UNIT
3 – EXERCISES
1.- COMPLETE WITH PASSIVE OR ACTIVE VERBS
1) A new shopping centre _______is being built_________________________________
(build) at this moment
2) The Olympic Games for the year 1992
_________were organised
_______________________________
(organise) in the city of Barcelona
3) Someone _____________will tell___________________________
(tell) Julia this
terrible secret if you don’t.
4) John __________didn’t show______________________________ (not show) us his
book when we met him
5) These windows _________are being cleaned_______________________________
(clean) this morning
6) Letters _________are delivered_______________________________ (deliver) by the
postman at 8 every day
7) This bag ________was found________________________________ (find) in the bus
yesterday
8) _______Has your motorbike been repaired_________________________________
(your motorbike, repair) yet?
9)
The message ________will be sent________________________________
(send)
tomorrow
10) These
offices ______are being cleaned__________________________________
(clean) now
11) This report ________wouldn’t have been finished
________________________________
(not finish) if you hadn’t helped me
12) Why _______is TV turned on_________________________________ (TV, turn on)?
13) This building _____hasn’t been reconstructed
___________________________________
(not reconstruct) since 1998
14) The engine ______hadn’t just been tested__________________________________
(just test) when the manager saw it.
15) The police __________has just announced______________________________
(just
announce) that the Portnoy’s bank
___________was robbed
_____________________________
(rob) yesterday
16) How often _______are the Olympic games held
_________________________________
(the Olympic games, hold) ?
17) How ________is your name spelt________________________________ (your name,
spell)?
18) The dentist said: “This tooth
____________must be pulled
________________________________
(must pull) out right away
19) My house _______was robbed_____________________________________ (rob)
yesterday but the police _________caught___________________________________
(catch) the thief yesterday and most
the stolen things _____________were
found
_______________________________
(find)
20) He didn’t go to the party because he
____________hadn’t been invited
________________________________
(not invite)
21) Your plants ___________should be watered_________________________________
(should water) twice a week
22) The book ________had already been completed
____________________________________
(already complete) before the author
_________________died___________________________ (die)
23) This jar of jam ___________can be kept_________________________________
(can
keep) at room temperature if it is
not opened. Once you open, it
____________must be refrigerated________________________________ (must
refrigerate)
24) We _______________took_____________________________ (take) a bus to the game
yesterday because our car
______________was being fixing
______________________________
(fix)
25) I _____________bought_______________________________ (buy) a new sofa
yesterday but it _____________isn’t going to be delivered
_______________________________
(not deliver) until next week
26) The report ___________will have been finished
_________________________________
(finish) by the end of the week
27) The question __________is going to be discussed
__________________________________
(discuss) in our next meeting
28) You don’t have to bring any towels for
your trip. The towels
______________are supplied______________________________ (supply) by the
Hotel
29) Poor Johnny! He _______has never told_____________________________________
(never tell) the truth about his
feelings
30) Don’t sit on that bench! It _______has just been painted
_____________________________________
(just paint)
2.- CHANGE INTO PASSIVE
1) Few people have climbed this mountain before
This mountain has been climbed by few people before
2) They performed his opera for the first time last Saturday.
His opera was performed for the first time last Saturday
3) Young
people will organize the exhibition
The
exhibition will be organized by young people
4) My friends are telling me the latest
news.
I
am being told the latest news by my friends
The latest news are being told to me by
my friends
5) They answered the old lady very rudely
The
old lady was answered very rudely
6) The doctor is going to order me a new
diet to lose weight.
I
am going to be ordered a new diet to lose weight by the doctor
A new diet is going to
be ordered to me to lose weight by the doctor
7) We must pay our debts before the end of the month.
Our debts must be paid before the end of the month
8) They ought to pay him more for the work
he does.
He ought to be
paid more for the work he does
9) The
teachers will be giving the students reports in June.
The
students will be being given reports by the teachers in June
Reports will be being
given to the students by the teachers in June
10) They don't serve alcoholic drinks before
6 o'clock.
Alcoholic
drinks aren’t served before 6 o’clock
11) He disappeared and no one has seen him
again.
He
disappeared and hasn’t been seen again
12) Did she phone you last night?
Were
you phoned last night?
13) Is she killing her dogs?
Are her dogs being killed?
14) Her
friend has been recommending her a new doctor.
