COMPARATIVES (II)

10.- The women all dance brilliantly.

The women ………………………………………………..dancers.

11.-I prefer listening to music to playing music.

I like listening to music ……………………………playing music.

12.- My room is bigger than my friend´s room.

My friend´s room isn´t ……………………………….my room.

13.- The tickets cost less during the week.

The tickets are ………………………………………at weekends.

14.- I prefer playing tennis to playing squash.

I like playing tennis ………………………………………….playing squash.

15.- Susan couldn´t swim as well as Betty.

Betty ………………………………………………..than Susan.

16.- My brother is older than me.

I am …………………………………….my brother.

17.- My parents prefer jazz to classical music.

My parents think jazz ………………………………….than classical music.

18.- My sister watches more TV than me.

I don´t watch TV ………………………………….......my sister does.

19.- The Colombian coffee cost less than the Kenyan coffee.

The Colombian coffee wasn´t ………………………………………as the Kenyan coffee.

20.- Jane had a worse seat than Dave.

Dave had ………………………………………..than Jane.

2. PASSIVE – ACTIVE VOICE

1.- That birthday card was made by my little sister.

My little sister ………………………………………that birthday card.

2.- Charles Dickens wrote this letter.

This letter ……………………………………………by Charles Dickens.

3.- This lunch will be enjoyed by all our guests.

All our guests ……………………………………….this lunch.

4.- Teenagers don´t visit the museum.

The museum ………………………………………….by teenagers.

5.- Those emails were read by my boss!

My boss ……………………………………….those emails!

6.- That text wasn´t received by my mother.

My mother ……………………………………..that text.

7.- This match will be watched by five million football fans.

Five million football fans …………………………………….this match.

8.- Bono wore these jeans.

These jeans …………………………………….by Bono.

9.- This music won´t be played by disc jockeys.

Disc jockeys …………………………………………..this music.

10.- I was given a motorbike by my uncle.

My uncle …………………………….me a motorbike.

11.- I have my hair cut there every six weeks.

The hairdresser ………………………………….my hair every six weeks.

12.- The hairdresser last cut my hair six months ago.

I last …………………………………..my hair cut six months ago.

13.-They were bought a new flat by my parents.

My parents ………………………………………………..a new flat.

14.- A famous tennis player opened the new sports centre.

Then new sports centre ………………………………………………………a famous tennis player.

15.-The pool is used by people of all ages.

People of all ages ……………………………………the pool.

16.-The new pop group was discovered by a television producer.

A television producer …………………………………the new pop group.

17.- My sister was taught the violin by a very talented teacher.

A very talented teacher ………………………………………………the violin.

18.- I was told about it by my sister.

My sister …………………………………..about it.

19.- I was taught to sky by my mother.

My mother ………………………………………to ski.

20.- This shop is owned by my uncle.

My uncle …………………………..this shop.

21.- She´s often driven to the supermarket by her neighbour.

Her neighbour often ………………………………….a lift to the supermarket.

22.- I was given some information about a local gym.

The hospital ………………………………….some information about a local gym.

3. PAST SIMPLE – PRESENT PERFECT

1.- This is the first time I´ve been to this sports centre.

I´ve …………………………….been to this sports centre before.

2.- They are still building the squash courts.

They …………………………………………finished building the squash courts yet.

3.- My friend started work here three weeks ago.

My friend ………………………………………………here for three weeks.

4.- I moved to this flat one week ago.

I´ve lived in this flat …………………………………….one week.

5.- My family has lived in this house for two months.

My family ………………………………….to this house two months ago.

6.- I haven´t stayed here before.

This is the first time that …………………………………………..here.

7.- He´s only had it for two weeks.

He only …………………………………two weeks ago.

8.- The cinema opened two years ago.

The cinema ………………………………………..here for two years.

9.- We hadn´t been on a canal boat for two years.

It was two years ……………………………….we had been on a canal boat.

10.- I last saw dolphins when I was a child.

I haven´t ……………………………………………..I was a child.

11.- I haven´t been to a tennis match for a long time.

It´s a long time since ……………………………………………a tennis match.

12.- We´ve never seen such a bad movie before.

It´s the worst movie we have …………………………………….

