1. Shall we go to the cinema tonight ?
<=> Let’s go to the cinema tonight.
2. “ Can I borrow your computer, Joe?” asked Peter.
<=> Peter asked if he could borrow my computer.
3. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
<=> She has worked as a secretary for 5 years ago.
4. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
<=> I don't know a lot more about it than she does.
5. My English friend finds driving on the left difficult.
Ta có thể lựa chọn nhiều cách để chuyển đổi câu này:
My french friend isn't used to driving on the left.
+ (be) used to N/V-ing = ( be) accustomed to = (be) familiar with = (be) acquainted with : quen, thích nghi với điều gì.
6. I had a cat once , but now I don’t have it any more.
<=> I used to have a cat.
7. The front yard isn’t too small to play soccer in
<=> The front yard isn't small enough to play soccer in.
8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
<=> The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.
9. “ Don’t come back after ten o’clock ”. said my mother.
<=> My mother asked me not to come back after ten o'clock.
10. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
<=> I had my car serviced last week.