REPHRARING EXERCISES(REVIEW)

KEY

TENSES

1. After Reading the book, she saw the film.

2. Steve´s been learning the violin for a month.
3. It´s ages since I haven´t been to an Indian restaurant.
4. Nancy hasn´t come here since 1986.
5. This is the first time I have visited Japan.
6. When did Helen and Robert get married?
7. It´s the first time she has been to the club.
8. It´s the funniest story she has ever heard
9. She´s never had such a bad headache.
10. I haven´t seen Jane for months.
11. Since when has she been here?
12. The last time I spoke to him was one week ago.
13. When did she move here?
14. I haven´t been to Brussels for 2 years
15. It´s the silliest story I have ever heard.
16. When was your last visit/travel to London?
17. I´m still doing my homework.
18. It´s the first time I have tasted muesli.

QUESTIONS

1. Who congratulated him?

2. Since when have you known them? / How long have you known them?
3. Whose is that dictionary?
4. How are her cousins?
5. What do The English like to talk about?
6. How much sugar do you need?
7. How much does it cost?
8. Where does Janet live?
9. How often do you wash your hair?
10. Who rented a new apartment?
11. How is Ann?
CONDITIONALS

1. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn´t have got wet.

2. Unless you play, you can´t win.
3. If only we hadn´t eaten all the food!
4. I wish you wouldn´t shout all the time!
5. I wish I had warned her.
6. If I were you, I would see a doctor.
7. Unless you ask him, he won´t help you.
8. If she hadn´t been exhausted, she wouldn´t have gone home early.
9. I wish I had a dictionary.
10. If only I had phone Fernando last night!
11. I wish Cecilia wouldn´t criticize everyone!
12. If she could eat eggs, she would try that dish.
13. If you finish your homework early, we will go for a walk.
14. If I was/were rich, I would travel around the world.
15. I we hadn´t left early, we wouldn´t have missed the plane.
16. Unless the neighbours stop shouting, I´ll call the police.
17. I wish you worked more efficiently.

COMPARISONS

1. Japanese isn’t as difficult as Chinese.

2. Bill was growing angrier more and more.
3. This is the bumpiest road I have ever seen.
4. The faster you drive, the more petrol you will use.

ADVERBIALS

1. The police locked the door so that anyone got in.

2. The soldiers moved at night in order not to alarm the villagers.
3. Helen´s such a busy person that she never feels bored.
4. The table wasn´t enough heavy to lift.
5. Although I invited her, she didn´t come.
6. Despite losing the match, we celebrated.
7. As it was late, we decided to go home.
8. In spite of being a millionaire, he hates spending money.
9. Despite being ill, she attended the meeting.
10. Debbie hid the diary so that anyone read it.
11. The child is so sweet that everyone loves her.
12. He isn´t old enough to get married.
13. It´s such a good film that I want to see it again.
14. The more you read, the more you´ll know.
15. Petrol is becoming more and more expensive every day.
 16. Rome isn´t as old as Athens.
17. She is the most graceful gymnast.
18. Buy less cheese than before.
19. She´s a good cooker.
20. The harder you try, the better you´ll do.
21. She wrote to him in order to tell him the news.
22. I´ll help him so that he finishes early.
23. She put on her raincoat in order not to get wet.
24. It was such a bad flight that we´ll never forget it.
25. As/since there were no seats left, we came back early.
26. Despite spending all the afternoon on the project, she didn´t finish it.
27. Mr White´s taller than his wife.

RELATIVES

1. Mary, who has not been feeling very well lately, has gone to see the doctor.
2. The school where we were educated was built in 1960.
3. A waitress served them coffee, which was very hot.
4. There was a man in the room who we didn´t recognize.
5. Send me copies of the letters (which) your sister told me about.
6. Those are the passengers whose passports disappeared.
7. The wall which they built fell down after three weeks.
8. That´s the man who is going to but the company.
9. I love the countryside, where I want to go and live.
10. They bought several cakes which were really good.
11. We stayed at a small hotel, where we met Mrs Andersen.
12. She did what I expected her to do.
13. That´s the boy (who) we gave the present to.
14. That´s the lady whose umbrella I lost.
15. The 9:00 bus, which was full, arrived late.

REPORTED SPEECH

1. He said to me that he would call the police if he saw me there again.

2. They asked us when we would visit them again.
3. They asked us if we were enjoying ourselves.
4. Mrs Brown told her children not to spend all their money on sweets.
5. The receptionist told/pleased me to write my name and ID number on that card.
6. He offered to buy me a drink if I liked.