Rewrite the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1.She sang a song

--> A song was sung by her ..................................................

2.Somebody hit me.

--> l was hit by somebody ........................................................

3.We stopped the bus.

--> The bus was stopped by us .............................................

4.Mas plays the violin.He started three years ago.

--> Mas started playing the violin three years ago .......................................................

Rewrite the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1.She sang a song

\(\rightarrow\) A song ..........sung by her........................

2.Somebody hit me.

\(\rightarrow\) I .................was hit by someone..........................

3.We stopped the bus.

\(\rightarrow\) The bus ....................stops by us.........................

4.Mas plays the violin.He started three years ago.

\(\rightarrow\) I .......................know that Mas has played the violin for three years................................

Rewrite the sentence that does not change :

1. I last watched this film 5 days ago.

=> I..haven't watched this film for 5 days..

2. The last time I saw him was in June.

=> I..haven't seen him since June..

3. He started working in this school 5 years ago.

=> He..has been working in this school for 5 years..

4. We began doing the test an hour ago.

=> We..have been doing the test for an hour..

5. It's two years since she last had a holiday.

=> She..hasn't had any holiday since the last two years..

Rewirite the following sentences, using the words given

Ex I (last) saw her when I was a student 2 years ago

--> I haven't seen her since I was a student for 2 years

1.we last saw Tom when he moved to bristol. --> we have.......................NOT SEEN TOM SINCE HE MOVED TO BRISTOL.................................................

2.she (last) wrote to me nearly 2 years ago. -->she has ......NOT WRITTEN TO ME FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS...............................................

3.this film was (last) shown on TV nearly 10 years ago --> this film has.NOT BEEN SHOWN FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS ..

4.she last swam in the river 3 years ago --> she has...NOT SWUM IN THE RIVER FOR 3 YEARS

5. I last visited the city museum 5 years ago --> I have ......NOT VISITED THE CITY MUSEUM FOR 5 YEARS............................

6. I haven't attended the club since 1998---> I last......ATTENDED THE CLUB IN 1998.....

7.I haven't seen him for 2 months--> I last.............SAW HIM 2 MONTHS AGO.......................................

8. I haven't gone swimming for 2 years--> I last ........WENT SWIMMING 2 YEARS AGO...........................................

1. The last time I saw him was in June

=> I have not seen him since June

2. He started working in this company 5 years ago

=> He has worked in this company for 5 years

3. Lan stared to learn French since 2000

=> Lan has been learning French since 2000

4. The last time Lan went to the zoo was two years ago

=> Lan has not gone to the zoo for two years

1) how long is it since people first used the telephone?

2) i haven't written to her for two years

3) the last time it rained was two months

4) lan has left her school for a long time

5) it's three years since she heard that song

6) mary hasn't been seen since 1995

7) i haven't seen david since 1995

11/ I last ate meat 5 years ago.
--> I haven't eaten meat for 5 years.
12/ It's 3 months since since the windows were cleaned.
--> The windows hasn't been clearned for 3 months.
13/ It's years since I took photographs.
--> I haven't taken photographs for years.
14/ I last watched TV on new years's day.
--> I haven't watched TV since new year's day.
15/ It's 3 months since he wrote to me.
--> He hasn't written to me for 3 months.
16/ I was last paid six months ago.
--> I haven't paid for 6 months.
17/ The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978.
--> I haven't been abroad since the summer of 1978.

11/ I last ate meat 5 years ago.
=> I haven't eaten meat for 5 years
12/ It's 3 months since the windows were cleaned.
=>The windows haven't been cleaned for 3 months
13/ It's years since I took photographs.

=>I haven't taken photographs for years.
14/ I last watched TV on new years's day.
=>I haven't watched TV since new years's day.
15/ It's 3 months since he wrote to me.
=>He hasn't written to me for 3 months
16/ I was last paid six months ago.
=> I haven't been paid for 6 months
17/ The last time I was aboard was in the summer of 1978.
=> I haven't been abroad since the summer of 1978.

1. He began to give up smoking last year.

-> He has..not smoked since last year.

2. They began to live in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000.

-> They have.lived in HCM City snce 2000..

3. He started to learn how to play the piano in 2005.

-> He has..learnt how to play the piano since 2005.

4. When did you start learning English?

-> How long..have you learnt English?.

5. How long have you learnt English?

-> When.did you start learning English?..

6. When did you first know Maryam?

-> How long is it since you first knew Maryam?

7. When did people first use the telephone?

-> How long is..it since people first used telephone?.

8. When did you start saving money?

-> How long..have you saved money?.

9. The last time i wrote to her was 2 years ago.

-> I haven’t..written to her for 2 years.

10. It hasn’t rained for 2 months.

-> The last time.it rained was 2 months ago..

11. I last talked to her in 2004.

-> I haven’t..talked to her since 2004.

12. It has been a long time since Lan lelf her school.

-> Lan..has left her school for a long time.

13. He hasn’t written to me for 2 months.

-> it has been.2 months since he last wrote to me..

14. She last heard that song three years ago.

-> It’s three.years since she last heard that song..

15. It’s 2 years since I saw her.

-> I haven’t..seen her for 2 years.

16. It’s ten years since Nam stopped playing the piano.

-> Nam hasn’t..played piano for 10 years.

17. Mary was last seen 20 minutes ago.

-> Mary hasn’t..been seen for 20 minutes.

18. The last time I saw David was in 1995.

-> I haven’t.seen David since 1995..