A LITTLE DREAM PROJECT _ PRACTICE 3_ (^_^) INSTRUCTOR: PHAN HUYNH MINH THIEN

DIFFICULT ROADS OFTEN

LEAD TO BEAUTIFUL
DESTINATIONS
THIEN-ANGLAIS

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. TENSES ( active formation )

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

1. Simple past 5. Simple present 9. Simple future

2. past progressive 6. present progressive 10. future progressive

3. past perfect 7. present perfect 11. future perfect

4. past perfect proressive 8. present perfect proressive 12. future perfect proressive

13. modal verbs

2. TENSES ( passive formation )

PAST PRESENT FUTURE

1. Simple past 5. Simple present 9. Simple future

2. past progressive 6. present progressive 11. future perfect

3. past perfect 7. present perfect 13. modal verbs

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3. WISH SENTENCES

STEP 0 : STEP 1 : STEP 2:

N0 IDENTIFY DOWN GRADE TENSE POSITIVE  OR  NEGATIVE
1 am/is/are  
2 am/is/are + not  
3 V1/Vs/Ves  
4 don’t /doesn’t + V1  
5 has / have  
6 will + V1  
7 won’t + V1  
8 can + V1  
9 can’t + V1  
10 was/were  
11 Ved/V2  
12 didn’t + V1  
13 had  

4. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ( IF CLAUSE )

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

TYPE 0
TYPE 1
TYPE 2
TYPE 3
TYPE 4
( MIXED TYPE )

Exercise 1: Change the following sentences into the correct conditional form:
1. When water reaches 100 degrees, it boils
 If water .......................................................................................................................................
2. Mixing hydrogen and oxygen and you get water
 If ...............................................................................................................................................
3. Touch a fire and you gets burned
 If ...............................................................................................................................................
4. Pay me back the money you took or I will tell the police.
 If you ........................................................................................................................................
5. You’d better not buy this car.
 If I ............................................................................................................................................
6. The fire will go out if he doesn’t put more wood on. .
Unless.........................................................................................................................................

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7. If you don’t study hard, you won’t pass the entrance exam. .
 Unless........................................................................................................................................
8. I think you should tell the police about the accident. .
If I...............................................................................................................................................
9. You shouldn’t touch that switch.
 If I .............................................................................................................................................
10. If I finish my work, I can go out with you.
 Unless ......................................................................................................................................

Exercise 2: Change the following sentences into the correct conditional form:
1. We got lost because we didn't have a map.
 If we .........................................................................................................................................
2. Without your help, I couldn’t t have been able to find my way.
 If you .......................................................................................................................................
3. If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out.
 Unless........................................................................................................................................
4. You should take the train instead of the bus.
 If I .............................................................................................................................................
5. Be careful or you may fall.
 If you..........................................................................................................................................
6. You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day.
 If ................................................................................................................................................
7. We don’t have enough money, so we can’t buy that house.
 If we............................................................................................................................................
8. Wear your fur coat or you will catch a cold.
 Unless ........................................................................................................................................
9. Mr. Pike missed the ferry because his car broke down.
 If Mr. Pike .................................................................................................................................
10. If it doesn’t rain soon, millions of pounds’ worth of crop will be lost
 Unless .........................................................................................................................................

Exercise 3: Change the following sentences into the correct conditional form:
1. If you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam.
 Unless .........................................................................................................................................
2. Do the test carefully or you may get bad mark.
 If you ..........................................................................................................................................
3. If Hong doesn’t study harder, she’ll fail the exam.
 Unless.........................................................................................................................................
4. If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train.
 Unless .........................................................................................................................................
5. You’re asking these questions because you didn’t listen to what I told you earlier.
 If ................................................................................................................................................
6. She is doing her homework since she didn’t listen to her mother’s advice last night.
 If ................................................................................................................................................

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7. Ba is seriously ill as he went out under the rain without paying attention to his father’s
warning.
 If ................................................................................................................................................
8. She can go shopping with her friends because she didn’t arrange her bedroom yesterday .
 If ................................................................................................................................................

