1st Bach The Passive

1. Write the following sentences in passive 1. They were writing all the names of the students on a list. _______________________________________________________________. 2. They serve breakfast at seven o'clock here. _______________________________________________________________. 3. There are a lot of things to say about this subject. _______________________________________________________________. 4. 'Valencia buildings' has repaired these houses. _______________________________________________________________. 5. Everybody gave him the address. He_____________________________________________________________. 6. Carpenters used to build furniture by hand but now they don't. _______________________________________________________________. 7. Men wore hats in the old days. _______________________________________________________________. 8. Professor Johnson is marking all the exams. _______________________________________________________________. 2 Put the following sentences into the passive mode or add the most suitable causative. ( 7 marks ) 1. Once they asked me to introduce my closest friend to my oldest friend. Once I_______________________________________________________________. 2. They have a special firm which delivers quality wine for their restaurant. They ________________________________________________________________. 3. People believe that whales can talk to each other. Whales_______________________________________________________________. 4. An American company employed him since he left school. He____________________________________________________________________.

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5. A group of workers were filling the holes in the pavement under the sun. The holes_______________________________________________________________. 6. Can we paint these walls with plastic paint ? Can these walls__________________________________________________________. 7. I am writing all those letters to send them tomorrow. All those letters__________________________________________________________. 3. Rewrite these verbs as passives, keeping them in the same tense, and 1. Someone has given him a lot of money 2. The police arrested two hundred people. 3. We check every car engine thoroughly. 4. They paid me a lot of money to do the job. 5. Fortunately they didn't damage the machinery. 6. We have told him not to be late again. 4. Finish the following sentences in a meaningful way, making use of a causative form GET / HAVE SOMETHING DONE. 1. We got tired of the old wallpaper so (decorate)______________________________. 2. Our car had a serious breakdown (repair)____________________________________. 3. So you have a toothache, I think (see)_______________________________________. 4. Peter went to the mechanic and (service)____________________________________. 5 Are those shelves new ? When did you (do)__________________________________? 6.Susan is at the optician's (test)____________________________________________ 5. Create a passive sentence with the words in bold character. 1. They recommended us a wonderful Colombian restaurant very near our place. 2. We feel that some species of sea animals are in danger of extinction. 3. They believe that whales communicate with each other under the sea. 4. You should always wear gloves at ski resorts. 5. Several skilled workers are flattening (=allanando) the ground in order to build the new park. 6.Do they clean the tables thoroughly after the classes finish ?

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7. The Senate will stop the proceedings against President Clinton. 8. They say that garlic (=ajo) keeps your blood and liver in perfect working condition 6. Write a suitable reply to the following sentences using the causative voice. (have+objet+done) 1. My motorbike is making very strange noises. (repair) I think________________________________________. 2. What's that noise? (floor-change) My neighbours________________________________________. 3. How is your back? (massage) Pretty well, I________________________________________. 4. Your dog looks beautiful! (wash) Oh, yes! I like________________________________________. 5. What about your son's teeth? (see) Not bad, he is________________________________________. 6. Your trousers are too long. (shorten=acortar) Yes, ________________________________________. 7. Transform into passive. (I) 1. They were cleaning the streets after the carnival. ________________________________________ 2. We will pay our bills before they cancel our accounts. ________________________________________ 3. Farmers have seen a wolf around their farms and are all very scared. ________________________________________ 4. We are going to take strict measures against smokers in this school.. ________________________________________. 5. A technician is fixing our computer at the moment. ________________________________________. 6. We advise our clients to turn off their mobiles inside the theatre.

