Rewrite sentences
1.I don't ride the bus to school every morning because it's always so crowded (If)
2.The schoolchildren sowed some seeds, but they forgot to water them so they didn't grow (If)
3.Stop talking or you won't understand the lesson (If)
4.The wind is blowing hard, so we won't take the boat out for a ride (If)
5.Carol didn't answer the phone because she was studying (If)
6.I feel better now because you talked to me about my problems yesterday (If)
7.Because I don't have enough free time,I can't help my mother with the housework(If)
8.Rita is exhausted today because she didn't get any last night (If)
9.I didn't prepare for today's lesson: So it is difficult for me to understand the teacher's explanation (If)
10.'If I had any money I'd buy you a drink,' she said to me (reported speech)
11.'If I catch the plane I'll be home by five,'he said(reported speech)
12.'You should stay in bed if you feel unwell,'my mother said (reported speech)
13.'What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar,Jane?' Anne asked (reported speech)
14.'I'd have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped me,' he said (reported speech)
15.I met her during my stay in Parist last summer (while)
16.MacKenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty (By the age)
17.He was crossing the road.I caught sight of him
I noticed...............
18.Jimmy got into his car and drove away.I saw this
I saw...............
19.They had a good meal and then went to dance
After they....................
Rewrite sentences
1.I don't ride the bus to school every morning because it's always so crowded (If)
=> I would take the bus to school every morning if it weren't always so crowded.
2.The schoolchildren sowed some seeds, but they forgot to water them so they didn't grow (If)
=> If the schoolchildren hadn't forgotten to water the seeds, they would have grown.
3.Stop talking or you won't understand the lesson (If)
=> If you don't stop talking, you won't understand the lesson.
4.The wind is blowing hard, so we won't take the boat out for a ride (If)
=> If the wind weren't blowing hard, we would take the boat out for a ride.
5.Carol didn't answer the phone because she was studying (If)
=> If Carol hadn't been studying she would have answered the phone.
6.I feel better now because you talked to me about my problems yesterday (If)
=> I wouldn't feel better now if you hadn't talked to me about my problems yesterday.
7.Because I don't have enough free time,I can't help my mother with the housework(If)
=> If I had more free time I could help my mother with the housework.
8.Rita is exhausted today because she didn't get any last night (If)
=> Rita wouldn't be exhausted today if she had gotten some sleep last night.
9.I didn't prepare for today's lesson: So it is difficult for me to understand the teacher's explanation (If)
=> It wouldn't be difficult for me to understand the teacher's explanation if I had prepared for today's lesson.
10.'If I had any money I'd buy you a drink,' she said to me (reported speech)
=> She told me if she had had some money she would have bought me a drink.
11.'If I catch the plane I'll be home by five,'he said(reported speech)
=> He said if he caught the plane he would be home by five.
12.'You should stay in bed if you feel unwell,'my mother said (reported speech)
=> My mother advised me to stay in bed if I felt unwell.
13.'What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar,Jane?' Anne asked (reported speech)
=> Anne asked Jane what she would do if she were having a problem with grammar.
14.'I'd have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped me,' he said (reported speech)
=> He said he would have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn't helped him.
15.I met her during my stay in Parist last summer (while)
=> While I was on holiday in Paris last summer, I met her.
16.MacKenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty (By the age)
=> By the age of twenty, MacKenzie had written four best sellers.
17.He was crossing the road.I caught sight of him
=> I noticed him crossing the road.
18.Jimmy got into his car and drove away.I saw this
=> I saw Jim getting into his car and drove away.
19.They had a good meal and then went to dance
=> After they had had a good meal, they went to dance.