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Exercise 16 (Chapter 4)

Paying attention to the Adjuncts, find a way to express sentences 1 to 10 using the present perfect. While the point of view will change, each sentence should have the same basic meaning as the original. You will need to make other changes in the sentence. This may include the verb you use, using a negative instead of an affirmative form, etc. (Note that there may be several possibilities. If you can think of more than one possible way to recast the sentence, give all possibilities.)

1. My father stopped driving when he retired.

2. Their children left home as soon as they finished their studies.

3. I got here at 5. It’s now half past 6. He’s not here yet, and I’m still waiting.

4. The last time she celebrated her birthday was when she was a teenager.

5. My grandmother died more than 40 years ago.

6. Eva learned how to ride a bike when she was 4 years old.

7. The last time I saw Martha was in 2016. She hadn’t started university yet.

8. Harry started working as a researcher 15 years ago.

9. Kim bought that sports car last December.

10. My parents left for holiday 3 days ago.