. Exercise 12: Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays 
the same.
1. Mike left the office before Ken arrived there. 
When ..................................................................................................................
2. I haven't been to the supermarket for three weeks.
The last time .......................................................................................................
3. We started working on this project a year ago.
We have ..............................................................................................................
4. During the English lesson, the lights went out.
While...................................................................................................................
5. How long have they lived in this neighborhood?
When ..................................................................................................................?
6. When you phoned Anne, it was her lunch time.
When.................................................................................................
7.Just after finishing his homework, Joe turned on the TV.
As soon as .....................................................................................................
8. I was confused because the instructions were only in Spanish
 The instructions .................................................... ………………….
9. Does the project interest you ?
 Are you ....................................................................................... ?
10. Would you please do it for me?
 Would.........................................................................................
11. She crossed the road. I saw her
 I saw ………………………………………………………….
12. They sang a song. I heard them
 I heard ……………………………………………………….
13. The children are interested in going in the rain.
 The children enjoy.....................................................................
14. Why don’t we go out for a meal tonight?
  I suggest ............................................................................................
15. It took her 2 hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.
 She spent ............................................................................................
16. My parents don’t allow me to play games on computer.
 My parents don’t let.......................................................................................
17. She doesn’t usually stay up so late.
 She is not used ...................................................................................
18. My grandfather is very weak. He can’t lift the box.
 My grandfather is too ......................................................................
19. She was very stupid when she went out without a raincoat.
 It was very stupid of ...............................................................
20. They got out of the car.
 I watched them.....................................................................................
21. Somebody has robbed the bank near our house.
 The bank …………………………………………………
22. Somebody told me to wait outside.
 I …………………………………………………………….
23. They will complete the new high way from north to south next year.
 The new …………………………………………………….……
24. My aunt made this sweater for her son.
 This …………………………………………………….…………
25. My teacher asked me to be here at 10 am.
 I …………………………………………………….……………
26. Most students are frightened of speaking a foreign language
 Speaking a foreign language is ......................................................
27. The meeting was so boring that I almost fell asleep
 I ……………………………................. …………………..
28. The teacher found her pupil’s exam results disappointing
 The teacher was ………………………………………………
29. It is three months since he last attended a meeting.
He hasn’t…………………………………………………………
30. They consider acupuncture is very safe with enough precautions.
 Acupuncture is ……………………………………………