PASSIVE VOICE

A) Transitive verbs with two objects

1. They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.

2. Nobody told me the story.

3. His colleagues had given him a present before he retired.

4. Will you send the students your examination results as soon as they are ready?

5. They haven’t asked me my name.

6. They should have offered Tom the job.

7. They are showing the students the new computer room.

8. 10. The boss will have brought his employees new computers by the end of this
week.

B) Impersonal passive. Start each sentence as indicated:

1. They claim that the politician forgot his paperwork at home.

It …

The politician …

2. People have reported that the manager is laundering money.

It …

The manager …
3. Everyone believed the teenager was drinking too much at that party.

It …

The teenager …

4. Police should report that the information is false.

It …

The information …

5. Scientists are thinking the new vaccine was ineffective in some cases.

It …

The new vaccine …

6. They consider that the company is making progress slowly.

It …

The company …

C. Causative Passive (Have / Get + Ob D + Participio)

a) Someone will send me new books this term.

b) Cleaners are ironing my new suit at the moment.

c) My mother usually bakes bread for me in the morning.

d) A plumber replaced the old pipes in my bathroom.

e) A technician has installed a new app on my laptop.

f) Someone must fix your motorbike as soon as possible.

g) Painters painted my granny's fence last week.

h) Someone should edit my videos for me, it takes me ages!

i) The hairdresser didn't cut my hair during lockdown.

j) A producer was recording her new album yesterday.

k) Doctors have tested my blood this afternoon.