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 ………………………………………………………………………………
1.It’s a pity I can’t play the guitar well.
-->I wish……… I could play the guitar well………………………………………………
2.My mother spent three hours making a dress
-> It took…………………my mother three hours to make a dress………………………
3. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
-> I suggest ………………asking her yourself……………………………………
4.They won’t have to change the date of the meeting again
-> The date……………of the meeting won't have to be changed again………………………
5. It’s nearly 20 years since my father saw my uncle.
-->My father……………hasn't seen my uncle for nearly 20 years……………………
6.I don’t have a key, so I can’t get in.
-->If……………I had a key, I could get in…………………………………………………
7.It was such an interesting film that no one of us wanted to miss
-> The film was………so interesting that no one of us wanted to miss……………
8.The suitcase was too heavy for me to carry.
-> The suitcase was so…………heavy that I couldn't carry it……………………………
9. Nobody is as tall as Tam in my class
-> Tam is the……………tallest in my class………………………………………
10.” Don’t forget to bring along the raincoat” Thuy’s grandma said.
-> Thuy’s grandma reminded……her to bring along the raincoat…
11. Hurry up or you will miss the bus.
-> If.......................you don't hurry up, you will miss the bus. ..................................................................
12. It was so late that nothing could be done
-> It was too…………………late for anything to be done…………………………………
13. Paul doesn’t finish his test on time.
-> Paul wishes……………he finished his test on time…………………………………..
14.I can’t speak English as well as Nga
-> Nga speaks……………English better than me………………………
I wish I could play the guitar well
It took my mother 3 hours to make a dress
I suggest you asking her yourself
The date of the meeting won't be had to change again
My father hasn't seen my uncle for nearly 20 years