Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means
the same as the sentence printed above it.
1. This is the first time he went abroad.
=> He hasn't…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I haven't……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………
5. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven't…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
6. When did you have it ?
=> How long ……………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………?
7. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .
=> I haven't……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………
8. I haven't seen him for 8 days.
=> The last…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………
9. I haven't taken a bath since Monday.
=> It is…………………………………………………………………………………………....…………………………………………………
10. Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997
=>Samuel has……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. We started learning English fìve years ago.
=>We have …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
12. I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.
=>I have……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. She has taught the children in this remote village for five months
=>She started …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
14. He has written to me since April.
=>The last time…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. She hasn’t had a swim for five years
=>She last ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
16. They last talked to each other two months ag
=>They haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
17. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999
=>She hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………...…………………………………………………………..
18. She hasn’t written to me for years
=>It’s years……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years
=>It’s ten years ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
20. We have not jogged since August.
=>The……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................
1. Sarah bought a new laptop, but first she saved enough money.
Ø After ______Sarah had saved enough money, she bought a new laptop _____________________________________________
1. He left the room as soon as I explained all the facts.
Ø After ______I had explained all the facts, he left the room_____________________________________________
2. First we saved money , then I bought a car
Ø ®After we had saved money,I bought a car ____________________________________________________
1. David had gone home before we arrived.
– After ………………David had gone home , we arrived. ………………………………………………………………………
We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.
– Before ……we took a look around the shops, we had had lunch…………………………………………………………………………………
The light had gone out before we got out of the office.
–When………we got out of the office, the light had gone out………………………………………………………………………………
After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work.
– By the time ………we started our work, she had explained everything clearly ………………………………………………………………………………
My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home.
– Before ………my mother came home, my father had watered all the plants in the garden………………………………………………………………………………