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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS Exercise 1: Complete the second sentence so that it expresses the same meaning as the original one. 1. I started working for the company a year ago. I have been …………………………………………………………………………………………………... 2. It is one hundred years since the birth of D.H Lawrence, the famous novelist. D.H Lawrence ……………………………..………………………………………………………………… 3. How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged? When…………………………………………………………………………………………………………? 4. I last saw him when I was a student. I haven’t……………………………………………….……………………………………………………… 5. It is ages since Alan visited his parents. Alan hasn’t…………………………………………………..………………………………………………… 6. We will not see each other again before I go. This will be the last time ……………………………....................................................................................... 7. The train left before he got to the station. By the time ……………………………............................................................................................................ 8. The school was founded ten years ago. It is ten years……. ………………................................................................................................................... 9. She hadn’t had a relapse for six months. It was ................................................................................................................................................................. 10. I haven’t forgone a meal for two years. The last time ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 No-one has challenged his authority before. This is the first time ……………………………............................................................................................... 12. I was surprised at how easy he was to talk to. I hadn’t expected ................................................................................................................................................ 13. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine. I cancelled ………………………………........................................................................................................... 14. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing. When ................................................................................................................................................................... 15. After seeing the film for himself, my father has stopped criticising it. Since .................................................................................................................................................................... 16. John hasn’t done any revision since spring term. The last time ........................................................................................................................................................ Exercise 2: Complete the second sentence, using the word given at the end of the first sentence so that it remains the same meaning as the first one. 1. She hasn’t decided what career to follow yet. STILL She _________________________________________________________________ what career to follow. 2. They haven’t talked to each other for two years. SINCE It’s ________________________________________________________________________ to each other. 3. She has never heard such a ridiculous lie. MOST It’s the _______________________________________________________________________ever heard. 4. How long is it since he quit school? AGO How long _______________________________________________________________________ school? 5. She started writing novels four years ago. BEEN She __________________________________________________________________________ four years. 6. They have never been to a Chinese restaurant before. FIRST It’s the _____________________________________________________________ to a Chinese restaurant. 7. She hasn’t been out for months. TIME The last …