She
has been being recommended a new doctor by her friend
A new doctor has been
being recommended to her by her friend
15) They
offered us a higher salary at the office.
We
were offered a higher salary at the office
A higher salary was
offered to us at the office
16) Has
anyone ever called you an idiot before?
Have
you ever been called an idiot before?
Has an idiot ever been
called to you before?
17) No one has polished the floor yet.
The
floor hasn’t been polished yet
18) You
don’t have to pay this bill until next week
This
bill doesn’t have to be paid until next week
19) Did they give you the money?
Were
you given the money?
Was the money given to
you?
20) They should inform his parents as soon
as possible.
His
parents should be informed as soon as possible
21) You can’t have seen the accident.
The accident can’t have been seen
22) Who did your homework?
Who
was your homework done by?
23) When
will anyone send you the copies which they have promised you?
When
will you be sent the copies which you have been promised?
When will the copies
which you have been promised be sent to you?
24) No one has ever taught me how a computer
works.
I
haven’t ever been taught how a computer works
25) They had finished preparations by the
time the guests arrived
Preparations
had been finished by the time the guests arrived
26) You
should have checked your exercise before leaving
Your exercise should have been
checked before leaving
27) Has anyone ever asked you to set up a
business?
Have
you ever been asked to set up a business?
28) They didn’t pay the workers the wages
promised.
The
worker weren’t paid the wages promised
29) Who is going to clean the bathroom?
Who
is the bathroom going to be cleaned by?
30) Who will Susan be singing the song?
Who
will the song be being sung by Susan?
3.- PUT NEXT SENTENCES INTO ACTIVE
1.
Copies of this book
will be signed by the author.
The author will sign copies of this book
2.
The old market was
built by an important company in 1912.
An important company built the old market in 1912
3.
Nothing has been done
since he left.
Nobody has done anything since he left / They haven’t done anything since he left
4.
All these computers
were sold at a very low price.
They sold all these computers at a very low price
5.
Identity cards must
be shown when you enter the museum.
You must show identity cards when you enter the museum
6.
The pupils are shown
a film on the history of America.
They show the pupils a film on the history of America
7.
All kind of food is
being served in school at lunchtime.
They are serving all kind of food in school at
lunchtime
8.
The books are being
returned to the library.
He is returning the books to the library
9.
A lot of Christmas
trees have been sold in December
They have sold a lot of Christmas in December
10. Who was that file returned to the library by?
Who returned that file to the library?
11. The instructions have been changed.
They have change the instructions
12. She will have to be taught.
They will have to teach her
13. This car was manufactured in Japan by Toyota.
Toyota manufactured this car in Japan
14. Why aren't the exercises being finished on time?
Why aren’t they finishing the exercises on time?
15. Last year 2,000 new units had been produced by the time we introduced
the new design.
Last year they had produced 2000 new units by the time
we …
16. Casual clothes must not be worn.
You must not wear casual clothes
17. $400,000 in profit has been reported this year.
They have reported $400,000 in profit this year
18. The test will be given at five o'clock this afternoon.
We will give the test at five o’clock this afternoon
19. Students are required to wear uniforms at all times.
They require students to wear uniforms at all times
20. This rumour must have been started by our competitors.
Our competitors must have started this rumour
21. All work will have been completed by five o'clock this evening.
We will have completed all work by five o’clock this
evening
22. We were told to wait here.
They told us to wait here
23. Lunch was being served when we arrived.
He was serving lunch when we arrived
24. Lectures are recorded and posted on the Internet.
They record and post lectures on the Internet
25. Portuguese has always been spoken in this village.
They have always spoken Portuguese in this village
26. We are taught grammar by Ms
Sullivan
Ms Sullivan teach us grammar
27. Who were you taught French by?
Who taught you French?
28. The injured had been taken to the hospital by the firemen
The firemen had taken the injured to the hospital
29. Will you be given a ticket by the manager?
Will a manager give you a ticket?
30. Is the house going to be demolished?
Are they going to demolish the house?
4.- SUBORDINATE PASSIVE
1) People
believe that English is the most widely spoken
It’s
believed that ……
English is believed to be
the most widely spoken
2) Police have reported that it was Peter
who caused the accident.
It
has been reported that ……
Peter has been reported
to have caused the accident
3) A
journalist reports that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night.
It
is reported that they …..
