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The document discusses rephrasing verbal tenses between different forms including: past simple to past continuous, present perfect to past simple, and the use of phrases like "by the time", "since", and "for". It provides examples of changing the tense of verbs in sentences that include time phrases between common tense pairs like past simple and past continuous or present perfect and past simple. The document also includes mixed practice examples that can be rephrased between different tense pairs.

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Exercises With Answers

The document discusses rephrasing verbal tenses between different forms including: past simple to past continuous, present perfect to past simple, and the use of phrases like "by the time", "since", and "for". It provides examples of changing the tense of verbs in sentences that include time phrases between common tense pairs like past simple and past continuous or present perfect and past simple. The document also includes mixed practice examples that can be rephrased between different tense pairs.

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UNIT 1 – GREAT EXPECTATIONS

REPHRASING VERBAL TENSES

1. VERBAL TENSES: FROM PAST SIMPLE to PAST CONTINUOUS

DURING (DURANTE) + (ADJ) + NOUN, S+VPAST SIMPLE… changes to…


WHILE / AS + S + PAST CONTINUOUS, S+VPAST SIMPLE….

1. During our trip to London, we had a good time.


While/As….

2. During her visit to the museum, she felt ill


While/As …..

3. While/As the teacher was speaking, we all felt asleep.


During…..

2. VERBAL TENSES: By the time


By the time + Subject + PAST SIMPLE …., Subject + PAST PERFECT (had/3ªed)….

1. I missed the start of the film because I arrived late


By the time….

2. The match started before we arrived


By the time …

3. The concert finished before I arrived there.


By the time…

3. VERBAL TENSES: FROM PRESENT PERFECT to PAST SIMPLE.


(Be careful, there is ONE exception at the end of the page!)

GROUP 1: FROM Subject + STARTED/BEGAN + ING + period of time AGO to


Subject + HAVE/HAS BEEN + ING + FOR/SINCE + period of time
(It also works the other way round!) Examples:

- I started swimming five years ago / I began swimming five years ago
I have been swimming for five years.

- Lucy began studying English in 2018.


Lucy has been studying English since 2018/for two years

- She has been working here for two years.


She started working here two years ago.

GROUP 2: THE LAST TIME + Subject + PAST SIMPLE + WAS + period of time + AGO
Subject + LAST+ PAST SIMPLE + period of time
to S + HAVEN’T/HASN’T + 3rd column/-ED + FOR + period of time
(It also works the other way round!) Examples:

- The last time Mary went to the cinema was three months ago
Mary hasn’t gone to the cinema for three months
UNIT 1 – GREAT EXPECTATIONS
REPHRASING VERBAL TENSES

- They haven’t eaten Chinese food for three years.


The last time they ate Chinese food was three years ago.

- We last received an e-mail years ago


We haven’t received an email for years

GROUP 3: Subject + HAVEN’T/HASN’T + 3rd column/-ED + FOR/SINCE + period of time

IT’S + period of time + SINCE + Subject + (LAST) + PAST SIMPLE + complements


(It also works the other way round!) Examples:

- She hasn’t studied maths for seven years.


It’s seven years since she (last) studied maths.

- It’s two days since she (last) went to the swimming pool.
She hasn’t gone to the swimming pool for two days.

GROUP 4: Subject + HAVEN’T/HASN’T + 3rd column/-ED + BEFORE


to IT’S/THIS THE FIRST TIME + Subject + HAVE/HAS + 3rd column/-ED
(It also works the other way round!) Examples:

- I have never been here before.


It’s the first time I have been here.

- This is the first time Stephen has eaten snails.


Stephen hasn’t eaten snails before.

GROUP 1

1. She started drinking too much alcohol two years ago.


She

2. He has been studying a lot for two months.


He

3. I have been playing the piano for twenty years.


I

4. It’s half an hour since they started shouting.


They have

GROUP 2

5. The last time we saw that movie was six months ago.
We

6. The last time she wrote a poem was two years ago.
She

7. I last saw Frank two months ago.


I
UNIT 1 – GREAT EXPECTATIONS
REPHRASING VERBAL TENSES

8. I last had flu five years ago.


I

9. She hasn’t celebrated her birthday at home for three years.


She last

10. She hasn’t taken her car to the mechanic for two years.
The last time

GROUP 3

11. I met that famous writer a year ago.


It’s

12. I haven’t read a play by George Bernard Shaw for eight years.
It’s

13. She hasn’t enjoyed herself so much for years.


It’s

14. It’s ages since I last visited Russia.


I

15. It’s a long time since I saw so much rain.


I

16. It’s four years since we last elected a new government.


We

GROUP 4

17. I haven’t visited Russia before.


It’s

18. It’s the first time John has driven this car.
John

19. She hasn’t played football before.


This is

20. This is the first time Mark has watched this film
Mark
UNIT 1 – GREAT EXPECTATIONS
REPHRASING VERBAL TENSES

MIXED GROUPS

1. They started playing basketball three years ago.


They have been playing basketball for three years.

2. She hasn’t studied English for ten years.


It’s ten years since she (last) studied English.

3. It’s the first time Sam has travelled abroad


Sam has never travelled abroad / Sam hasn’t travelled abroad before.

4. The last time we went to the cinema was two months ago.
We haven’t gone to the cinema for two months.

5. I have been studying English since 5 o’clock


I started studying English ---hours ago.

6. It’s two days since I visited my aunt.


I haven’t visited my aunt for two days.

7. They have never worked in this place before.


It’s the first time they have worked in this place.

8. She hasn’t celebrated her birthday since 2010.


She last celebrated her birthday 13 years ago.

9. They haven’t travelled abroad since 2005


It’s 18 years since they (last) travelled abroad.

10. This is the first time John has eaten sushi


John hasn’t eaten sushi before / John has never eaten sushi.

11. During the lesson, I felt asleep.


UNIT 1 – GREAT EXPECTATIONS
REPHRASING VERBAL TENSES

While/As the teacher was giving the lesson, I felt asleep.

12. While/As the driver was travelling back home, he suffered an


accident.
During the way back home, the driver suffered an accident.

13. My favourite TV program ended at 10.00 pm and I turned on the TV


at 10.30.
By the time I turned on the TV, my favourite program had ended.

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