3. My family began eating when it started to rain.
→ My family has started eating when it began to rain.
4. I last had my hair cut when he left me.
→ I haven’t had my hair cut since he left me.
5. It isn’t necessary to play football with my best friends today.
→ You don’t have to play football with my best friends today.
6. Thanh spends 3 hours a day doing the homework.
→ It takes Thanh 3 hours a day to do the homework.
7. We often spend 30 minutes reviewing our lesson before class.
→ It often takes us 30 minutes to review our lesson before class.
8. I spend two hours doing my homework every day.
→ It takes me two hours to do my homework every day.
9. Jess takes 30 minutes to remove her makeup every day.
→ It takes Jess 30 minutes to remove her makeup every day.
10. I spent one hour and 40 minutes watching the “EXIT” movie in the cinema.
→ It took me one hour and 40 minutes to watch the “EXIT” movie in the cinema.
11. This is the most delicious meal my family has ever had.
→ My family hasn’t ever had a more delicious meal than this.
12. I haven’t seen John for 10 days.
→ The last time I saw John was 10 days ago.
13. My brother hasn’t taken a bath for over two days.
→ The last time my brother took a bath was over two days ago.
14. He spent lots of time doing this experiment.
→ It took him lots of time to do this experiment.
15. It took me all the morning to prepare for lunch.
→ I spent all morning preparing for lunch.
16. Anna spent three days visiting VN.
→ It took Anna three days to visit VN.
17. You ought to eat less meat.
→ You’d better eat less meat.
18. It is unnecessary for Mary to finish the work by lunchtime.
→ Mary doesn’t need to finish the work by lunchtime.
19. When did your father start working as a doctor?
→ When has your father started working as a doctor?
20. It is a long time since she last visited her parents.
→ She hasn’t visited her parents for a long time.
21. The last time I saw him was when I was a student.
→ I haven’t seen him since I was a student.
22. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
→ She has worked as a secretary for five years.
23. She has never seen such a beautiful girl before.
→ Never before has she seen such a beautiful girl.
24. I have never visited a more attractive city than Paris.
→ Paris is the most attractive city I have ever visited.