They are reported to be
leaving …..
4) The lecturer thought that Columbus hadn’t
discovered America.
It
was thought that …..
Columbus was thought not
to have discovered America
5) Their parents thought that the
teenagers were dancing at the disco
It
was thought that the teenagers …..
The teenagers were
thought to be dancing at the disco
6) Everybody thinks that she sings
beautifully
It’s
thought that she ….
She is thought to sing
beautifully
7) The children reported that their
friends weren’t swimming when they
disappeared.
It
was reported that ….
Their friends were
reported not to be swimming when they ….
8) People believed that they had killed
the animals during the night.
It
was believed that …
They were believed to
have killed the animals …..
9) My friends think that my parents are
the best parents in the world.
It’s
thought that …..
My parents are thought to
be the best …..
10) They believe that the horse was a
present.
It’s
believed that ….
The horse is believed to
be a present
11) People know that drugs are very
dangerous.
It’s
known that …..
Drugs are known to be
very dangerous
12) They knew that Mr. Brown was stealing
iron from the factory.
It
was known that ….
Mr Brown was known to be
stealing iron from the factory
13) Ancient people thought that the stars
fell on them.
It
was thought that …..
The stars were thought to
have fallen on them
14) People consider that he put the books on
the shelf
It’s
considered that …..
He’s considered to have
put the books on the shelf
15) Everybody says that he settled the
business.
It’s
said that ….
He’s said that he had
settled the business
16) The reporters believed that the meeting
didn’t finish soon.
It’s
believed that ….
The meeting is believed
not to finish soon
17) They think the sportsmen are arriving
today.
It’s thought the sportsmen …
The sportsmen are thought
to be arriving today
18) Citizens presume that the government was
responsible for the accident.
It’s
presumed that the ….
The government is
presume to have been responsible for the accident
19) The newspapers report that the most
outstanding athletes represent their
country.
It’s
reported that the most outstanding ….
The most outstanding
athletes are reported to represent their country
20) The shareholders thought that the group
hadn’t rejected the offer.
It
was thought that the group hadn’t rejected the offer
The group was thought
not to have rejected the offer
21) They say that the meeting is being held
here
It’s
said that the meeting is being held here
The meeting is said to be
being held here
22) The hooligans expected that their team
won
It
was expected that their team won
Their team was expected
to win
23) In ancient Rome people believed that
dolphins carried souls to heaven
In
ancient Rome it was believed that ….
In ancient Rome dolphins
were believed to carry souls to heaven
24) Everyone thought that the painting
hadn’t been destroyed in the fire
It
was thought that the painting hadn’t been destroyed in the fire
The painting was thought
not to have been destroyed in the fire
25) They think that the two men are
repairing high-tension cable
It’s
thought that the two men …..
The two men are thought
to be repairing high-tension cable
26) People believe that a professional thief
stole the painting
It’s
believed that a professional thief …..
A professional thief is
believed to have stolen the painting
27) In ancient Greek people supposed that
dolphins were men who had abandoned
life on land
In
ancient Greek it was supposed that dolphins …..
In ancient Greek dolphins
were supposed to be men who had abandoned
life on land
28) They say that Chinese invented gunpowder
It’s
said that Chinese …..
Chinese are said to have
invented gunpowder
29) People say that Mr. Bond isn’t having business
difficulties
It’s
said that Mr. Bond ….
Mr. Bond is said not be
having business difficulties
30) They believe that this treasure dates
from the 19th century
It’s
believed that this treasure ….
This treasure is
believed to date from the 19th century
5.- FINISH THE SENTENCES WITH 'HAVE SOMETHING DONE' IN THE CORRECT FORM.
1) Why does he _________________________________________have all his shoes
made ?
