Question

[Hieu Nguyen Vu Minh]

VI/ Rewrite :

1.    I’m sorry that I don’t finish my homework.

→ I wish ______________________________________________________

2.    It’s a pity you can’t come to the party with us.

→ We wish ____________________________________________________

3.    Her health is very bad.

→ She wishes __________________________________________________

4.    They play soccer very badly.

→ They wish __________________________________________________

5.    Helen won’t go dancing with us tonight.

→ Helen wishes ________________________________________________

6.    They often make noise in the class.

→ We wish ____________________________________________________

7.    I’d love to be a film star.                                  

→ I wish ______________________________________________________

8.    There were some trees in the field.

→ There used __________________________________________________

9.    She doesn’t live with her parents any more.

→ She used ____________________________________________________

10.People often did this work by hand.

→ This work used _______________________________________________

11.We had a nice garden once, but not any longer.

→ We used _____________________________________________________

12.I’m very nervous when driving on the left.

→ I’m not ______________________________________________________

a)    Would rather :

1.    Please stay at home this Christmas. à I’d rather you …………………………………………

2.    It’s time for the children to go to bed. à I’d rather the ………………………………………..

3.    Please help your mother with housework. à I’s rather you ……………………………………

4.    I don’t like you to come to class late. à I’d rather …………………………………………….

5.    Please keep silent I the classroom. à I’d rather you ……………………………………………

b)    It’s time:

1.         You have to dress yourself now. à It’s ………………………………………………………..

2.         I think the children should go to bed. à It’s about ……………………………………………..

3.         Hurry up or we will be late for the train. à It’s time …………………………………………..

4.       It’s time for children to go to bed. It’s high time ………………………………………………..  

5.         It’s twelve o’clock. Let’s go home! It’s about ………………………………………………….

c)    Present perfect Tense:

1.       She hasn’t gone out with him for 5 months. à The last time …………………………………..

2.       We haven’t seen such a cruel mother before. à This is the first ……………………………….

3.       It’s two years since we last saw Mr. Jones. à We haven’t ……………………………………..

4.       This is the first time I have visited the USA. à I haven’t ………………………………………

5.       I have learnt English for 10 years now. à I began ……………………………………………..

6.       She moved to London 20 years ago. à She has ………………………………………………..

7.       The Pikes haven’t visited Paris for 2 years. à The last time …………………………………..

8.       I stopped writing to him a week ago. à I haven’t ……………………………………………..

9.       Mary has leant French for 6 years. à It’s ………………………………………………………

10.   When did your father buy that car ? à How long ………………………………………………

11.   I didn’t see her again for 3 years. à Three years has …………………………………………..

12.   The last time I saw John was when he was leaving for Edinburgh.

à John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………………..

13.   They haven’t liked ice-cream since they ate too much and was sick.

à They didn’t ………………………………………………………………………………….

14.   John’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.

à John has ………………………………………………………………………………………

15.   My uncle has been a worker in that factory for 10 years.

à My uncle started ……………………………………………………………………………..

16.   How long have your family read Tuoi Tre Newspaper ?

à When did your ………………………………………………………………………………

17.   My old friend started working on that farm in 2005.

à Since 2005, …………………………………………………………………………………..

18.   When did he start teaching Physical Education in this school ?

à How long ……………………………………………………………………………………..

19.   My mother has had this washing machine for a long time.

à My mother ……………………………………………………………………………………

20.   My father stopped drinking champagne ten years ago.

à My father hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………………

Answer 1

[Herotimo]

1.I’m sorry that I don’t finish my homework.

→ I wish ____I finished my homework. __________________________________________________

2.It’s a pity you can’t come to the party with us.

→ Wewish ___you could come to the party with us._________________________________________________

3.Her health is very bad.

→ She wishes _____Her health weren't very bad._____________________________________________

4.They play soccer very badly.

→ They wish ______They played soccer better____________________________________________

5.Helen won’t go dancing with us tonight.

→ Helen wishes _____she would go dancing with us tonight.___________________________________________

6.They often make noise in the class.

→ We wish ___they didn't often make noise in the class._________________________________________________

7.I’d love to be a film star.

→ I wish ____I were a film star._________________________________________________

8.There were some trees in the field.

→ There used _____to be some trees in the field. _____________________________________________

9.She doesn’t live with her parents any more.

→ She used __to live with her parents __________________________________________________

10.People often did this work by hand.

→ This work used ___to be done by hand____________________________________________

11.We had a nice garden once, but not any longer.

→ We used ______to have a nice garden once _______________________________________________

12.I’m very nervous when driving on the left.

→ I’m not _used to driving on the left._____________________________

Answer 2

[Herotimo]

A)

1. I'd rather you stayed at home this Christmas.
2. I'd rather the children went to bed.
3. I'd raher you helped your mother with housework.
4. I'd rather you didn't come to class late.
5. I'd rather you kept silent in the classroom.
B)
1. It's time you dressed yourself.
2. It's about time the children went to bed.
3. It's time we hurried up.
4. It's high time children went to bed.
5. It's about time we went home.

C) 

The last time I went out with him was 5 months ago.

 This is the first time I have seen such a cruel mother.

 We haven't seen Mr. Jones for two years.

 I haven't visited the USA before.

 I began learning English 10 years ago.

 She has moved to London for 20 years.

 The last time the Pikes visited Paris was 2 years ago.

 I haven't written to him for a week. 

 It's 6 years since Mary started learning English. 

How long has your father bought that car?

Three years has passed since i last saw her

.I haven't seen john since he was leaving for Edinburgh

They didn’t like ice-cream when they ate too much and was sick

.John has worked as a television presenter for 5 years

My uncle started working in that factory 10 years ago

.When did your family read Tuoi Tre newspaper?

Since 2005,my old friend has worked on that farm

How long has he taught Physical education in this school?

.My mother had this washing machine a long time ago

My father hasn’t drunk champagne for 10 years