Exercice/Reformulations 2

Exercice/Reformulations 2
Message de here4u posté le 05-04-2014 à 23:43:10 (S | E | F)
Hello again !

Here are 10 new sentences to "rewrite" ...
You're given 10 sentences and 10 different 'prompts' which must be used. The result shouldn't change the meaning of the sentences: ex : I've never watched such a good tennis match ! It is ..... It is the best tennis match I have ever watched! Understood ?

1)It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman !
Never before ……………………..

2)This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us !
I wish ……………………………………………….

3)It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission ! (3 different sentences! )
You don’t ……………………………………….
You don’t …………………………………………
You ………………………………………………

4) This book is too long !
This is ……………………..........!

5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They ……………………………………………

6)I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind ….
I’d rather my parents ………………………………………….

7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems . That’s impossible !
Shakespeare ……………………………

8)It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should …………………………………………

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It’s a ........................ OR It's ...................

10 ) She’s been dead for 20 years now !
It is ..........................OR It's ...................

Well ! I hope you had a wonderful sunny Saturday ! Enjoy this series of sentences ....
Correction on April 17th.

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 05-04-2014 à 23:46:34 (S | E)
Sorry for your message, Lakata ! It was deleted ...Hope you'll all be able to do your work as you wish ...

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de lakata, postée le 06-04-2014 à 07:37:09 (S | E)
Don't worry, dear here4u

I had just put some joyful smileys in order te express how pleased I was to have another exercise, and this kind of! to do!
Enjoy your Sunday!

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de lucile83, postée le 06-04-2014 à 09:36:33 (S | E)
Hello

Pour tout expliquer à nouveau, j'ai dû supprimer le topic car la mise en forme n'était pas adaptée au forum ni à une modification à cause de balises beaucoup trop nombreuses. Il est parfois nécessaire de ne pas utiliser la mise en forme avancée, comme je l'avais déjà recommandé.
La suppression du topic entraîne la suppression des réponses, dont celle de lakata hier.
Merci à toutes et tous de votre vigilance sur ce point.
Bon dimanche!

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de kolimang, postée le 06-04-2014 à 17:05:47 (S | E)
Hello everyone!

Thank you here4u for this new series of reformulations. Here's my try, with as much uncertainty as last time.

1) It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman !
Never before had he met such an attractive woman !

2) This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us !
I wish Rebecca could have come with us to this fantastic museum.

3) It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission ! (3 different sentences! )
You don’t have to ask for permission.
You don’t need to ask for permission.
You need'nt ask for permission.

4) This book is too long !
This is too long a book !

5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They were to open their cases as requested by the customs officer.

6) I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind.
I’d rather my parents were not informed about this choice, if you don't mind.

7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems . That’s impossible !
Shakespeare can't possibly have written all these poems !

8) It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should've brought your CD player.

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It’s a week since I last phoned Jimmy.

10) She’s been dead for 20 years now !
It is now 20 years since she died.

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de gerondif, postée le 06-04-2014 à 18:27:40 (S | E)
Hello,
1)It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman !
Never before had he met such an attractive woman // so attractive a woman // a woman that attractive.

2)This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us !
I wish Rebecca could've come.

3)It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission ! (3 different sentences! )
You don’t have to ask for permission.
You don’t need to ask for permisson.
You needn't ask for permission.

4) This book is too long !
This is too long a book / such a long book!

5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They were made to open their cases by the customs officer
They were forced to open their cases by the customs officer.
They had to open their cases by request of the customs officer.

6)I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind ….
I’d rather my parents didn't know about my choice.
I'd rather my parents weren't informed of my choice.
I'd rather my parents were kept in the dark about my choice.

7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems . That’s impossible !
Shakespeare can't have written all these poems.

8)It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should have brought your CD player.

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It’s been a week since I last phoned Jimmy.

10 ) She’s been dead for 20 years now ! (adjectif d'état, comme le bois de la chaise sur laquelle je suis assis)
She died 20 years ago (verbe d'action, dernière action d'une personne vivante)
It is …………………………………………….??? It is a bereavement we have never been able to get over with.
It has been such a long time since she died.
It's been 20 years since she died.

Ca me rappelle le début de "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts'Club Band" The Beatles:
It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style. But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de lucile83, postée le 06-04-2014 à 18:56:21 (S | E)
It is the twentieth anniversary of her death today

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de komiks, postée le 06-04-2014 à 19:37:42 (S | E)
Hello here4u,
Thanks for this exercise. It's very funny and there's no better way than this one to learn different structures and improve his English !
Here's my try.
Have a nice evening


1)It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman !
Never before he had met such an attractive woman !

