Rephrasing for PAU Students

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49. She hasn t enjoyed herse lf so much for yea rs .

- It i s yea rs

50.1am goin g to the theat re tomor row, and I m rea ll y look ing forwa rd to i t.

- I m really looking

51.She s getting someone to mend the windows.

- She s hav ing

52.1 though t i t wou ld bebet te r than that .

-It s not

53. Mary said to us Don t be late.

- She told

54. She made a lot o f m is takes because she d idn t s tudy hard for the exam.

19.1fyour f riend doesn t come be fo re ten , hew i ll m iss the t ra in .

- Unless

20. The chi ldren stayed at home because it was raining.

- As

21. What t ime do the banks c10se today?

-T im asked me

22.Sharon hasn t eaten junk food s ince last May .

- Sharon stopped

23.My k itchen is being redecorated at the moment.

-1 am

24.1am not sure that she is h is g ir lf riend.

- She

25.Albe rt s d rawing isn t asgood asGerard s.

- Gerard s drawing

26. Why don t we play computer games? said Michael.

- Michael suggested

27.She sa id: A re you coming to the par ty on F riday?

1 . She s ta rted d rink ing too much a lcoho l two yea rs ago .

- She has

2. I d on t have a computer so I c an t type the essay on English grammar.

- If

3 . Despi te hav ing been vacc inated she caught the f lu .

- Although she

4. We wi ll ar rest them for ill egal ent ry i n t he country , the policeman said.

- The pol iceman said

5. The t eacher gl ued t he pi eces ofthe broken toy.

- The pieces

6 . I t i sposs ible tha t 1 fini sh work ear li er than usua l today.

-1

7 . This i s the place . We las t had cof fee togethe r here.

- T his is

8 . I love German. Unfor tuna te ly , I can t speak i t f luent ly .

-1 wish

9. As he hadn t behaved himself , his parents got angr y with him .

- His parents

10. Everybody must read the instruc tions f irst .

- The instructions

11. Hemade an e ffor t to speak inEng li sh .

- He tried

12.1spent my hol idays in France.

13. This is the manoHis job is very dangerous.

- Thisis

14. The engineer has repaired my telev is ion.

-I ve

15.She gave up going to French lessons.

- She stopped

16.1 reg ret ted having h it the dog on the head.

-1 wish

17. I m not as good a t Eng li sh asyou a re.

- You

18.The pol iceman knew where the thief was hidden.

R PHR SING FOR P U X M She asked him

28.T hey came to li ve in New Yor k two year s ago ..

- They have

29.Smoking is forbidden in hospi ta ls .

- You

30.Al though the wea ther was hor rible, we wen t sk iing.

- I n s pit e of

31.1wou ld l ike to have more f ree t ime these days .

-1 wish

32.1me t tha t famous wri te r ayear ago .

- I t s been ayear

33.Wendy d idn t s tudy for her tes t. The re fore, she fai led.

- If

34. Don t speak so loud, p lease , she said to the s tudents.

-She

35 .We won t buy tha t house because we don t have enough money .

- As

36 .Tha t man s b ro ther i smy new Eng li sh teacher .

- T hat i s t he man

37 .S teve adv ised me to tel l Pau l about i t.

- Steve suggested

38. 1 di dn t make a not e ofi t i nmy diar y, so I f orgot about it.

-If

39 .She los t the race in spi te o f running wel l.

- Although

40. lt s possible tha t he r boy fr iend is coming to the wedding .

- Her boyfriend

41. Beth hasn t smoked s ince last December.

- Beth stopped

42.My new neighbours have got a baby. Her name isWendy.

-My

43.Al though Orson was ove r seven ty , hecon tinued to cyc le towo rk eve ry day .

- Despite

44.1 haven t read a p lay byGeo rge Berna rd Shaw for e ight yea rs .

-It is

45. Perhaps i twou ld be bet te r to go out in the a fternoon , Sha ron s mothe r sa id .

- Sharon s mother recommended

46. The f ireman managed to rescue the chi ld f rom the bu rn ing house .

- The f ireman was

47.The po li ce don t obl ige the suspec ts to say any th ing.

