not go) to the cinema.
8. There is no point in (arrive) half an hour early.
9. I found a tree (lie) across the road. I wasted hours (look) for this book.
10. Pardon me for (be) late. It is very kind of you (wait) for me.
11. I still remember for (hear) her (sing) this song.
12. I distinctly remember (pay) him. I gave him 2 dollars.
13. If only he (know) then that the disease was curable.
14. The teller was made (lie) down on the floor.
15. You risk (lose) your money when you put it into that business.
16. It is difficult to get used to (eat) with chopsticks I prefer (drive) to (be driven).
17. I'll never forget (meet) her years ago.
18. She was made (pay) back the money.
19. He described the accident as if he (see) it himself.
20. Has he learnt the poem, he (tell) her about it.
21. Can you see that I'm busy (write)?
22. Hardly I (arrive) when a quarrel broke out.
23. How you (get) on at school?
24. Hardly he (take) up the book when the phone ring.
25. Coming into the room he (see) Mary where he (leave) her.
26. It's time we (leave) for the airport.
27. Is there anything here worth (buy)?
28. Provided you leave now, you (catch) the train.
29. As long as you (use) my car carefully, you can lend you some days.
30. The committee recommends that the annual subscription (be) increased to $3.
31. God save the Queen.
32. My sister (talk) to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. They (not contact) each other for a long time.
33. Jeans (make) about 2 hundred years ago, and now they (sell) in every corner of the world.
34. I wish I (have) a good English-Vietnamese dictionary.
35. If there (be) too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people (cope) with respiratory problems.
36. I suggest (burn) coal to heat the house.
37. I think we should (speak) English in the class.
38. These students (learn) English since they (be) five.
39. Who (invent) telephone?
40. Lan (write) to her pen pal for three years, and they (meet) each other last week.
1. We (live)have lived in this house since 1970 that is to say ever since my father (die)died. He (come)came to this country twelve years ago. He (be)was born in South America and (live)lived there until he (get)got married.
2. HaveYou (see)seen Mrs. Chi lately? - yes. I (see)saw her at the school gate three day ago.
3. As soon as I have enough money. I'll buy a new car.
4. I (not use)don't use the car this evening, so you can have it.
5. I (walk)was walking along the street when I suddenly (feel)felt something hit me in the back. I (not know)don't know what it was.
6. My brother is an architect. He loves (design)designing new buildings.
7. They decided (not go)not to go to the cinema.
8. There is no point in (arrive)arriving half an hour early.
9. I found a tree (lie)lying across the road. I wasted hours (look)looking for this book.
10. Pardon me for (be)being late. It is very kind of you (wait)to wait for me.
11. I still remember for (hear)hearing her (sing)to sing this song.
12. I distinctly remember (pay)to pay him. I gave him 2 dollars.
13. If only he (know)knew then that the disease was curable.
14. The teller was made (lie)to lie down on the floor.
15. You risk (lose)losing your money when you put it into that business.
16. It is difficult to get used to (eat)eating with chopsticks I prefer (drive)driving to (be driven)being driven.
17. I'll never forget (meet)to meet her years ago.
18. She was made (pay)to pay back the money.
19. He described the accident as if he (see)saw it himself.
20. Has he learnt the poem, he (tell)would have told her about it.
21. Can you see that I'm busy (write)writing?
22. Hardly I (arrive)had arrived when a quarrel broke out.
23. How doyou (get)get on at school?
24. Hardly he (take)took up the book when the phone ring.
25. Coming into the room he (see)sees Mary where he (leave)left her.
26. It's time we (leave)left for the airport.
27. Is there anything here worth (buy)buying?
28. Provided you leave now, you (catch)will catch the train.
29. As long as you (use)use my car carefully, you can lend you some days.
30. The committee recommends that the annual subscription (be)was increased to $3.
31. God save the Queen.
32. My sister (talk)is talking to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. They (not contact)haven't contacted each other for a long time.
33. Jeans (make)were made about 2 hundred years ago, and now they (sell)are sold in every corner of the world.
34. I wish I (have)will have a good English-Vietnamese dictionary.
35. If there (be)is too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people (cope)will cope with respiratory problems.
36. I suggest (burn)burning coal to heat the house.
37. I think we should (speak)speak English in the class.
38. These students (learn)have learnt English since they (be)were five.
39. Who (invent)invented telephone?
40. Lan (write)has written to her pen pal for three years, and they (meet)met each other last week.
Change these sentences into Passive voice.
