REPHRASING EXERCISES

1. In Japan you arent supposed to eat food as you walk down the street.
In Japan you had
.
2. It was a mistake for me to spend so much money on records.
I should

3. Is it necessary for me to pay for my ticket now?

Do I
?
4. Please tell me how much luggage you let me take on the plane.
Can you tell me how much luggage I am.

5. It isnt possible that her car has broken down again.

Her car

6. If you have a reserved seat it isnt necessary to stand on the train.

You

7. Im sure that you made a mistake when you added up the total.
You

8. Can you manage to get to the airport at 6.30 a.m.?

Will
you
?
9. Why did you travel first class? It wasnt necessary, you know.
You

10. The ticket inspector didnt let us go onto the platform.

We

11) It's a pity you didn't tell us about it.

I wish

12) The heat was such that I nearly fainted.

It
was

13) Is it possible to travel to London by coach?

I
wonder

14) He's getting someone to mend the windows.

He's
having

15) It started to rain at two o'clock.

It
has

16) They made her hand over her passport.

She
was

17) I thought it would be better than that.

It
wasn't

18) No one has ever discussed that question.

That
question

19) We couldn't go out because the weather was so bad.

It was
such

20) Six years ago we started writing to each other.

We
have

21) My brother and I both went to that school.

I went to that school and
so

22) She and I had never been there before.

Neither

23) Someone must meet him at the railway station.

He

24) Someone stole my purse from my handbag.

My
purse

25) Getting a good job doesn't interest him.

He

26) She said to us: "Don't be late".

She
told

27) The garden is too small to play football.

The garden
isn't

28)I often get up early.

I am
used

29) When did you start working here?

How
long

30) No one in the group is younger than her.

She's

31) They made him wait for two hours.

He
was

32) I must leave now or I will miss the bus.

I
will

33) The police made the boat turn back.

The
boat

34) I have never been to the ballet before.

It's

35) The switch was too high for him to reach.

He wasn't
tall

36) We wanted to play the match this morning, but it was raining.
If
37) Last week the painter came to paint the walls
We

38) I left earlier in order to be able to catch the bus. (so that)

39) She can't come to the party! What a shame!

I
wish

40) You won't pass the exam unless you study harder
If
41) We will go to the cinema after lunch.
We won't
go

42) You must water these plants every two weeks.

These
plants

43) They cancelled the match because it was raining (because of )

44) People thought that the man had died

It
The man
45) Perhaps they've forgotten about the meeting (must)

46) I don't really want to have lunch now.

I'd
rather

47) The men robbed a lot of money from the bank.

A
great

48) I'd like to be a millionaire.

I
wish

49) He has lived in this house all his life (since)

50) I'm sure he has gone to the beach (must)

51) "Don't go", the man said to us.

The
man

52) He can't make friends because of his bad temper.

His bad temper