- The suspects

48.My grandfathe r i se iahtv- two vears o ld .

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-Ifshe

55. Her jok es are no t as good as h is .

- Hisjokes

56. lt i s poss ib le tha t we' lI be togethe r s oon.

-We

57.People speak English all over the world .

English

58.1am sorry 1didn 't tel l h im every th ing.

-1 wish

59.Fiona is s mil ing in the p icture. She is my boss .

- Fiona

60. Desp ite the fac t that i t was v ery hot , s he was wea ring he r w inter c 1othes.

- Although

61.1was not inv ited and 1am s or ry about tha t.

- 1would l ike to

62.1 am having my house painted now.

- My house

63. I'm s or ry 1haven' t got a ca ro

-1 wish

64.The teacher s aid to me Wai t for meou ts ide .

- The teacher told me

65.She needed a job, so she s en t o ff an app li ca tion formo

- She sent o ff anappl ic at ion form

66. lt tak es me two hou rs to get the re .

67.The last t ime she wrote a poem was two y ea rs ago.

- She

68. You mus t not s moke inhe re .

- Smoking

69.l ft he t icket s don't arr ive, w e w on't be abl e t o g o.

- Unless

70.Where are my keys?

1wonder

71.The mec hanic i s going to repai r her ca r nex t week.

- She

72.Wha t a p ity 1didn 't hav e t ime to s ee y ou las t week.

-1 wish

73.This s tory wil l shock you.

- You

74.Wil l y ou pos t thi s let ter for me ,p leas e?

- Doy ou mind

75. lf y ou don' t rev iew y ou r notes ton ight , y ou won ' t dowe ll tomor row.

- Unless

76. How much money have you put into the account? theyasked.

77.I'm sorry 1can' t speak French perfect ly .

-1 wish

78.The next plane leav es at 9 .45 p .m . .

79. You should post these letters .

80. Although she was i ll , she v is ited other countries .

- Despite

81. 1have never seen anyth ing so beaut iful , he said.

- Hes aid

82. Mary was s or ry s he a te s o many c ak es .

- Mary wished

83.1 have fai led all my exams at the univers ity because 1didn 't s tudy enough.

- If

84.1forgot to phone Lisa on her b ir thday.

- 1didn't remember

85. She ila i s 1 .55 m tal . Her b ro ther i s 1 .70 m tal l.

-Sheila

86.Al though it was cold, we went to the countryside.

- In spit e of

87.The hairdresser cut my hair yesterday morning.

-1

88.Th is i s the manoH is dog b it my b ro ther in the pa rk .

- T his i s t he man

89.1d idn' t go to the gym y es terday becaus e my foot hur t.

- If

90.The teacher sa id : You hav e to hand y ou r pape rs ina t the end o f thi s c1as s .

- The teacher

91. lf y ou r boyf riend doesn 't a rr iv e before e ight , we w il l have to leave.

- Unless

92.The c hi ld ren c ou ldn' t go out to the p layg round becaus e i twas raining .

-As

93.The last t ime we saw tha t mov ie was six mon ths ago .

- We hav e

94.Smoking is forbidden in most restaurants .

- You

95. The shop ass is tant d idn' t g ive us the t icket.

-We

96.AI swims faster than Peter.

- Peter

97.1s aw Frank two mon ths ago .

-1 haven't

98. He forgot to phone his wife yesterday.

- He didn' t remember

99.They a re se rv ic ing my new c ar next week .

-1

100. lf we don't meet this month, it will be t oo l ate.

- Unless

101. The t ra iner sa id: Mol ly, come back to the team

- The t ra iner told her

102. Ben d ri ves 200 miles eve ry day .

103. Where did the robbery take place? he asked.

- He asked

104. Fleming discovered penic il lin in 1928.

- Penicillin

105. You can't have a bicyc le .

- You a re

106.1 don 't k now her add ress , s o 1c an 't w ri te to he r.

- I f 1

107. A new magaz ine is on the hal l tab le .

- T her e is

108. John l ives next door.



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109. Where are your brothers, Sheila?

110. Perhaps they only open the museum inthe morning.

-They

111 .The meat was bet te r than the f is h.

