XIII. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.

1. How long did she spend doing her homework every day?

 How long did it ………take her to do her homework every day……………………………………………………?

2. What is the distance between Hue and Da Nang?

 How far……is it from Hue to Da Nang…………………….………………….……………..…….?

3. Although she eats lots of food, she is still very slim.

 In spite of ……eating lots of food, she is still very slim.……………………………………………………………..

4. Road users should obey traffic rules strictly. Traffic rules should……be obeyed by road users strictly …………………………….

6. This is our school. → This school is ………ours……………………..…………………………

7. They will use solar energy to protect the environment.

 Solar energy ……will be used to protect the environment.……………………………………………………………..

8. They will show flying cars to the public when they finish it. 

 Flying cars …will be shown to the public when they finish it. …………………………………………………………………..

9. They will install solar panels on the roof of our house next week.

 Solar panels …will be installed on the roof of our house next week.……………………………………………………………

10. We will be using biogas for cooking and heating at this time next month.

 Biogas ……will be being used for cooking and heating at this time next month. …………………………………………………………………………...

11. People won’t burn fossil fuels for energy in the future.

 Fossil fuels ……won't be burnt for energy in the future.……………………………………………………………

12. New York has more billionaires than Tokyo. (FEWER)

 ………Tokyo has fewer billionaires than new york……………………………………………………………………………….

13. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week, didn’t they? (VISIT)

 ……………Did a group of foreigners visit the slums last week………………………………………………………………………….

14. The countryside doesn’t suffer as much pollution as the city. (LESS)

 ………The countryside suffers less pollution than the city.……………………………………………………………………………….

15. Jakarta doesn’t have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai. (MORE)

 ………Shanghai has more skyscrapers than Jakarta ……………………………………………………………………………….

16. Let’s go to the school cafeteria. (ABOUT)

…………What about going to the school cafeteria …………………………………………………………………………….

1 how long did it take you to go to ha noi by taxi yesterday

>>> How long did you ...............spend going to HN by taxi yesterday?.............

2 it will taker her two hours to finish this work 

>>> she will spend ...........two hours finishing this work.....................................

3 how long have they learnt english ?

>>> when ............did they begin learning E?........................................

4 he often played marbles when he was a  child 

>>>he used ....to play marbles when he was a child...................................

5 we haven't visited him for three months 

>>> the last ...................time we visited him was three months ago.............................

1 how long did it take you to go to ha noi by taxi yesterday

>>> How long did you go to Ha Noi by taxi yesterday?

2 it will taker her two hours to finish this work 

>>> she will spend two hours finishing this work.

3 how long have they learnt english ?

>>> when did they learn English?

4 he often played marbles when he was a  child 

>>>he used to play marbles whe he was a child.

5 we haven't visited him for three months 

>>> the last we visited him was three months ago.

1.How long did you go to Ha Noi by taxi yesterday?

2.she will spend two hours to finishing this work

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3.when did they learn english?

4.he used to play marbles

5.the last time we visited  him was three months

I. rewrite these sentences

1, my hover scooter is over there ( mine )

-> The hover scooter over there is mine.

2, is her jet pack red ? ( hers )

-> Is the jet pack red hers.

3, How long did she spend doing her homework every day?

--> How long did it ....take her to do her homework everyday.....

4, her school bag is over there ( hers )

-> The school bag over there is hers.

5, be quiet or your baby will wake up

--> If you are ....not quiet, the baby will wake up.......

6, How long did you spend surfing the internet?

--> How long did it ....take you to surf the Internet......

I. rewrite these sentences

1, my hover scooter is over there ( mine )

=> The hover scooter over there is mine.

2, is her jet pack red ? ( hers )

=> Is the red jet pack hers?

3, How long did she spend doing her homework every day?

=> How long did it take her to do her homework every day?

4, her school bag is over there ( hers )

=> The school bag over there is hers.

5, be quiet or your baby will wake up

=> If you are not quiet, the baby will wake up.

6, How long did you spend surfing the internet?

=> How long did it take you to surf the Internet?

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1. How long have you done your homework?

2, How long is it since you began to play for the school soccer team?

I. Rewrite these following sentences:

1.My father drank coffe in the morning but now he longer does it.

→ My father....used to drink coffee in the morning....

2.My teacher is a good teacher of English .

→ My teacher ....teaches English well....

3.My brother often watched TV in his free time last year , but he no longer does it

→ My brother used ....to watch TV in his free time last year....

4.How long did she spend doing her homework every day ?

→ How long did it ...take her to do her homework every day....?

5.I find English interesting

→ I am ...fond of English....

6.Road users should obey traffic rules strictly

→ Traffic rules should ....be obeyed by road users....

7. Our roof will be fixed tomorrow

→ They ....will fix our roof tomorrow....

20. This is the first time she has seen this film.

 She has not ..........seen this film before.......................................................................................................

21. When did they begin doing their homework?

 How long .......have they done their homework.............................................................................................................

22. They haven’t published this book for many years.

 They ....last published book many years ago.......................................................................................................................

23. My cousin began to play the violin one year ago.

 My cousin has...........played the violin for one year..................................................................................................

24. The boys have played football since 2 o’clock.

 The boys started .........playing football at 2 o’clock. ................................................................................................

25. It has been 10 years since we started to live here.

 We have...............lived here for 10 years.......................................................................................................

26. It has rained since I got up this morning.

 It began..........raining when I got up this morning. .............................................................................................................

27. How long have they lived in this new house?

 When ......did they start living in this new house? ....................................................................................................................

28. She hasn’t ridden a bike since the first day of March.

 She last .....rode a bike on the first day of March. ..................................................................................................................

29. John began investigating the case a week ago.

 John has..........investigated the case for a week............................................................................................................

30. We have learnt Chinese since we were young.

 We started........learning Chinese when we were young. ...........................................................................................................

does Nam spend watering the garden evvery day?

How long does it take your classmates to clean the classroom?

How long does it take Nam to water the garden every day How long does it take Jam to water the garden every day 

1. She spends 30 minutes riding her bike to school every day.

-> It takes....her 30 minutes to ride her bike to school every day....................

2. How long have you worked as a teacher of English?

-> When did you start...working as a teacher of English?.......................

3. Hugo has to rescue Lina every day.

-> Hugo is accustumed to.......rescuing Lina every day..........

1. She spends 30 minutes riding her bike to school every day.

⇒ It takes....her 30 minutes to ride her bike to school every day....................

2. How long have you worked as a teacher of English?

⇒ When did you start...working as a teacher of English?.......................

3. Hugo has to rescue Lina every day.

⇒ Hugo is accustumed to.......rescuing Lina every day..........

5. When did you move to this town ?
-> How long ..have you moved to this town ? ...
-> How long...ago did you start moving to this town ?​...
-> How long...did it take to move to this town ?..
6. When did she clean up he room ?
-> How long ..have she cleaned up he room ?...
-> How long...ago did she start cleaning up he room ?...
-> How long...did it take to clean up he room ?..
7. They haven't seen her for a long time
-> They last ..saw her a long time ago..
-> It is .a long time since they saw her...
8. The last time my sister visited me was six days ago.
-> My sister hasn't .....visited me for six days........