I accomplished this task in three months.
=> It took me three months to accomplish this task.

The cafe has a lot of tables.
=> There are a lot of tables in the cafe.

New York has more billionaires than Tokyo.
=> Tokyo has fewer billionaires than New York.

Mr Lam lived in the country when he was a child.

=> Mr. Lam used to live in the country when he was a child.

You forgot to turn off the T.V last night, didn't you?
=> You didn't remember to turn off the T.V last night.