- The f ish

112 .You can mak e g reen pa int by mix ing b lue and y el low .

- Green paint

113.1 have been playing the piano for twenty years .

- 1started

114.1 have English c lasses three t imes a week.

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115 .Sharon is going to mar ry a manoHe is Er ic 's b rothe r.

- The man

116. Why don't we have dinner out ton ight? said Martin.

- Martin suggested

117 .1 d idn' t open the doo r bec ause 1didn 't know i twas you.

f

118 .l f y ou wan t my adv ic e, go to the den ti st

- You

119.1 forgot to post the letter.

- 1didn't remember

120 .They say this t ree is ove r 400 y ea rs o ld .

- This tree

121 .The man s aid to us : Keep o ff the g rass

- The man

122. They didn' t tel l me the secret.

123. I'm s ure they a re a thome . The l ights a re on.

- They

124.1 didn' t inv ite Beth. 1had forgotten her telephone number.

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125. Shakespeare was a famous wri ter. He wrote beaut iful sonnets .

- Shakespeare,

126. Someone k nocked a t the doo r. The dog wok e up.

- The dog

127. It 's s uc h a p ity y ou c an 't c ome a long

-1 wish

128. Bananas are more expensive than apples.

- Apples

129.ln spi te of her beauty, she doesn 't have a boyfr iend.

- Although

130 .l la st had f lu f ive years ago .

-1 haven't

131.l 'm sure she 's tel ling l ies.

- She

132 .The teenager in red has brok en the w indow.

-Thewindow

133 .ln my opinion , tak ing s ome ex ercise wou ld begood for y ou .

- You

134. The teacher d idn' t tel l us the answer.

-We

135.l last v is ited London f if teen years ago.

- 1haven't

136 .She ask ed me: Wha t t ime does your par ty s ta rt?

- She asked

137 .Wil l y ou c lose the door when y ou leave , p leas e?

- Doy ou mind

138 .We bought our t ic ke ts on the Web bec ause i twas muc h c heaper .

- Since

139 .A lbe rt i s c oming back f rom hosp ital tomor row. Hehas jus t b roken h is ank le .

- Albert

140 . How much is this T -s hi rt? , she ask ed .

- She asked

141 .l f y ou want my advice, don 't eat s o many c akes

- You

142 .I 'm s or ry I d idn' t work hard enough las t y ear .

-Iwish

143 .A l though hewas exhausted , hemanaged to f ini sh reading the nov el .

- Despite

144 .Ge ra rd p lays tenn is twice a week.

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145 .That woman 's husband is my boss .

- That i s the woman

146. They have found the sto len money.

- The sto len money

147 .She d iv orced h im bec aus e hewas s o te rr ib le to her .

-If he

148 . 1have read this book , s he s aid.

- She s aid

149 .1 am s ure she k nows y ou are here.

-She

150 .1 fel t rea ll y t ired so 1stay ed a t home.

-1 stayed

151 . People c ons ider tha t he is an exper t onc r ic ke t.

-He

152. Please don 't shoot.

- He begged us

153. Learn ing English is not easy.

-It is

154 .We d idn' t v is it the mus eum bec aus e we hadn' t t ime.

-Ifwe

155.I 'm sorry we accepted the inv itat ion.

-Iwish

156 .A l though s he was poo r, she was happy .

-I n spi te of

157 .They d idn' t pay for the r ing.

- This i s the r ing

158 .A l though the wea ther was awful , they had a g reat t ime.

-I n spi te of

159 .They hav e g iv en us a Roa ld Dahl nov el .

-We

160 .She has n ' t phone her mothe r for two mon ths.

-It's

161 .They don 't a ll ow smok ing in th is room.

- You

162 . 1m s or ry 1didn 't go s hopp ing w ith y ou .



-Iwish

163. London wil l fascinate you.

- You

164.1 saw aman later . Hewas the president of the European Communi ty.

-The man

165. Germany is r icher than India.

-India

166. 1don't know , he told them.

- Hetold them

167.She can 't come to the part y because she is so busy .

