Trường THCS Đồng Tâm GV Trịnh Thị Hồng REVISION 7 – SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION.
I. Rewrite these sentences with “used to”.
1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.
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2. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.
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3. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.
………
4. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.
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5. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends any more.
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6. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.
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7. I eat ice-cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.
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8. The children often got up late.
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II. Rewrite these sentences with “used to”.
1. There did not use to be many cars on the road before.
Now there are………
2. My brother was a professor at Ha Noi University some years ago.
My brother used………
3. Linh walked to school some years ago but now she cycles there.
Linh used………..
4. My father swam in the pool near his house when he was a boy.
My father used………
5. There are many green trees in front of my house but now it is a big car park.
There used………
6. I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t.
I used………
7. Linda doesn’t live with her parent any more.
Linda………
8. My hair is now much longer than that in the past.
In the past my hair………
9. He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman.
He used……….
10. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in NhaTrang?
Did you use………..?
III. Rewrite these sentences.
1.The schools in the city are bigger than the ones in the country.
- The schools in the country...
2.We always drive to work every day.
- We go...
3.Does Viet’s family have four people?
- Are...?
4. Tam goes to the zoo once a year.
- How often...?
5. No mountains in the world are taller than EverestMountain.
- EverestMountain...
6.Do you want to go swimming now?
- Would...?
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7.What is the price of these shoes?
- How much ...?
8.My house is nearHoa’s.
- My house is...
9. He spends two hours a day reading books.
- It ...
10. How about cleaning the room?
- Shall...? / Why ...?
11.My uncle has more children than my aunt.
My aunthas ...
12.I spend more time doing homework than my younger sister does.
My younger sister ...
13.Does an apple contain less sugar than a banana?
Does a banana ...?
14. Have you just used the computer?
You ...?
15. It takes her half an hour to do the washing.
- How ...………...?
16. We have English class at 7.15.
- Our English class………..………...………..
17. Let’s go for a swim.
Shall...? Why...?
How...?
18.You haven’t tided up this room for weeks.
-It’s……….
19.Tom is younger than he looks.
-Tom isn’t………...………..
20. The building has five floors.
It’s……….………
21.My new house is bigger than my old one.
- My old house ...
22. Do you have a better stove than this?
- Is this...
23. That food is excellent.
- What...! - How ...!
24. He spends an hour a day learning English.
- It ...
25. Knowing English is useful.
- It is ...
26. Do you want to go to the zoo?
- Would...
27. Nam gets to school on his bike everyday.
- Nam...
28. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
I haven’t………...………
29. Miss Lan is a good English teacher.
– Miss Lan ...
30. How tall are you ?
What...?
31. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
The computer ………..
32. They have changed the date of the meeting.
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The date ………..
