12 Match the two halves of the sentences in columns A and B. Then, make sentences by joining them using the words when/while/so/as or because/ since/for. A 1 Jane was working on the computer I haven't been skiing [2] 3 He has been living in Cuba 4 She was trying to bake a cake 5 I took my umbrella 6 We were too tired to go out B a the oven caught fire. b we stayed in and ordered pizza. Tim was making dinner. c d it looked like it was going to rain. e 6 months. f I was 18 years old. Use of English • Key Word Transformations . Study the examples. In each case the second sentence has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1 John joined the company six months ago. has John has been working for the company for six months. 2 When we were children, Dad would take us to the park on Sunday afternoons, used Dad used to take us to the park on Sunday afternoons, when we were children. 3 When I went to France last summer, it was the first time I had ever been abroad. never I had never been abroad until I went to France last summer. 4 How long is it since we went to the cinema? last When did we last go to the cinema? 5 I didn't call her until I had spoken to Steve. before I spoke to Steve before I called her 6 I had never been to that restaurant before. first It was the first time I had been to that restaurant.​