IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT UNIT 13 Rewrite the following sentences using “It was not until…that…” 1. Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915.  2. My son didn’t start talking until he was 5.  3. Lan didn’t go abroad until she was 35.  4. We didn’t go to bed until midnight.  5. The boy didn’t stop singing until their teacher came.  6. She didn’t write to him until she receive a letter from him.  7. The letter didn’t arrive until yesterday.  8. We didn’t have a holiday until last summer.  9. We didn’t finish it until the end of last summer.  10. The child didn’t go to sleep until her mother came home.  11. The boy didn’t tell the truth until his father threatened to punish him.  12. The patient’s heart condition didn’t improve until she received that new treatment.  13. He didn’t stop working until he felt too tired.  14. The police didn’t make any accusations until they had some proof.  15. The little girl didn’t open the gifts until the last visitor left.  16. He didn’t get married until he was forty.  17. He hadn’t been a famous singer before he went to HCM city.  18. She didn’t begin to learn English until 1980.  19. We didn’t study English until we began primary school.  20. I didn’t learn English until 2002.  21. He didn’t know how to swim until he was 30  22. They didn’t begin to learn English until 1980.  23. The boy didn’t do his homework until his father came home.  24. I didn’t finish the report until midnight. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… Page 1 IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT 25. The manager didn’t return from his holiday untill Monday. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 26. She didn’t answer his phone call until he had phoned her the third time. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 27. They didn’t buy the house until the bank had lent them the money. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 28. Denise didn’t know the truth until we had told her. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 29. The work on the new bridge wasn’t completed until the end of 2004. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 30. Julia didn’t notice me untill I had shouted to her. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 31. Olivia didn’t leave the office until everybody had gone home. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 32. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 33.She wasn't allowed to open her presents until her birthday. → It was not untill…………………………………………………………………… 34.We didn't have any holiday until last summer. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 35. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 36. I couldn't finish my project until Mark helped me. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 37. I didn't sleep until midnight. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 38. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off. → It was not until…………………………………………………………………… 39. I couldn't comment further until I had all the information. → It was not until………………………………………………………………… . III. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. It was not until she was twenty – nine that Paula decided to get married. → Paula ………………………………………………………………… 2. It was not until the sun had risen that I woke up. → I ………………………………………………………………… 3. It was not until I had showed it to him that Simon realized his mistake. → Simon ………………………………………………………………… 4. It was not until the spring came that the ice on the lake thawed. → The ice ………………………………………………………………… 5. It was not until the building was almost burned down that the firemen arrived. → The firemen ………………………………………………………………… 6. It was not until it had stopped raining that we left the party. → We ………………………………………………………………… 7. It was not until all the shops had closed that Isabel decided to go shopping. → Isabel ………………………………………………………………… 8. It was not until the robbers had gone that the police came to the scene. → The police ………………………………………………………………… 9. I didn’t finished the report untill midnight. → It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. The manager didn’t return from his holiday untill Monday. → It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. She didn’t answer his phone call untill he had phoned her the third time. → It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. They didn’t buy the house untill the bank had lent them the money. → It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 2 . IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT UNIT 13 Rewrite the following sentences using It was not until that…” 1. Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915.  2. My son didn’t start talking until he was. report until midnight. → It was not until ………………………………………………………………… Page 1 IT WAS NOT UNTIL THAT 25. The manager didn’t return from his holiday untill Monday. → It was not until …………………………………………………………………. didn’t know the truth until we had told her. → It was not until ………………………………………………………………… 29. The work on the new bridge wasn’t completed until the end of 2004. → It was not until …………………………………………………………………