Exercises

42.1 Complete the sentences. Use these verbs in the correct form, present or past:
cause damage find hold injure invite
make overtake own send show surround

1 Many accidents are caused by careless driving.

2 Cheese from milk.
3 The roof of the building in a storm a few days ago.
4 A cinema is a place where films .
5 You to the party. Why didn’t you go?
6 This plant is very rare. It in very few places.
7 Although we were driving fast, we by a lot of other cars.
8 In the US, elections for president every four years.
9 There was an accident last night, but fortunately nobody .
10 You can’t see the house from the road. It by trees.
11 I never received the letter. It to the wrong address.
12 The company I work for by a much larger company.
42.2 Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past.
1 Ask about glass. (how / make?) How is glass made?
2 Ask about television. (when / invent?) When
3 Ask about mountains. (how / form?)
4 Ask about DNA. (when / discover?)
5 Ask about silver. (what / use for?)
42.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present or past, active or passive.
1 a Two hundred people are employed (employ) by the company.
b The company employs (employ) 200 people.
2 a Water (cover) most of the earth’s surface.
b How much of the earth’s surface (cover) by water?
3 a While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room.
b While I was on holiday, my camera (disappear) from my hotel room.
4 a Robert’s parents (die) when he was very young.
b Robert and his sister (bring up) by their grandparents.
5 a The boat hit a rock and (sink) quickly.
b Fortunately everybody (rescue).
6 a Bill (fire) from his job. He wasn’t very good at it.
b Sue (resign) from her job because she didn’t enjoy it any more.
7 a It can be noisy living here, but it (not / bother) me.
b It can be noisy living here, but I (not / bother) by it.
8 a Maria had an accident. She (knock) off her bike.
b Maria had an accident. She (fall) off her bike.
9 a I haven’t seen these flowers before. What (they / call)?
b I haven’t seen these flowers before. What (you / call) them?
42.4 Instead of using somebody, they, people etc., write a passive sentence.
1 Somebody cleans the room every day. The room is cleaned every day .
2 They cancelled all flights because of fog. All .
3 Somebody accused me of stealing money. money.
4 How do you use this word? How used?
5 The price includes all taxes. All in the price.
6 People warned us not to go out alone. We .
7 We don’t use this office any more. This .
8 They invited five hundred people to the Five hundred
wedding. .
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43.1 Complete these sentences. Use the following verbs in the passive:
arrest carry cause delay do forget keep knock know make repair send

Sometimes you need have (might have, would have etc.).

1 The situation is serious. Something must be done before it’s too late.
2 I haven’t received the letter yet. It might have been sent to the wrong address.
3 A decision will not until the next meeting.
4 These documents are important. They should always in a safe place.
5 This road is in bad condition. It should a long time ago.
6 The injured man couldn’t walk and had to .
7 If you hadn’t shouted at the policeman, you wouldn’t .
8 I’m not sure what time I’ll arrive tomorrow. I may .
9 It’s not certain how the fire started. It might by an electrical fault.
10 A new school is being built. The old one is going to down.
11 The election is next Sunday. The full results will on Tuesday.
12 Last week they weren’t speaking to one another. Now they’re happy again. The problem seems to
.

43.2 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive.
1 There’s somebody behind us. (We / follow) We’re being followed.
2 This door is a different colour, isn’t it? (you / paint?) Have you painted it?
3 My bike has disappeared. (It / steal!) It
4 My umbrella has disappeared. (Somebody / take) Somebody
5 A neighbour of mine disappeared six months ago.
(He / not / see / since then) He
6 I wonder how Jessica is these days.
(I / not / see / for ages) I
7 A friend of mine was stung by a bee recently.
(you / ever / sting / bee?) you
8 The bridge was damaged recently.
(It / repair / at the moment) It
9 Tom’s car was stolen recently.
(It / not / find / yet)
10 I went into the room and saw that the table and chairs were not in the same place.
(The furniture / move) The

43.3 Instead of using ‘somebody’, ‘they’ etc., write a passive sentence.

1 Somebody has cleaned the room. The room has been cleaned .
2 They are building a new road around the city.
A around the city.
3 They have built two new hotels near the airport.
Two near the airport.
4 When I last visited, they were building some new houses here.
When I last visited, some .
5 The meeting is now on 15 April. They have changed the date.
The date of .
6 I didn’t know that somebody was recording our conversation.
I didn’t know that our .
7 Is anyone doing anything about the problem?
anything the problem?
8 The windows were very dirty. Nobody had cleaned them for ages.
The windows were very dirty. They .
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44.1 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb.
1 I tried to contact Tom.
I called his office but I was told (tell) that he was in a meeting.
2 Amy retired from her job recently.
She (give) a present by her colleagues.
3 I didn’t know there was a meeting yesterday.
I (not / tell) about it.
4 Sarah’s salary is very low.
I don’t understand why she (pay) so little.
5 You will need to use this machine.
Have you (show) how it works?
6 I had an interview for a job recently. It wasn’t easy.
I (ask) some questions that were very hard for me to answer.
7 They didn’t tell us much about the project.
We (not / give) enough information.
8 I was surprised to get the job I applied for.
I didn’t expect (offer) it.

