REPHRASING
VERB TENSES
1. She started drinking too much alcohol two years ago.
She has __________________________________________________________________________________
2. They came to live in New York two years ago.
They have ________________________________________________________________________________
3. I met that famous writer a year ago.
It’s been a year ____________________________________________________________________________
4. I haven’t read a play by George Bernard Shaw for eight years.
It is _____________________________________________________________________________________
5. She hasn’t enjoyed herself so much for years.
It is years ________________________________________________________________________________
6. The last time she wrote a poem was two years ago.
She _____________________________________________________________________________________
7. The last time we saw that movie was six months ago.
We have _________________________________________________________________________________
8. I saw Frank two months ago.
I haven’t _________________________________________________________________________________
9. I have been playing the piano for twenty years.
I started _________________________________________________________________________________
10. I last had flu five years ago.
I haven’t _________________________________________________________________________________
11. I last visited London fifteen years ago.
I haven’t _________________________________________________________________________________
12. She hasn’t phoned her mother for two months.
It’s ______________________________________________________________________________________
13. I haven’t seen your wife for a long time.
It’s ______________________________________________________________________________________
14. I have never read such an interesting book.
This is the ________________________________________________________________________________
15. I haven’t seen a good film for ages.
It’s ______________________________________________________________________________________
16. It’s ages since I last visited Russia.
I _______________________________________________________________________________________
MODAL VERBS
1. It is possible that I finish work earlier than usual today.
I
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. I am not sure that she is his girlfriend.
She _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Smoking is forbidden in hospitals.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. It’s possible that her boyfriend is coming to the wedding.
Her boyfriend _____________________________________________________________________________
5. The fireman managed to rescue the child from the burning house.
The fireman was __________________________________________________________________________
6. It is possible that we’ll be together soon.
We _____________________________________________________________________________________
7. You must not smoke in here.
Smoking _________________________________________________________________________________
8. Smoking is forbidden in most restaurants.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
9. You can’t have a bicycle.
You are __________________________________________________________________________________
10. Perhaps they only open the museum in the morning.
They ____________________________________________________________________________________
11. If you want my advice, go to the dentist!
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
12. I’m sure she’s telling lies.
She _____________________________________________________________________________________
13. I’m sure they are at home. The lights are on.
They ____________________________________________________________________________________
14. In my opinion, taking some exercise would be good for you.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
15. If you want my advice, don’t eat so many cakes!
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
16. I am sure she knows you are here.
She _____________________________________________________________________________________
17. They don’t allow smoking in this room.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
18. Maybe your friend will call you on your birthday.
Your friend _______________________________________________________________________________
19. He knows how to play golf.
He _____________________________________________________________________________________
20. It’s not necessary for you to make your bed.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
PASSIVE VOICE
1. The teacher glued the pieces of the broken toy.
The pieces ________________________________________________________________________________
2. Everybody must read the instructions first.
The instructions ___________________________________________________________________________
3. The police don’t oblige the suspects to say anything.
The suspects ______________________________________________________________________________
4. People speak English all over the world.
English __________________________________________________________________________________
5. I am having my house painted now.
My house ________________________________________________________________________________
6. This story will shock you.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
7. You should post these letters.
These letters ______________________________________________________________________________
8. The shop assistant didn’t give us the ticket.
We _____________________________________________________________________________________
9. Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.
Penicillin _________________________________________________________________________________
10. You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow.
Green paint ______________________________________________________________________________
11. They say this tree is over 400 years old.
This tree ________________________________________________________________________________
12. They didn’t tell me the secret.
I _______________________________________________________________________________________
13. The teenager in red has broken the window.
The window ______________________________________________________________________________
14. The teacher didn’t tell us the answer.
We _____________________________________________________________________________________
15. They have found the stolen money.
The stolen money __________________________________________________________________________
16. People consider that he is an expert on cricket.
He _____________________________________________________________________________________
17. They have given us a Roald Dahl novel.
We _____________________________________________________________________________________
18. London will fascinate you.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
19. They will tell us the news tomorrow night.
They ____________________________________________________________________________________
20. Someone must tell her about the accident.
She _____________________________________________________________________________________
HAVE SOMETHING DONE
1. The engineer has repaired my television
I’ve _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. My kitchen is being redecorated at the moment.
