Mid-term Semester 1 Practice Exercise
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same
as the given sentence.
1) Let's order pizza tonight.
=> How about ____________________________________________?
2) Why don't we take a break now?
=> Let's ____________________________________________
3) Shall we meet at the café tomorrow?
=> Why don't we ____________________________________________?
4) How about visiting the new museum this weekend?
=> Let's ____________________________________________
5) Let's try that difficult recipe.
=> What about ____________________________________________?
6) Why not call the customer first?
=> Shall we ____________________________________________?
7) What about reserving a table at the new restaurant?
=> Why don't we ____________________________________________?
8) Let's reorganize the filing system.
=> Shall we ____________________________________________?
9) Why don't we save the file to the cloud?
=> Let's ____________________________________________
10) Shall we review the contract details?
=> Why not ____________________________________________?
11) How about watching a comedy movie?
=> Let's ____________________________________________
12) Let's start the presentation now.
=> Why not ____________________________________________?
13) Why don't we postpone the trip until Friday?
=> What about ____________________________________________?
14) Shall we check the train schedule again?
=> How about ____________________________________________?
15) Let's buy tickets online to save time.
=> Why not ____________________________________________?
16) What about leaving an hour earlier to avoid traffic?
=> Shall we ____________________________________________?

17) Let's go for a walk in the park this evening.
=> Why don't we ____________________________________________?
18) Why not take the stairs instead of the elevator?
=> How about ____________________________________________?
19) Shall we ask the professor for some advice?
=> What about ____________________________________________?
20) How about brainstorming some new ideas for the project?
=> Let's _____________________________
II. Using “used to / didn't use to / did … use to”
21) We don't go hiking every summer anymore.
=> We used to _______________________________________________________.
22) I quit drinking coffee when I started my new job.
=> I used to ____________________________________________ .
23) My grandmother was able to bake every day when she was younger.
=> My grandmother used to ____________________________________________ .
24) That old factory is no longer active.
=> That old factory used to ____________________________________________ .
25) Did you ever play tennis when you were in college?
=> Did you ________________________________________________________?
26) My father doesn't wear glasses now, but he did when he was a child.
=> My father used to ____________________________________________.
27) I haven't ridden a bicycle in years, but I often did when I was a teenager.
=> I used to ____________________________________________ .
28) There is no supermarket on this street anymore.
=> There used to ____________________________________________
29) She doesn't have short hair anymore.
=> She used to ____________________________________________.
30) I never liked fish, but now I do.
=> I ____________________________________________ .
31) Did they live in New York City before they moved here?
=> Did they ____________________________________________?
32) The old bridge was replaced two years ago.
=> The old bridge ____________________________________________ .
33) They don't celebrate Christmas, but they did when the children were small.
=> They ____________________________________________ .

34) I wasn't scared of the dark when I was a kid.
=> I ___________________________________________________ .
35) John no longer works for that company.
=> John ____________________________________________ .
36) The museum doesn't open late on Fridays now.
=> The museum used to ____________________________________________ .
37) Did you and your sister often argue about toys?
=> Did ____________________________________________ ?
38) He stopped eating meat five years ago.
=> He ____________________________________________ .
39) We never stayed up late during the week.
=> We ____________________________________________
40) This house was much smaller when I first saw it.
=> This house ____________________________________________ .
III. Sentence transformation
41) The researchers have collected data since May.
=> The researchers began ________________________________________.
42) I have known my best friend since kindergarten.
=> I started ________________________________________.
43) The company started offering free shipping last week.
=> The company ________________________________________.
44) The old factory has been closed for over two decades.
=> The old factory started ________________________________________.
45) He has worn glasses since he was twelve.
=> He began ________________________________________.
46) The war has lasted for three years.
=> The war started ________________________________________.
47) We began renovating our kitchen last summer.
=> We ________________________________________.
48) I started working out regularly two months ago.
=> I ________________________________________ .
49) She has worked at the library for six months.
=> She began ________________________________________.
50) The teacher started explaining the lesson an hour ago.
=> The teacher ________________________________________ .

51) My brother has owned this motorbike since 2020.
=> My brother started ________________________________________.
52) The team began developing the new app last January.
=> The team ________________________________________.
53) The baby started walking at nine months old.
=> The baby ________________________________________.
54) The severe drought began in 2019.
=> The severe drought ______________________________________.
55) He began feeling dizzy after lunch.
=> He _______________________________________.
56) I have hated spinach since childhood.
=> I started _________________________.
57) John began learning Japanese when he moved to Tokyo.
=> John ______________________________________.
58) The dog has barked continuously for ten minutes.
=> The dog began ________________________________________.
59) My aunt began painting abstract art five years ago.
=> My aunt _______________________________________.
60) We have lived in this apartment since the beginning of last year.
=> We started ________________________________________.