1. It is expected that some solutions will be made.
2. People think that climbing is a dangerous sport.
3. It is rumoured that the towers were built very long ago.
4. People say that the cat likes catching big mice.
5. It is said that the soldiers surrendered to the enemy.
6. People know that the man put up with his wife too much.
Some solutions is expected to be made
Climbing is thought to be a dangerous sport
The towers is rumoured to have been built very long ago
The cat is said to like catching big mice
The soldiers is said to have surrendered to the enemy.
The man is known to put up with his wife too much
Some solutions is expected to be made Climbing is thought to be a dangerous sport
The towers is rumoured to have been built very long ago
The cat is said to like catching big mice
The soldiers is said to have surrendered to the enemy.
The man is known to put up with his wife too much
Ex 1. Rewrite these sentences into passive form.
1. I will buy this house.
2. Sam will clean his room.
3. We will shut the door.
4. Nina will call you as soon as she arrives.
5. Sam will bring it back this morning.
6. They will close the window.
8. Nana will help you.
1. I will buy this house.=>this house will be bought by me
2. Sam will clean his room.=>Sam will be cleaned by Sam
3. We will shut the door.=>The door will be shut by us
4. Nina will call you as soon as she arrives.=you will be called by Nina as soon as she arrives
5. Sam will bring it back this morning.=>it will be brought back this morning by Sam
6. They will close the window.=>window will be closed by them
8. Nana will help you.=>you will be helped by Nana
1. I will buy this house. => This house will be bought by me.
2. Sam will clean his room. => Sam's room will be cleaned by him
3. We will shut the door. => The door will be shut.
4. Nina will call you as soon as she arrives. => You will be called by Nina as soon as she arrives.
5. Sam will bring it back this morning. => It will be brought back by Sam this morning.
6. They will close the window. => The window will be close by them.
8. Nana will help you. => You will be helped by Nana.
Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences keeping the same mwaning.
1. She has a house which is not as modern as my house.
My house is...............................................
2. The movie was boring . I had been thought it was interesting.
The movie was ...........................................
3. He cannot play tennis as well as Jack.
Jack can ........................................
4. I did not spend as much money as you .
You spent .......................................
5. I didn't think this book is expensive as it is.
This book is .....................................
Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences keeping the same mwaning.
1. She has a house which is not as modern as my house.
My house is more modern than her house
2. The movie was boring . I had been thought it was interesting.
The movie was not as interesting as I had been thought
3. He cannot play tennis as well as Jack.
Jack can play tennis better than he
4. I did not spend as much money as you .
You spent more money than I
5. I didn't think this book is expensive as it is.
This book is not as cheap as I thought
1. She has a house which is not as modern as my house.
My house is more modern than her house.
2. The movie was boring. I had been thought it was interesting.
The movie was more boring than I had been thought
3. He cannot play tennis as well as Jack.
Jack can play tennis better than him.
4. I did not spend as much money as you .
You spent more money than me
5. I didn't think this book is expensive as it is.
This book is more expensive than I thought.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1.These new machines have put an end to queuing.
->Before these..............................................
2. There was no precedent for the king's resignation.
-> Never.................................................................
3.The fisherman's life was one of great poverty.
->Throughout...........................................................
4.I didn't realise he was your brother until I saw the photograh.
-> It was only..................................................................
5. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
-> It is..........................................................
6. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
-> The English owe......................................................................
7.One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of race.
-> One runner was so............................................
8. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new luch-bar.
-> There is no.....................................................
9. The protest has been so vociferous that the commitlee has had to reconsider.
-> there has been................................................................................
10 It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.
-> If it hadn't.........................................................
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1.These new machines have put an end to queuing.
-> Before these....................machines were invented, people had had to queue..........................
2. There was no precedent for the king's resignation.
-> Never..........................before had any King resigned........................................
3.The fisherman's life was one of great poverty.
->Throughout.........................his life, the fisherman was very poor...................................
4.I didn't realise he was your brother until I saw the photograh.
-> It was only.........................when I saw the photograph did I realize he was your brother.........................................
5. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
-> It is.......................20 years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh...................................
6. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
-> The English owe...........................potatoes and tobacco to Walter Raleigh...........................................
7.One runner was too exhausted to complete the last lap of race.
-> One runner was so....................exhausted that he couldn't complete the last lap of the race.......................
8. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new luch-bar.
-> There is no........................limit on how much you can eat at the new lunch bar for $5..............................
9. The protest has been so vociferous that the commitlee has had to reconsider.
-> there has been.............................such a vociferous protest that the committee has had to reconsider...................................................
10 It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.
-> If it hadn't.......................been for the goalkeeper, we would have lost the match..................................
Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones. 1. The distance from my house to school is about 500 meters.(It) 2. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goesby bus. (Used to) 3. My mother is a careful driver. (Drives)
1- It is about 500 meters from my house to school.
2- My father used to go to work by car, but now he goes by bus.
3-My mother drives carefully.
2. Put one of these phrases in each gap in the passage.
friendly as different from the same as(2) as quiet as as narrow as
My hometown has changed a lot - it's defintely not (1) ............................... it was before. It's not (2) ............................ it was 5 year ago. It' much more noisy, but I prefer it now. There are more shops and restaurants. The restaurants are (3) ......................... the ones we had before. Now we can eat many different kinds of food - Italian,French,and even Mexican!
There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not (4) ................... they were before. They are wider now to make space for the extra traffic.
One things hasn't changed though. The people here are as warm and (5) ............................. before. That's one thing that's (6) ....................... it was before.
My hometown has changed a lot - it's defintely not (1) the same as it was before. It's not (2) as quite as it was 5 year ago. It' much more noisy, but I prefer it now. There are more shops and restaurants. The restaurants are (3) different from the ones we had before. Now we can eat many different kinds of food - Italian,French,and even Mexican!
There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not (4) as narrow as they were before. They are wider now to make space for the extra traffic.
One things hasn't changed though. The people here are as warm and (5) friendly as before. That's one thing that's (6) the same as it was before.
My hometown has changed a lot - it's defintely not (1) the same as it was before. It's not (2) as quiet as it was 5 year ago. It' much more noisy, but I prefer it now. There are more shops and restaurants. The restaurants are (3) different from the ones we had before. Now we can eat many different kinds of food - Italian,French,and even Mexican!
There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not (4) as narrow as they were before. They are wider now to make space for the extra traffic.
One things hasn't changed though. The people here are as warm and (5) friendly as before. That's one thing that's (6) the same as it was before.
My hometown has changed a lot - it's defintely not (1) the same as it was before. It's not (2) as quite as it was 5 year ago. It' much more noisy, but I prefer it now. There are more shops and restaurants. The restaurants are (3) different from the ones we had before. Now we can eat many different kinds of food - Italian,French,and even Mexican!
There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not (4) as narrow as they were before. They are wider now to make space for the extra traffic.
One things hasn't changed though. The people here are as warm and (5) friendly as before. That's one thing that's (6) the same as it was before.
Complete the sentences by using as………as, not as………..as, different……..from.
1. Your house is ………………………..my house. (far)
2. The black car is …………………..the red one. (cheap)
3. That dog is ……………………………………it looks. (not dangerous )
4. Vietnam coffee is ……………………………Brazil coffee. (delicious)
5. Many people think that history …………………………..math. (not important )
6. Opera is ……………………………pop music. (different)
7. French food is ………………………..Vietnam food. (different)
1. as far as
2. as cheap as
3. not as dangerous as
4. as delicious as
5. not as important as
6. different from
7. different from
1. as far as
2. as cheap as
3. not as dangerous as
4. as delicious as
5. isn't as important as
6. different from
7. different from
Complete the sentences by using as………as, not as………..as, different……..from.
1. Your house is … as far as……………………..my house. (far)
2. The black car is ……as cheap as……………..the red one. (cheap)
3. That dog is ……not as dangerous as………………………………it looks. (not dangerous )
4. Vietnam coffee is ……as delicious as………………………Brazil coffee. (delicious)
5. Many people think that history ……not as important as……………………..math. (not important )
6. Opera is ………different from……………………pop music. (different)
7. French food is ……different from…………………..Vietnam food. (different)
1. she has a house which is not as modern as my house
=>My house is
2.the movie was boring.I had been thought it was interesting
=>the movie was
3.i did not spend as much money as you
=>you spent
4.i didn't think this book expensive as it is
=>this book is
1. My house is more modern than hers.
2. The movie was not as interesting as I had thought.
3. You spent more money than I did.
4. This book is more expensive than I thought.
1. My house is more modern than hers.
2. The movie was more boring than I had thought.
3. You spent more money than I did.
4. This book is more expensive than I thought.
`1`. My house is more modern than hers.
`2`. The movie wasn't as intersting as I had been thought
`3`. You spent more money than I do.
`4`. This book is more expensive than I think.
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`-` So sánh hơn : Với tính từ
`-` S1 `+` be `+` more `+` adj/adj-er `+` than `+` S2
`-` So sánh ngang bằng (Với tính từ ) :
`-` S1 `+` be(not) `+` as `+` adj `+` as `+` S2
