1. They bought this house ten years ago.

--> They have bought this for ten years

2. We invited a pop star onto the chat show
--> The pop star was invited on to the chat show
3. Although she said that she would come, I don't think she ever
will.
--> Despite her saying that she would come , I don’t think she
even will
4. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident
happened.
--> No sooner had the plane left the airport than the accident
happened
5. You feel tired now because you didn't sleep very well last night.
--> Had you slept very well last night , You wouldn’t feel tired now
6. When did you start the project?
--> How long have you started the project?
7. My father used to play football when he was young.
--> My father doesn't play football anymore
8. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.
--> I was given a present by Jane on my last birthday
9. "Let's go swimming"
--> She suggests going swimming
10. We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.
--> If we had had a map , we wouldn’t have got lost in the jungle
11. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
--> I haven't seen Bob since I wasn’t in HCM city
12. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Nam dinh.
--> It takes 3 hours to drive from HN to ND
13. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very
rough.
--> The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming
14. Their trip lasted three day.
--> They had a three-day trip
15. Don't leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
--> If you leave the lights on all night , you will waste electricity
16. The furniture was too old to keep.
--> It was such old furniture that we shouldn’t keep
17. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
--> No one else in Gary’s class is a better guitarist than her
18. It's necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood
--> Everybody needs to clean up their neighborhood
19. Jane is the tallest girl in her class.
--> Nobody in Jane’s class is taller than her
20. Their teacher is making them study hard.
--> They are being made to study hard by their teacher
21. As I get older, I want to travel less.
--> The older I get , the less I want to travel
22. This mobile phone is not as cheap as I thought it would be
--> This mobile phone is more expensive than i thought it would
be
23. My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer
games
--> My brother would prefer going swimming to playing computer
games
24. She speaks English very well
--> She is a good English speaker
25. The food in France is famous
--> France is famous for the food
26. John could not find the way to the hotel ( be able to )
--> John was not able to find ...
27. The boy threw the ball through the window
--> The ball was thrown through the window by the boy
28. The stamps are so beautiful that all of us want to buy them
--> They are such beautiful stamps that all of us...
29. I don't clean up the apartment today. I'm busy.
--> I'm too busy to clean up ...
30. Although he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
--> In spite of being intelligent , ...
In spite of his intelligence , ....