REPHRASING

1. She started drinking too much alcohol two years ago. (Verbal Tenses)
- She has _____________________________.
2. Although she had been vaccinated, she caught the flu
Despite ________________________________________(Contrast Connector)
3. I love German. Unfortunately, I can’t speak it fluently.(Wish)
- I wish _____________________________________.
4. As he hadn’t behaved himself, his parents got angry with him. (Causal Connector)
- His parents ________________________________________.
5. Everybody must read the instructions first. (Passive)
- The instructions _____________________________.
6. This is the man. His job is very dangerous. (Relative Clauses)
- This is __________________________________________.
7. The engineer has repaired my television. (Have sth. Done)
- I _______________________________________
8. She gave up going to French lessons. (Gerund/ Infinitive)
- She stopped ____________________________________.
9. I regretted having hit the dog on the head. (Wish)
- I wish ___________________________________.
10. “What time do the banks close today?”
- Tim asked me ____________________________________________.
11. Sharon hasn’t eaten junk food since last May.
- Sharon stopped _______________________________________.
12. My kitchen is being redecorated at the moment.
- I am _________________________________________.
13. I am not sure that she is his girlfriend. (Modal Verb)
- She ______________________________________________
14. Albert’s drawing isn’t as good as Gerard’s. (Comparatives)
- Gerard’s drawing ___________________________________.
15. “Why don’t we play computer games?” said Michael. (Reported Speech)
- Michael suggested ______________________________________
16. She said: “Are you coming to the party on Friday?” (Reported Speech)
- She asked him __________________________________________.
17. They came to live in New York two years ago. (Verbal Tenses)
- They have ________________________________________________.
18. Although the weather was horrible, we went skiing. (Contrast Connectors)
- In spite of ________________________________________________.
19. I would like to have more free time these days. (Wish)
- I wish ________________________________________________.
20. I met that famous writer a year ago. (Verbal Tenses)
- It’s been a year _________________________________________
21 .Wendy didn’t study for her test. Therefore, she failed. (Conditionals)
- If _____________________________________________________.
22. “Don’t speak so loud, please”, she said to the students. (Reported Speech)
- She _____________________________________________.
23. We won’t buy that house because we don’t have enough money. (Causal Connectors)
- As _________________________________________________________.
24. Steve advised me to tell Paul about it. (Gerund/Infinitive)
- Steve suggested _______________________________________________
25. She lost the race in spite of running well. (Contrast Clauses)
- Although ___________________________________________________.
26. My new neighbours have got a baby. Her name is Wendy. (Relative Clauses)
- My ____________________________________________________________.
27. Although Orson was over seventy, he continued to cycle to work every day. (Contrast
Connector)
- Despite __________________________________________________________
28. “Perhaps it would be better to go out in the afternoon”, Sharon’s mother said.
(Reported Speech)
- Sharon’s mother recommended ________________________________.
29.The fireman managed to rescue the child from the burning house. (Modal Verbs)
- The fireman was_______________________________________________.
30.The police don’t oblige the suspects to say anything. (Passive)
- The suspects ____________________________________________.
31. She hasn’t enjoyed herself so much for years. (Verbal Tenses)
- It is years _______________________________________.
32. I am going to the theatre tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to it. (Modal
Verbs)
- I’m really looking _____________________________________________.
33. I thought it would be better than that. (Comparatives)
- It’s not ________________________________________.
34. Mary said to us “Don’t be late.” (Reported Speech)
- She told __________________________________________.
35. Despite the fact that it was very hot, she was wearing her winter clothes. (Contrast
Clauses)
- Although ________________________________________________.
36. The teacher said to me “Wait for me outside”. (Reported Speech)
- The teacher _______________________________________.
37. It takes me two hours to get there. (Question)
- __________________________________
38.You must not smoke in here. (Modal Verb)
- Smoking ____________________________
39. Where are my keys? (Question)
I wonder ___________________________________.
40. Will you post this letter for me, please?
- Do you mind ____________________________________________
41. “How much money have you put into your account?” they asked. (Reported Speech)
- ____________________________________________________
42. Although she was ill, she visited other countries. (Contrast Connector)
- Despite ________________________________________________.
43 .I forgot to phone Lisa on her birthday. (Gerund/Infinitive)
- I didn’t remember_____________________________________________
44. The shop assistant didn’t give us the ticket. (Passive)
- We ____________________________________________________.
45. I saw Frank two months ago. (Verbal Tenses)
- I haven’t __________________________________________________
46. You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow. (Passive)
- Green paint ___________________________________________________
47. Sharon is going to marry a man. He is Eric’s brother. (Relative Clauses)
- The man ___________________________________________________
48. “Why don’t we have dinner out tonight?” said Martin. (Reported Speech)
- Martin suggested ____________________________________________.
49. If you want my advice, go to the dentist! (Modal Verbs)
- You ______________________________________________________.
50. They say this tree is over 400 years old. (Passive)
- This tree _______________________________________________
51.I’m sure they are at home. The lights are on. (Modals)
- They ___________________________________________________________.
52.I last had flu five years ago. (Verbal tenses)
- I haven’t ________________________________________________________.
53. I’m sure she’s telling lies. (Modal Verbs)
- She __________________________________________________________.
54. The teenager in red has broken the window. (Passive)
- The window ______________________________________________.
55. She asked me: “What time does your party start?” (Reported speech)
- She asked _______________________________________________________.
56. We bought our tickets on the Web because it was much cheaper. (Causal connector)
- Since ____________________________________________________________.
57. Albert is coming back from hospital tomorrow. He has just broken his ankle. (Relative
Clauses)
57. Albert is coming back from hospital tomorrow. He has just broken his ankle. (Relative
Clauses)
-Albert, ____________________________________________________________
58. Please don’t shoot. (Gerund / Infinitive)
- He begged us ________________________________________.
59. Learning English is not easy. (Gerund / Infinitive)
- It is ___________________________________________________________.
60. We didn’t visit the museum because we hadn’t time. (Conditionals)
-If we _____________________________________________________________.
61.They didn’t pay for the ring. (Relative clauses)
- This is the ring _____________________________________________.
62. Although the weather was awful, they had a great time. (Contrast connector)
- In spite of ____________________________________________________.
63. She can’t come to the party because she is so busy. (Conditionals)
- If she _____________________________________________________
64.“Where is the nearest cinema, please?” (Indirect question)
- Could you tell me _______________________________________________.
65. This is the most interesting book I´ve ever read.
I have never read _____________________________________________________
-66. If you don’t hurry up, you won’t get tickets for the concert. (Conditionals)
- Unless ____________________________________________________________
67. I visited a village yesterday but I did not like it. (Relative clauses)
- I _________________________________________________________
68. It’s not necessary for you to make your bed. (Modals)
- You ____________________________________________________________
69. They will tell us the news tomorrow night. (Passive)
- We ________________________________________________________.
70. I don’t earn much money. It’s a pity I can’t buy a new car. (Conditionals)
- If ________________________________________________________
71. No other fictional secret agent is as famous as James Bond. (Superlative)
- James Bond _____________________________________________________
72When did you start to run marathons? (How long)
__________________________________________________________________
73 “I lost your camera,” Sally said.
Sally admitted______________________________________________________