Exercise 4 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings

1. Although the weather was very bad, the captain ordered his men to sail down the coast.
In spite ........................................................................................................................................
2. If you worry, you will find it difficult to get to sleep.
 The more....................................................................................................................................
3. Helene cannot get a good job because she does not have any qualifications.
 If.................................................................................................................................................
4. The boss was annoyed because his secretary came to work late. ( OBJECTED )
 ....................................................................................................................................................
5. The plane couldn’t take off because of the bad weather. ( PREVENTED )
 ....................................................................................................................................................
6. We can’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money. ( HAD )
 ....................................................................................................................................................
7. The entrance test was too difficult for me to solve it in thirty minutes. (SUCH)
 ....................................................................................................................................................
8. My father is the owner of that luxurious car.
That luxurious car .....................................................................................................................
9. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend.
 Susan wishes.............................................................................................................................
10. I do not intend to tell you my plans. ( OF )
 I have .........................................................................................................................................

Exercise 5 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings

1. I’m so sorry I can’t play the piano.
 I wish ..........................................................................................................................................
2. When did she start preparing for her overseas study ? (SINCE )
 How ...........................................................................................................................................
3. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.
 He hates ......................................................................................................................................
4. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Jane?”, said Mr. John.
 Mr. John suggested ....................................................................................................................
5. You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day.
 If .................................................................................................................................................
6. Study hard or you can’t pass the exam.
 If..................................................................................................................................................
7. I’ll only help you if you promise to try harder.
 Unless.........................................................................................................................................
8. I certainly don’t intend to reply to that rude letter.

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I have..........................................................................................................................................
9. ‘ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary’ said John.
 John advised..............................................................................................................................
10. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
 He hates.....................................................................................................................................

Exercise 6 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings

1. Is smoking permitted in Vietnamese cinemas?
 Are we .....................................................................................................................................
2. They didn’t sell anything in the shop yesterday. ( NOTHING )
 ...................................................................................................................................................
3. Mai is the most skillful volleyball player in the club. (ELSE )
 ...................................................................................................................................................
4. She is in a habit of going camping in the summer. ( ACCUSTOMED )
 ...................................................................................................................................................
5. What a pity they told her about that problem.
 I wish..........................................................................................................................................
6. Lan doesn't go to work on Sunday any more.
Lan used .....................................................................................................................................
7. Be hard working or you will get bad marks .
 If you .........................................................................................................................................
8. "I'm sorry" Lan said to Nam, "I used your mobile phone without your permission."
Lan apologized ..........................................................................................................................
9. Washing dishes after meals is my mission. (RESPONSIBLE)
 I am ..........................................................................................................................................
10. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
 I am ..........................................................................................................................................

Exercise 7 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings

1. I didn't see her again for ten years. ( BEEN )
 Five years ................................................................................................................................
2. Driving on the left feels strange to me.
 I am...........................................................................................................................................
3. I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly.
 If he .......................................................................................................................................
4. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.
 Unless .....................................................................................................................................
5. They were deeply impressed by her style of performing.
 Her style ..................................................................................................................................
6. He could not play in yesterday’s game because of his back injury.
 His back injury .......................................................................................................................
7. She contributes with enthusiasm to class discussions.
Her ...........................................................................................................................................
8. I’m fed up with having to pick up this rubbish. ( ONLY )

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 If ................................................................................................................................................
9. Mai regretted not finding the suitcase she lost last week.
 Mai wishes ................................................................................................................................
10. She could hardly absorb all the new information. ( DIFFICULTY )
 She ..............................................................................................................................................

Exercise 8 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings

1. He finds driving on the left difficult. ( USED )
He ................................................................................................................................................
2. They repaired my motorbike for half an hour yesterday. ( REPAIR )
 It ................................................................................................................................................
3. The architect is going to design my house. ( HAVE )
 I .................................................................................................................................................
4 It’s waste of time to try and explain anything to Tony. ( WORTH)
 ...................................................................................................................................................
5. We couldn’t get to work because it rained heavily. ( PREVENTED)
 ...................................................................................................................................................
6. I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework last night.
 I wish .........................................................................................................................................
7. People are polluting the river water. Fish can not live there.
 If.................................................................................................................................................
8. Leo wishes he had gone to the Greenpeace demonstration on Saturday. ( REGRETS )
 Leo ............................................................................................................................................
9. A newly qualified dentist took out Mr Dupond’s tooth. (HAD)
 Mr Dupond .................................................................................................................................
10. My aunt was determined to pay for our tickets. ( INSISTED )
 My aunt......................................................................................................................................

