1. It’s a pity your friend isn’t at this party.
– I wish my friend were at this party.
2. They usually wore jeans when they were young.
-. They used to wear jeans when they were young.
3. Practice speaking every day or you can’t improve your English.
– If you don’t practice speaking every day, you can’t improve your English.
4. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very wonderful.
– It’s very wonderful to spend the weekend in the countryside.
5. Can you understand the question? He asked you the question last time.
– Can you understand the question which he asked you last time?
1. He drives so carefully that he has never had any accidents. → He is so careful when driving that he has never had any accidents.
2. “ We got home late last night” they said. → They said they had got home late the previous night.
3. We suggested a lot of things, which were all rejected. → Everything we suggested was rejected.
4. This is his first visit to Ho Chi Minh City. → He is visiting Ho Chi Minh City for the first time.
5. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age. → The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
6. Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study well at school. → Even though he is intelligent, he doesn’t study well at school.
7. If you don’t take care of those shoes ,they won’t last for long. → Unless you look after those shoes, they won’t last for long.
8. I would prefer you not to phone me at work. → I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work.
9. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error. → The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
10. She didn’t know the way, so she asked a policeman. → Not knowing the way, she asked a policeman.
1. I’d like you to help me to open the window. Do you mind helping me to open the window?
2. Keeping in touch with the media is very important and necessary. It’s very important and necessary to keep in touch with the media.
3. Factories are polluting the river water. Fish can not live there. If factories weren’t polluting the river water, fish could live there.
4. You ought to fasten your seatbelt before driving away. You shouldn’t forget to fasten your seatbelt before driving away.
5. “I must see the manager!” he cried. He insisted on seeing the manager.
1. The match couldn’t start because of the heavy snow. The heavy snow prevented the match from starting.
2. My mother was a worker in a factory when she was young. My mother used to work in a factory when she was young.
3. You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day. If you practice speaking every day, you can improve your English.
4. It was such an interesting novel that I read it again and again. The novel was so interesting that I read it again and again.
5. Please don’t ask me such silly questions. Would you mind not asking me such silly questions?