2)This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us !
I wish Rebecca came with us !

3)It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission ! (3 different sentences! )
You don’t need to ask for permission
You don’t have to ask for permission
You mustn’t ask for permission (mais là j’ai un doute, car c’est beaucoup plus fort !)

4) This book is too long !
This is such a long book !

5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They were made open their cases by the customs officer.

6)I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind ….
I’d rather my parents weren’t informed about this choice, if you don’t mind.

7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems . That’s impossible !
Shakespeare can’t have written all these poems. That’s impossible !

8)It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should have brought your CD player.

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It’s been a week since I last phoned Jimmy (je ne voyais pas comment faire sans le “been”)

10 ) She’s been dead for 20 years now !
It is the twentieth birthday of this death.

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 07-04-2014 à 12:18:56 (S | E)
Hello, dear workers on my exercise ...

Some of your first answers have given me a headache ... and a lot of work, searching many sites and asking for opinions from everywhere ... I now have my answers, and their possible explanations, (which I'll share with you at the correction) but as I don't want to give you that same headache , I have slightly changed the possibilities offered to you !
Have a good day !

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de lakata, postée le 07-04-2014 à 18:36:15 (S | E)
Hello dear here4u! Hello all of you !

1) It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman!
Never before had he met such an attractive woman!

2) This museum was fantastic! It's a pity Rebecca couldn't come with us!
I wish Rebecca could have come with us!

3) It's not necessary for you to ask for permission.
You don't have to ask for permission.
You don't need to ask for permission.
You needn't ask for permission.

4) This book is too long!
This is a book whose reading ( the reading of wich?) takes too much time!

5) The customs officer made them open their cases.
They were made/forced to open their cases by the customs officer.

6) I'd prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don't mind.
I'd rather my parents knew nothing about this choice.

7) Shakespeare didn't write all these poems. That's impossible !
Shakespeare can't have written all these poems.

8) It's a pity you didn't bring your CD player.
You should have brought your CD player.

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It's a week since I last phoned Jimmy.( C'est It's qui est proposé par la "Grammaire anglaise" de Berland-Delépine qui précise qu'il est ...parfois remplacé par It's been...De quoi y perdre son anglais !)
It's been a week since I last phoned Jimmy.

10) She's been dead for 20 years now.
It's 20 years since she died. / It's been 20 years since she died.

Thank you so much, here4u, for this exercice which made me think over it! That's what I like.
P.S. By the way, I'm ready for the next one!

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de lemagemasque, postée le 07-04-2014 à 20:18:20 (S | E)
Hello!

D'après mes recherches, "it is" semble être plutôt - marrant que ça ne soit pas l'inverse - et plus utilisé de nos jours que "it has been".
"It has been" est plus ancien et plus "correct" grammaticalement, cependant.
Pourtant, les avis divergent ...
Personnellement j'utilise "it is".
Toutefois, pour insister sur la durée ou pour dire que c'est over now, j'utilise "it has been" :
It has been such a long time since you left the house but you are here now!
It has been ages since I drank my first beer.
See you!

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de mamou3, postée le 08-04-2014 à 06:04:30 (S | E)
Hello Here4u,

I enjoy this kind of exercises, it's really interesting !
I tried like this :

1. Never before had he met so attractive a woman !
2. I wish Rebecca had been able to come with us to see this fantastic museum.
3. a)You don't need to ask for permission.
b)You don't have to ask for permission.
c)You needn't ask for permission.
4. This is too long a book.
5. They were forced to open their cases by the customs officier.
6. I'd rather my parents didn't know about this choice.
7. Shakespeare couldn't have written all these poems.
8. You should have brought your CD player. It's a pity !
9. It's been a week since I last phoned Jimmy.
10.It's the 20th anniversary of her death OR it's 20 years ago now that she died.

Thanks a lot Here4u and have a nice week all of you !

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 08-04-2014 à 13:34:43 (S | E)
Hello, you all !
From now on, if I have enough time, I'll give one clue a day !

9th and 10th sentences : You don't have to give the 2 possibilities ... It's an 'either .... OR .....' (someone saying the first sentence, will normally not say the second one ... or vice versa !

You're doing well !

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de notrepere, postée le 08-04-2014 à 20:16:11 (S | E)
Hello lemagemasque

You are correct, "it is", when speaking about the past, is much more common in than in . I hear this sometimes in news reports from BBC. I think it's similar to your "historic present" in French and may be what it derived from. Therefore, it is 20 years since she died would be acceptable in but rare in .

