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 such a pity your sister can’t come as well.
I wish …………my sister could come as well………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The picnic was exciting to most children.
Most children ………were interested in the picnic……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I’ve never read such an interesting book before.
It’s …………the most interesting book I have read…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I regretted not telling him what happened last night.
I wish ……I had told him what happened last night. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Mary doesn’t have a computer , but she wants to have one.
Mary wishes ……………she had a computer ……………………………………………………………………………………