IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT UNIT 13 Rewrite the following sentences using “It was not until…that…” 1. Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915. 2. My son didn’t start talking until he was 5. 3. Lan didn’t go abroad until she was 35. 4. We didn’t go to bed until midnight. 5. The boy didn’t stop singing until their teacher came. 6. She didn’t write to him until she receive a letter from him. 7. The letter didn’t arrive until yesterday. 8. We didn’t have a holiday until last summer. 9. We didn’t finish it until the end of last summer. 10. The child didn’t go to sleep until her mother came home. 11. The boy didn’t tell the truth until his father threatened to punish him. 12. The patient’s heart condition didn’t improve until she received that new treatment. 13. He didn’t stop working until he felt too tired. 14. The police didn’t make any accusations until they had some proof. 15. The little girl didn’t open the gifts until the last visitor left. 16. He didn’t get married until he was forty. 17. He hadn’t been a famous singer before he went to HCM city. 18. She didn’t begin to learn English until 1980. 19. We didn’t study English until we began primary school. 20. I didn’t learn English until 2002. 21. He didn’t know how to swim until he was 30 22. They didn’t begin to learn English until 1980. 23. The boy didn’t do his homework until his father came home. 24. I didn’t finish the report until midnight. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… Page 1 IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT 25. The manager didn’t return from his holiday untill Monday. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 26. She didn’t answer his phone call until he had phoned her the third time. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 27. They didn’t buy the house until the bank had lent them the money. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 28. Denise didn’t know the truth until we had told her. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 29. The work on the new bridge wasn’t completed until the end of 2004. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 30. Julia didn’t notice me untill I had shouted to her. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 31. Olivia didn’t leave the office until everybody had gone home. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 32. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 33.She wasn't allowed to open her presents until her birthday. → It was not untill…………………………………………………………………… 34.We didn't have any holiday until last summer. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 35. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 36. I couldn't finish my project until Mark helped me. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 37. I didn't sleep until midnight. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 38. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 39. I couldn't comment further until I had all the information. → It was not until………………………………………………………………… . III. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. It was not until she was twenty – nine that Paula decided to get married. → Paula ………………………………………………………………… 2. It was not until the sun had risen that I woke up. → I ………………………………………………………………… 3. It was not until I had showed it to him that Simon realized his mistake. → Simon ………………………………………………………………… 4. It was not until the spring came that the ice on the lake thawed. → The ice ………………………………………………………………… 5. It was not until the building was almost burned down that the firemen arrived. → The firemen ………………………………………………………………… 6. It was not until it had stopped raining that we left the party. → We ………………………………………………………………… 7. It was not until all the shops had closed that Isabel decided to go shopping. → Isabel ………………………………………………………………… 8. It was not until the robbers had gone that the police came to the scene. → The police ………………………………………………………………… 9. I didn’t finished the report untill midnight. → It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. The manager didn’t return from his holiday untill Monday. → It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. She didn’t answer his phone call untill he had phoned her the third time. → It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. They didn’t buy the house untill the bank had lent them the money. → It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 2 . IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT UNIT 13 Rewrite the following sentences using It was not until that…” 1. Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915. 2. My son didn’t start talking until he was. report until midnight. → It was not until ………………………………………………………………… Page 1 IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT 25. The manager didn’t return from his holiday untill Monday. → It was not until …………………………………………………………………. didn’t know the truth until we had told her. → It was not until ………………………………………………………………… 29. The work on the new bridge wasn’t completed until the end of 2004. → It was not until …………………………………………………………………