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 09-04-2014 à 01:22:55 (S | E)
hello notrepere !
I had reached the same paradoxical conclusion as lemasque ... (but, a proof, if needed, that American isn't less pure than BrE ! )
Yet, I have been given real approvals for this form by Americans (from all over the US)and found quite a large number of sentences on COCA ... Yes, language is evolving and not always as we expected it ...
Have a good (errrr ....) day ! Bedtime here ... quick ...

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 10-04-2014 à 14:46:14 (S | E)
Hello you all !

'Hope everyone is enjoying some bright sun ! Well ! I'll start sending my individual corrections by the weekend !

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de sbgs, postée le 10-04-2014 à 15:54:05 (S | E)
Hello!
Here's what I've done:
(I hope you like green )
1)It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman !
Never before had he met such an attractive woman!
( I just felt like reversing )

2)This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us !
I wish Rebecca could've come with us!

3)It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission ! (3 different sentences! )
You don’t need to ask for permission!
You don’t have to ask for permission!
You needn’t ask for permission!

4) This book is too long !
This is too much to read!

5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They were forced to open their cases by the customs officer.

6)I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind ….
I’d rather my parents didn't know about this choice, if you don’t mind.

7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems . That’s impossible !
Shakespeare can't possibly have written all these poems.

8)It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should have brought your CD player.

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It's been a week since I last phoned Jimmy.

10 ) She’s been dead for 20 years now !
It's been 20 years since she passed away.

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de ng, postée le 10-04-2014 à 17:35:24 (S | E)
Hello here4u

Thanks a lot! Here is my try, but I'm not sure I did well !!!

1) Never before he met such an attractive woman!
2) I wish Rebecca could have come with us to visit this fantastic museum!
3) You don’t have to ask for permission!
You don’t need to ask for permission!
You can do it without asking for permission!
4) This is a too long book!
5) They had to open their cases at the customs officer's request!
6) I’d rather my parents were not informed about this choice, if you don’t mind.
7) Shakespeare can't possibly have written all these poems!
8) You should have brought your CD player.
9) It's been a week since I haven't phoned Jimmy.
10) It is the 20th anniversary of her death!

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de icare29, postée le 10-04-2014 à 23:32:56 (S | E)
Hello , here my work

1-It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman
Never before had he met such an attractive woman .

2- This museum was fantastic ! It's a pity Rebecca couldn't come with us
I wish Rebecca could have come with us to this museum .

3- it's necessary for you to ask for permission .
you don't have to ask for permission
you don't need to ask for permission .
you needn't ask for permission .

4-His book is too long
this is the book, which the reading is too long.

5.The customs officer made them open their cases .
They were obliged opening their cases by the customs officer .

6- I'd prefer not to inform my parents about this choice .
I'd rather my parents were not informed about this choice .

7-Shakespeare didn't write all these poems .That is impossible !
Shakespeare can't have written all these poems ,that is impossible .

8- Its a pity you didn't bring your CD player .
You should have brought your CD player .

9- I last phoned Jimmy a week ago .
It is a week since I last phoned Jimmy .
It's been a week since I phoned Jimmy .

10- She has been dead for 20 years now
It is 20 years now since she died .
It has passed 20 years now since she died .

Un grand merci a here4u pour cet excellent exercice , qui a fait bouillonner nos méninges .
Merci à elle pour sa grande disponibilité , sa patience à répondre à des questions qui doivent lui sembler saugrenues .
Icare 29

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 11-04-2014 à 10:40:34 (S | E)
Hello icare
Un grand merci pour ces gentils mots, icare Surtout, vous ne devez pas avoir le moindre scrupule à poser vos questions ! Jamais des questions ne me semblent, ni ne m'ont semblé "saugrenues", tout spécialement lorsque je sais qu'elles ont été précédées par un vrai travail de recherche et de réflexion !
Merci aussi à la personne (à laquelle je ne peux rendre hommage , et qui ne le désire pas, d'ailleurs! ) qui m'a suggéré ce type d'exercice sur le forum ... elle se reconnaîtra !
Toujours un peu "débordée", je pense me tenir à mon planning et commencer les corrections individuelles ce week-end!
Bonne fin de semaine ...

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de koreen2012, postée le 11-04-2014 à 11:58:19 (S | E)
Hello here4u
Thanks a lot for this exercise ! Here is my try!!!!!

1) Never before he had met a woman so attractive
2) I wish Rebeca had come with us
3) You don't need to ask me for my permission
You don't have to ask me for my permission
You needn't ask me for my permission
4)This is such a long book
5)They had to open their cases because the customs officer them
6)I would rather my parents were not informed about this choice, if you don't mind
7)Shakespeare couldn't had written all these poems
8)You should have brought your CD player
9) It's a week since I phoned Jimmy
10) It's 20 years since she left us

I did my best

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de ariane6, postée le 11-04-2014 à 13:46:26 (S | E)
Hello here4u,
Let’s go!

