Rewrite the following sentences 1.Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago. 🡪Tom has…………………………………………………………….. 2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago. 🡪I have…………………………………………………………………….. 3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago. 🡪She………………………………………………………………………….. 4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago. 🡪My father……………………………………………... 5.My sister began to study English a year ago. 🡪My sister………………………………………….. 6.Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980. 🡪Scientists have…………………………………………………... 7.The Browns have lived in London for 20 years. 🡪The Browns began……………………………………………………………. 8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999. 🡪John started……………………………………………………….. 9. Women have fought for their rights since the middle of the 20th century. 🡪Women began………………………………………………………….. 10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks. 🡪Jack and Jill started…………………………………………………………... 1.Tom has not had his hair cut for over 3 months. 🡪It’s………………………………………………………………. 2.M father hasn’t been to Hanoi for 2 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………. 3.I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………….. 4. I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………... 5.Mary hasn’t rung for hours. 🡪It is………………………………………………………………. 6.We haven’t seen him for 4 years. 🡪It is……………………………………………………………………………. 7.It’s over a year since I last went to see them. 🡪I haven’t………………………………………………………….. 8.It’s more than ten years since I last played football. 🡪I haven’t……………………………………………………………….

I.                Sentence transformation

1.     She said to me: “I’m leaving for Hanoi tomorrow.”

She told ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

2.     I’m sorry I can’t come to that party.

I wish ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

3.     He said to me: “What school are you going to?”

He asked ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

4.     “Do you often help your mom with housework?”, he asked Helen.

He asked ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

5.     There aren’t any trees in my garden.

I wish ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

6.     We started our English course 2 weeks ago.

Our English coure……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

7.     She started to write this novel 2 days ago.

She has ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

8.     I have to finish this essay soon.

This essay ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……

9.     They have just built a new bridge here.

A new bridge ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

10.  You should send this letter before Sunday.

This letter ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…….

11. She started to learn English 4 years ago.

She has ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

12. How long have you worked here?

When did ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

13. He no longer stays up late.

He used ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

14.  The water isn’t clean.

We wish ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

15.  I often get up early.

I am used ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

16.  “My mother is going to buy me a new bike”, said the boy.

The boy said ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

17. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.

Our exercises ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

18.  You must send this parcel by airmail.

This parcel ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

19.  “Read the questions carefully”, the teacher told the students.

The teacher ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

I.                Sentence transformation

1.     She said to me: “I’m leaving for Hanoi tomorrow.”

She told ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

2.     I’m sorry I can’t come to that party.

I wish ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

3.     He said to me: “What school are you going to?”

He asked ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

4.     “Do you often help your mom with housework?”, he asked Helen.

He asked ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

5.     There aren’t any trees in my garden.

I wish ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

6.     We started our English course 2 weeks ago.

Our English coure……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

7.     She started to write this novel 2 days ago.

She has ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

8.     I have to finish this essay soon.

This essay ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……

9.     They have just built a new bridge here.

A new bridge ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

10.  You should send this letter before Sunday.

This letter ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…….

11. She started to learn English 4 years ago.

She has ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

12. How long have you worked here?

When did ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

13. He no longer stays up late.

He used ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

14.  The water isn’t clean.

We wish ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

15.  I often get up early.

I am used ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

16.  “My mother is going to buy me a new bike”, said the boy.

The boy said ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

17. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.

Our exercises ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..

18.  You must send this parcel by airmail.

This parcel ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

19.  “Read the questions carefully”, the teacher told the students.

The teacher ……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..……..…

III. Rewrite the sentences.

1.    I started living here two years ago.

I have ……………………………………………………

  2.   People speak English as the first language in Australia.

         English  …………………………………………………..

3.  Mary got the job, but she didn’t have the qualification.

 Although …………………………………………………..

4.  The weather was not good. The boys played football.

Although ………………………………………………….…………………………..
5. Ms Huong has written a lot of articles for the Viet Nam News.

A lot of………………………………………………………….

6. She enjoys going swimming.

She is …………………………………………………

7. Does he spend most of his free time playing video games?

Does it take……………………………………………………..

8. Does it take you 3 hours to do this task?

Do you spend………………………………………………….?

9. Books were usually written by hand.

Books used to………………………………………………………………………………

10. Practice speaking English everyday or you can’t improve your English.

If…………………………………………………………………………………..

Rewrite following sentences with the works given:

1. He learnt English when he was 18

He has.....................................................

2. They have worked in that factoryfor five years.

They began..............................................

3. We have learnt English for four years.

We started..............................................

4. My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has..............................................

5. They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started................................................

6. Lan hasn' t written to Maryam for a month

Lan didn't....................................................

VI. Rewrite so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We started
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t
Ha has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t
How long have you learnt French?
How long ago
When did you start to listen to classical music?
How long
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t
How long have you bought this car?
When did

Rewrite the sentences:

1. I started learning English three years ago.

->I have ................................

2. I have never met him for three years.

-> I last............................

3. We have studied French for 4 years.

-> We started.....................

4. I haven't seen her for a long time.

-> I didn't.....................

5. They have worked in that factory since 1996.

-> They started.......................

6. How long have you learnt English?

-> How long ago.....................?

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