I am ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. She’s getting someone to mend the windows.
She’s ____________________________________________________________________________________
4. The mechanic is going to repair her car next week.
She _____________________________________________________________________________________
5. The hairdresser cut my hair yesterday morning.
I _______________________________________________________________________________________
6. They are servicing my new car next week.
I _______________________________________________________________________________________
7. The ophthalmologist tests her eyes every year.
She _____________________________________________________________________________________
8. The hairdresser cut my hair last week.
I _______________________________________________________________________________________
9. Someone will cut your hair tomorrow.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
GERUND/INFINITIVE
1. He made an effort to speak in English.
He tried __________________________________________________________________________________
2. She gave up going to French lessons.
She stopped ______________________________________________________________________________
3. Sharon hasn’t eaten junk food since last May.
Sharon stopped ___________________________________________________________________________
4. Steve advised me to tell Paul about it.
Steve suggested ___________________________________________________________________________
5. Beth hasn’t smoked since last December.
Beth stopped _____________________________________________________________________________
6. I was not invited and I am sorry about that.
I would like ______________________________________________________________________________
7. Will you post this letter for me, please?
Do you mind ______________________________________________________________________________
8. I forgot to phone Lisa on her birthday.
I didn’t remember _________________________________________________________________________
9. He didn’t remember to phone his wife yesterday.
He forgot ________________________________________________________________________________
10. Will you close the door when you leave, please?
Do you mind ______________________________________________________________________________
11. Please, don’t shoot.
He begged us _____________________________________________________________________________
12. Learning English is not easy.
It is _____________________________________________________________________________________
CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
1. I don’t have a computer so I can’t type the essay on English grammar.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
2. I didn’t make a note of it in my diary, so I forgot about it.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
3. If the tickets don’t arrive, we won’t be able to go.
Unless ___________________________________________________________________________________
4. If your friend doesn’t come before ten, he will miss the train.
Unless ___________________________________________________________________________________
5. Wendy didn’t study for her test. Therefore, she failed.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
6. She made a lot of mistakes because she didn’t study hard for the exam.
If she ____________________________________________________________________________________
7. If you don’t review your notes tonight, you won’t do well tomorrow.
Unless ___________________________________________________________________________________
8. I have failed all my exams at the university because I didn’t study enough.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
9. I didn’t go to the gym yesterday because my foot hurt.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
10. If your boyfriend doesn’t arrive before eight, we will have to leave.
Unless ___________________________________________________________________________________
11. If we don’t meet this month, it will be too late.
Unless ___________________________________________________________________________________
12. I don’t know her address, so I can’t write to her.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
13. I didn’t open the door because I didn’t know it was you.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
14. I didn’t invite Beth. I had forgotten her telephone number.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
15. She divorced him because he was so terrible to her.
If he ____________________________________________________________________________________
16. We didn’t visit the museum because we hadn’t time.
If we ____________________________________________________________________________________
17. She can’t come to the party because she is so busy.
If she ____________________________________________________________________________________
18. He didn’t revise for the test so he failed.
If he ____________________________________________________________________________________
19. If you don’t hurry up, you won’t get tickets for the concert.
Unless ___________________________________________________________________________________
20. You won’t understand the problem if you don’t listen carefully.
Unless ___________________________________________________________________________________
