Exercises Rephrasing

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REPHRASING

Rewrite the sentences. Dont change the meaning of the original sentences

Verbal Tenses

1-Sam started working at 9 a.m and he still hasnt finishedSam has

2-I met Mary two weeks ago I have.3-When did yo get yor new !ike" #ow long ...."$-%hey &ame to live in Saragossa in 2''' %hey have.(-I last saw yo in 2''$ I havent..)-My &om*ter sto**ed working yesterday and still doesnt work My &om*ter hasnt.+-I !egan stdying &om*ter te&hnology last year. Im still stdying it now

I have !een,-lmodvar started making films in 19,'. #e is still making films today lmodvar has !een..9-/n the way to work I saw a &ar &rash I saw1'-/n my walk home from s&hool0 I dro**ed my mo!ile *hone While11-I did my homework !efore I went ot I didnt go ot..12-%he thief es&a*ed and then the *oli&e arrived y the time the *oli&e..

13-Im on my way to the &inema /I45 I1$-6ave only sometimes writes me an email 4/% /7%845 6ave1(-re yo still working on yor s&ien&e *roe&t" :8%5 #avent.."1)-I started rehearsing at 1' o&lo&k this morning. It is now 1 o&lo&k and Im still rehearsing SI4;85 I have.1+-I was on my !ike when I fell


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Rewrite the sentences with the !resent !erfect an" for or since

1-%he last time she went home was three years agoShe..2-My dad last had a o! two months agoMy dad3-She got ill last Wednesday and she is still ill

She...

Rewrite the sentences with the !resent !erfect contin#o#s an" since

1-I started waiting for yo at 1 o&lo&k. Im still waitingI2-%he team started *laying at 3 o&lo&k. %hey are still *laying%he team.3-%he !and started working on a new al!m in =ly. %heyre still working on it%he !and

Past habit>?S86 %/ Present habit> 8 ?S86 %/ @ ver!-ing W/?A6 @ Infinitive withot B%o

1-My *arents lived in that hose years agoMy *arents.2-When I was yonger I always took flte lessons on %hrsdays When I was ..3-Its no *ro!lem. Cathy always drives to workCathy is$-We wold never know what my father was going to do neDtWe never..

(-We often went for a walk on Satrdays We)-;lara sally trains on&e a week ;lara is sed..+-I live in Aondon !t I lived in Earis in the *ast I live in Aondon !t I.,-When my father was a &hild he sed to sing in a !and every weekend When my father was a &hild he.9-It isnt diffi&lt for s to se a &om*ter !e&ase weve done it !efore We are sed

East ha!it 0 Eresent ha!it

15When she was a yong woman she wold wear high-heeled !oots When she was..258lissa sed to lagh more than her !rother in the *ast 8lissa35#enry finds it strange to eat snails #enry is not$5It wasnt diffi&lt for them to &ook

%hey were..

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Fer!al tenses East sim*le0 East ;ontinos0 Eresent Eerfe&t0 Eresent Eerfe&t ;ontinos0 East Eerfe&t07tre tenses515She hasnt &ele!rated her !irthday at home for three yearsShe last.25We havent ele&ted a new government for for years It is..35/n my walk the &hemist 0 I met my neigh!or While I..

$5In my gymnasti& lesson0 I fell down on the floor While I..(5Its ages sin&e he last *layed the viola #e hasnt)5Its a long time sin&e I last travelled !y train I havent+5#e started drinking too m&h al&ohol two years ago #e has..,5Its half an hor now sin&e they started shoting %hey have.95%he &hildren finished their homework and then they ate an i&e &ream

%he &hildren ate an i&e &ream after1'5 My &ar !roke down. I took it to the garage I took my &ar to the garage !e&ase.1157light +'(29 to atwi&k air*ort is taking off the grond in five mintes 7light +'(29..1256o yo intend to *ass this test" re yo."135Mi&hael and Ssan are getting married neDt Satrday Mi&hael and Ssans marriage.

