EXERCISES I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. “ I think you should look for a better job” Jill said to Alison. -> Jill advised Alison to look for a better job. 2. “ Is your little son good at computer?” said the teacher to Mrs. Johnson. -> The teacher asked Mrs. Johnson if her little son was good at computer. 3. “ I hate to be criticized by non- professionals” the film star said. -> The film star objected to being criticized by non- professionals. 4. “ Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked -> He suggested that I should put my luggage under the seat. 5. “ Do come again next weekend” the host said to us. -> The host invited us to come again the next weekend. 6. “Is the train on time?" asked Susan. -> Susan wanted to know whether the train was on time. 7. “What’s your job?” Mary asked Tom. -> Mary wanted to know what Tom’s job was. 8. Peter said to Paul, “I didn’t use your mobile phone! Someone else did, not me”. -> Peter denied using / having used Paul’s mobile phone (and said that someone else had done) 9. “ You shouldn’t hand in your exam-paper until the bell rings” the teacher said to me. -> The teacher advised me to hand in my exam-paper until the bell rang. 10. “ Did anyone see the thief running out of this house? The policeman said. -> The policeman asked if/ whether anyone had seen the thief running out of that house. 11. “When is the first day of your holiday, Peter? John asked -> John asked Peter when the first day of his holiday was. 12. “ Have you done this sort of work before?” she asked me. -> She asked me if I had done that sort of work before. 13. “You can leave early” Mr. Benson said to Alison. -> Mr. Benson let Alison leave early. 14. He said, “I must be at the school at 7a.m. tomorrow” -> He said (that) he had to/ must be … the following day. 15. “Let’s check everything once more” said the man in chief. -> The man in chief suggested checking everything once more. 16. “Don’t leave here until I come back” she said to me. -> She told me not to leave there until I came back. 17. “Don’t throw your clothes on the floor, Mike” his mother said -> Mike’s mother told him not to throw his clothes on the floor. 18. “ Rest in bed and don’t go out until you feel better." the doctor said to Susan -> The doctor told Susan to rest in bed and not to go out until she felt better. 19. “ I’m sorry. I didn’t finish my work” Lan said to her boss. -> Lan apologized to her boss for not finishing her work. 20. “Would you mind opening the windows?” she said to me -> She asked me to open the windows. 21. “How many people will you meet tomorrow, Peter? Mary asked -> Mary wanted to know how many people Peter would meet the following day. 22. “When did you phone me?” she asked me -> She asked me when I had phoned her. 23. “When did you have lunch yesterday?” my father asked me -> My father wanted to know when I had had lunch the day before. 24. “ Why don’t you go to school this morning? The teacher asked me -> The teacher asked me why I didn’t go to school that morning. 25. “We will go on strike” the workers said. 1 -> The workers threatened to go on strike. 26. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say. -> It was such an unexpected remark that she/ didn’t know what to say. / (couldn’t say a word.) 28. Mr. Smith spent 4 hours repairing his house. -> It took Mr. Smith to repair his house. 29. It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week. -> Learning a foreign language in a week is impossible. 30. She didn’t say a word as she left the room. -> She left the room without saying a word. 31. The man was too tired to say a word. -> The man was so tired that he couldn’t say a word. 32. It’s 2 months since my sister started working in this company. -> My sister has worked in this company for 2 months. 33. It’s 2 hours since I started doing my homework. -> I have done my homework for 2 hours. 34. It’s 5 weeks since she last wrote to me. -> She has not written to me for 5 months. 35. It’s 3 days since I last met Hoa. -> The last time I met Hoa was 3 days ago. 36. The cupboard was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. -> The cupboard was too expensive for me to buy. 37. We started cooking for the party 4 hours ago. -> We have cooked for the party for 4 hours. 38. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago. -> It hasn’t rained for a fortnight. 39.He has been collecting stamps for five years. -> He started collecting five years ago. 40. Reading books is very interesting. -> It is very interesting to read books. 41. I don’t think he is tall enough to join the police force. -> I think he is too short to join the police force. 42. He spent two hours writing that letter. -> It took him two hours to write that letter. 43.We should invest more money in education. -> More money should be invested in education. 44. Lan couldn’t apply for that job because she didn’t speak English well. -> If Lan had spoken English well, she could have applied for that job. 45. Mrs. Ken has to do a lot of housework every day; and she hates it. -> Mrs. Ken is fed up with doing a lot of housework every day. 46. He won’t be successful if he doesn’t try his best. -> Unless he tries his best, he won’t be successful 47. It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears. -> The news was so bad that Helen burst into tears. 48. They haven’t drunk beer for three years. -> They give up drinking beer three years ago. 49. The job was so boring that she had to gave it up. -> It was such a boring job that she had to gave it up. 50. She spends two hours a week taking care of the garden. -> It takes her two hours a week to take care of the garden. 51. I last met him when I was a student. -> I haven’t met him since I was a student. 2 52. The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. -> It is such an dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there. 53. I’m afraid your son is too young to hear our conversation. -> I’m afraid your son isn’t old enough to hear our conversation. 46. Mary got wet because she didn't wear a raincoat. -> If Mary had worn a raincoat, she wouldn’t have got wet. 47. It was such a good film that we decided to go and see it again. -> The film was so good that we decided to go and see it again. 48. He couldn’t continue his research because he was very ill. -> He was too ill to continue his research 49. The village is not far from here, I was born there. -> The village where I was born is not far from here. 50. Yesterday I saw her brother. He had taken me to the airport. -> Yesterday I saw her brother, who had taken me to the airport. 