SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (TENSES)

I came to live here three months ago.

• It was three months since I lived here.

• I’ve been living here for three months.

• I lived here for three months.

• I didn’t live here for three months.

It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

• We wish we went to the cinema now.

• We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

• We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

• We have been to the cinema for a long time.

He used to jog every morning.

• He intended to jog every morning.

• He doesn’t now jog every morning.

• He never fails to jog every morning.

• He enjoys jogging every morning.

The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

• I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

• I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

• I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.

• I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.

He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

• He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.

• He had tested his eyes ten months before.

• He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months .

• He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.

• Although she turned away, he waved his hand.

• She turned away because he waved his hand too early.

• No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.

• He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.

My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

• It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

• It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.

• It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.

• It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

• Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

• Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.

• Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.

• The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.

Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

• It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.

• It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car.

• Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .

• Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.

I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

• It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

• It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

• It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

• It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.