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1.His joke made us (laugh) ........laugh................a lot
2 .I don't want (take) .......to take...................... care of as if I was a child
3. They advised him (not cross)......not to cross............ the street against the red lights
4. I'll have my brother (repair).........repair................ my bicycle.
5.We (look).........were looking............for a cafeteria when we met Sue.
6.My father (already/be)......has already been.......to Ha Noi many times
7. She wishes she (can).......could............... take part in the game.
8 Do you have any difficulties in (solve)......solving....... this problem?
1. It is said that Federer is the best tennis player now.
-> Federer is said to be the best tennis player then.
2. We had a very good time at the seaside
-> We enjoyed a very good time at the seaside.
3. He was nice to help me with the Math problem
-> It was nice of him to help me with the Math problem.
4. Music intersets her greatly
-> She takes an interest in music.
5. She has never been to a dance before
-> This is the first time she has been to a dance
6. After mang(?)years of hard work, he retired
-> After he had mang years of hard work,he retired
7. Someone repaired the television set for Bill
-> Bill had someone repaired television set.
1. to be the best tennis player then
2. a very good time at the seaside
3. nice of him to help me whith___
4. an interset in music
5. first time she has been to a dance
6. mang years of hard work, he retired
7. someone repaired television set
Sửa lỗi sai
2.The plane was delayed for more than one hour because=>because of the bad weather
4.The gorilla is much in=>as danger of extinction as the giant tortoise is
5.The city has been destroyed completely after terrorists had bombed=>had been bombed it
8.The exercises were such=>so difficult that we couldn't do them
9.I wish you can=>could help me with that difficult problem
13.Uncle John said that he would go to Nha Trang tomorrow=>the next day
14.A stranger asked me how far was it=>ít was from my house to the school
15.The mother asked her son what did he want=>he wanted for his birthday
1. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week
=> If I hadn't lost my passport last week, i wouldn't have a lot of trouble now. (CĐK kết hợp loại 2 và 3, có xuất hiện trạng từ chỉ thời gian).
2. She had hardly begun to speak before people strarted interrupting her
=> Hardly had she began to speak when people started interrupting her.
3. “ You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to Jonh
=>The team leader criticised John for not waiting for them.
4. I only made the tirrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking
=> If I had been thinking, i wouldn't have made the terrible mistake.
5. When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall
=> The police caught him when he was climbing over the garden wall.
6. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
-> Getting into work in the morning was a bit difficult.
7. It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter
=> He might not have got my letter.
8. We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left carly in the morning
=> We were about to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning.
9. It’s sad, but unemmployment is unlikely to go down this year
=> Sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
10. We regret to imform you that your application has not been successful
=> Much to our regret, your application has not been successful.
EXERCISES
Exercise 1 – Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense form.
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) ...am studying...
2. My father usually (have) ..has.... tea for breakfast.
3. What ....was.. you (do) ..doing.... at this time yesterday ?
4. I (watch) ..watched.... that film with my sister last week.
5. We (study) ..have studied.... almost every lesson in this book so far.
6. He (win) ..won.... the gold medal in 2009.
7. We (not see) ...haven't seen.. your father for ages.
8. He (type) ...had typed... ten letters by lunchtime yesterday.
9. All of you (take) .are going to take..... the graduation examination in two months’ time.
10. By the end of this year, I (work) ..have been working.... here for 18 years.
11. He (see) ....saw.. her while he (walk) ...walked... down the street.
12. I thought they (wait) ...... for us for half an hour.
13. After he (do) ..had done.... his homework, he went to the cinema.
14. We (not see) ..haven't seen.... her since she (leave) ..left.... school.
15. When I (be) .was..... a boy, I often (go) ...went... fishing with my teacher.
16. When I (leave) .left..... my office last night, it (still..
Exercise 2 – Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. I have never read this kind of book before.
- It is the first time ...I have read this kind of book...
2. I have never read such an interesting novel.
- This is the most .interesting novel I have ever read.....
3. She began to work as a secretary in 2005.
- She has ..worked as a secretary since 2005....
4. He hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan.
⇒ He last saw his sister when she left for Japan.
He is so careful a driver that he has never had any accidents.
. They said ( that ) they had got home late the previous night / the night before.
Everything ( that ) we suggested was rejected.
He is visiting Ho Chi Minh City for the first time.
The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
Even though he is intelligent , he doesn’t study well at school.
Unless you look after those shoes ,they won’t last for long.
I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work.
. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
. Not knowing the way, she asked a policeman.
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed before it.
1. He drives so carefully that he has never had any accidents.
→ He is so careful a driver that he has never had any accidents.
2. “ We got home late last night” they said.
