- ‘I’m meeting a friend at the station later today’ Mathew said
Mathew said that he was meeting a friend at the station later that day
- You spend all your money on clothes so you don’t have any for books
If you didn’t spend all your money on clothes, you would have some for books
- City schools are usually larger than schools in the country.
Schools in the country aren’t usually as large as city schools
- It costs nothing to attend at a state school.
It doesn’t cost anything to attend at a state school
- All your guests will enjoy this lunch
This lunch will be enjoyed by all your guests
- I borrowed some very useful English books from my older brother.
My brother lent me some very useful English books
- There are more letters to learn in my language than in English
There aren’t as many letters to learn in my language as in English
- Our history teachers gave us a lot of homework last week.
We were given a lot of homework last week
- ‘We moved into the area two years ago,’ Bella said
Bella said that they had moved into the area two years before
- Sylvia doesn’t have enough money, so she can’t buy a new computer
If Sylvia had enough money, she could buy a new computer
- My grandfather hasn’t spoken to me since Saturday.
I last spoke to my grandfather on Saturday
- You mustn’t take photographs in the museum
Photographs mustn’t be taken in the museum
- I was late because the flight was delayed for two hours.
If the flight hadn’t been delayed for two hours, I wouldn’t have been late.
- ‘Do you remember what you have to do?’ the teacher asked her students.
The teacher asked her students if they remembered what they had to do
- I can’t get my feet into these shoes.
These shoes are so small that I can’t get my feet into
- It started raining two hours ago, and it hasn’t stopped yet.
It has been raining for two hours
- They are installing security cameras here.
Security cameras are being installed here
- When did you start learning English?
How long have you been learning English?
- ‘Don’t believe in everything he says’, she told me
She told me not to believe in everything he said
- The earthquake was so powerful that the town was destroyed
It was such a powerful earthquake that the town was destroyed.
- You must wear trainers in the sport center at all time
Trainers must be worn in the sport center at all time
- She last wrote to me 6 months ago.
She hasn’t written to me for 6 months
- I didn’t pay attention in class, I didn’t understand the lesson
If I had paid attention in class, I would have understood the lesson
- ‘Do you know how old the earth is?” my brother asked
My brother asked me if I knew how old the earth was
- I can’t wait to go sightseeing in Rome
I’m looking forward to going sightseeing in Rome
- ‘We lived in this area two years ago’ Bella said
Bella said that they had lived in that area two years before
- Hans Christian wrote many well-known children’s stories
Many well-known children’s stories were written by Hans Christian
- We found out that travelling by bus is more expensive than travelling by train
We found out that travelling by train is not as expensive as travelling by bus
- The trip was so good that we will never forget it
It was such a good trip that we will never forget it
- He cannot sleep because it’s so noisy
If it weren’t so noisy, he could sleep
- ‘I’m taking my driving test tomorrow’, said Racheal
Racheal said that he was taking his driving test the following day
- I think that history books are more interesting than novels
I think that novels are not as interesting as history books
- My brother is too young to read computer books
My brother isn’t old enough to read computer books
- I do not live in a city, so there is not much to do in the evening
If I lived in a city, there would be much to do in the evening
- I’m not sure if they eat pizza in China
I’m not sure if pizza is eaten in China
- ‘I left my wallet here yesterday,’ said Frank
Frank said that he had left his wallet there the day before.
- Although it rained a little, the trip was enjoyable
In spite of little rain, the trip was enjoyable.
- I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away?
- The child will die if nobody sends him to a doctor
Unless somebody sends the child to a doctor, he will die.
- Somebody repaired her car yesterday
She had her car repaired yesterday.
- The government is considering a new law to ban smoking
A new law to ban smoking is being considered by the government.
- It didn’t rain yesterday so I had to water the plants
If it had rained yesterday, I wouldn’t have had to water the plants
- I don’t play tennis as well as I used to
I used to play tennis better than I do now.
- Although her grades were low, she was admitted to the university
Despite her low grades, she was admitted to the university.
- Amanda finally managed to get a suitable job.
Amanda finally succeeded in getting a suitable job.
- The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim in.
- The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say.
It was such an unexpected remark that she didn’t know what to say
- The driver said ‘Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving’
The driver asked the passenger not to get off while the bus was moving.
- They started to investigate the case three months ago.
They have been investigating the case for three months.
- They have to change the plan to Florida because of the rough water.
The plan to Florida have to be changed because of the rough water.