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He used to stay up late.

He was accustomed to stay up late.

My purse was stolen from my handbag.

Someone stole my purse from my handbag.

“Please repeat what you have said”, she told John.

She asked John to repeat what he has said.

I wish you had told us about this.

It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this.

It was such the bad weather that we couldn’t go out.

We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.

The security guard told me to keep away from this area.

“Keep away from this area” said the security guard when we approached the fence.

The broken vase couldn’t be repaired.

He could repair the broken vase.

He wishes he had invited us to the party.

He is sorry now that he didn’t invite us to the party.

Despite having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

Although he had a good salary.

He wasn’t rich enough to buy the car.

He couldn’t afford to buy the car.

Wasn’t it possible to get a bus to the station?.

Couldn’t you have got a bus to the station?.

Jane, who is a brilliant swimmer, presentedBritainin the Olympic games.

Jane is a brilliant swimmer.

The girl that lives next-door to me is getting married next year.

The girl living next-door to me is getting married next year.

This mountain is too high for us to climb.

This mountain is high; we can’t climb it.

Are you tall enough to reach that picture?.

Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?.

A donkey is not as beautiful as a horse.

A donkey is less beautiful than a horse.

She’s not used to staying up late.

She doesn’t usually stay up late.

I suggested you should look for another job.

I f I were you, I’d look for another job.

If he had been careful, he would not have lost his money.

He lost his money simply he wasn’t careful.

They haven’t visited me for five years.

They last visited me five years ago.

He had all his suits made in Paris.

All his suits were made inParis.

He was seen to come out of the house by me.

I saw him come out of the house.

If only I had much money to buy some new clothes.

I haven’t had much money; I can’t buy any new clothes.

It was believed that she took part in revolutionary activities.

She was believed to have taken part in revolutionary activities.

Only a reasonable standard of living is enjoyed by the whole population is a few countries.

In a few countries, the whole population only enjoys a reasonable standard of living.

Although it rained, we went out.

We went out in spite of the rain.

Mr.

Mr.

Working in that condition was impossible.

It was impossible to work in that condition.

Frank plays tennis very well.

Frank is very good at tennis.

I wish I could help him.

I’m sorry.

It is not easy to speak English fluently.

Speaking English fluently is not easy.

The question is too hard for her to answer.

This is too hard a question for her to answer.

Not being certain of the way, she asked the policeman.

Since she was not certain of the way, she asked the policeman.

She asked him “Have you studied French?”.

She wanted to know if he had studied French.

I wish I had studied French last year.

I’m sorry that I didn’t study French last year.

Unless it isn’t sunny, the children will go swimming.

The children will go swimming if it is sunny.

He told me to bring my swimming things in case it was sunny.

“Bring your swimming things in case it is rainy.

You don’t have to talk so loudly.

There’s no need for you to talk so loudly.

The last time I went toBristolwas three years ago.

I haven’t been toBristolfor three years.

This cheque hasn’t been signed.

No one has signed this cheque.

It’s Tim eighteenth birthday next week.

Tim will be eighteen next week.

So great was her grief that she almost fainted.

Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.

Until I tell you can’t you leave.

You can leave only when I tell you.

She’d rather eat Italian food than French food.

She prefers Italian food to French food.

Susan is not as good at Chemistry as Sarah.

Sarah is better at Chemistry than Susan.

When are John and Mary married?.

When’s John and Mary’s wedding?.

He can make people understand when he speaks English.

Most people understand him when he speaks English.

Tom wishes he had watched the football match last night.

Tom is sorry he didn’t watch the football match last night.

Yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in 2 hours.

The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.

The man asked me how many students there were in my class.

“How many students are there in your class?”.

She has been listening to the radio before seven-thirty.

She is listening to the radio.

The lady-researcher advised us to take science appreciation courses at school.

You should take science appreciation courses at school.

Falling to pay taxes, you may go to prison.

You have to pay taxes or go to prison.

To everybody’s surprise, the work completely failed.

The work completely failed and everyone was surprised.

