b) I didn’t realize she was English until she spoken. It was not until….. She didn’t become a teacher until yesterday. It was not until yesterday that she became a teacher. He didn’[r]
(1)Clause of Time
I. Until
1 Mệnhđềkhẳngđịnh + until: chỉaiđólàmviệcgìchođếnlúcđóthìthơi Eg: a) Let us wait until the rain stops
b) I lived in New York until I married
2 Mệnhđềphủđịnh + until: chỉmãichođếnlúccáigìđóxảyrathìcáikiamớixảyra Eg: a) You are not going out until you’ve finished
b) I didn’t realize she was English until she spoken 3. It was not until… that … Mãichođến… …….
Eg: She didn’t become a teacher until yesterday It was not until yesterday that she became a teacher Cụmtừchỉthờigian
He didn’t see her until he went to the park It was not until he went to the park that he saw her Mệnhđềchỉthờigian
II Only when… ( Chỉkhinào … )
Eg: a) I knew it when he told me
Only when he told me did I know = I knew it only when he told me b) He was a prime minister only when he won an election last year = Only when he won an election last year was he not a prime minister III. Not until … (Chừngnào…)
Eg: a) My student didn’t return my book until I asked them Not until I asked my student did they return my book
b) I didn’t get up until my mother
Not until my mother called up did I get up
Only when + S1 + be/Ves/s /V-2/ed + O + /do/does/did + S2 + V-inf + O
Only when + S1 + be/Ves/s /V-2/ed + O + be + S2 + O
Not until + S1 + be/Ves/s /V-2/ed + O + do/does/did + S2 + V-inf + O
Not until + S1 + be/Ves/s /V-2/ed + O + be + S2 + O
(2)EXERCISES:
Rewrite the sentences with using the time clause: Only when ; Not until; It was not until
1 Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1995
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2 My son didn’t talking when he was
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3 Lan didn’t go aboard until she was 35
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4 We didn’t go to bed till midnight
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5 The boy didn’t stop singing until his teacher came
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6 She didn’t write to him until she received his letter
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7 The letter didn’t come until yesterday
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8 She didn’t know how to swim until he was 16
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9 They didn’t study English until 1980
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10 The boy didn’t homework until his father come
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11 He didn’t find that he had lost the key until he got home
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12 Not until the next morning she realized, was it how serious
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13 Only when the players had changed into smart clothes after the match, were they allowed to talk to the TV reporters
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14 He didn’t marry with her until he graduated
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15 I didn’t stop playing game in the room until my mother came
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16 I didn’t make up yet until her boyfriend came home
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17 Nam didn’t finish the report till his boss requested it
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18 I didn’t realize that how he loved me until I read his diary yesterday
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19 She didn’t keep an eye on her son until he felled
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20 I didn’t homework until 2:00 pm
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