21. I don’t earn much money. It’s a pity I can’t buy a new car.
If _______________________________________________________________________________________
WISH
1. I love German. Unfortunately, I can’t speak it fluently.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
2. I regretted having hit the dog on the head.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. I would like to have more free time these days.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
4. I am sorry I didn’t tell him everything.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
5. I’m sorry I haven’t got a car.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. What a pity I didn’t have time to see you last week.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
7. I’m sorry I can’t speak French perfectly.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
8. Mary was sorry she ate so many cakes.
Mary wished _____________________________________________________________________________
9. It’s such a pity you can’t come along!
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
10. I’m sorry I didn’t work hard enough last year.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
11. I’m sorry we accepted the invitation.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
12. I’m sorry I didn’t go shopping with you.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
13. I am sorry I didn’t remember your birthday.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
14. What a pity the weather was so bad last weekend.
I wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
REPORTED SPEECH
1. “We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country”, the policeman said.
The policeman said ________________________________________________________________________
2. “What time do the banks close today?”
Tim asked me _____________________________________________________________________________
3. “Why don’t we play computer games?” said Michael.
Michael suggested _________________________________________________________________________
4. She said: “Are you coming to the party on Friday?”
She asked him_____________________________________________________________________________
5. “Don’t speak so loud, please”, she said to the students.
She ___________________________________________________________________________________
“Perhaps it would be better to go out in the afternoon”, Sharon’s mother said.
Sharon’s mother recommended ______________________________________________________________
6. Mary said to us “Don’t be late.”
She told _________________________________________________________________________________
7. The teacher said to me “Wait for me outside”.
The teacher told ___________________________________________________________________________
8. “How much money have you put into the account?”, they asked.
They asked me ____________________________________________________________________________
9. “I have never seen anything so beautiful”, he said.
He said __________________________________________________________________________________
10. The teacher said: “You have to hand your papers in at the end of this class”.
The teacher said ___________________________________________________________________________
11. The trainer said: “Molly, come back to the team!”
The trainer told ___________________________________________________________________________
12. “Where did the robbery take place?” he asked.
He asked _______________________________________________________________________________
13. “Where are your brothers, Sheila?”
She asked Sheila ___________________________________________________________________________
14. “Why don’t we have dinner out tonight?” said Martin.
Martin suggested __________________________________________________________________________
15. The man said to us: “Keep off the grass!”
The man ordered __________________________________________________________________________
16. She asked me: “What time does your party start?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________________________
17. “How much is this T-shirt?”, she asked.
She asked ________________________________________________________________________________
18. “I have read this book”, she said.
She said _________________________________________________________________________________
19. “I don’t know”, he told them.
He told them _____________________________________________________________________________
20. He told us: “Don’t make so much noise!”
He ordered _______________________________________________________________________________
21. “Let’s go to the cinema on Tuesday”, said Mary.
Mary suggested ___________________________________________________________________________
22. “Can I go to the disco?”, Tim asked his mother.
Tim asked his mother _______________________________________________________________________
RELATIVE CLAUSES
1. This is the place. We last had coffee together here.
This is ___________________________________________________________________________________
2. This is the man. His job is very dangerous.
This is ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. That man’s brother is my new English teacher.
That is the man ___________________________________________________________________________
4. My new neighbours have got a baby. Her name is Wendy.
My new neighbours ________________________________________________________________________
5. Fiona is smiling in the picture. She is my boss.
Fiona, ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. This is the man. His dog bit my brother in the park.
This is the man ____________________________________________________________________________
7. Sharon is going to marry a man. He is Eric’s brother.
The man ________________________________________________________________________________
8. Shakespeare was a famous writer. He wrote beautiful sonnets.
Shakespeare, _____________________________________________________________________________
9. Albert is coming back from hospital tomorrow. He has just broken his ankle.
Albert, ___________________________________________________________________________________
10. That woman’s husband is my boss.
That is the woman ________________________________________________________________________
11. They didn’t pay for the ring.
This is the ring ____________________________________________________________________________
12. I saw a man later. He was the president of the European Community.
The man, _______________________________________________________________________________
13. The Da Vinci Code is a best-seller. It was written by Dan Brown.
The Da Vinci Code, _________________________________________________________________________
14. I visited a village yesterday but I did not like it.
I visited a village yesterday __________________________________________________________________
CONNECTORS
1. Despite having been vaccinated she caught the flu.
Although she _____________________________________________________________________________
2. As he hadn’t behaved himself, his parents got angry with him.
His parents ______________________________________________________________________________
3. The children stayed at home because it was raining
As ______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Although Orson was over seventy, he continued to cycle to work every day.