(all his shoes/ make)
2) I can't read Greek so I _________________________________________am having
the
documents translated (the documents/ translate) now
3) The house was damp so last winter we
_________________________________________ had central heating installed
(central heating/ install)
4) The hall was dark so last year we
_________________________________________had another window put in
(another window/ put in)
5) He went to a garage to _________________________________________have the
puncture mended (the
puncture/ mend)
6) If you hate cleaning fish, why don't
you
_________________________________________have it cleaned at the fishmonger's?
(it/ clean)
7) He didn't like the colour of the
curtains so he
_________________________________________had them changed (them/ change)
8) Your roof is leaking, you should _________________________________________have
it repaired
(it/ repair)
9) That tooth is giving you a lot of
trouble. You should
_________________________________________have it taken out. (it/ take out)
10) We ______had the roof repaired___________________________________ (the roof
/repair) last year. It cost us a
packet
11) Anne ______has her hair done___________________________________ (her hair /
do) every Friday morning
12) I ________have the brakes checked_________________________________ (the
brakes / check) three times a year
13) The government _________had the whole town evacuated
________________________________
(the whole town / evacuate) yesterday
14) I ________had my hard drive changed_________________________________ (my
hard drive / change) for a bigger one
last week.
15) When did you last ______had the air conditioner serviced
___________________________________
(the air conditioner / service)?
16) Don’t you think Liv Tyler’s beautiful?
You should
______should have your eyes tested___________________________________
(your eyes / test)
17) After the plague of fleas, the boss
__________had the office disinfected
_______________________________
(the office / disinfect)
18) Your cat’s coughing. You need to
________have him treated
_________________________________
(him / treat) for parasites.
19) Daphne __________has her legs done_______________________________ (her legs
/ do) once a fortnight
20) I normally ________have my suit dry cleaned
_________________________________ (my
suit dry / clean) before a wedding
21) The headmaster __________had all the lockers searched
_______________________________
(all the lockers / search) for the missing football
footballs yesterday
22) Have you ________had your house double-gazed
_________________________________
(your house / double-glaze)?
23)
___________Have the poster had
framed______________________________
(the
poster / frame) yet?
24) The house is in a chaos. We ________are having a new kitchen put
_________________________________
(a new kitchen / put) in now
25) Tomorrow she _________will have the chimney swept
_________________________________
(the chimney/sweep)
6.- REWRITE IN HAVE SOMETHING DONE
1) A tailor made an evening dress for me.
I
had an evening dress made by a tailor
2) My watch is going to be repair
I
am going to have my watch repaired
3) She’ll have to ask someone to paint her
flat.
She’ll
have to have her flat painted
4) Someone must send the letter for him.
He
must have the letter sent
5) The maid cleans my grandmother’s windows
every month.
My
grandmother has her windows cleaned every month
6) She should ask someone to cut the tree
down.
She
should have the tree cut down
7) She is asking the hairdresser to do her
hair.
She
is having her hair done by the hairdresser
8) Someone has shortened John’s sleeves.
John
has had her sleeves shortened
9) Our
car is checked regularly.
We
have our car checked regularly
10) You must ask the porter to cut the grass
in the front garden.
You
must have the grass in the front garden to cut
11) That girl was cleaning their room every
day.
They were having their room cleaned by that
girl every day
12) The chef would
cook us a very special dinner.
We
would have a very special dinner cooked by the chef
13) The
photographer has taken a photo of me.
I
have had a photo taken by the photographer
14) Are they
building our house.
Are
we having our house built?
15) The
dress-maker will make a beautiful dress for Judy.
Judy
will have a beautiful dress made by the dress-maker
16) Our new
telephone line has been being installed by the technician.
We
have been having our new telephone line installed by the techinician
17) Did the
agent publish Mary’s book last year?
Did
Mary have her book publish by the agent last year?
18) Does a
photographer develop my photos?
Do
I have my photos developed by a photographer?
19) My dentist
took one of my wise teeth out.
I
had one of my wise teeth taken out by my dentist
20) He hasn’t
fixed her television set.
She
hasn’t had her television set fixed
21) She wasn’t
brushing Peter’s hair.
Peter
wasn’t having his hair brushed
22) They are
going to decorate my brother’s room tomorrow.
My
brother is going to have his room decorated tomorrow
23) My videos had been put on a CD
I had had my videos put on a CD
24) I’ll ask the technician to fix my computer
I’ll have my computer fixed
25) Are Maria's walls going to be painted?
Is Maria going to have the walls painted?
26) We have asked someone to check the accounts every
two weeks.
We
have had the accounts checked every two weeks
27) Am I taking her a photo?
Is she having a photo taken?
28) Laura will be asking the dry cleaners to do her laundry
Laura will be having her laundry done by
the dry cleaners
29) Somebody has broken my window
I have had my window broken
30) A birthday party is being organized for me by my
friends
I am having a birthday party organized by
my friends
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