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It is the first time I have seen such a mess in my life.

I have never seen such a mess in my life.

I can remember an incident just as mysterious as this.

I can remember an equally mysterious incident.

It was fool of him to say that.

He was a fool to say that.

It’s years since I went to a cricket.

I haven’t been to a cricket match for years.

You needn’t go to so much trouble on my behalf.

It wasn’t necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf.

A frost, which is late, spoiled much of the crop.

Because there was a late frost, much of the crop was spoiled.

That’s that man who I lent the car.

I lent my car to that man.

He works very hard in the evening.

He does a lot of work in the evening.

I really looking forward to going to the theater tomorrow.

I’m going to the theater tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to it.

I went to that school, and my brother did, too.

My brother and I both went to that school.

I denied being there at that time.

I wasn’t there at that time.

“You stole that bicycle” - the policeman said to him.

The policeman accused him for stealing that bicycle.

Unless you don’t want to keep fit, you must play sports.

He will be better if he takes that medicine.

That mosquitoes cause malaria is well-known.

Mosquitoes cause malaria and this is well-known.

Though life is short, we waste a lot of time.

Life is short; yet we still waste a lot of time.

Unless you don’t want to keep fit, you must play sports.

If you want to keep fit, you must play sports.

Mr.

Mr.

The film was so boring that we left before the end.

It was such a boring film that we left before the end.

It’s four years since Robert and Catherine are married.

Robert and Catherine have been married for four years.

IfElizabethhadn’t smoked cigarettes, she would not have got a bad cough.

Elizabeth got a bad cough because she started smoking cigarettes.

Anna asked if she could have a new bicycle.

‘Can I have a new bicycle?’ said Anna to her mother.

The meal began with a wonderful fish soup.

The first course of the meal was a wonderful fish soup.

Although I had met Brian before, I had never really talked to him.

I had met Brian before but had never really talked to him.

It can’t have been Hilary’s fault.

I am sure it wasn’t Hilary’s fault.

I wish Mr.

Unfortunately, Mr.

I’d rather you didn’t go out this evening.

I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to go out this evening.

Learning a foreign language in a week is impossible.

It is impossible to learn a foreign language in a week.

I am fond of detective stories.

I like detective stories.

I wish he were here now.

He is not here now.

She doesn’t know where he has been.

“Where has he been?” She doesn’t know that.

Have you been told about it yet?.

Has anyone told you about it yet?.

We spent three hours opening the door.

It took us three hours to open the door.

He would not be allowed to go out by his mother.

His mother wouldn’t allow him to go out.

He’ll always remember waiting for his friends to go to school.

He’ll never forget waiting for his friends to go to school.

Andrews suggested that they should do for a walk in the park.

‘Let’s go for a walk in the park’, said Andrews.

He broke the world record in his second attempt.

His second attempt on the world record was successful.

He said that he wished he knew the answer.

He said ‘I wish I knew the answer’.

He was sorry for spending so much money.

He wished he hadn’t spent so much money.

He wished me luck.

He said ‘good luck’.

My application for the job was turned down.

I applied for the job but was turned down.

Ann pleaded with her boy friend not to drive so fast.

‘Please don’t drive so fast’ Ann begged her boy friend.

John Speck did not succeed in finding the source of the riverNile.

John Speck failed to find the source of the riverNile.

Maria wishes she had applied for the job in the library.

Maria didn’t apply for the job in the library and regrets it now.

In spite of not speaking Dutch, Bob decided to settle inAmsterdam.

Although he did not speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle inAmsterdam.

It is difficult for handicapped people to find shopping tin supermarket.

Handicapped people find shopping in supermarket difficult.

Sally was given a micro-computer for her birthday by her parents.

Sally’s parents gave her a micro-computer for her birthday.

It’s not my fault if the tin- opener’s broken.

Don’t blame me if the tin- opener’s broken.

Mike doesn’t play squash as well as Barbara.

Barbara plays squash better than Mike.

Who does this suitcase belong to?.

Whose suitcase is this?.

In spite of having a bad cold, William went to work.

Although he had a bad cold.

It is a two-hour train journey fromLondontoBristol.

The train journey fromLondontoBristoltakes two hours.

If the lecturer had prepared his speech carefully, he would not have done it very badly.

The lecturer didn’t prepare his speech carefully, so he did it very badly.

If the gardener had watered those plants yesterday, they would not have died.

The gardener didn’t water those plants yesterday, so they died.

The bread was so bread that my grand father couldn’t cut it.

It was such dry bread that my grand father couldn’t cut it.

My mother cooks better than my sister does.

My sister can’t cook as well as my mother does.

In spite of the bad weather, the schoolchildren managed to come to class on time.

Although the weather was bad, the schoolchildren managed to come to class on time.

Bill doubted if John would come.

‘I don’t think John will come’ said Bill.

Our dog bit the post man.

The post man was bitten by our dog.

The fog prevented us from driving.

We couldn’t drive because of the fog.

In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.

Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.

Miss Jones is the best teacher in this school.

There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones.

You’d better apologize to Sally.

I don’t want Sally to be angry with you.

Be careful or you will fail.

You might fall if you’re not careful.

That car belongs to Mrs.

Mrs.

According to the station clock, it was half past ten.

The station clock showed half past ten.

The wallet was found with no name in it by Henry.

Henry found a wallet with no name in it.

Ronald said that he did not steal Mrs.

Ronald denied stealing Mrs.

Susan doesn’t like staying in hotels as much as camping.

Susan likes staying in hotels but she prefers camping.

The fridge was too heavy for us to move.

The fridge was so heavy that we couldn’t move it.

Mary asked John not to tell anyone about her new dress.

‘John, please don’t tell anyone about my new dress.

Sally’s English is quite fluent.

Sally speaks English quite fluently.

Bill’s call was answered by Mr.

Because his secretary was out to lunch.

The boys was made to go outside by security guard.

Security guard made the boys go outside.

Ali has studied in both theUSandEurope.

Ali has studied not only in theUSbut also inEurope.

His sister called.

It was not his wife but his sister who called.

We were as surprised as Jane.

We were no more surprised than Jane.

If it hadn’t been for his help, I would have gone bankrupt.

But for his help, I would have gone bankrupt.

After Tim’s friends had arrived, he reached the station.

Tim found that his friends had arrived when he reached the station.

I expect him to get there by lunchtime.

I expect that he will get there by lunchtime.

Although my plans are careful, a lot of things went wrong.

In spite of my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

Because of his bad behavior, he must be punished.

As he has behaved badly, he must be punished.

It looked as if the house had been unoccupied for several years.

The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several years.

The identify of the murdered man was informed to the police.

The police was informed of the identify of the murdered man.

Throughout his life the fisherman was very poor.

The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty.

The lion is fed at 3 p.

The keepers feed the lion at 3 p.

If we had had the map, we would not have got lost.

We got lost because we didn’t have a map.

I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.

I would prefer you to deliver the so far on Friday.

If there were no sun, there would be no kinds of energy.

Without the sun, there would be no kinds of energy.

Though the weather is bad, the pilot will bring the plane down safely.

In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane down safely.

Unless the scientists get energy from the sun and wind, Fossil fuel will be more expensive.

Fossil fuel will be more expensive if the scientists don’t get energy from the sun and wind.

Although the salary was slow, she decided to accept the job.

She decided to accept the job despite the slow salary.