22. Rephrasing: modal verbs
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1. Rewrite these sentences, use the highlighted verbs in the correct tense and the words in bold.
1. He had been traveling for hours before he reached his destination.
2. We will have been practicing for weeks by the time the recital happens.
3. She gives presentations regularly/
She regularly gives presentations.
4. They had been arguing for some time before the teacher entered.
5. I had finished reading the book before you arrived.
6. I will be driving to the airport at this time tomorrow.
7. He will have learned English by the end of the year.
8. She had been waiting for an hour when you finally arrived.
9. They will be playing soccer when you call them later.
10. He had lived/had been living in France for ten years before he moved to Canada.
2. Rewrite these sentences, use the highlighted verbs in the correct tense and the words in bold.
1. By next week, I will have been working here for three years.
2. She had been studying for her exam before the power went out.
3. He will have finished the project by tomorrow.
4. They will be moving to a new house next month.
5. I had been writing my thesis for months before I
completed it.
6. We will have eaten dinner by the time they arrive.
7. She has been working here for three years.
8. The film had started by the time we arrived.
9. I am studying at 9 p.m. every day this week.
10. He had been working on the project for hours before he stopped.