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________________________________________. 7. Why did your sister pick up your daughter yesterday? Why________________________________________? 3. Transform into passive.(II) 1. They are constantly offering her new and exciting jobs. ________________________________________. 2. You must give the teacher your personal details after the class. ________________________________________. 3. We've found her guilty of the crime and has to pay for it. ________________________________________ 4. What time do they feed (-fed-fed:alimentar) the animals? ________________________________________. 5. Has anybody put the cases upstairs? ________________________________________. 8. Transform into passive (III) 1. The locals (=gente del pueblo) believed a witch lived in that house. ________________________________________ 2. We thought that life on Mars wasn't possible, but we were wrong. ________________________________________ 3. They expected the students wouldn't interrupt the performance ________________________________________ 4. You should be punctual for your English class. (use SUPPOSE for obligation) ________________________________________ 5. Most people claim that hydrogen engines will substitute fuel engines ________________________________________ 6. In his time the audience thought that Houdini had special powers.

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Laurel will send me a postcard tomorrow. My best friends are going to visit us soon. They spend more money in food now than 10 years ago. Some students killed a young girl in Berlin last week. Who have you seen today? Luis didnt show me his new electric guitar when I went to his house. They were breaking into the house when the police arrived. They found a very big machine gun outside the library and returned it to the police. Some people think that UFOs dont exist. The children were watching their favourite programme on TV when their mother called them. She is fixing the car at the moment. She isnt cleaning the house. Someone understood me when I spoke. Somebody says that Lucila doesnt remember me. The children didnt send the letter to their mother. Ana Belen isnt going to forget my pictures. Some of my teachers believe that Sandra and I dont study as hard as we could. Claras fathers dog ate all my smallest birds last week. All the officers are going to offer a medal to the brave soldier next Sunday. Where did she draw the black and blue eagle? The footballers have scored five goals but they havent won the match. She has lost her car keys and cant get to work on time. A fire was being made while I was being given a beautiful present. The instructions have been changed. Last year 2,000 new units had been produced by the time we introduced the new design. Students are required to wear uniforms at all times.
Lunch was being served when we arrived. Lectures are recorded and posted on the Internet. Portuguese has always been spoken in this village.

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We were told to wait here. Casual clothes must not be worn. This rumor must have been started by our competitors.

Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE (do not mention the agent unless it seems necessary): 1. My mother bought me a new T-shirt for my birthday, but nobody made a cake. 2. I hope that next year someone will make a cake and that someone will bring me a mountain bike as a present. 3. Someone stole a diamond ring from the jewellery yesterday, but nowadays they dont steal so many things from jewelleries because of security measures. 4. Passengers read newspapers during the flights but they dont usually take them home. They just leave them on their seats. 5. We have never seen his girlfriend, but the other day someone told me she was pregnant. 6. They are making a new film about the tragedy of the Twin Peaks. 7. The headmaster asked the students not to bring mobile phones to school. 8. I think Michael Phelps can win four Olympic medals in the next Olympic Games in London. 9. Nobody must eat chewing gums at school, but we dont have to wear uniforms. 10. Nobody should look at the answers before you finish the exercise. 11. The Red Cross is flying in some more supplies to the areas where the hurricane had destroyed all the houses. 12. Yesterday someone took me for my brother. In fact we are twins. 13. People think Paul Newman is one of the greatest actors of all times. 14. They say Paul Newman and Robert Redford became very close friends after making the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. 15. People also know he worked with Elisabeth Taylor. 6

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16. Children used to eat bread and butter for breakfast, but now they usually have cereals and a piece of cake. 17. Fernando Torres scored the winning goal in the final against Germany. 18. Police believe someone kidnapped the little girl when she was playing in the park. 19. They say the hurricane will reach the Pacific coast tomorrow morning. 20. ***Its your duty to do your homework every day. 21. ***Its your duty to wear helmets if you come to school by motorbike. 22. Students shouldnt stick chewing gums under the desks or chairs. 23. They are making a birthday cake of fresh fruit. 24. Who wrote Hamlet? 25. Who did the jellyfish sting? 26. People say beavers make huge dams in the rivers. 27. The authorities are to open the new motorway to Granada next year. 28. The owner will not admit teenagers into the restaurant unless their parents accompany them. 29. The postman must have brought this letter before 9 a.m. 30. Did the lawyer read the will in front of all the family?