Lúa Iglesias Assua 

 
Transformation sentences (70-106) 
 
70. We had planned the meeting to end earlier.  
The meeting ended ​later than we had planned. 

71. The train arrived much later than I expected.  

I hadn’t ​expected the train to arrive so late. 

72. I don’t really want to go to Scotland for the summer.  

I’d rather ​not go to Scotland for the summer. 

73. Something about her reminded him of his mother.  

There was ​something about her that reminded him of his mother. 

74. Our lessons were held in a very cold classroom.  

The classroom in ​our lessons were held is very cold. 

75. Could you please open the window?  

Would you mind ​opening the window? 

76. It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than to drive a car.  

Driving ​a motorbike is more dangerous than driving a car. 

77. The exam was so difficult that I couldn’t finish it.  

It was ​a so difficult exam that I couldn’t finish. 

78. I am not as good as football as he is.  

He is ​better at football than me. 

79. Even though they disliked him, they agreed to help.  

Despite ​disliking him, they agreed to help. 

80. I hadn’t realized the meal would be so expensive.  

The meal ​was more expensive than I realised. 

81. They will give me a prize if I can learn the poem.  

I ​‘ll be prized if I can lear the poem. 

82. One day someone will find a cure for the common cold.  
One day a ​cure for the common cold will be found. 

83. Someone once told me I could learn English in my sleep.  

Once ​I heard that I could lear English in my sleep. 
84. People say English is easy to learn.  
English ​is said to be easy to learn. 

85. People speak it all over the world.  

It​ is spoken all over the world. 

86. They sell English books in that store. 

English books ​are sold in that store. 
 
87. Someone is repairing my car.  
My car ​is being repaired. 

88. Someone is repairing my car.  

I​’m having my car repairing. 

89. I spoke to a shop assistant. She was very nice.  

The shop assistant ​I spoke was very nice. 

90. A shop assistant spoke to me. She was very polite.  

The shop assistant ​who spoke to me was very polite. 

91. A man grabbed my arm. He was a store detective.  

The man ​who grabbed my arm was a store detective. 

92. I saw a man later. He was the manager.  

The man ​who I saw later was the manager. 

93. You said something to me. I didn’t hear it.  

I didn’t hear ​what you said to me. 

94. When I say something, you never agree with it.  

You never agree ​with what I say. 

95. If I can’t afford something, I never buy it.  

I never ​buy something that I can’t afford. 

96. I told you something. Did you understand it?  

Did you ​understand what I told you? 

97. The boss said something. It made everybody laugh.  

The boss ​said something that made everybody laugh. 

98. Have I met you before? I can’t remember.  

I can’t ​remember if I’ve met you before. 
99. Did you post that letter? Do you remember?  
Do you remember ​posting that letter? 

100. Don’t forget that you have to pay these bills. 

Remember ​paying these bills. 

101. I haven’t heard from Kevin for a long time. 

The last time ​I heard from Kevin was a long time ago. 
It has been ​a long time since I ‘ve heard from Kevin. 

103. I haven’t had a holiday for ages. 

It has ​been ages since I’ve had a holiday. 

104. We haven’t had Chinese food for a year. 

The last time ​we had Chinese food was a year ago. 

105. The last time I saw a good movie was six months ago.  
I haven’t ​seen a good movie for six months. 
 
106. I mustn’t forget that I have to buy some cheese. 
I must remember ​to buy some cheese.