REWRITE
THESE SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING.
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By the time + FUTURE PERFECT
·
By the time + PAST SIMPLE
– PAST PERFECT
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While + PAST CONTINUOUS – PAST
CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE
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When + PAST SIMPLE – PAST CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE
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When + PAST SIMPLE ?
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How long + PRESENT PERFECT?
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NEVER + Present Simple /
Present Perfect
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Past Simple + AGO ------
Present Perfect + FOR / SINCE
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When + Past Simple (meet)?
–------> How long + Present Perfect (know)?
REWRITE THESE SENTENCES (STUDENT’S BOOK)
1. How much is this magazine? (cost)
2. I haven’t got a car. (own)
3. We intend to meet for lunch tomorrow.
(are)
4. Brenda plays a lot of football. (often)
5. The children are quiet at the moment.
(talk)
6. I’ve got plans to see Paul tonight. (am)
7. It started to rain in the middle of our
picnic. (while)
8. We found a better flat. Then we moved.
(after)
9. She finished all the work. Then he came
to help her. (By the time)
10. I plan to leave in a week. (leaving)
11. I don’t listen to classical music at
all. (never)
12. George started working here four years
ago. (for)
13. Ben doesn’t eat meat at all. (never)
14. I was in the middle of a conversation
with my teacher when you called. (while)
15. Anne is visiting our country for the
first time. (never)
16. John didn’t want to leave before seeing
the garden. (seen) (*)
17 Fashions will be different by the time
you are older. (changed)
18. Paul met Julie in primary school.
(known)
19. How long have you had this car? (buy)
20. We are going to play tennis from five
until seven o’clock. (At six o’clock)
21. Mark left and Nancy cried for an hour.
(after)
REWRITE THESE SENTENCES (WORKBOOK)
1. In my opinion, he’s not very
considerate. (not think)
2. John is on the phone. (talk)
3. What is the price of this ring? (cost)
4. The suitcase is on the scales.
(weighing) – (scales = báscula) Cathy …
5. Is this your jacket? (belong)
6. I have got a meeting with Janine at 6
o’clock. (am)
7. The wedding took place and then I
received the invitation. (By the time)
8. We had cheered him up. Then he felt
better. (after)
9. During the English lesson the lights
went out. (while)
10. We arranged the chairs in circle. Then
the guests arrived. (By the time)
11. They were in the middle of the dinner
when the table began to shake. (while)
12. Rachel went home before Sonia arrived.
(By the time)
13. He had a job in a restaurant when I
first knew him. (working)
14. As Bill and Ben were on their way to
school, it started to rain. (while)
15. Julie has a habit of falling asleep in
lessons. (often)
16. I last saw Barbara two years ago.
(seen)
17. Is this your first visit to New York?
(ever)
18. We don’t know the election results.
(heard)
19. We got our dog last April. (had)
20. How long has Paul been a lawyer?
(When?)
21. This is my first time at a hockey
match. (never)
22. Vera is in the middle of her homework.
(now)
23. Harriet cleaned the house. Then the
guests arrived. (By the time)
24. What’s your opinion about this idea?
(think)
25. How long have you played tennis?
(start)
26. Ben bought his horse two years ago.
(for)
27. They are going to rehearse the play
from 6.00 to 7.00. (At 6.30 tomorrow)
REWRITE THESE SENTENCES
1. I became ill during my visit to my
grandmother. (while)
2. Martin never misses a football match.
(always)
3. Is that ring yours? (belong)
4. Sally is going to bake the cake at 2.30.
(By 3 o’clock)
5. Sally will start baking the cake at
10.00 and will finish at 12.00. (At 11.00 tomorrow)
6. What weight are you? (how much)
7. We started studying at 10 and finished
at 12. (for)
8. The last time I saw Brian was three
months ago. (for)
9. Jimmy hurt himself during a football
match. (while)
10. First Katherine passed her driving
test. Then she bought a car. (after) (By the time)
11. How long have you known Sarah? (meet)
12. I’m not hungry. Thank you. (eat)
13. What’s your opinion about exams?
(think)
14. What are his plans this evening? (do)
15. I don’t think that he’s being honest.
(lie)
16. Our visitors arrived during my
favourite TV show. (while)
17. Alice is planning to play tennis from 8
to 10 o’clock this evening. (At 9 o’clock this evening)
18. Diana fell asleep at 10 o’clock. Her
sister arrived home at midnight. (By the time)
19. The tickets aren’t very expensive.
(cost)
20. Patrick has worked here for many years.
(started)