VER$A% TENSES

1 Ill visit him when I go to ermany neDt monthI am.

2 Im meeting my friend at the *ark tomorrowI..

3 %hey &ame to work here five years ago%hey..

$ I missed the !s so I was late for s&hool.I was late for s&hool !e&ase................................

( When did yo start learning 8nglish"#ow long ..........................................................."

) I left only a few mintes ago.st5................................................................

+ dam read the !ook0 then he fell aslee*.dam fell aslee* after.......................................

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, %he last time I saw Ssan was at ;hristmas.I havent ......................................................................

9 We arrived an hor after 6an0 wait for5....................................................................

1' Mit&h waited at the &afG for an hor. #e left !efore Celly arrived.Mit&h left the &afG !e&ase.........................................................

11 Cate started to *lay tennis a year ago.for5Cate..........................................................

12 =ane !roke her leg on&e !efore. se&ond5.....................................................................................

13 %ina forgot her glasses0 so she &oldnHt wat&h the film.%ina &oldnHt wat&h the film ............................................

1$ %om saw ladiatorJ last week. #e saw it again yesterday. twi&e5..................................................................................................

1( Will this !e yor first tri* a!road" ever5...................................................................................................."

1) Koe !oght the ;60 then she realised it was the wrong one.Koe realised the ;6 was the wrong one after.................................................

1+ e&ky finished niversity three months ago. She is still looking for a o!. for5..................................................................................................

1, %hey started arging two hors ago and they are still arging for5................................................................................................

&n"TER' ( NE) STR*TRES AND REVISI+N

%ooL8nogh -%he food was too hot to eat %he food wasnt.-%his sofa isnt wide enogh%his sofa is..

SoLs&h -%he day was so rainy that they only wanted to slee*It was.

-It was s&h a salty *ie that I &oldnt eat it%he *ie was .-I love frit like straw!erries0&herries or !la&k!erriesI love frit..-I was feeling weak. I stayed in !ed oin with a &onne&tor5I was feeling si&k0..

Re!hrase sentences wor,ing -#t#re Tense/

1-6o yo intend to write a new novel neDt smmer"re yo.."

2-William and %ina are getting married neDt Satrday

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William and %inas marriage..

3-6o yo intend to live a!road neDt year"re.."

$-#e took the safe keys with him in &ase the se&rity offi&er had gone home 0'ight5#e took the safe keys with him !e&ase hethoght..

(-I &ant !e sre !t Im ite &onfident that I will get a grantI will *ro!a!ly5..

)-My do&tors a**ointment is for 1' o&lo&k 0seeing1Im

+-Im not sre what to stdy !t it will either !e 8nglish or erman 0'ight1 I

Fer!al tensesEast ha!itEresent ha!it

1-/n my walk home from s&hool0 I dro**ed my mo!ile *oneWhile2-#ow long is it sin&e they finished s&hool"When3-I went to Aondon eight months agoIt is.$-When did his *lane take off"

#ow long(-Eal is !a&k from ItalyEal has !een)-


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My &om*ter hasnt3-I !egan stdying &om*ter te&hnology last year. Im still stdying it nowI have !een..

$-lmodvar started making films in 19,'. #es still making films todaylmodvar has !een

7tre forms

1-illermo and na are getting married neDt Sndayillermo and nas marriage.2-%rain to Aittleham*ton is leaving the *latform in five mintes %rain to Aittleham*ton.3-6o yo intend to live a!road neDt year"re yo.$-6o yo intend to write a new novel neDt smmer"re yo.

Too 2 Eno#gh1)-Milan isnOt near enogh from Aondon to drive there in a dayMilan is too...1+-She is too yong to *lay in the &ham*ionshi*She isnOt...