(NEVER + BEFORE IT´S + superlative+ EVER)

4. REPORTED SPEECH

1.-He said he wanted to live in a bigger flat.

He said “ ………………………………to live in a bigger flat.”

2.- My friend said she´d never seen a view like it.

My friend said “I ……………………………………………..a view like it.”

3.-My father said “I don´t like the colour of the walls”.

My father said he ………………………………………the colour of the walls.

4.- My boyfriend said “I can help you paint them.”

My boyfriend said he …………………………………….me paint them.

5.- My mother said “I´ll lend you some curtains.”

My mother said she ………………………………………….me some curtains.

6.- My brother said “I´m going to visit you soon.”

My brother said he ………………………………………………visit me soon.

7.- I told him not to worry.

I said to him: “………………………………..worry.”

8.- My friend told me she always went there, so I started going too.

My friend said, “I always……………………………..there”, so I started going too.

9.- When I phoned, she asked me what time I wanted to go.

When I phoned, she asked, “What time ……………………………………..to come?”

10.- They said they didn´t need so much space.

They said, “………………………………………..need so much space.”

11.-My music teacher asked me if I liked classical music.

My music teacher said to me, “ ……………………………………………classical music?”

12.- I asked him if I could have a ride on the motorbike.

I said “……………………………..a ride on the motorbike?”

13.-She advised me to do some exercises first.

She said, “You ……………………………do some exercises first.”

14.- My sister told me she had seen a great new film there last week.

My sister said, “I …………………………………..a great film here last week.”

15.- My parents suggested going out for a meal.

My parents said, “Why ………………………………………we go out for a meal?”

16.- She asked an assistant how much the Colombian coffee cost.

She asked:”How ………………………………..the Colombian coffee cost?”

17.- Dave said that he had seen the film before.

Dave said: “I ………………………………………………………...this film before.”

18.- Dr. Gibson told me to take off my shoes and socks.

Dr. Gibson said: “Please, take ……………………………………..and socks off.”

5. CONDITIONALS

1.- If he won´t let me ride the motorbike, I´ll be angry.

Unless he ………………………………me ride the motorbike, I´ll be angry.

2.-Only music students can go to the concert in London.

You can only go to the concert in London …………………………………..a music student.

3.- If you want to learn a musical instrument, you need to practise every day.

You can´t learn a musical instrument ……………………………..you practise every day.

4.- If you don´t play every week, you won´t improve your tennis.

You won´t improve your tennis unless ………………………………every week.

5.- Why don´t you join a tennis club?

If I were you, …………………………….join a tennis club.

6.- If I finish my homework, I can go out at the weekend.

I can´t go out at the weekend ………………………………I finish my homework.

6. THERE IS – HAVE GOT

1.- The sports centre doesn´t have a swimming pool.

The sports centre hasn´t ………………………a swimming pool.

2.- It´s got a lovely view over the river.

There ………………………………a lovely view over the river.

3.- The facilities are excellent.

It ………………………excellent facilities.

4.- There is a games room in this guesthouse.

This guesthouse ………………..a games room.

5.- It has twelve screens.

There ……………………………twelve screens.

6.- There was a small kitchen on the boat.

The boat ……………………………a small kitchen.

7. TOO – ENOUGH

1.- My father said I was too young to ride the motorbike.

My father said I wasn´t …………………………………………to ride the motorbike.

2.- He says he doesn´t have enough time to come with us.

He says he´s too ………………………………to come with us.

3.- It´s too cold to play tennis.

It isn´t warm ……………………………to play tennis.

4.- He says the hairdresser is too expensive for him.

He says he ………………………………………to go to the hairdresser.

5.- I couldn´t afford a ticket for their concert.

The ticket for their concert cost ……………………………………..for me.

8. SO – SUCH // SO MUCH – SO MANY // QUANTIFIERS

1.- It was such a surprise I didn´t know what to say.

I was so ………………………………….I didn´t know what to say.

2.- I have such a lot of friends who would like a motorbike.

I have so …………………………….friends who would like a motorbike.

3.- There are only a few squash courts in this town.

There aren´t very …………………………squash courts in this town.

4.- They´ve only got a few friends because they prefer each other.

They haven´t got ……………………………………..friends because they prefer each other.