Exercise 9 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings

1. The people Tony helped will never forget how kind he was. ( KINDNESS )
Tony’s .........................................................................................................................................
2. I was out of shape so I joined a good gym. (SHAPE )
 I joined a good gym....................................................................................................................
3. Jim fell off his bike because he wasn’t looking where he was going. ( ATTENTION )
 If Jim .........................................................................................................................................
4. Roberto arrived late this morning because his train was delayed. (TIME )
 If the train ..................................................................................................................................
5. Are you familiar with his teaching style yet ? ( USED )
 Have you ....................................................................................................................................
6. They cancelled the concert because it was raining heavily .
 Due .............................................................................................................................................
7.You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
 No matter ..................................................................................................................................
8. Do you remembered to post the letter for me ?

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 You did ...................................................................................................................................?

9. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous.
 Contrary......................................................................................................................................
10. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
 The man .....................................................................................................................................

Exercise 10 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings

1. The critics were strongly impressed by her performance.
 Her performance made...............................................................................................................
2. Helene wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. (AVOID)
 Helene wore ..............................................................................................................................
3. I found it when I was looking through some old papers. (CAME)
I ..................................................................................................................................................
4. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.
 You should ................................................................................................................................
5. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
 Not until ....................................................................................................................................
6. Success depends on hard work.
 The harder .................................................................................................................................
7. Nobody has used this house for over ten years
 This ...........................................................................................................................................
8. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
You ought ...................................................................................................................................
9. Helene dislikes it when people criticize her unfairly.
 Helene objects ..........................................................................................................................
10. The fund-raisers haven't officially decided where to hold the concert.
 No .............................................................................................................................................

Exercise 11 : Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings

1. My neighbour is proud that she is such a skillful cook.
 She prides .................................................................................................................................
2. He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research.
 Only..........................................................................................................................................
3. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
 Enormous .................................................................................................................................
4. It was only when the boss called me that I remembered about the meeting.
 Not until....................................................................................................................................
5. I only recognized him when he came into the room.
 Not until....................................................................................................................................
6. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
 The man is..................................................................................................................................
7. I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.
 Paris is..........................................................................................................................................
8. People say that the Titanic was sunk in the Atlantic ocean.

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 The Titanic is ..............................................................................................................................

9. People believe that he was a robber.
He is .............................................................................................................................................
10. People think that the owner of that house is abroad
The owner ...................................................................................................................................
11. They think that she works very hard.
 She ..............................................................................................................................................
12. They think that she worked very hard last year.
 She ..............................................................................................................................................
13. People say that Mr.Happy always drink a lot of wine.
 Mr.Happy ....................................................................................................................................
14. People think that he broke into her house.
 He ..............................................................................................................................................
15. People say that he is a good doctor.
 He ..............................................................................................................................................
16. People think he stole my car.
 He .............................................................................................................................................
17. People believe he won a lot of money on the lottery.
 He ..............................................................................................................................................
18. Many people think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
 All dogs.....................................................................................................................................
19. People think that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in the pub.
 The prisoner ...............................................................................................................................
20. People say that football is the best game to play.
 Football .......................................................................................................................................
21. People think that the accident was caused by human error.
 The accident................................................................................................................................
22.People expect that the company can get more profit this year. EXPECTED
 The company..............................................................................................................................
23.People consider Galileo is the father of modern astronomy. REGARDED
 Galileo ........................................................................................................................................
24. Thanks to Helene’s support, I was able to finish the project.
 Had..............................................................................................................................................
25. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
 The fox tried in...........................................................................................................................

CALM DOWN AND DO THE TEST PERFECTLY-THIEN-ANGLAIS

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