2. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
-> I regret missing your birthday party
3. Don’t forget to tell your children to go to the party
-> Remember to tell your children to go to the party
1. After he had finished the exercise he put away the book.
-> Having finished the exercise, he put away the book.
4. He turned off the light, then he went to bed.
-> Turning off the light, he went to bed
5.I haven’t been to a cricket match for years.
-> It’s years since I last went to a cricket match
6. You have to be eighteen to vote. You’re not old enough. (UNDER).
->You are under the age of 18 and not old enough to vote
7.I haven’t seen that man here before.
->It’s the first time I have seen that man
8. I have never heard such a beautiful song before.
-> It’s the first time I have heard such a beautiful song
9. Learning English is interesting.
-> It is interesting to learn English
12.He decided to repair the things himself and not to take them back to the shop.
->Rather than taking it back to the shop, he decided to repair the thing himself.
11. My protests were ignored by everyone. (notice)
->Nobody took notice of my protests
10. It is necessary to learn English.
->I find it necessary to learn English
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