5.- There are many types of coffee here.

You can buy a ……………………………………types of coffee here.

6.- Nearly every seat was taken in the cinema.

There weren´t ………………………………………………in the cinema.

9. RELATIVE PRONOUNS

1.- I live in this house.

This is the house ……………………………….I live.

10. MODAL VERBS

1.- It isn´t necessary for me to share a room in this house.

I …………………………………………….to share a room in this house.

2.- It´s possible to go swimming early in the morning.

You ……………………………….go swimming early in the morning.

3.- It is essential to book your room in advance.

You …………………………………………..your room in advance.

4.- It´s essential to wear a helmet when you ride it.

You …………………………………………a helmet when you ride it.

5.- My boyfriend advised me to book tickets.

The boyfriend said I ………………………………..book tickets.

6.- We couldn’t fish in many parts of the river.

We were not …………………………………….fish in many parts of the river.

7.- My parents can only go swimming at the weekend.

On weekdays, my parents aren´t ……………………………………….go swimming.

8.- “It would be a good idea to take more exercise.”

“You really …………………………………..to take more exercise.”

9.- You can´t smoke in the theatre.

Smoking is …………………………………………….in the theatre.

11. OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS

1.- I entered a competition but I´m unlikely to win.

I entered a competition but I ……………………………………to win.

2.- He finds the work enjoyable here.

He ………………………………..working here.

3.- When they were small, the twins spoke a strange language together.

When they were small, the twins used …………………………….a strange language together.

4.- My cousin lived here before.

My cousin used ……………………………………….here.

5.- It was formerly my grandparents´ home.

My grandparents used ………………………………..here.

6.- When I was younger I practised the piano every day.

I used ………………………………….the piano every day when I was younger.

7.- My father doesn´t ski now, but he did when he was young.

My father ………………………………………ski when he was young.

8.- At first, neither twin enjoyed school.

At first, neither ………………………………….twins enjoyed school.

9.- There isn´t anybody in the school who can tell which one is which.

There´s ……………………………in the school who can tell which one is which.

10.- Every teacher in the school has problems because of this.

All of …………………………………… in the school have problems because of this.

11.- The hairdresser´s I go to is beside the supermarket.

The hairdresser´s I go to is ………………………………….to the supermarket.

12.- It stays open until seven o´clock.

It ………………………………..close until seven o´clock.

13.- I need a haircut.

My hair ………………………………cutting.

14.- My brother cuts his hair himself.

My brother cuts …………………………………………hair.

15.- Unfortunately, he doesn´t do it very well.

Unfortunately, he´s not very ……………………………………..doing it.

16.- The singer was a waiter before he joined this group.

Before ………………………………..this group, the singer was a waiter.

17.-The women all dance brilliantly.

The women ……………………………………………………dancers.

18.-The guesthouse is called “Sunshine Cottage”.

The name ………………………………………………….is “Sunshine Cottage”.

19.- This is my brother´s motorbike.

This motorbike …………………………………………my brother.

20.- One of his friends sold it to him.

A friend ……………………………………….sold it to him.

21.- It wasn´t very expensive.

It didn´t …………………………………much.
22.- The cinema is near the shopping mall.

The cinema is …………………………………………from the shopping mall.

23.-The sun shone every day of the boat trip.

It was …………………………………every day of the boat trip.

24.- The boat didn´t move very quickly down the river.

The boat moved very …………………………….down the river.

25.- It took us a long time to decide where to go.

We spent a long time ……………………………………..where to go.

26.- My mother lives a long way from the supermarket.

There isn´t …………………………………………………………my mother´s house.

27.- When she has to walk to the supermarket, she finds it tiring.

She gets ………………………..when she has to walk to the supermarket.

28.- Jane couldn´t see the screen very well.

Jane found ………………………………………to see the screen.

29.- They spent two hours watching the film.

The film …………………………..for two hours.

30.- The nurses´ home is behind the hospital.

The hospital is ………………………………………….the nurses´ home.

31.- My appointment with Dr. Gibson is at ten o´clock.

At ten o´clock I am ………………………………………………….an appointment with Dr. Gibson.

32.- The office is Dr Gibson´s.

This office ……………………………..to Dr. Gibson.