44.2 Complete the sentences using being + the following verbs (in the correct form):
bite give invite keep knock down stick treat

1 Steve hates being kept waiting.

2 We went to the wedding without .
3 I like giving presents and I also like them.
4 It’s a busy road and I don’t like crossing it. I’m afraid of .
5 How do you avoid by mosquitoes?
6 I’m an adult. I don’t like like a child.
7 You can’t do anything about in a traffic jam.

44.3 Complete the sentences using get or got + the following verbs (in the correct form):
ask break hurt pay steal sting stop use

1 There was a fight, but nobody got hurt .

2 Alex by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.
3 These tennis courts don’t very often. Not many people want to play here.
4 I used to have a bike, but it a few months ago.
5 Rachel works hard, but she doesn’t very much.
6 Please pack these things very carefully. I don’t want anything to .
7 People often want to know what my job is. I that question a lot.
8 Last night I by the police as I was driving home. One of the lights
on my car wasn’t working.

44.4 Complete the sentences.

1 I’ve been offered the job, but I don’t think I’ll accept it.
2 I don’t get invited to many parties.
3 Which year you born in?
4 I haven’t been any information yet.
5 I didn’t know the way, so I got .
6 He doesn’t like interrupted when he’s speaking.
7 How did the window broken? What happened?
8 She’s a voluntary worker. She get paid.
9 I born in a small town in the north of the country.
10 We had to do what we did. We given any choice.
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45.1 Write these sentences in another way, beginning as shown. Use the underlined word each time.
1 It is expected that the strike will end soon.
The strike is expected to end soon.
2 It is reported that many people are homeless after the floods.
Many people
3 It is thought that the thieves got in through a window in the roof.
The thieves
4 It is alleged that the driver of the car was driving at 110 miles an hour.
The driver
5 It is reported that the building has been badly damaged by the fire.
The building
6 It is said that the company is losing a lot of money.
The company
7 It is believed that the company lost a lot of money last year.
The company
8 It is expected that the company will make a loss this year.
The company

45.2 Complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets and any other necessary words.
1 a: What’s the City Hotel like? Can you recommend it?
b: I’ve never stayed there, but it’s supposed to be (it / supposed) very good.
2 a: How much are these paintings worth?
b: I’m not sure, but (they / supposed) very valuable.
3 a: This looks an interesting building.
b: Yes, (it / supposed) a prison a long time ago.
4 a: Is it true that your neighbours were lucky in the lottery?
b: Yes, (they / supposed / win) a lot of money.
5 a: Is it possible to climb to the top of the tower?
b: Yes, (the view / supposed) very nice.
6 a: I heard that Laura has gone away.
b: Yes, (she / supposed / living) in London now.

45.3 Write sentences using supposed to be + the following:

on a diet a flower my friend a joke open every day a secret working

1 How is it that everybody knows about the plan? It’s supposed to be a secret.
2 You shouldn’t criticise me all the time. You
3 I shouldn’t be eating this cake really. I
4 I’m sorry for what I said. I was trying to be funny. It
5 What’s this drawing? Is it a tree? Or maybe it
6 You shouldn’t be playing a game now.
7 That’s strange. The museum seems to be closed.

45.4 Write sentences with supposed to … or not supposed to … . Choose from the following verbs:
depart lift park phone put start

1 You ’re not supposed to park your car here. It’s private parking only.
2 We work at 8.15, but we rarely do anything before 8.30.
3 I Helen last night, but I completely forgot.
4 This door is a fire exit. We anything in front of it.
5 My flight at 10.15, but it didn’t leave until 11.30.
6 Jonathan has a problem with his back. He anything heavy.
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46.1 Tick (✓) the correct sentence, (a) or (b), for each picture.
1 2 3 4

SARAH DAN KATE SUE

(a) Sarah is cutting (a) Dan is cutting (a) Kate is painting (a) Sue is taking
her hair. his hair. the gate. a picture.
(b) Sarah is having (b) Dan is having his (b) Kate is having the (b) Sue is having her
her hair cut. hair cut. gate painted. picture taken.

46.2 Put the words in the correct order.

1 (painted / had / a few weeks ago / the house)
We had the house painted a few weeks ago.
2 (serviced / car / once a year / her / has)
Sarah
3 (had / your / recently / tested / eyes / you?)
Have
4 (like / cut / my / having / don’t / hair)
I
5 (fifteen pounds / have / cleaned / my suit / cost / to)
It
6 (as soon as possible / need / translated / to get / this document)
You

46.3 Write sentences in the way shown.

1 Lisa didn’t repair the roof herself. She had it repaired.
2 I didn’t cut my hair myself. I
3 We didn’t clean the carpets ourselves. We
4 Ben didn’t build that wall himself. He
5 I didn’t deliver the flowers myself. I
6 Sarah didn’t repair her shoes herself. She

46.4 Which goes with which?

1 My hair is getting long. a I need to get it fixed. 1 d

2 I really like this picture. b I’ll have to get a new one made. 2
3 The washing machine is broken. c I need to get my teeth checked. 3
4 I want to wear earrings. d I should get it cut. 4
5 Can you recommend a dentist? e I’m going to get my ears pierced. 5
6 I’ve lost my key. f I’m going to get it framed. 6

46.5 Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1 Did I tell you about Paul and Karen?
(They / their bags / steal) They had their bags stolen.
2 Security at the airport was strict.
(We / our bags / search)
3 I’ve had some good news!
(I / my salary / increase) I
4 Joe can’t get a visa.
(He / his application / refuse)