Rewrite the sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals. Do not change the words in any way.

1. You’ve missed the beginning of the film.                             HAS

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2. I can’t seem to stop sneezing lately.                                      BEEN

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3. Paul is diferent from what he used to be.                     HAS

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4. This has been my home for thirty years.                      HAVE

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5. Eating Chinese food is new to me.                              BEFORE

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6. Is there any new?                                                        HAPPENED

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7. I bought my car in 2010 and I’m still driving it.                   BEEN

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8. I don’t know where my keys are.                                HAVE

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9. Sue doesn’t have her dictionary with her, it’s at home.         HAS

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10. Tony hasn’t been to Paris before.                              FIRST

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Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.

 I haven’t ………………………………………………

2. This is my second visit to Hungary.

 This is the second time ……………………………….

3. I paid this bill earlier, actually.

 Actually I’ve …………………………………………..

4. We haven’t been swimming for ages.

 It’s ages ……………………..

5. Mary started learning French five years ago.

 Mary has …………………..

6. I am on the tenth page of the letter I am writing.

 So far ………………………………………….

7. After I arrived here, I started to feel better.

 Since arriving here, ………………………………..

8. It’s over twenty years since we got married.

 We have ……………………………………………

9. Tha last time I saw Dick was in 2013.

 I haven’t …………………………………………..

10.  There is a definite improvement in your work.

 Lately your work ………………………………….

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. I intended to call you yesterday, but I forgot.                        GOING

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2. We used to spend Sunday afternoons working in the garden.         WOULD

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3. Paul had the iritating habit of making trouble.                      ALWAYS

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4. Diana wasn’t always as rude as that .                                    BE

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5. I felt happy about the improvement in Jean’s condition.       BETTER

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6. I wasn’t very keen on sport in those days.                                      USE

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7. I might possibly go to the theater tonight.                             WAS

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8. I had to go past your house so I decided to drop in.              PASSING

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9. Susan booked out before we got to her hotel.                       BY THE TIME

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10. What did you do at the moment of the explosion?              WHEN

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Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. What time is the train for Nottingham?                                 LEAVE

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2. What do you intend to do now?                                           GOING

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3. You’ll find me waiting outside the station.                                     BE

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4. Who will be your assistant on this project?                           WORKING

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5. Scientists are on the point of making a vital breakthrough.    ABOUT

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6. Maria is pregnant again.                                                       HAVE

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7. I’ll be home late         .                                                                  UNTIL

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8. No one knows who is going to win the match.                     WHAT

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9. David is bound to be here on time.                                                WON’T

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10. Mary and Alan’s wedding is next weekend.                       MARRIED

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Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. I don't suppose you have heard the news.

 You won’t …..

2. The Prime Minister expects a victory for his party.

 The Prime Minister believes that ………………………..

3. A new manager will take Mr Brown’s place in the new year.

 Mr Brown is …………

4. I’ve been in this company for three years, come to the end of the month.

 By the end of the month I ………………………………………………………

5. Why don’t you come to see us during lunch.

 Why don’t you come to see us when we ……………………………………….

6. What exactly do you intend to do?

 What exactly are you …………………………………………………………...

7. The arrival of the train has been delayed, I’m afraid.

 The train will …………………………………………………….

8. Let’s leave at the end of the next lecture.

 As soon as ……………………………………………………….

9. There will be a team members’ meeting tomorrow.

 The team members …………………………………..

10. This book will take me two years to write.

 In two years’s time …………………………………………

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. Charles and his father are exactly alike in appearance.           LOOKS

 Charles ……………………………………………………

2. The cost of excursions is part of the price of the holiday.      INCLUDES

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3. I find working here really enjoyable.                                     ENJOYING

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4. I study hard, so I spend a lot of time in the library.               MEANS

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5. Sunrise is at 4.30 tomorrow morning.                                  THE SUN

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6. What’s on your mind at the moment?                                  THINKING

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7. Neil has the habit of getting in people’s way.                        ALWAYS

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8. How long is that wall?                                                                   DOES

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Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

1. Nigel keeps interrupting me.    

à Nigel is ……………………………….

2.  What’s your opinion of Ted’s new book?

à What do …………………………………..?

3.What is meaning of this word?

=>What does

4.The number of people who own cars is increasing.

=>More and more people ……………………………………………………..

5. What about going to that new film at the Rex tonight?

à How do …………………………………………………………………….

6.What is the weight of that piece of meat?

=>How much ………………………………………………………………….

7. Never mind about the price, just buy it!

à The price …………………………………………………………..……….

8. There’s a smell of onions in this room.

à This room ………………………………………………………………….

9.What is inside the box?

=>What does ………………………………………………………………….

10. Paul has flu.

à Paul is……………………………………………………………..