1 KEY WORD SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION TRANSFORMATIONS ON TENSES 1. She hasn’t decided what career to follow yet. STILL She _______________________________ what career to follow. 2. They haven’t talked to each other for two years. SINCE It’s ______________________________ to each other. 3. She has never heard such a ridiculous lie. MOST It’s the ________________________________ever heard. 4. How long is it since he quit school? AGO How long __________________________________ school? 5. She started writing novels four years ago. BEEN She _____________________________________ four years. 6. They have never been to a Chinese restaurant before. FIRST It’s the _____________________________ to a Chinese restaurant. 7. She hasn’t been out for months. TIME The last ______________________________ months ago. 8. How long is it since you found that job? AGO How _________________________________ that job? 9. She took up stamp collecting ten years ago. BEEN She _________________________________ ten years. 10. The guests didn’t start dancing until the newly weds had arrived. BEFORE The guests waited until the newly weds___________________ dancing. 11. The teacher meant to give us a quiz but she forgot it. GOING The teacher _____________________ a quiz but she forgot it. 12. My mother always read bedtime stories to me when I was little. READ My mother ____________________________ to me when I was young. 13. My brother always told lies when he was little. WOULD My brother______________________________ when he was little. 14. She didn’t wake up early, but now she does. USED She ________________________________________ early. 15. I don’t think I’ll ever find it easy to accept insults. USED I don’t think I’ll ever _______________________________ insults. 2 16. She rarely wears jeans. USED She ____________________________________________ jeans. Exercise 5: Transformations with phrasal verbs and words with prepositions. 1. He hasn’t been to school for four days. ABSENT He _______________________________ school for four days. 2. She keeps interrupting every conversation I have. BREAKING She _____________________________ every conversation I have. 3. Most boys are good at math. BRILLIANT Most boys ____________________________ math. 4. Mini skirts are fashionable this year. ARE Mini skirts _______________________________ this year. 5. I know that blonde little girl. ACQUAINTED I ____________________________________ that blonde little girl. 6. I don’t want to tell the bad news to his mother. BREAK I don’t want to _____________________________ his mother. 3 TRANSFORMATIONS ON TENSES: 1. still haven’t decided 2. two years since they talked 3. most ridiculous lie she has 4. ago did she quit 5. has been writing novels for 6. first time they have been 7. time she went out was 8. ago did you find 9. has been collecting stamps for 10. had arrived before they started 11. was going to give us 12. would read bedtime stories 13. would always tell lies 14. got used to waking up 15. get used to accepting 16. is not used to wearing 4 TRANSFORMATIONS ON PHRASAL VERBS AND WORDS WITH PREPOSITIONS: 1. has been absent from 2. keeps breaking into 3. are brilliant at 4. are out 5. am acquainted with 6. break the bad news to . 1 KEY WORD SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION TRANSFORMATIONS ON TENSES 1. She hasn’t decided what career to follow yet. STILL. USED She ____________________________________________ jeans. Exercise 5: Transformations with phrasal verbs and words with prepositions. 1. He hasn’t been to school for four days. ABSENT. to waking up 15. get used to accepting 16. is not used to wearing 4 TRANSFORMATIONS ON PHRASAL VERBS AND WORDS WITH PREPOSITIONS: 1. has been absent from 2. keeps breaking into 3.