1. That old house has just been sold
-> S have/has been VPII by O.
2. The cake was too hard for me to eat
-> S tobe too adj for sb to Vnt
3. Despite taking a taxi he still arrived late for the movie
-> Despite N/Ving
4. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times
-> It was/is such a/an adj N that S V…
5. We have lived here for ten years
-> S have/has VPII for …
6. You don’t have to set off early 
-> have to Vnt
7. She failed the exam because he was lazy
-> because + S + V
8. I will give you a phone call tomorrow afternoon
-> phone sb = give sb a phone call
9. I haven’t spoken to him for five years
-> S have/has not VPII for…
10. Is this the first time you have ever played a computer game ?

-> Is this the first time S have/has VPII?