Use the words in brackets to re-write starting with (By the time/As soon

as/Because) without changing the meaning)

1- We missed the show. (theatre /show start)

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2- I didn’t get to taste the chocolate cake. (I arrive / the children ate the whole
cake)

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3-We couldn’t buy the house. (we see /someone else make offer)

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4-My old car gave me a lot of trouble. I bought a new car.

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5-The plants died. Betty did not water the plants.

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6- Clara couldn’t pay for lunch. Clara forgot her purse at home.

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7- He finished the race. A second later he had a heart attack.

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8- I heard the thunder. Immediately I closed the window.

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9- The people put out the fire then the firefighters arrived.

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10- The police catch the thief, but he steal two watches.

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Answers

1-By the time we arrived at the theatre, the show had already started.

2- By the time I arrived home, the children had already eaten the whole
cake.

3- By the time we saw the house, someone else had already made an
offer.

4- Because my old car had given me a lot of trouble, I bought a new one.

5- Because Betty hadn’t watered the plants, they died.

6- Because Clara had forgotten her purse, she couldn’t pay for her lunch.

7- As soon as he had finished the race, he had a heart attack.

8- As soon as I had heard the thunder, I closed the window.

9- By the time the firefighters arrived, the people had put out the fire.

10- By the time the police caught the thief, he had stolen two watches.