Exercise 1: Complete the second sentence so that it expresses the same
meaning as the original one.
1. I started working for the company a year ago.
I have been
2. It is one hundred years since the birth of D.H Lawrence, the famous novelist.
D.H Lawrence ………………
3. How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged?
When………………………………?
4. I last saw him when I was a student.
I haven’t……………………
5. It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
Alan hasn’t………………
6. We will not see each other again before I go.
This will be the last time …………………………….
7. The train left before he got to the station.
By the time …………………………….....
8. The school was founded ten years ago.
It is ten years……. ………………...........
9. She hadn’t had a relapse for six months.
It was ...........................................
10. I haven’t forgone a meal for two years.
The last time ...........................................
11 No-one has challenged his authority before.
This is the first time ……………………
12. I was surprised at how easy he was to talk to.
I hadn’t expected ......................................
13. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
I cancelled ………………………………
14. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
When .........................................
15. After seeing the film for himself, my father has stopped criticising it.
Since ................................................
16. John hasn’t done any revision since spring term.
The last time ....................................................
Hộ vs ạ
1 It is the first time she has read this book
2 D.H Lawrence, who is a famous novelist, was born 100 years ago
3 I haven't seen him sice I was a student
4 By the time the he got to the station, the train had left
1. It is the first time she has rad this book.
2. D.H Lawrence, the famous novelist, was born one hundred years ago.
3. I haven't seen him since i was a student.
4. By the time he got to the station, the train had left.