- If she

168. Maybe your f riend wil l cal l you on your bir thday.

- Your friend

169. Where isthe nearest cinema, please?

- Cou ld you tel l me

170.1 haven't seen your wife for a long t ime.

-It's

171. Hedidn't revise for the test so he fai led.

-If he

172.The ophthalmologist tests her eyes every year.

- She

173. The

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is a bes t- se lle r. It was wr it ten by Dan Brown .

- The

a Vine i ede

174. Marv goes swimming twice a week.

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175.1 am sorry Ididn't remember your bir thday.

-Iwish

176. Hetold us: Don' t make somuch noise

- He

177. As i t was Friday, the chi ldren stayed up late.

- The chi ldren

178.1 have never read such an interesting book.

-Th is is the

179.l f you don 't hur ry up, you won' t get ti cket s fo r the concert.

- Unless

180.1 have to wear a uni form whenever I work inf ront of the customers.

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181.The f ilm is not asgood as the nove l.

- The novel

182.The hai rdresser cut my hai r last week.

183. Let' s go to the c inema onTuesday , said Mary .

- Mary suggested

184.What a pity the weather was so bad last weekend.

-1 wish

185.1 haven't seen a good f ilm for ages.

-It's

186.John bought a new Rol Is Rovce.

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187.1 vis ited a vil lage yesterday but 1did not l ike i t.

-I

188. Heknows how to play gol f.

- He

189.l t's ages since I last vis ited Russia.

- I

190. You won't understand the problem i fyou don't l is ten careful ly.

- Unless

191. Someone wil l cut your hai r tomorrow.

- You

192. He visits his parents everv Sundav.

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193. Can I go to the d isco? , T im asked h is mother .

- Tim asked his mother

194.Desp it e the fact t ha t t he questions were di ff icult, she got a h igh mark in her exam.

- Although

195. lt' s not necessary for you to make your bed.

- You

196. They wil l tel l us the news tomorrow night .

-We

197.1 don 't earn much money . I t' s a p it y I can 't buy a new caro

- If

198. No other fi ct iona l secre t agent is as famous asJames Bond.

-James Bond

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1. She s tarted drinking too much a lcohol two years ago. (Verbal Tenses)

- Shehas been dri nki ng too much a lcoho l fo r two years.

2. I don 't have a computer so 1can 't type the essay on Eng lish grammar. (Cond iti onal Sentence)

- If I had a computer, Iwou ld be able to type the essay on Engli sh grammar.

3. Despi te having been vaccinated she caught the f lu. (Contrast Connector)

-A lthough she had been vacci nated , she caught f1u.

4 . We will a rrest t hem for i llega l entr y i n t he countr y , the policeman said . (Repor ted Speech)

-The poli ceman said that t hey would arrest them for il legal entry in t he count ry .

5 . The teacher g lued the p ieces oft he broken toy. (Pass ive)

- The p ieces of t he broken toy were g lued by the teacher.

6 . I t i s possib le that I f in ish work earl ie r t han usual t oday . (Modal verb)

- I may fin ish work ear lie r than usua l today.

7 . This i s t he pl ace . Wel as t had coff ee together here . (Re la tive Cl auses)

- This is where we last had cof fee together.

8 . I l oveGerman. Unfortunate ly , I can 't speak it f luen tly . (Wish)

- I wish 1could speak German f luently.

9 . As he hadn' t behaved h imself , h is parents got angry wi th h im. (Causal Connector )

- H is parent s got angry wit h hi m because he hadn' t behaved hi mself.

10.Everybody must read the instructions f irst . (Passive)

- The instructions must be read f irst .

11. He made an effort to speak in English. (Gerundllnfinit ive)

- Het ried to speak in Engli sh .

12.1spent my holidays in France. (Question)

- Where did you spend your hol idays?

13.This isthe manoHis job isvery dangerous. (Relative Clauses)

-Th is i s t he man whose job is very dangerous.

14.The engineer has repai red mytelevision. (Have sth. Done)

- I 've had mytelevision repai red (by the engineer)

15.She gave up going to French lessons. (Gerund/lnfinit ive)

- She stopped going to French lessons.

16.1 regret ted havi ng h it the dog on the head. (Wi sh)

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