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KEY WORD SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

TRANSFORMATIONS ON TENSES
1. She hasn’t decided what career to follow yet. STILL
She _______________________________ what career to follow.

2. They haven’t talked to each other for two years. SINCE
It’s ______________________________ to each other.

3. She has never heard such a ridiculous lie. MOST
It’s the ________________________________ever heard.

4. How long is it since he quit school? AGO
How long __________________________________ school?

5. She started writing novels four years ago. BEEN
She _____________________________________ four years.

6. They have never been to a Chinese restaurant before. FIRST
It’s the _____________________________ to a Chinese restaurant.

7. She hasn’t been out for months. TIME
The last ______________________________ months ago.

8. How long is it since you found that job? AGO
How _________________________________ that job?

9. She took up stamp collecting ten years ago. BEEN
She _________________________________ ten years.

10. The guests didn’t start dancing until the newly weds had arrived. BEFORE
The guests waited until the newly weds___________________ dancing.


11. The teacher meant to give us a quiz but she forgot it. GOING
The teacher _____________________ a quiz but she forgot it.


12. My mother always read bedtime stories to me when I was little. READ
My mother ____________________________ to me when I was young.

13. My brother always told lies when he was little. WOULD
My brother______________________________ when he was little.

14. She didn’t wake up early, but now she does. USED
She ________________________________________ early.

15. I don’t think I’ll ever find it easy to accept insults. USED
I don’t think I’ll ever _______________________________ insults.

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16. She rarely wears jeans. USED
She ____________________________________________ jeans.

Exercise 5:
Transformations with phrasal verbs and words with prepositions.
1. He hasn’t been to school for four days. ABSENT
He _______________________________ school for four days.

2. She keeps interrupting every conversation I have. BREAKING
She _____________________________ every conversation I have.

3. Most boys are good at math. BRILLIANT
Most boys ____________________________ math.

4. Mini skirts are fashionable this year. ARE
Mini skirts _______________________________ this year.

5. I know that blonde little girl. ACQUAINTED
I ____________________________________ that blonde little girl.

6. I don’t want to tell the bad news to his mother. BREAK
I don’t want to _____________________________ his mother.




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TRANSFORMATIONS ON TENSES:
1. still haven’t decided
2. two years since they talked

3. most ridiculous lie she has
4. ago did she quit
5. has been writing novels for
6. first time they have been
7. time she went out was
8. ago did you find
9. has been collecting stamps for
10. had arrived before they started
11. was going to give us
12. would read bedtime stories
13. would always tell lies
14. got used to waking up
15. get used to accepting
16. is not used to wearing
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TRANSFORMATIONS ON PHRASAL VERBS AND WORDS WITH PREPOSITIONS:
1. has been absent from
2. keeps breaking into
3. are brilliant at
4. are out
5. am acquainted with
6. break the bad news to