TENSE REPHRASING

BASIC TENSES

100

The fans started fighting in the middle of the match 

( WHILE) 

The fans started fighting while the team playing the match 

200

What is Amy´s plan for next Saturday? 

(FUTURE TENSE?) 

What is Amy going to do next Saturday?

What is Amy doing next Saturday?

What will Amy be doing next Saturday?

300

It´s the first time I try sushi 

(NEVER ..BEFORE) 

I have never tried sushi before

400

Is this your first time at the opera? 

( EVER) 

Have you ever been to the opera -before-?

500

I watched this film last night and 3 weeks ago 

( ALREADY ....TWICE) 

I have ALREADY watched this film TWICE 

PAST+PRESENT PERFECT

100

I lost my keys yesterday and I don´t know where they are 

( FIND...YET) 

I haven´t found my keys yet 

200

Bran started working at the Danone factory 5 years ago 

( FOR)

Bran has been working/ has worked at the .... FOR 5 YEARS 

300

I stopped practicing French 8 years ago.

( SINCE) 

I haven´t practiced French SINCE 8 years ago 

400

I have been attending dance lessons for 5 months now.

( AGO) 

I started/ began attending dance lessons 5 months ago 

500

When did you start to wait for me?

( How long...?)

How long have you been waiting for me? 

How long have you waited for me?

FUTURES

100

I have the feeling that Rosie likes this bracelet 

( I believe Rosie...)

I believe Rosie will like this bracelet 

200

What´s Josh plan for Thursday?

( TO) 

What´s Josh going to do on Thursday?

300

Carla and me will be revising for the biology test until 9.30 .

( BY 10..) 

Carla and me WILL HAVE -already- REVISED for the biology test  

400

By next summer George WILL HAVE LEARNT to drive.

In the next months, George 

George WILL BE LEARNING TO DRIVE

500

The show finishes at 9.20

By 9.10......................  ( YET) 

By 9.10 the show WON´T HAVE FINISHED yet 

PAST SIMPLE+PERFECT

100

My parents bought the Christmas presents and two days after, I came back home.

( When I came back home.....    -ALREADY-)

When I came back home my parents HAD already BOUGHT the Christmas presents 

200

My friends ordered dinner and 5 minutes later I arrived at the restaurant.

( BY THE TIME/ WHEN) 

By the time I arrived at the restaurant, my friends HAD -already- ORDERED dinner

300

That man lived on the street for some months and then he won the lottery

(BEFORE) 

Before that man won the lottery, he HAD LIVED/ HAD BEEN LIVING on the street for some months 

400

I replied all the pending emails and finally I could finally go to bed.

(ONCE) 

Once I HAD REPLIED all the pending emails, I could finally go to bed.

500

My grandparents lived in Mexico for 5 years before they migrated to Cuba 3 months ago 

(AFTER) 

After my grandparents HAD LIVED in Mexico, they migrated to Cuba 3 months ago