1. Vietnam was beaten by Thailand as they didn’t play well.
=> If Vietnam had played well, they wouldn’t have been beaten by Thailand.
2.We couldn’t go to school last week because of the flood.
=> If there hadn’t been a flood, we could have gone to school last week.
3. He tried to escape but the police stopped him.
=> The police prevented him from escaping.
4. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
=> Is this the best hotel you could find?
5. John began playing the piano ten years ago.
=>John has been playing the piano for ten years.
6. She needs to study harder.
=> She doesn’t study hard enough.
7. I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.
=> The car only cost me a few hundred pounds.
8. He started investigating the case a week ago.
=> He has been investigating the case for a week.
9. I’m quite sure that she didn’t steal the necklace.
=> She can’t have stolen the necklace.
10. The flat’s very noisy but we enjoy living there.
=>Even though the flat’s very noisy, we enjoy living there.