I. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Max still plays the violin. He began to play it three years ago.
Max……………………………………………
2. My father stopped smoking when I was ten.
My father has…………………………………
3. Alex hasn’t scored a goal for 3 weeks.
The last time………………………….………
4. She’s never eaten such a delicious cake.
It is the…………………………………………
5. You can’t get to the village in winter because of snow. (access)
There is no……………………………………
6. They managed to finish the project in time for the presentation. (succeeded)
They……………………………………….
7. She started to talk to her friend on the phone at nine o’clock. (SINCE)
She ………………………………………
8. They were in the middle of a discussion when their mother came home.
They were ………………………………
9. He was in the middle of a presentation when there was a power failure.
He was ……………………………………
10. Ann got this painting ten years ago. (HAS)
Ann…………………………………………
11. Bill prefers teaching history to working as a business executive. (would rather)
Bill………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. On a long trip, Susie would rather drive than ride in the back seat. (prefer)
On ……………………………………………………………………………………….
13. My brother prefers playing football to watching it on TV. (BETTER)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. This is the first time my brother has ever tidied his own room. (never)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. The weather was so bad that they cancelled the tennis match. (such)
…………………………………………………………………………………
1. I gave up smoking ten years ago. I used……to give up smoking ten years ago…………………………
2. John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy. John often went…on bare foot when he was a little boy………….
3. He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to. He used…to play tennis better than he does…………….
4. I walked to school in 20 minutes It took…me 20 minutes to walk to school………………………
5. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost. I used…to be……afraid of ghost when I was a child….
6. It took him an hour to solve that exercise He solved…that exercise in an hour…………...
7. Kate took two aspirins and then she felt a lot better. After taking…two aspirins,she felt a lot better……………