*on"itional Sentences1,-I didnOt *hone yo !e&ase I didnOt realiPe yo were at homeIf I...19-#e didnOt !e&ome an a&&ontant !e&ase he failed his eDamsIf he

2'-I am not going to go to the dan&e !e&ase I havenOt got a *artnerIf I...21-If yor *erforman&e isnOt great0 yo wonOt !e em*loyed !y this &om*any?nless yor...22-I donOt have a word *ro&essor so I &anOt write yor re*ort with itIf I...

So 2 S#ch23-%he msi&al was so s&&essfl that all the ti&kets were soldIt was...

$1Verbal TensesI was reading this !ook and he &alled me.While...

I have had this sweater for fifteen years.It ...

%he door!ell rang in the middle of her *hone &onversation.While ...

My date of !irth is *ril 3rd0 1993.I ..

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6ogs frighten me.I ...

%hat letter arrived only a few mintes ago.That letter...

While I was having dinner0 =im arrived.Jim...

ItOs a long time sin&e I last visited %om.For ...

She has !een stdying 8nglish for two years.It's ...

I was waiting for the !s and there was an a&&ident .While ...

C)Reported Speech

#e said> Qo! often reads a !ook.QHe...

My mother said to me> QWhen did the girls hel* in the hose.QMy mother...

=im said to his wife> QMst I do the sho**ing"QJim...

Mrs Smith said to my mother> QI will !e (' years old neDt week.QMrs Smith...

#e said to his friend> QI was ill.QHe...

%om said to the tea&her> QI didnOt have time to do my homework.QTom...

T++3EN+GH

%// @ de&tive @ to infinitive

de&tive @ 84/?# @ to infinitive

#eis too short to be a *oli&eman R #eisnt tall enough to bea *oli&eman

8n el re*hrasing samos el adetivo o*esto5

E r a & t i & e >

1.Milan is too far. :o &ant drive there in a day.Milan is too

2. #is new &ar is so wide that it wont go into the garage easily

#is new &ar is too

3.%his so* is too hot for s to eat%his so* isnt

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$.%he &ar wasnt &hea* enogh for me to afford

%he &ar was

(.%he hose was too small for them to live in

%he hose wasnt

).%he montain wasnt low enogh for s to rea&h the to*

%he montain was

+.#e is too laPy to finish the work

#e isnt

,.We werent relaDed enogh to go ot

We were

9.#e &ant rea&h that shelf. #e is too short

#e isnt.

1'.%he &at &ant &at&h the mi&e. %hey rn too fast

%he mi&e

S+3S*H

S/ @ detivoS?;# @ determinante aJL anJ5 @ adetivo5 @ 4om!re

She wasso beautiful thatevery!ody looked at her R She was s&h a !eatifl girl thateverybodylooked at her

Mark issuch an attractive manthat5 hes very *o*lar among the girls R Mark is soattra&tive(that)hes very popular among girls.

1.She s*eaks with s&h a strong a&&ent that *eo*le &ant nderstand her

#er a&&ent2.#is life is so dll

#e has s&h.3.%he weather was so warm that I didnt need a &oatIt was s&h$.%he road is so narrow that it is diffi&lt for 2 &ars to *ass ea&h otherIt is s&h(.%he lesson was so !oring that she fell aslee*It was s&h).%he weather was so lovely that we went ot for the dayIt was s&h+.%he film was so eD&itingIt was s&h

Too3Eno#gh(-Sally wasnt old enogh to get marriedSally was.-%he i&e was too soft for s to skate on%he i&e wasnt

So3S#ch(-%he day was so snny that they only wanted to !e in the swimming *ool

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It was.

Des!ite3Altho#gh(-6es*ite having worked for the same &om*any for a long time0 he was dismissedlthogh he..-%hogh he has got a fortne0 he lives in a modest hoseIn s*ite..

Too3Eno#gh(-%he &ardigan was too wet to !e taken from the &lothes line%he &ardigan wasnt.

So3S#ch(-%he o! was so dangeros that he was *aid an eDtra salaryIt was..

Des!ite3Altho#gh(-In s*ite of the fa&t that I had *t two lm*s of sgar in my &offee0 it was still !itterlthogh

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