REPHRASING EXERCISES (REVIEW).

TENSES

1. She read the book first and then she saw the film.
After…
2. Steve started learning the violin a month ago.
Steve´s…
3. I haven´t been to an Indian restaurant for ages.
It´s ages…
4. The last time Nancy came here was in 1986.
Nancy hasn´t…
5. This is my first visit to Japan.
This is the first…
6. How long have Helen and Robert been married?
When…
7. She has never been to the club before.
It´s…
8. She has never heard such a funny story.
It´s…
9. It´s the worst headache she´s ever had.
She´s…
10. It´s months since I saw Jane.
I haven´t…
11. When did she come back?
Since…
12. I haven´t spoken to him for a week.
The last…
13. How long is it since he moved here?
When…
14. The last time I went to Brussels was two years ago.
I haven´t…
15. I´ve never heard such a silly story.
It´s…
16. When did you last go to London?
When was…
17. I haven´t finished my homework yet.
I´m still…
18. I have never tasted muesli before.
It´s…
CONDITIONALS

1. I didn´t have an umbrella with me so I got wet.

If…
2. You can´t win if you don´t play.
Unless…
3. What a pity we ate all the food.
If only…
4. Don´t shout all the time. It´s so annoying!
I wish…
5. I´m sorry I didn´t warn her.
I wish…
6. You´d better see a doctor.
If I…
7. He won´t help you if you don´t ask him.
Unless…
8. She went home early because she was exhausted.
If…
9. I haven´t got a dictionary and I need one.
I wish…
10. I didn´t phone Fernando last night, and that was a mistake.
If only…
11. Cecilia is always criticizing everyone.
I wish…
COMPARISONS

1. Chinese is more difficult than Japanese.

Japanese isn´t…
2. Bill was growing angrier all the time.
Bill was growing angrier…
3. I´ve never seen such a bumpy road.
This is…
4. If you drive fast, you´ll use more petrol.
The faster…
ADVERBIALS

1. The police locked the door. They didn´t want anyone to get in (so that)
2. The soldiers moved at night. They didn´t want to alarm the villagers. (in
order to)

3. Helen´s so busy, she never feels bored.

Helen´s…
4. The table was too heavy to lift.
The table wasn´t…
5. I invited her but she didn´t come.
Although…
6. We lost the match but we celebrated.
Despite…
7. It was late, so we decided to go home.
As…
8. Though he is a millionaire, he hates spending money.
In spite of…
9. She attended the meeting although she was ill.
Despite…
10. Debbie hid her diary. She didn´t want anyone to read it. (so that)
Debbie…
11. She´s such a sweet child, everyone loves her.
The child…
12. He´s too young to get married.
He isn´t…
13. The film is so good, I want to see it again.
It´s…
14. Read more and you´ll know more.
The more…
15. The price of petrol is increasing ever day.
Petrol is becoming…
16. Athens is older then Rome.
Rome isn´t…
17. No other gymnast is graceful as he is.
She´s…
18. Don´t buy as much cheese as before.
Buy…
19. She cooks well.
She´s a…
20. If you try harder, You´ll do better.
The…
21. She wrote to him. She wanted to tell him the news.
She…
22. I´ll help him. I want him to finish early.
I´ll help him…
23. She put on her raincoat. She didn´t want to get wet.
She…
24. The flight was so bad, we´ll never forget it.
It was…
25. We came back early because there were no seats left.
As/Since…
26. Although she spent all the afternoon on the project, she didn´t finish
it.
Despite…
RELATIVES

1. Mary has gone to see the doctor. She has not been feeling very well
lately.
Mary…
2. The school was built in 1960. We were educated there.
The school…
3. A waitress served them coffee. It was very hot.
A waitress…
4. There was a man in the room. We didn´t recognize him.
There was…
5. Send me copies of the letters. Your sister told me about them.
Send me…
6. Those are the passengers. Their passports disappeared.
Those…
7. They built a wall. It fell down after three weeks.
The wall…
8. That´s the man. He´s going to buy the company.
That´s…
9. I love the countryside. That is why I want to go and live there.
I love…
10. They bought several cakes. Some of them were really good.
They…
11. We stayed at a small hotel. We met Mrs Andersen there.
We…
12. She did it. I expected her to do it.
She did…
13. That´s the boy. We gave the present to him.
That’s…
14. That´s the lady. I lost her umbrella.
That´s…
15. The 9:00 o´clock bus arrived late. It was full.
The 9:00 bus…
REPORTED SPEECH

1. “I´ll call the police If I see you here again,” he said to me.
He…
2. “When will you visit us again?” they said to us.
They…
 3. “Are you enjoying yourselves?” they said to us.
They…
4. “Don´t spend all your money on sweets,” Mrs Brown said to her
children.
Mrs Brown
5. “Please write your name and ID number on this card,” the receptionist
said to me.
The receptionist…
“I can buy you a drink if you like,” he said to me. (offer)

CONNECTORS
1. We won´t buy that house because we don´t have enough money.
As.....................................................................................................
2. Despite the fact that the questions were difficult, he got a high
mark in her exam.
Although...........................................................................................
3. Although she was ill, she visited other countries.
Despite..............................................................................................
4. Although he was cold, we went to the countryside.
In spite of...........................................................................................
5. In spite of her beauty, she doesn´t boyfriend.
Although..............................................................................................
6. The children stayed at home because it was raining.
As.......................................................................................................
7. She lost the race in spite of running well.
Although.............................................................................................
8. Although the weather was awful, he had a great time.
In spite of............................................................................................
9. Although the weather is horrible, we went skiing.
In spite of.............................................................................................
10. We bougth our tickets on the Web because it was much cheaper.
Since...................................................................................................
11. Althoug we worked hard, he could not finish the job.
Despite.................................................................................................
12. In spite of the terrible weather, they decided to play outside.
Although..............................................................................................
13. I like you even though you have a strange sense of humour.
In spite of..............................................................................................
14. He smoked a cigar, at the same time he waited for the manager.
 While...................................................................................................
15. The train left at 6:00 and they arrived just after that.
When we..............................................................................................
16. I realised I had left my keys behind when I shut the door.
As soon as..............................................................................................
17. She came in and inmediately went into the kitchen.
As soon as...............................................................................................
18. The teacher asked her a question. She left nervous.
When......................................................................................................
19. We couldn´t understand the e-mail message because it was in
Russian.
Since........................................................................................................
20.Because of the rain we didn´t go out
As it.......................................................................................................
21. They are living tomorrow, so we are having dinner with tonight.
Because..................................................................................................
22.I´ll make up my mind. I´ll let you know.
As soon as...............................................................................................
23.We had to wait. The light wasn´t green.
Until.........................................................................................................
24.I arrived at the cinema. The film had already started.
By the time............................................................................................
25.The children couldn´t go to the playground because it was raining.
As............................................................................................................
26.You´ll come back toninght. Phone me them.
When........................................................................................................
27.She finished her homework. Then she went out for a walk.
After........................................................................................................
28.The plane took off before he got to the airport.
By the time he............................................................................................
29.He saw the room and he liked it.
When...........................................................................................................
30.First Ann put her purse into her handbag and then she went to the
supermarket.
After..........................................................................................................