UNIT 1. REPHRASINGS WITH PERFECT TENSES

PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE

1)    The last time I ran a marathon was two years ago → I haven’t run a marathon for two years. 

2)    It’s ages since she last won an Oscar → She hasn’t won an Oscar for ages.

3)    It’s been years since they swept the house for the last time → They haven’t swept the house for years.

4)    It’s 15 years since he lit his last cigarette → He hasn’t lit a cigarette for 15 years.

5)    I haven’t played tennis for months → The last time I played tennis was months ago.

6)    She hasn’t called her grandmother for weeks → It’s been weeks since she last called her grandmother.

7)    We haven’t eaten sushi for a year → The last time we ate sushi was a year ago.

8)    They haven’t been to the cinema for ages → It’s been ages since they last went to the cinema.

9)    He hasn’t written to me for two years → The last time he wrote to me was two years ago.

10)          The last time she lent me her car was three months ago → She hasn’t lent me her car for three months. 

 

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE

1.-I have been working in the bakery for nine months → I started working in the bakery nine months ago.

2.-Scott Schuman started taking photographs two decades ago → Scott Schuman has been taking photographs for two decades.

3.-Uma has been analyzing the problem for a week → Uma started analyzing the problem a week ago.

4.-Kate started learning how to swim two months ago → Kate has been learning how to swim for two months.

5.-Mathew has been cleaning the windows for a couple of hours → Mathew started cleaning the windows a couple of hours ago.

6.-My cousin started watching thrillers seven years ago → My cousin has been watching thrillers for seven years.

7.-Jamie started dating his girlfriend three months ago → Jamie has been dating his girlfriend for three months.

8.-The dog started barking five minutes ago → The dog has been barking for five minutes.

 

 

PAST PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE

1.    I did not use my credit card because I had lost it.

2.    They did not tell me that Easyjet had cancelled the flight.

3.    I could not go out because I had broken my leg.

4.    As soon as he had left school, he took up a job.

5.    She fell in love with him when they had met in Cork.

6.    Marion did not say hello to Jim because she had not recognized him.

7.    After Peter had sent me an e-mail, I understood the problem.