English Grammar Transformations: Sentence Rewriting Exercises
1. The doctor is testing my eyes next Friday. I am having my eyes tested next Friday.
2. I’ve never seen such a beautiful mosque. This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful mosque.
3. He forgot my birthday. Therefore, he didn’t call me. If he hadn’t forgotten my birthday, he would have called me.
4. People are allowed to smoke in this bar. People can smoke in this bar.
5. This is the man. His job is very dangerous. This is the man whose job is very dangerous.
6. The engineer has repaired my television. I’ve had my television repaired.
7. She gave up going to French lessons. She stopped going to French lessons.
8. I regretted having hit the dog on the head. I wish I hadn’t hit the dog on the head.
9. I’m not as good at English as you are. You are better at English than me.
10. I don’t have a computer, so I can’t type the essay on English grammar. If I had a computer, I would type the essay on English grammar.
11. Despite having been vaccinated, he caught the flu. Although he had been vaccinated, he caught the flu.
12. “We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country,” the policeman said. The policeman said they would arrest them for illegal entry…
13. The teacher glued the pieces of the broken toy. The pieces of the broken toy were glued by the teacher.
14. It is possible that I finish work earlier than usual today. I may finish work earlier than usual today.
15. This is the place. We last had coffee together here. This is the place where we last had coffee together.
16. I love German. Unfortunately, I can’t speak it fluently. I wish I could speak German fluently.
17. As he hadn’t behaved himself, his parents got angry with him. His parents got angry with him because he hadn’t behaved himself.
18. Everybody must read the instructions first. The instructions must be read first.
19. It is possible that we’ll be together soon. We may be together soon.
20. People speak English all over the world. English is spoken all over the world.
21. I am sorry I didn’t tell him everything. I wish I had told him everything.
22. Fiona is smiling in the picture. She is my boss. Fiona, who is smiling in the picture, is my boss. / Fiona, who is my boss, is smiling in the picture.
23. Despite the fact that it was very hot, she was wearing her winter clothes. Although it was very hot, she was wearing her winter clothes.
24. I saw Frank two months ago. I haven’t seen Frank for two months.
25. He forgot to phone his wife yesterday. He didn’t remember to phone his wife yesterday.
26. They are servicing my new car next week. I am having my new car serviced next week.
27. If we don’t meet next month, it will be too late. Unless we meet next month, it will be too late.
28. The trainer said: “Molly, come back to the team!” The trainer told her to come back to the team.
29. That woman’s husband is my boss. That is the woman whose husband is my boss.
30. They have found the stolen money. The stolen money has been found.
31. She divorced him because he was so terrible to her. If he hadn’t been so terrible to her, she wouldn’t have divorced him.
32. “I have read this book,” she said. She said she had read that book.
33. The hairdresser cut my hair last week. I had my hair cut last week.
34. “Let’s go to the cinema on Tuesday,” said Mary. Mary suggested going to the cinema on Tuesday.
35. What a pity the weather was so bad last weekend. I wish the weather hadn’t been so bad last weekend.