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You don’t have to finish the work today.

It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.

Sally finally succeeded in getting the job.

Sally finally managed to get a job.

I certainly will never go to that restaurant.

That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.

“You’d better take a holiday” - the doctor said.

“I advised you to take a holiday” The doctor said.

Unless you rest yourself, you really will be ill.

If you don’t rest your self you really will be ill.

“You work too hard” - the doctor said to him.

The doctor told him that he worked too hard.

How beautiful those pictures are.

Those pictures are beautiful.

What an interesting film!.

It was an interesting film.

How heavy is your suitcase?.

What’s the weight of your suitcase?.

What is the height of Peter?.

How tall is Peter?.

We didn’t arrive early enough to see the first film.

We arrived too late to see the first film.

Peter apologized for breaking the glass.

“I’m sorry that I broke the glass” said Peter.

If he hadn’t saved me, I would have been downing.

I was downing, but he saved me.

Nobody is cleverer than Sally in the class.

Sally is the cleverest student in the class.

This is the most romantic story I have ever read.

I have never read such a romantic story before.

The car is too expensive for me to buy.

We can’t afford to buy the car.

He was made to study hard for the exams.

His parents made him study hard for the exams.

We have been cooking for the party for four hours.

We started cooking for the party four hours ago.

He is behaving more violently than ever before.

He has never behaved so violent before.

The police prevented us from getting nearer.

We couldn’t get nearer because of the police.

She had her car repaired yesterday.

Somebody repaired her car yesterday.

You’ve got to see the manager tomorrow morning.

You must see the manager tomorrow morning.

I’ve warned you about going near the dog.

I’ve warned you not to go near the dog.

So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him.

She can meet him if he arrives before eleven.

Every time I rang, there was not any answer.

There was never any answer when I rang.

I don’t know as much about it as she does.

She knows more about it than I do.

In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

He’d rather play golf than tennis.

He prefers golf to tennis.

The garden hasn’t been dug yet.

The garden still needs digging.

If Susan hadn’t eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn’t’ t have felt sick.

Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes.

The car is too expensive for her to buy.

She couldn’t afford to buy the car.

She left the room without saying a word.

She didn’t say a word as she left the room.

The owner of the house is thought to be abroad.

They think the owner of the house is abroad.

You didn’t forget to post the letter, did you?.

You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?.

It is not easy to speak English.

Speaking English fluently is not easy.

I wish I had finished my homework last night.

I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night.

“How do you like my new dress, John?”, she asked.

She asked John how he liked her new dress.

There is a train leaving ay 8 o’clock every morning.

A train leaves at eight o’clock every morning.

It can’t be denied that she has a beautiful voice.

Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.

Do you mind helping me to put the chair away?.

I would like you to help me to put the chair away.

I’m interested in reading scientific books.

Reading scientific books is one of my interests.

If he doesn’t phone her immediately, he won’t get any information.

Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get any information.

We are going to have the car repaired by the garage next week.

The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.

It was such the wonderful news that she decided to have a celebration.

The news was wonderful that she decided to have a celebration.

It isn’t easy to leave here after such a long time.

It’s very difficult to leave here after such a long time.

He takes every Sundays to work in the garden.

I always see him working in the garden on Sundays.

Two extra people came although we had expected only 16.

18 people came although we had expected only 16.

Jerry makes two thousand dollars a month as an accountant.

Jerry’s salary as an accountant is two thousand dollars a month.

We need to think about it for a week.

We need a week to think about it.

The people who owes newspapers are usually very rich.

The owners of newspapers are usually very rich.

Neither she nor I have been there before.

She and I have never been there before.

The weather was so good that we went swimming.

It was such a good weather that we went swimming.

It is too far for me to see.

I can’t see that far.

It is the first time I have been to the ballet.

I have never been to the ballet before.

You can’t believe that John always speaks the truth.

John doesn’t always speak the truth, I’m afraid.

He suggested I should put my luggage under the seat.

Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat? He asked.

It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.

The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

Facing a lot of people always makes me nervous.

I’m always nervous when I face a lot of people.

Apples are not as expensive as oranges.

Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.

If you don’t get a visa, you can’t visit Moscow.

You can’t visitMoscowunless you get a visa.

John used to smoke cigarettes when he was a young man.

John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.

He asked me to hand my books to him when I had finished.

“Hand your books to me when you have finished, please.

In countries likeBritain, the weather is very changeable.

In countries likeBritainthe weather changes all the time.

Secondary education is free inBritain.

You do not have to pay for secondary education inBritain.

His heart was so weak that he couldn’t walk very far.

He had a weak heart which meant he couldn’t walk very far.

If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information.

Unless he phones immediately he won’t get information.

When did they buy the house?.

How long is it since they bought the house?.

The broken vase couldn’t be repaired by him.

He couldn’t repair the broken vase.

The garden hasn’t been dug yet.

The garden still needs digging.

Is this the cheapest carpet have you had?.

Have you had a cheaper carpet than this?.

Now I do not go climbing as much as I used to when I was younger.

When I was younger I used to go climbing more than I do now.

There used to be dreadful dogs inEngland.

Englandno longer had dreadful fogs.

We haven’t decorated the room for years.

It is years since we decorated the room.

The other guests will start dinner before we arrive.

By the time we arrive the other guests will have already started dinner.

I wish the school holidays were longer.

I would like the school holidays to be longer.

John is too young to join the club.

John is not old enough to join the club.

It is very necessary for him to be to blame for his mistakes.

He is to blame for his mistakes.

It was obligatory for him to pass his intermediate level English examination.

He must pass his intermediate level English examination.

It was their request that the mother came and lived with them to take care of their children.

The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children.

Isabel deny lending Robert her pen.

Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert”.

You were wrong to lie to him.

You lied to him, which was wrong.

There’s nothing I would not do for you.

I wouldn’t do anything for you.

Yogurt is supposed to do good for you.

Yogurt is supposed to be good for you.

Does your aunt have to be met at the station?.

Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?.

Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.

Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.

If you had told me in advance, I could have avoided that date.

Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.

I wish you didn’t say things like that.

Please don’t say things like that.

But for the weather, it would have been a superb weekend.

It would have been a superb weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather.

Cats can not swim as well as dogs can.

Dogs can swim better than cats can.

It’s three months since she went to the hairdresser.

She hasn’t been to the hair dresser for three months.

David’s room has a spare bed.

There’s a spare bed in David’s room.

These shoes are too small for me to get my feet into.

I can’t get my feet into these shoes.

I’m looking forward to meeting again soon.

I am very pleased that we shall meet again soon.

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

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

It is the first time I met such a famous person.

I’ve never met such a famous person before.

You don’t have to put this pudding out of its tin to cook it.

This pudding can be cooked in its tin.

He was thought to have been waiting for a message.

They thought that he was waiting for a message.

If he had driving license, he could drive his car.

He couldn’t drive his car because he has no driving license.

The key which he lost a long tine ago was found out by him.

He found out the key which he lost a long time ago.

They could not do anything to help him.

Nothing could be done to help him.