Write the second sentence so that is has a similar meaning to the first.
1. It’s a pity I can’t play the guitar well.
I wish
2. My mother spent three hours making a dress.
It took
3. We haven’t been to the concert for over a year.
The last time
4. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.
He enjoys
5. We last saw our grandfather two years ago.
We haven’t
6. You can make payment at any post office.
Payment
7. The president presented the trophy to the winner.
The trophy
8. He hasn’t been back to his hometown for 10 years.
It is
9. He would go hunting when he was in Africa.
He used
10. His dog is called Tony.
He
11. Some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the “ao dai”, so it looks modern.
Because
12. Poets have mentioned the “ao dai” in poems for centuries.
The “ao dai”
13. The design and material used for men were different from those used for women.
The design and material used for men were not
14. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
My father hasn’t
15. Let’s use electricity economically.
Why
16. Someone will blow a whistle if there is an emergency.
A whistle
17. They have worked in that factory for ten years.
They began
18. The boy is sorry for being late.
He wishes
19. People say that the soil here is very rich.
The soil here
20. Helen started to learn Chinese in 2000.
Helen has been
21. They have learnt English for ten years now.
They started
22. She started to give up smoking last year.
She
23. Tom and Mary have worked in that factory since 1990.
Tom and Mary
24. I haven’t written to you for a month.
I last
25. I have lived in Hue since I was an eleven-year-old girl.
I started
26. He hasn’t seen her for twelve years now.
He last
27. How long have you learned French?
How long ago
28. When did you start to listen to pop music?
How long
Write the second sentence so that is has a similar meaning to the first.
1. It’s a pity I can’t play the guitar well.
I wish I could play the guitar well.
2. My mother spent three hours making a dress.
It took my mother 3 hours to make a dress.
3. We haven’t been to the concert for over a year.
The last time we went to the concert was over a year ago
4. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.
He enjoys Reading newspapers in the morning
5. We last saw our grandfather two years ago.
We haven’t seen our grandfather for two years
6. You can make payment at any post office.
Payment can be made at any post office.
7. The president presented the trophy to the winner.
The trophy was presented to the winner
8. He hasn’t been back to his hometown for 10 years.
It is 10 years since he was back to his hometown
9. He would go hunting when he was in Africa.
He used to go hunting when he was in Africa.
10. His dog is called Tony.
He call his dog Tony
11. Some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the “ao dai”, so it looks modern.
Because some fashion designers have printed lines of poetry on the “ao dai”, it looks modern.
12. Poets have mentioned the “ao dai” in poems for centuries.
The “ao dai” has been mentioned in poems by poets for centuries.
13. The design and material used for men were different from those used for women.
The design and material used for men were not the same as those used for women.
14. My father stopped smoking two years ago.
My father hasn’t smoked for two years
15. Let’s use electricity economically.
Why don't we use electricity economically.
16. Someone will blow a whistle if there is an emergency.
A whistle will be blown if there is an emergency.
17. They have worked in that factory for ten years.
They began working in that factory ten years ago
18. The boy is sorry for being late.
He wishes she hadn't been late
19. People say that the soil here is very rich.
The soil here is said to be very rich
20. Helen started to learn Chinese in 2000.
Helen has been learning Chinese since 2000.
21. They have learnt English for ten years now.
They started learning E 10 years ago
22. She started to give up smoking last year.
She has given up smoking since last year.
23. Tom and Mary have worked in that factory since 1990.
Tom and Mary started working in that factory in 1990.
24. I haven’t written to you for a month.
I last wrote to you a month ago
25. I have lived in Hue since I was an eleven-year-old girl.
I started living inHue when I was an eleven-year-old girl.
26. He hasn’t seen her for twelve years now.
He last saw her twelve years ago
27. How long have you learned French?
How long ago did you learn French
28. When did you start to listen to pop music?
How long have you listened to pop music