1.

Change the following sentences into the passive:

a) The police are investigating three robberies in our neighbourhood.

b) Someone stole my purse while I was having lunch in a restaurant.

c) The police officer hasn’t written a report about the theft yet.

d) They interrogate many pickpockets every day.

e) The police officers were investigating an important case yesterday.

f) When I went to the police station, they had already arrested the thief.

g) People say young people are always looking for trouble.

h) The police told the two young offenders to get into the police car.

i) The lawyer offered his clients a deal so that they didn’t have to go to jail.

j) They have convicted the boys who were involved in the fight.

k) People think they are innocent.

l) They have charged Peter and Tom with burglary.

m) Peter gave his girlfriend a stolen ring.

n) Someone murdered the two men around midnight.

o) The police thought they were involved in drug trafficking.

p) Someone had already thrown one of the men from the sixth floor when the other was killed.

q) A police officer sent the victim’s wife a message.

r) The police are questioning some witnesses.

s) They will probably solve the case very soon.

t) They probably won’t arrest anyone else this week.

2. Complete with the causative “have/get something done”

a) Amy hasn’t washed her hair. She ____________________________________ at the hairdresser’s.

b) Amy didn’t vacuum the carpet yesterday. She ___________________________________________.

c) Amy doesn’t usually choose the clothes for her concerts. She ______________________________.

d) Amy won’t bake a cake for her birthday. She ____________________________________________.

e) Amy isn’t writing the lyrics for her new song. She _________________________________________.

f) Amy doesn’t sweep the floor. She _____________________________________________________.

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1.
a) Three robberies are being investigated in our neighbourhood.
b) My purse was stolen while I was having lunch in a restaurant.
c) A report about the theft hasn’t been written yet.
d) Many pickpockets are interrogated every day.
e) An important case was being investigated yesterday.
f) When I went to the police station, the thief had already been arrested.

g) It is said that young people are always looking for trouble / Young people are said to always be looking for trouble.
h) The two young offenders were told to get into the police car.
i) The clients were offered a deal so that they didn’t have to go to jail / A deal was offered to the clients so that they …
j) The boys who were involved in the fight have been convicted.
k) It is thought that they are innocent / They are thought to be innocent.
l) Peter and Tom have been charged with burglary.
m) Peter’s girlfriend was given a stolen ring / A stolen ring was given to Peter’s girlfriend.

n) The two men were murdered around midnight.

o) They were thought to be involved in drug trafficking.
p) One of the men had already been thrown from the sixth floor when the other was killed.
q) The victim’s wife was sent a message / A message was sent to the victim’s wife.
r) Some witnesses are being questioned.
s) The case will probably be solved very soon.
t) No one else will probably be arrested this week.

2.

a) She has had her hair washed at the hairdresser’s

b) She had the carpet vacuumed.
c) She has her clothes chosen.
d) She will have the cake baked.
e) She is having the lyrics written.
f) She has the floor swept.