57. She stayed in bed because of her laziness. -> Because she was lazy, she stayed in bed. 58. Our trip was postponed because of the bad weather. -> Because the weather was bad, our trip was postponed. 59. I didn’t meet the film star yesterday. -> I wish I had met the film star yesterday. 60. I didn’t invite him to my party last night. -> I wish I had invited him to my party last night. 61.He left school because his life was hard. Because of his hard life, he left school 62. We didn’t want to go out because of the heavy rain. -> Because it rained heavily, we didn’t want to go out. 63. We postponed our trip because the driving conditions were bad -> Because of the bad driving condition, we postponed our trip. 64. The play we saw yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it an hour. -> We saw such a difficult play that we couldn’t finish it an hour. 65. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. - >In spite of the bad traffic, I arrived on time. 66. Although he made great efforts, he failed to win the race. -> In spite of his great efforts, he failed to win the race. 67. Although she is old, she often works hard. -> In spite of her old age, she often works hard. 68. We couldn’t go out because of the rain. -> The rain prevented us from going out. 69. I prefer Vietnamese food to English food. -> I’d rather eat Vietnamese food than English food. 70. The man was too tired to say a word. -> The man was so tired that he couldn’t say a word. 71. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open. -> The door was too heavy for the child to push open. 72. Peter missed the train because he woke up too late. -> If Peter hadn’t woken up too late, he wouldn’t have missed the train. 73. She can’t get into the habit of studying every evening. -> She can’t get used to studying every evening. 74. I want you to pay me now. -> I’d rather you paid me now. 75. They have been living here for six years now. 3 -> They moved to this house six years ago. 76. David went home before I arrived. -> When I arrived, Davis had gone home. 77. It’s a long time since our last conversation. -> We haven’t had a conversation for a long time. 78. When you phoned me, it was my lunch time. -> When you phoned me, I was having lunch. 79. He didn’t write to his girlfriend any longer. -> No longer did he write to his girlfriend. 80. Women nowadays no longer depend on their husbands. -> No longer do women nowadays depend on their husbands. 81. He doesn’t write to me any longer. -> He no longer writes to me. -> No longer does he write to me. 82. Peter regretted asking Arthur to lend him $20. -> Peter wished he hadn’t asked Arthur to lend him $20. 83. I regret not paying much attention to the lecture. -> I wish I had paid much attention to the lecture. 84. Jane rode a bike to school. -> Jane used to ride a bike to school. II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets : 1.It is very (danger)…………… to drive on slippery roads.->dangerous 2.Most of them are very (tire) ……………because they stayed up very late last night.-> tired 3.Doctors say smoking cigarettes is (harm) ……………to our health.-> harmful 4.It was the (bad) ……………speech he has ever made.-> bad 5.An is very good at English. I think he can do these exercises (easy) ……………-> easily 6.This film isn’t as (interest) ……………as the one we saw on TV last night.-> interesting 7.Few people know the (important) …………… of saving the environment.-> importance 8.The traffic was so heavy that I had to move (slow) ……………-> slowly 9.The driver of the car was (bad) ……………injured in the accident.-> badly 10. Look! Your new dress makes you more (beauty) …………… .-> beautiful 11. Verbal or non-verbal forms of communication is a way to (attraction) …………… someone’s attention.-> attract 12. One or two mistakes are(accept) …………… but no more than that. -> acceptable 13. There are certain (formal) …………… to attend before we can give you a visa.-> formalities 14. All (apply) …………… must be received before September 15 th .-> applicants 15. We often go shopping here because the prices are(reason) …………… . -> reasonable 16. It is (cheap) …………… . to go by train than by car.-> cheaper 17. It is (easy) …………… . to do this task than that one. -> easier III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets : 1. By the time next week, she (work) in this company for 5 years. 2. Sam (already/ leave) when we got there. 3. This machine is used to (wash) clothes. 4. As soon as I (hear) from Tom, I’ll give you a call. 5. When we (get) there last night, the tickets(sell) out, so we (have to) go back home. 6. By the time you come back here , we (finish) the work. 7. She (wear) her new jacket when I saw her. 8. Mr. Brown (have) a shower when I knocked on his door. 9. Please stay in your seats until the bell (ring) 10. If he had obeyed his mother, he (not make) a terrible mistake like that. 11. I remember (take) to that place once. 4 12. I heard that Mr. Pike (buy) a big house before he got his promotion. 13. At this time tomorrow, we (attend) the meeting. 14. When I arrived at the airport, the plane (take off) 5 minutes before. 15. The film was very sad. It made her (cry). 16. I wish he (visit) me yesterday, but he didn’t. 17. I think your garden needs (weed) 18. The village school closed down two years ago and my parents (not find) another school for us yet. 19. When we arrived, they (have) dinner. 20. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours. 21. Hardly he (take) up the book when the phone (ring). 22. We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the rain. If it (not rain), the trip (be) more enjoyable. 23. I wish I (meet) her last night, but I didn’t. 24. He refused (join) us on the trip to the mountain. 25. No sooner I (arrive) than I (send) her a letter to say that I had a present for her. 26. Hardly he (take up) the book when the phone (ring). 27. It’s time we (go). If we (not/leave) now, we (miss) the last train. 28. As soon as he stopped (work), he started to watch television. 29. The house (repair) by the builders now. 30. The children enjoy (allow) to stay up late when there is something special on TV. 31. If you press that button, a receptionist (come) to help you. 32. - I’m going to Hyde Park to hear people making speeches. - You’ll be too late. By the time you get there, they (finish) their speeches. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 . someone’s attention.-> attract 12. One or two mistakes are(accept) …………… but no more than that. -> acceptable 13. There are certain (formal) …………… to attend. saw her brother. He had taken me to the airport. -> Yesterday I saw her brother, who had taken me to the airport. 57. She stayed in bed because of her