They haven’t talked to each other for two years.. She started writing novels four years ago.. She took up stamp collecting ten years ago.. The guests didn’t start dancing until the newly
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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
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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
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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
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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