Ex. 42. Read this information about what happened to the Watsons.
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- We use the infinitive after modal verbs and a number of other verbs. The passive infinitive is to be done / to have done.
- Ex. 1. Find the passive verbs in this text. What tenses are they?
- Ex. 2. Underline all the passives.
- Ex.4. Put the sentences into the Passive voice.
- Ex. 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Progressive Passive.
- Ex. 13. Complete the text with expressions given below.
- Ex. 14. Open the brackets, using the correct form in the Passive.
- Ex. 18. Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense in the passive.
- Ex. 20. Rewrite these sentences in the Passive.
- Ex 22. Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous and the Past Perfect in the Active or in the Passive Voice.
- Ex. 26. Put the sentences into the passive voice.
- Passive verbs with prepositional objects
- Ex. 31. Put the sentence with a verb + preposition/adverb combination into the passive.
- Ex. 33. Express in the passive the second of each of the following pairs of sentences. Do not mention the active subjects. The first two sentences are done for you.
- Ex. 38. Rewrite these verbs as passives, keeping them in the same tense, and removing they, we, someone, etc.
- Ex. 40. Rewrite the sentences, putting the underlined verbs into the Passive. Make any other changes necessary.
- Ex. 42. Read this information about what happened to the Watsons.
- Passive structures of the verbs
- Ex. 46. Change the structure using the Passive Voice.
- Ex. 49. Most of the sentences contain one mistake. Correct it of write “right”.
- Ex. 52. Use passive or active, in any appropriate tense, for the verbs in brackets.
- Ex. 53. Supply the required passive forms of the verbs in brackets.
- Ex. 54. Use the required passive forms.
- Ex. 55. Use the required active or passive tense forms.
- Ex. 56. Translate into English.
- Ex. 58. Translate into English.
- Ex. 62. Choose the best way of continuing after each sentence.
- A) Rewrite these instructions, using simple commands instead of the passive.
- Complete these sentences using a passive construction. Only use by if it’s natural to do so.
- Turn these newspapers headlines into radio news headlines. (Informal, spoken form.)
- Ex. 66. Practice saying these sentences and answer the questions.
- Ex. 68. You are telling a friend some news. Use the notes and write each sentence in the Present Perfect, active (has done) or passive (has been done).
- Group work. Match the two columns. Then make a sentence for each, using the passive. Look at the example first.
- The formation of the passive voice………………. . . 1
- Progressive forms……………………………………. . 11
- AIDS kills Freddie's 2 lovers. Star's dead lovers
- Phone call of terror. Gay life ended 7-year affair
Ex. 42. Read this information about what happened to the Watsons.
Someone broke into the Watsons’ house at the weekend. The burglar took some jewellery. But he didn’t do any damage. A young policewoman interviewed Mrs Watson. The police found some fingertips, and the police computer identified the burglar. The police have arrested a man and are questioning him.
Complete the passive sentences in this conversation. Use phrase with by only if it adds information.
Mrs Watson: Our house was broken into at the weekend.
Mrs Owen: Oh, no!
Mrs Watson: Some jewellery __(1)__. But no damage __(2)__.
Mrs Owen: Did the police come and see you?
Mrs Watson: Yes, of course. I __(3)__.
Mrs Owen: Do they know who the burglar was?
Mrs Watson: Oh, yes. Some __(4)__, and the __(5)__. A man __(6)__.
Mrs Owen: Oh, good. Well, I hope you get your jewellery back.
Ex. 43. Rewrite the sentences beginning in the way shown. Do not use by unless it is important to the meaning.
1. The company has cut all salaries.
All salaries have been cut.
2. The bank manager kept me waiting for half an hour.
I ______________________________________________________
3. Employers must pay all travel expenses for this training course.
All travel expenses for this training course ______________________
4. Do you suppose your brother could have written such a letter?
Do you suppose such a letter ________________________________
5. They use a computer to do that job nowadays.
A computer ______________________________________________
6. During the recession, the firm was making people redundant almost every week.
During the recession people _________________________________
7. Nobody informed the police that there had been a mistake.
The police _______________________________________________
8. Where will your company send you next year?
Where will you __________________________________________?
9. The news about the famine distressed Josephine.
Josephine _______________________________________________
10.I’ve still got the camera because no none has claimed it.
I’ve still got the camera because it ____________________________
11.Has anyone ever asked you for your opinion?
Have you _______________________________________________?
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