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English 18 Public

Paraphrasing

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Paraphrase: I SELDOM need to catch up on my homework

rarely / it's rare for me to / hardly ever

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Paraphrase: IT'S UNLIKE ME TO work at the weekends

I rarely / seldom / etc. work at ...

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Paraphrase: NOW AND AGAIN I stay awake until after midnight

Sometimes / occasionally / from time to time

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Paraphrase: IT'S COMMON FOR ME TO set off for school before 08:00 am

I often / usually / normally / etc. set off ...

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Paraphrase: When we go to a restaurant he TENDS TO make up his mind about what to order very quickly

he usually / often / normally makes up his mind ...

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Paraphrase: Queen Elizabeth II WOULD often go out for walks with her corgis

... often used to go / often went ...

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Paraphrase: As children they VISITED their cousins every weekend, but not anymore

would visit / used to visit

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Paraphrase: When I was at high school I never PAID much attention in class

would never pay / never used to pay

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Paraphrase: When she was a teenager she DIDN'T HAVE as many friends as she does now

didn't use to have

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Paraphrase: I used to live near the sea and I WOULD go for a swim every day

went / used to go

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Paraphrase with a phrasal verb: I once FOUND UNEXPECTEDLY 20 euros in the street

came across

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Paraphrase using a phrasal verb: From time to time he'll ARRIVE late for meetings

turn up

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Paraphrase using a phrasal verb: Scientists used to CONDUCT far more experiments on animals than they do now

carry out

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Paraphrase using a phrasal verb: When she was at university she would AVOID doing her essays until the last minute

put off

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Paraphrase using a phrasal verb: When we were children, we would CONTINUE playing outside even after dark

carry on

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Paraphrase using ALWAYS: She often takes my things without asking - it annoys me

She's always taking my things ...

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