Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means
the same as the sentence printed above it.
1. This is the first time he went abroad.
=> He hasn't…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I haven't……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………
5. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven't…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
6. When did you have it ?
=> How long ……………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………?
7. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal .
=> I haven't……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………
8. I haven't seen him for 8 days.
=> The last…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………
9. I haven't taken a bath since Monday.
=> It is…………………………………………………………………………………………....…………………………………………………
10. Samuel started keeping a diary in 1997
=>Samuel has……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. We started learning English fìve years ago.
=>We have …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
12. I began living in Ho Chi Minh City when I was 8.
=>I have……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. She has taught the children in this remote village for five months
=>She started …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
14. He has written to me since April.
=>The last time…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. She hasn’t had a swim for five years
=>She last ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
16. They last talked to each other two months ag
=>They haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
17. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999
=>She hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………...…………………………………………………………..
18. She hasn’t written to me for years
=>It’s years……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. Robert and Catherine have been married for ten years
=>It’s ten years ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
20. We have not jogged since August.
=>The……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................
Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
a. This is the first time he went abroad.
=> He hasn't…gone abroad before……………………………
b. I haven’t seen my old friend for two years.
-> I last ….saw my old friend 2 years ago
c. She was sick, so she could not go to school yesterday.
→ Because ……she was sick, she couldn't go to school yesterday. …………………………………………………………………
d. My sister is interested in reading comics.
→ My sister enjoys............reading comics........................................................................................