1)It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman !
Never before had he met such an attractive woman.
2)This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us !
I wish Rebecca could have come with us to visit this fantastic museum.
3)It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission !
You don’t need to ask for permission.
You don’t have to ask for permission…
You can do as you like…
4) This book is too long !
This is a very thick book!:
5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They were made to open their cases by the customs officer.
6)I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind.
I’d rather my parents weren't informed about this choice, if you don't mind.
7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems . That’s impossible !
Shakespeare couldn't have written all these poems. It can't be true!
8)It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should have brought your CD player.
9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It is a week since I last phoned Jimmy.
OR It's been a week since I last phoned Jimmy.
10 ) She’s been dead for 20 years now !
It is 20 years now since she died. 20 years ago today she died.
OR It's been 20 years now since she died.
Many thanks!

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de icare29, postée le 12-04-2014 à 09:25:28 (S | E)
Hello here4u
I deleted sentence 4 and changed it into these ones

This book is too long
This book is so long !
This book is such a long book that I can't finish it


I am near Tipperary now!
Thanks for your help
Icare

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de lucile83, postée le 12-04-2014 à 11:23:34 (S | E)
Hello

Here is my try. I sometimes wrote several possible sentences
Have a nice weekend

1)It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman!
Never before had he met such an attractive woman!

2)This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us!
I wish Rebecca had been able to come with us!
I wish Rebecca could have come with us! (my favourite)

3)It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission!
You don’t have to ask for permission!
You don’t need to ask for permission!
You needn’t ask for permission! (my favourite)

4) This book is too long!
This is too long a book!

5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They had to obey the customs officer and open their cases!
They had to open their cases at the customs! (my favourite)
They were made to open their cases by the custom officer!

6)I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind ….
I’d rather my parents weren't informed about this choice, if you don’t mind …
I’d rather my parents not be informed about this choice, if you don’t mind … (my favourite)

7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems. That’s impossible!
Shakespeare can't have written all these poems. That’s impossible!

8)It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should have brought your CD player.

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It’s a week since I last phoned Jimmy.
It's been a week since I last phoned Jimmy. (my favourite)

10 ) She’s been dead for 20 years now!
It is 20 years now since she died!
It's been 20 years since she died! (my favourite)

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Modifié par lucile83 le 14-04-2014 22:21
Three slight changes

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 13-04-2014 à 00:11:09 (S | E)
Hello
Good thing I'm not resentful ... if some of you had given me a headache, but very interesting research after that , , some others are obviously trying to kill me ...
I'm a 'poor delicate little thing' and a heart attack could kill me ! Just kidding, of course ... I'm half way through my individual corrections but I've been ARGHhhhhing and GRRRRRRing a few times ... Please, have mercy on me !
Have a good weekend !
here4u

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de sanna6, postée le 14-04-2014 à 21:33:44 (S | E)
Hello

Here is my try,

1)It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman !
Never before he met such an attractive woman !

2)This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us !
I wish Rebecca had come with us, it’s a pity she couldn’t ! This museum was fantastic.

3)It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission !
You don’t need to ask for permission !
You don’t have to ask for permission !
You don’t need permission !

4) This book is too long !
This is such a long book !

6)I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind ….
I’d rather my parents don’t know about this choice, if you don’t mind …

7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems . That’s impossible !
Shakespeare couldn't possibly have written all these poems !

8)It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should have brought your CD player

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It’s been a week I have phoned Jimmy OR It's a.................

10 ) She’s been dead for 20 years now !
It is ..........................OR It's been 20 years since she died

I didn't find about three sentences, perhaps later
Thank you for this exercise !

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Modifié par sanna6 le 16-04-2014 20:47

5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They had to open their cases because the customs officer told them to do it !
Merci!

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 16-04-2014 à 23:37:53 (S | E)
Hum hum ... Sorry ! Have been very busy in spite of the holidays ... and I've just discovered Sanna's work !
Thank you sanna ! I'll post both your personal correction and the collective one tomorrow as planned !
The 'Reformulations 3' have just been submitted to Your perspicacity !
Have a good night !

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 17-04-2014 à 11:31:31 (S | E)
Bonjour à tous ! Merci pour tout le travail que vous avez fourni et les énormes efforts que beaucoup ont déployés !

Voici le corrigé collectif ... J'ai essayé de ne pas "être plus royaliste que le Roi" (euh ... la Reine !) et de faire, comme d'habitude, la part des choses. Dans tous les cas ... ce sera à vous de choisir la forme qui, étant correcte, vous conviendra le mieux !

