My family began extinguishing when it started to rain.
My family has been extinguishing since it started to rain.

I last had my hair cut when he left me.
I haven't had my hair cut since he left me.

It isn't necessary to play football with my best friends today.
You don't have to play football with my best friends today.

Thanh spends 3 hours a day doing the homework.
It takes Thanh 3 hours a day to do the homework.

He finds wearing clothes easy.
He has an easy time wearing clothes.

He found picking up a bargain in supermarkets difficult.
He had difficulty picking up a bargain in supermarkets.

I find it difficult to save money.
I get a hard time saving money.

I started working for the company two years ago.
I've been working for the company for two years.

To reduce the price more is very difficult because it's on sale.
It is very difficult to reduce the price more because it's on sale.

She prefers wearing new clothes to wearing second-hand ones.
She likes wearing new clothes more than wearing second-hand ones.

The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn't go under it.
It was such a low bridge that the lorry couldn't go under it.

That boy is so clever that he can make children's toys.
That boy is too clever to make children's toys.

That pupil is so lazy that my sister can't teach him English.
So lazy is that pupil that my sister can't teach him English.

It was such a good film that we decided to go and see it again.
The film was so good that we decided to go and see it again.

She started working as a secretary five years ago.
She has been working as a secretary for five years.

Let's go to the seaside this summer.
I suggest going to the seaside this summer.

This is the most delicious meal my family has ever had.
My family hasn't had a more delicious meal than this.

I haven't seen John for 10 days.
The last time I saw John was 10 days ago.

My brother hasn't taken a bath for over two days.
The last time my brother took a bath was over two days ago.

He spent lots of time doing this experiment.
It took him lots of time to do this experiment.

Anna spent three days visiting VN.
It took Anna three days to visit VN.

You ought to eat less meat.
You'd better eat less meat.

It is unnecessary for Mary to finish the work by lunchtime.
Mary doesn't need to finish the work by lunchtime.