REWRITE

Verb tenses: (Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Simple Past, Past Perfect,
Past perfect Continuous)

1. The last time I drank beer was two weeks ago. (for)

2. I haven’t seen Jane since my birthday party. (last)

3. The last time we made a cake was last weekend. (since)

4. Bob hasn’t met his friends for a long time. (last)

5. My parents got married 40 years ago and they’re stil married. (for)

6. Kate moved to New York 10 years ago and she still lived there. (for)

7. My brother stopped smoking last year and he doesn’t smoke anymore. (since)

8. Kerem and I became friends when we were babies. We are stil friends. (since)

9. First she apologized to her. Then they hugged wach other. (after)

10. I started travelling on Monday. I finished travelling on Sunday. (for)

11. First she opened the door. Then she threw the garbage out. (before)

12. We arrived late. The film started before that. (by the time)

“too / enough”

1. She is very smart. She can easily solve the hardest problem.

2. This house is small. We can’t all fit in here.

3. We have a lot of time. We can organize the party.

4. There are lots of channels. I can’t decide what to watch.

5. I have lots of shoes. It’s too hard to choose.

6. This film is quite interesting. I want to watch it over and over.

7. We can go swimming. The weather is rather sunny and warm.

8. We can walk under the rain. We have quite a few umbrellas.

9. There was blizzard so the planes couldn’t take off.

10. I cancelled my membership because it was very expensive.

11. It’s very noisy. I can’t concentrate on my work.

12. The film is very funny. I always laugh when I watch it.

13. I can’t breathe because this room is quite stuffy.

14. She is so beautiful that she wins the beauty contest.

15. It is my first visit to Japan. (time)

16. It was my first visit to Vienna.

“as…as”, comparative, superlative

1. Nobody cooks as well as my mom in the family. (the)

2. Aslı is more careful than I am. (as)

3. Charlize Theron is more successful than Scarlett Johannsen. (as)

4. Cupcakes has more calories than apples. (many)

5. Tony runs faster than me. (as)

6. I speak English better than my friend. (as)

7. Kerem can lift 50 kg. I can lift 40 kg. (as)

8. Crocodiles are dangerous. Snakes are dangerous, too.

9. Vegetables aren’t as delicious as pasta. (than)

10. My father isn’t as aggressive as me. (than)

11. Piranhas aren’t as cruel as people think. (than)

12. Skiing isn’t as fun as windsurfing. (than)

13. No painting can be more beautiful than “the Kiss”. (the)

14. Noone is older than my grandfather in the family. (the)

15. I’ve never heard such a funny story. (the)

“If conditional”

1. Jane may visit us tomorrow. She will call us.

2. Peter might not sign the contract. We have to hire another teacher.

3. I may finish studying early. We can go out then.

4. I advise you not to smoke that much.

5. We don’t have a hat. I’ll get sunburnt.

6. I can’t buy that dress because I don’t have enough money.

7. I know because she always shares her secrets with me.

8. I forgot to put my book in my bag so I couldn’t read anything on the way.

9. We arrived at a wrong place because we took the wrong train.

10. He didn’t call me so I made other plans.

Modals

1. Perhaps he’ll call you after his meetings.

2. I’m sure he doesn’t drink hot beverages.

3. I’m sure Tom is dancing with Mary.

4. It’s certain that the movie starts at 7 pm.

5. It isn’t necessarry for you to know all the details.

6. Maybe his mom will stay with them.

7. It’s compulsory for all students to wear a uniform.

8. It’s forbidden to smoke indoors.

9. It’s forbidden to dive into the pool.

10. It’s impossible that he misses the bus.

11. She will probably be late for the meeting.

12. It’s certain he doesn’t pay enough attention.

13. I’m sure the door is locked.

14. It’s possible that he’s sleeping.