I. Rewrite each of sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same. 1. He talks too much in class.
=> I wish
2. He is sorry he is late for class.
=> He wishes
3. I don’t have a lot of money.
=> I wish
4. Lan wants to be rich.
=> Lan wishes
5. My friend doesn’t have a computer.
=> My friend wishes
6. What a pity I am not free on Sunday.
=> I wish
7. I can’t speak English very well.
=> I wish
8. It took me 2 hours to travel to the city by bus.
=> I spent
9. Lan did her homework for 2 hours last night.
=> It took
=> Lan spent
10. There was a banyan here a few years ago, but now there isn’t.
=> There used
11. Nam usually played soccer when he was a child.
=> Nam used to
12. We no longer write to each other now.
=> We
13. When did you start learning English?
=> How long
14. I last saw her 2 years ago.
=> I haven’t
15. The last time I saw her was in 2015.
=> I haven’t
16. He painted this picture 2 days ago.
=> This picture
17. I have given some books to Lan.
=> Some
18. Nobody has told me about the date of the meeting.
=> I
19. They grow a lot of rice in the Mekong delta.
=> A lot of rice
20. They are going to build a new bridge in this area.
=> A new bridge
II. Sentence building:
21. Mr. Green / used / take / his children / the circus.
=>
22. Millions of bottles of champagne / produce / France / every year.
=>
23. We / be / fond / wear / jeans.
=>
24. Nam / be / interested / make / model things / when / young.
=>
25. Last weekend / we / go / picnic / the river bank.
=>
1. Lan is so short. => Lan wishes she weren't short
2. I don’t have a lot of money. => I wish I had a lot of money
3. I live far from my house. => I wish I didn't live far from my house
4. There isn’t a TV in my house. => I wish there were a TV in my house.
5. They want to be in the swimming pool. => I wish they were in the swimming pool.
6. You don’t have a computer. => I wish you had a computer
7. Hoa makes a lot of mistakes in her writing.
Hoa wishes she didn't make a lot of mistakes in her writing.
8. You can not draw well. => I wish you could draw well
9. There aren’t any rivers and lakes in your home town.
I wish there were rivers and lakes in your home town.
10. You don’t have your friend’s phone number.
=> I wish you had your friend’s phone number.