→ They said they had got home late the previous night.
3. We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected.
→ Everything we suggested was rejected.
4. This is his first visit to Ho Chi Minh City.
→ He is visiting Ho Chi Minh City for the first time.
5. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
→The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle
East.
6. Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study well at school.
→ Even ....................................................................
7. If you don’t take care of those shoes ,they won’t last for long.
→ Unless you look after those shoes ,they won’t last for long.
8. I would prefer you not to phone me at work.
→ I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work.
9. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.
→ The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
10. She didn’t know the way, so she asked a policeman.
→ Not knowing the way, she asked a policeman.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.
-> It hasn't snowed here for six years.
2. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
-> No sooner had someone rung the alarm than the burglars left the building.
3. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
-> The man is believed to have escapsed in a stolen car.
4. He knows nearly everything there is to know about whales.
-> There's hardly anything he doesn't know about whales.
5. I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later.
-> Only when they told me about it later did i realise what I had missed.
6. As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.
-> The more popular TV programmes become, the worse they seem to get.
7. Since we had nothing else to do, we decide to go for a walk.
-> Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk
8. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
-> The sooner we can solve the problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
9. There weren't nearly as many people there as I had expected.
-> There were far fewer people there than I had expected.
10. "I think the whole idea's ridiculous." he said.
-> He dismissed the whole idea was ridiculous.
mk nghĩ câu 2 thế này mới đúng chứ 'No sooner had the burglars left the building than someone rang the alarm.' bởi hành động 'burglars left the building' xảy ra trước mak
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. It's such a pity your sister can't come as well.
-> If only.....................MY SISTER COULD COME AS WELL................................
2. Many people were severely critical of the proposals for the new motorway.
-> There was.............................severe criticism of proposals for the new motorway........................................................
3. The only way to eliminate world terrorism is by united opposition.
-> Only by..................united opposition, can people eliminate word terrorism...................................................................
4. Thanks to his aunt's legacy of 10000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.
-> Had his.................. not received the legacy of 10000 from his aunt, he could not have BEEN ABLE TO BUY THE HOUSE HE WANTED ..........................................................................
5. The students regretted that they had missed the lecture.
-> The student regretted not..attending the lecture....................................................
6. We couldn't have managed without my father's money.
-> If it.................hadn't been for my father'smoney , we couldn't have managed ...................................
7. I only recognised him when he came into the light.
-> Not until.......... he came into the light did i recognize him...........................................................
8. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
-> Only after...........a new pay offer did the workers call off the strike ....................................................................
9. Our hotel booking hasn't been confirmed
We haven't received............our hotel bookingconfirmed....................................................
10 Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test/
-> As long as.......you keep calm, toy will pass your driving test...................................................
Ex1: Fill in: so, such or such a (n)
1. I had such awful headache that I spent the day in bed
2. It's such a lovely day ! We should go for a picnic
3. You are so rude to all my friends that none of them want to see you
4. The book was so exciting that he couldn't put in down
5. She has such pretty eyes that everyone admires them
6. It was such a big party that I couldn't speak to half the people there
7. You talk so fast that I can't understand you
8. He eats such lot of food, I'm not surprised he's fat
9. You shouldn't spend so much. You'll end up without any money one day.
Ex2: Circle the correct verb form in each of these sentences
1. The customer was aware of the price before she bought the dress
2. After we graduate, we need to compete for a good job
3. We must set goals and not stop until we achieve them
4. When children grow up, they face many problems
5. Some parents don't want their children to work before they reach adulthood
Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets
1. His joke made us ( laugh) ___laughing__ a lot.
2. I don't want (take) __to take__ care of as if I were a child.
3. They advised him (not cross) __not to cross___ the street against the red lights
4. We (look) __were looking_ for a cafeteria when we met Sue.
5. My dad (already/ be) __has already been__ to Hanoi many times
6. Do you have any difficulty in (solve) ___solving____ this problem?
Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. the news worried them, and they were unhappy
-> It was such worrying news that they were unhappy
2. We can always check this machine before we use it
-> I suggest we should always check this machine before we use it
3. he couldn't come to the meeting, which was a real pity
-> I wish he had come to the meeting
4. Someone repaired the television set for Bill
-> Bill had his television set repaired
5. After many years of hard work, he retired
-> After he had worked for many years, he retired
6. She has never been to dance before.
-> this is the first time she has been to dance .
7. Music interests her greatly
->She takes an interest in music
8. he was nice to help me with the Math problem
-> It was nice of him to help me with the Math problem
9. we had a very good time at the seaside
-> We enjoyed our time at the seasde very much
10. It is said that Federer is the best tennis player now.
- Federer is said to be the best tennis player now