COMPLETING THE UNFINISHED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY MEAN THE SAME AS THOSE
1. I last received the letter from him two month ago.
I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………
2. My son enjoys listening to music.
My son is fond ……………………………………………………………………………
3. It’s a pity that your friend Mary isn’t at this party.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Nam started collecting stamps three month ago.
Nam has ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Their son have just finished an English exercise.
An English exercise …………………………………………………………………………
6.Nam said to Minh: “ You should use energy- saving appliances.”
-> Nam suggests that ………………………………………………………………………….
7. Lan came to class on time in spite of the heavy rain.
-> Although ………………………………………………………………………………
8. She is not on board now, so she can’t experience these marvelous things.
-> If …………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The show was interesting to the boys.
-> The boys felt ………………………………………………………………
10.The last time she went out with him was two years ago.
-> She hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………….
11. There was too much snow for us to go out.
-> There was such ………………………………………………………………
12. Mai is the best student in this class.
-> Nobody else ………………………………………………………………
13.Columbus was a great explorer. He discovered America.
-> Columbus, ……………………………………………………
14.Phong is a good speaker of English.
-> Phong speaks ……………………………………………………………
15.Work harder and you will succeed in the exam.
-> If …………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. The children are excited about going to the circus.
-> The children are looking ……………………………………………………………
17. She talks too much in class.
-> I wish ………………………………………………………………………………
18. When did you start learning English?
-> How long ……………………………………………………………….?
How long have you been learning English.
20.We met young women at the meeting last night. They are all from Japan.
-> The young women …………………………………………………………………………….
21.A woman came into the living room. Did you recognize her?
-> Did you recognize …………………………………………………………………………?
22.We’ll finish our work in an hour.
It’ll take ……………………………………………………………………………
We will spend an hour finishing our work.
COMPLETING THE UNFINISHED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY MEAN THE SAME AS THOSE
6. I last received the letter from him two month ago.
I haven’t received a letter from him for two months.
7. My son enjoys listening to music.
My son is fond of listening to music.
8. It’s a pity that your friend Mary isn’t at this party.
I wish your friend Mary were at the party
9. Nam started collecting stamps three month ago.
Nam has collected stamps for three months.
10. Their son have just finished an English exercise.
An English exercise has just been finished by their son.
6.Nam said to Minh: “ You should use energy- saving appliances.”
-> Nam suggests that Minh should use/ use energy- saving appliances
7. Lan came to class on time in spite of the heavy rain.
-> Although the rain was heavy/ it rained heavily , Lan came to class on time.
8. She is not on board now, so she can’t experience these marvelous things.
-> If she were on board now, she could experience these marvelous things.
9. The show was interesting to the boys.
-> The boys felt interested in the show.
10.The last time she went out with him was two years ago.
-> She hasn’t gone out with him for two years.
11. There was too much snow for us to go out.
-> There was such a lot of snow that we couldn’t go out.
12. Mai is the best student in this class.
-> Nobody else in this class studies as well as Mai .
13.Columbus was a great explorer. He discovered America.
-> Columbus, who discovered America, was a great explorer.
14.Phong is a good speaker of English.
-> Phong speaks English well.
15.Work harder and you will succeed in the exam.
-> If you work harder, you will succeed in the exam.
16. The children are excited about going to the circus.
-> The children are looking forward to going to the circus.
17. She talks too much in class.
-> I wish she didn’t talk too much in class.
18. When did you start learning English?
-> How long have you learnt English?
How long have you been learning English.
20.We met young women at the meeting last night. They are all from Japan.
-> The young women who(m) we met at the meeting last night are all from Japan.
21.A woman came into the living room. Did you recognize her?
-> Did you recognize the woman who came in to the living room?
We’ll finish our work in an hour.
It’ll take us an hour to finish our work.
We will spend an hour finishing our work.