1)It was the first time he had met such an attractive woman !
Never before had he met such an attractive woman
Lorsqu’un terme négatif (never, not only, no sooner, nowhere), restrictif (ou semi négatif: hardly, only, seldom, little) ou intensif (often, well) est mis en relief en tête de phrase dans un style soigné, il faut faire une inversion du sujet.

2)This museum was fantastic ! it’s a pity Rebecca couldn’t come with us !
I wish Rebecca could have come with us. (Possibilité qui ne s’est pas réalisée) L’OLD in “usage notes” donne :
“’Could have’ is used when you are saying that it was possible for somebody to do something in the past but they did not try:I could have won the game but decided to let her win.”(Ici, la notion d’essai non tenté me gêne un peu, mais bon ...)
You use 'was/were able to or manage (but not could) when you are saying that something was possible on a particular occasion in the past:I was able to/managed to find some useful books in the library. I could find some useful books in the library. In negative sentences, could not can also be used:We weren’t able to/didn’t manage to/couldn’t get there in time

I wish Rebecca had been able to come with us (style écrit BrE – certains y voient une ‘intervention extérieure'. (Je ne l’ai trouvée nulle part.) I wish + past perfect exprime bien un regret, mais est lourd ici …
(Il rapportait cependant la totalité des points dans l’exercice similaire donné au Bac)

3)It’s not necessary for you to ask for permission ! (3 different sentences! )
You don’t have to ask for permission
You don’t need to ask for permission
You needn’t ask for permission
Les 3 formes ‘d’absence d’obligation’ (il n’est pas nécessaire de , pas besoin de ) Les 2 premières sont utilisables à tous les temps. La 3ème n’est possible qu’au présent.

4) This book is too long !
This is such a long book !/This is too long a book!
'SO et too' + adj (he’s so brilliant! She’s so cute! ) such + determinant + adjective + Nom. Pour mettre un nom après’ too’, il faut employer la forme ‘surprenante’ et donc peu courante,‘too big a book’, ‘too difficult an exercice’.

5) The customs officer made them open their cases!
They were made to open their cases at the customs.
to make someone DO something devient au passif to be made TO DO something. = passif des structures causatives en “make”(BR) ou “have”(US)

6)I’d prefer not to inform my parents about this choice, if you don’t mind ….
I’d rather my parents weren’t informed, if you don’t mind !
I’d rather (je préfèrerais) + infinitif SANS TO : I’d rather + intervention d’une autre personne + prétérit modal indiquant l’irréel, ici, le verbe à la voix passive est nécessaire.

7) Shakespeare didn’t write all these poems . That’s impossible !
Shakespeare can’t have written all these poems !
Impossibilité passée = can’t have written.

8)It’s a pity you didn’t bring your CD player.
You should have brought your CD player…Il est dommage que = regret => "conseil au passé"

9) I last phoned Jimmy a week ago.
It’s a week since I last phoned Jimmy OR It's been a week since I last phoned Jimmy.

10 ) She’s been dead for 20 years now !
It is 20 years since she died.OR It's been 20 years since she died.
Dans ces deux dernières phrases, ‘it’s + durée de temps écoulé + since + prétérit ‘amplifié ici par last’ revient en fait à ‘She died 20 years ago.' ou ‘I phoned Jimmy a week ago.’ (très bien expliqué dans Berland-Delepine –Ophrys –merci Lakata - et de nombreuses phrases usitées dans C O C A
Choisissez celle qui vous convient le mieux … Les deux sont bonnes ! (mais pour avoir la totalité des points au concours, il fallait donner le présent ! )

J'espère que vous avez apprécié la recherche ... Certains ne me laissent aucun doute sur ce point et je les en remercie !
Le "Reformulations 3 " est sorti depuis hier soir ! Bon courage à tous !

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de sbgs, postée le 17-04-2014 à 13:05:53 (S | E)
Merci encore pour ces exercices !
Je pense attaquer ce troisième exercice de reformulations ce soir !

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de lakata, postée le 17-04-2014 à 13:10:00 (S | E)
Il me faudrait une boîte de messagerie de dimensions bien supérieures pour faire tenir tous les mercis que méritent à mes yeux la clarté et la précision de cette correction.
Dear here4u, tu vas devoir te contenter de cet unique qui symbolise tous les autres !
Que ce week-end soit pour toi aussi joyeux que paisible !

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Réponse: Exercice/Reformulations 2 de here4u, postée le 17-04-2014 à 15:43:42 (S | E)
S à vous !

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