Despite __________________________________________________________________________________
5. She needed a job, so she sent off an application form.
She sent off an application form ______________________________________________________________
6. We won’t buy that house because we don’t have enough money.
As ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Although the weather was horrible, we went skiing.
In spite of _______________________________________________________________________________
8. Although she was ill, she visited other countries.
Despite __________________________________________________________________________________
9. She lost the race in spite of running well.
Although _________________________________________________________________________________
10. Despite the fact that it was very hot, she was wearing her winter clothes.
Although _________________________________________________________________________________
11. Although it was cold, we went to the countryside.
In spite of ________________________________________________________________________________
12. The children couldn’t go out to the playground because it was raining.
As ______________________________________________________________________________________
13. Someone knocked at the door. The dog woke up.
The dog _________________________________________________________________________________
14. In spite of her beauty, she doesn’t have a boyfriend.
Although _________________________________________________________________________________
15. We bought our tickets on the Web because it was much cheaper.
Since ____________________________________________________________________________________
16. Although he was exhausted, he managed to finish reading the novel.
Despite __________________________________________________________________________________
17. I felt really tired so I stayed at home.
I stayed __________________________________________________________________________________
18. Although she was poor, she was happy.
In spite of ________________________________________________________________________________
19. Although the weather was awful, they had a great time.
In spite of ________________________________________________________________________________
20. As it was Friday, the children stayed up late.
The children ______________________________________________________________________________
21. Despite the fact that the questions were difficult, she got a high mark in her exam.
Although _________________________________________________________________________________
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
1. I’m not as good at English as you are.
You _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Albert’s drawing isn’t as good as Gerard’s.
Gerard’s drawing __________________________________________________________________________
3. I thought it would be better than that.
It’s not __________________________________________________________________________________
4. Her jokes are not as good as his.
His jokes _________________________________________________________________________________
5. Sheila is 1.55 m tall. Her brother is 1.70 m tall.
Sheila ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. Alicia swims faster than Peter.
Peter ___________________________________________________________________________________
7. The meat was better than the fish.
The fish __________________________________________________________________________________
8. Bananas are more expensive than apples.
Apples ___________________________________________________________________________________
9. Germany is richer than India.
India i___________________________________________________________________________________
10. The film is not as good as the novel.
The novel ________________________________________________________________________________
11. No other fictional secret agent is as famous as James Bond.
James Bond i______________________________________________________________________________
QUESTIONS
1. I spent my holidays in France.
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. The policeman knew where the thief was hidden.
________________________________________________________________________________________
3. My grandfather is eighty-two years old.
________________________________________________________________________________________
4. It takes me two hours to get there.
________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Where are my keys?
I wonder _________________________________________________________________________________
6. The next plane leaves at 9.45 p.m.
________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Ben drives 200 miles every day.
________________________________________________________________________________________
8. John lives next door.
________________________________________________________________________________________
9. I have English classes three times a week.
________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Gerard plays tennis twice a week.
________________________________________________________________________________________
11. “Where is the nearest cinema, please?”
Could you tell me __________________________________________________________________________
12. Mary goes swimming twice a week.
________________________________________________________________________________________
13. I have to wear a uniform whenever I work in front of the customers.
________________________________________________________________________________________
14. John bought a new Rolls Royce.
________________________________________________________________________________________
15. He visits his parents every Sunday.
________________________________________________________________________________________