Ex. 52. Use passive or active, in any appropriate tense, for the verbs in brackets.
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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
1. The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth. Forty percent of the world’s oxygen (produce) there.
2. The game (win, probably) by the other team tomorrow. They’re a lot better than we are.
3. There was a terrible accident on a busy downtown street yesterday. Dozens of people (see) it, including my friend, who (interview) by the police.
4. In my country, certain prices (control) by the government, such as prices for medical supplies. However, other prices (determine) by how much people are willing to pay for a product.
5. Yesterday the wind (blow) my hat off my head. I had to chase it down the street. I (want, not) to lose it because it’s my favourite hat and it (cost) me a lot.
6. Right now Alex is in the hospital. He (treat) for a bad burn on his hand and arm.
7. Yesterday a purse-snatcher (catch) by a dog. While the thief (chase) by the police, he (jump) over a fence into someone’s yard, where he encountered a ferocious dog. The dog (keep) the thief from escaping.
8. Frostbite may occur when the skin (expose) to extreme cold. It most frequently (affect) the skin of the cheeks, chin, ears, fingers, nose, and toes.
9. The first fish (appear) on the earth about 500 million years ago. Up to now, over 20,000 kinds of fish (name) and (describe) by scientists. New species (discover) every day, so the total increases continually.
10. Proper first aid can save a victim’s life, especially if the victim is bleeding heavily, has stopped breathing, of (poison).
11. The government used to support the school. Today it (support) by private funds as well as by the tuition the students pay.
12. Richard Anderson is a former astronaut. Several years ago, at the age of 52, Anderson (inform) by his superior at the aircraft corporation that he could no longer be a test pilot. He (tell) that he was being relieved from his duties because of his age. Claiming age discrimination, he took the corporation to court.
13. In the early 80’s, photographs of Mars (send) back to earth by unmanned space probes. From these photographs, scientists have been able to make detailed maps of the surface of Mars.
14. A network of lines (discover) on Mars’ surface by an Italian astronomer around the turn of the century. The astronomer (call) these lines” channels”, but when the Italian word (translate) into English, it became “canals”. As a result, some people thought the lines were waterways that (build) by some unknown living creatures. We know that the lines are not really canals. Canals (exist, not) on Mars.
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