PET sentence transformation.pdf

PET EXAM – WRITING Part 1 – Sentence Transformation Transformation 1. past

simple + ago

present

perfect + for 

1. Carrie

arrived at the airport two hours ago.

Carrie has been at the airport for two hours.

2. past

simple

2. He

used

to

He used to have a really old computer.

3. comparisons

had a really old computer before.

3. Maria

isn't as tall as her sister.

Maria is shorter than her sister. 4.

my/your  etc.  etc. + noun

a

+ noun + of mine/yours etc. mine/yours etc.

5. passive active

.

verb

verb

there is/there are

has/have got 

4. ne

of my friends gave me this boo!.

 A friend of mine gave me this this book. 5. Maga"ines

are sold in that shop now.

That shop sells magazines now. . #here

is a big swimming pool at the sports

centre. The sports centre has a big swimming pool.

!.

such + such + noun

so + so +

adjective

!. $t

was such a good ca!e they bought another

one. The cake was so good they bought another one. ". Her

".

if  +  + negative verb

unless + unless +

affirmative verb

practise. Her nglish won!t improve unless she practises. #. $t

#.

it was the first time ... time ...

past

perfect (negative) + before

%nglish won't improve if she doesn't

was the first time &ob had been to the

cience Museum. "ob hadn!t been to the #cience Museum before. 1$. ð

1$. direct

speech

reported

11.. 11

like ... more than ...

 prefer

12.

speech

... to ...

can + can + infinitive without to

be

allowed  +  + infinitive with to

suggested joining a dance class.

"eth said$ %&hy don!t we 'oin a dance class()  11.. #hey 11

li!e roc! more than pop music.

They prefer rock to pop music. 12. ou

can't smo!e in the library.

*ou are not allowed to smoke in the library. 13. usan

lent me her blue pullover.

13. lend 

+ borrowed #usan!s blue pullover.

borrow 

14.

14.

too + too + adjective

 + not  +

adjective + enough

ason is too careless to drive that car*

,ason isn-t careful enough to drive that car