In spite of being tired, the poor farmer kept working.

The poor farmer was tired but he kept working.

What the sad news you have brought.

This is the sad news you have brought.

I do not know whether she is innocent or not.

She may be innocent.

All the prisoners will be caught again tonight.

They will catch all the prisoners again tonight.

Joanne isn’t interested in reading stories.

Joanne doesn’t like to read her stories.

I’d rather you didn’t tell him.

No, please don’t tell him.

I suggest you should ask her yourself.

Why don’t you ask her yourself?.

You’ll need to get an up-to-date visa forAndorra.

An up- to - date visa is necessary forAndorra.

Joan eats very little because she doesn’t want to put on weight.

Joan eats very little so as not to put on weight.

Rarely did she meet such a beautiful film star.

She rarely met such a beautiful film star.

Despite being poor, he wasn’t always unhappy.

Though he was poor, he wasn’t always unhappy.

She can’t neither ask intelligent questions nor profit from listening to her colleagues.

She can’t ask intelligent questions.

He not only spoke English very carefully but also very clearly.

She spoke English very carefully.

If there weren’t gravity, balls thrown into the air would fall back down.

Gravity makes balls thrown into the air fall back down.

Faraday’s father was too poor to send him to school.

Because Faraday’s father was very poor, he couldn’t send Faraday to school.

The book is so boring that nobody likes it.

It is such a boring book that nobody likes it.

They were such strong people that they could lift the rock.

They were so strong that they could lift the rock.

My brother plays tennis better than I do.

I can’t play tennis as well as my brother does.

If Jim had lent me some money, I would have been able to buy a car.

Jim didn’t lend me any money, so I was unable to buy a car.

When arriving at the shop, the goods are inspected carefully.

On arrival at the shop, the goods are inspected carefully.

Laurence last saw her sister when she left forJapan.

Laurence hasn’t seen her sister since she left forJapan.

Peter said, “I don’t not fell well”.

Peter said he didn’t feel well.

If John did not eat so many chips, he would not be fat.

John is fat because she eats so many chips.

If John did not eat so many chips, he would not be fat.

John is fat because she eats so many chips.

Jane is interested in collecting stamps.

Collecting dolls from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests.

George used to be more energetic.

George doesn’t nearly as energetic as he used to be.

Unless he changes his way, he will end up in prisons.

If he doesn’t change his ways, he will end up in prisons.

If he had done his homework, he would not have got bad marks today.

He didn’t do his homework, so he got bad marks today.

Before the ship was half burnt, it had not been surrendered.

The ship was not surrendered until it was half burnt.

Had the weather forecast been accurate, we would have taken the right precaution.

The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn’t take the right precaution.

If the temperature had fallen below zero last night, the crops would have been damaged.

The temperature didn’t fall below zero last night, so the crops weren’t damaged.

Poor as I am, I’ll not serve a villain.

Though I am poor, I’ll not serve a villain.

However much I pay this man, he is never satisfied.

Although I pay him much, this man is never satisfied.

Since the mangoes are cheap, they can not be good.

The mangoes are so cheap that they can not be good.

Unless you speak slowly, he will not able to understand you.

You must speak slowly or he will not be able to understand you.

John didn’t sign the contract without speaking to his lawyer.

John always spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.

Nobody in Jane’s class is taller than her.

Jane is the tallest girl in her class.

I need to clean my suit before I go to the party.

My suit needs cleaning before I go to the party.

Was the garage built at the same as the house?.

Did they build the garage at the same as the house?.

Nobody who was at the meeting will say to the press.

The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press.

We were impossible to have a picnic because of the heavy rain.

The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have a picnic.

If she doesn’t find a job before September, Joan will stay on at school.

Joan will stay on at school unless she finds a job before September.

I’d rather not go out tonight.

I don’t really want to go out tonight.

It wasn’t until she was eight that Shirley began to read.

Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight.

The last time Lucy worn that dress was at Barbara’s wedding.

Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding.

Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday this year?.

Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year.