Vocabulary

The train is five minutes late in leaving: Chuyến tàu rời bến muộn 5 phút.

Các cấu trúc ngữ pháp phổ biến với late:

be late for something: muộn cho cái gì (be late for the meeting / school / class)

be late to do sth: muộn để làm gì (It's too late to do it all again.)

be late in leaving: rời đi muộn; thêm five minutes - khoảng thời gian vào sau be và trước tính từ để cho thấy số thời gian bị muộn em nhé!

1 This film has been seen by me before

2 The newspaper has been read by Tom already

3 These movies haven't been seen by her yet (có yet nên k dùng khẳng định được nên mình chuyển sang phủ định nhe)

4 The contract has been signed

5 Their tickets have been bought by these men

6 This teddy bear has been bought by Mary in that shop

7 Her dress has been found by Vicky

8 His bag has been lost by him

9 The report has been finished

10 His exercise has been done by Peter for 3 days

1. People know that he is armed

-> He ........is known to be armed..................................................................................................

2. It is believed that the man was killed by terrorists.

-> The man .....is believed to have been killed by terrorists. ...........................................................................................

3. People think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.

-> The company .........is thought to be planning a new advertising campaign. ................................................................................

4. It is said that there is a secret tunnel between them.

-> There ....is said to be a secret tunnel between them..................................................................................................

5. They estimated that there were half a million refugees in the camps.

-> There ..was estimated to have been half a million refugees in the camps. ...................................................................................................

1. He is known to be armed.

2. The man was believed to have been killed by terrorists.

3.  The company is thought to plan a new advertising campaign.

4. There is said to be a secret tunnel between those two houses.

5. There have been estimated that there were half a million refugees in the camps.

6. It was reported that the President had suffered a heart attack.

-> The President .........was reported to have suffered a heart attack. ...............................................................................

7. It is alleged that the man was driving at 110 miles per hour.

-> The man ..........is alleged to have been driving at 110 miles per hour. ......................................................................................

8. People know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May.

-> The expedition .......is known to have reached the South Pole in May. ...............................................................................

9. They showed that there was a fault in the equipment.

-> There .....was shown to have been a fault in the equipment. ................................................................................................

10. People consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

-> She ........is considered to have been the best singer that Australia has ever produced. ....................................................................................................

11. It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow.

-> The weather.........is expected to be good tomorrow. ...............................................................

12. A lot of people believe that the P.M and his wife have separated.

-> The P.M and his wife......are believed to have separated.  ...................................................................... 

13. It is reported that the building had been badly damaged by the fire.

-> The building........us reported to have been badly damaged by the fire...................................................................

14. People have acknowledged that under-funding contributed to the problem.

-> Under-funding.........has been acknowledged to have contributed to the problem..........................................................

15. People believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police.

-> He.....is believed to have special knowledge which may be useful to the police. ............................................................................................................

16. Journalists suppose that the footballer is earning ten million pounds a year.

-> The footballer......is supposed to be  earning ten million pounds a year. ..................................................................................

17. It is reported that the damage is extensive.

-> The damage ...is reported to be extensive..................................................

18. People rumour that two people were seriously injured in the car accident.

-> Two people .......are rumoured to have been seriously injured in the car accident. .............................................................................................

19. They say that you are the best singer in town.

-> It ............is said that you are the best singer in town..........................................................................................

1. They presented Maria Stevenson with the award last night.

_______Maria Stevenson was presented with the award last night. _______________________________________________________

2. People were watching the game outside the stadium on the huge screen.

____The game was being watched outside the stadium on the huge screen. _______________________________________________________

3. The south coast continues to attract holiday makers.

_Holiday makers continue to be attracted by the south coast  ___________________________________________________

4. Somebody has described Keith Jones as the world’s greatest guitarist.

___Keith Jones has been described  as the world’s greatest guitarist. _________________________________________________________

5. We’ll continue to use this computer.

_______This computer will continue to be used_____________________________________________________