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Grammar

Passive / to have / get something done


1 Complete the sentences using the passive form of a verb from the list and the tense given in bold.

giv tell (x2) bring on hit advise describe

1 Are you OK? I heard you had an asthma attack yesterday.


Yes, thanks. The attacks are brought on by pollution, and yesterday it was really bad. (present simple)
2 What happened to your arm?
I by a car and broke it. (past simple)
3 You look worried. Are you OK?
No. I the results of my blood test this afternoon. (going to)
4 Why are you angry at your granddad? He’s not very well.
I know, but he to give up smoking, but he hasn’t. (present perfect)
5 Any news about the woman who was bitten by a wild dog?
Her condition as serious, but improving. (present continuous)
6 Why did you miss your medical check up this morning?
I the appointment was at 11.30, not 10.30. (past perfect)
7 Is your mum OK now? I heard she’s been ill for months.
Yes, thanks. She the wrong tablets by the chemist, but she’s ok now. (past continuous)

2 Complete the sentences with the present or past passive form of the modal verb and the verb given.
1 The doctor said these tablets after you’ve eaten. (must / take)
2 I suppose he by the exams he had last week. (might / stress out)
3 Diabetes , only controlled. (can’t / treat)
4 You about the side effects of the treatment. (should /tell)
5 Scientists are confi dent a cure for the common cold in the next few years. (will / fi nd)

3 Answer these health questions with the passive form using the information and verb given.
1 How many people suffer from mental health problems? (One in four / think)

2 How many people in Spain are obese? (One in six / believe)

3 What is the most infectious disease (malaria / consider)

4 What is the number one cause of death around the world? (heart disease / say)

5 How many people in the world are living with HIV? (34 million / estimate)

6 Which is the healthiest country in the world? (Japan / think)

4 Reorder the words to make questions. The answers are provided to help you.
1 World Earth Day / day / on / observed / which / is
April 22nd
2 held / the / where / Earth Summit / first / was
? Stockholm
3 as / second / gas / greenhouse / known / the / what / is
? Methane
4 much / wasted / by / average / how / food / the / European / is
? 95-115kg

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Grammar

5 Complete the conversation using the passive form of the verbs in brackets.

Juan: Sorry I’m late! There’s so much traffic in the mornings.


Eva: I know! Something 1 (should / do) about it. It’s not good for our health, or the environment.
Luis: I read an article the other day that said drivers 2 (should / charge) €10 for driving into the city centre like in
lots of other cities. It’s called a congestion charge.
Juan: It’s not a bad idea, but people 3 (have to / give) another option, or it wouldn’t be fair. Not everyone can
afford €50 a week to go to work, or school. If some people 4 (force) to pay €10 each day, they’d have to look for a
job in another city.
Eva: I agree. The government 5 (can not / allow) to make life better for those who can afford to pay. Rich people
6 (must / encourage) not to drive too. We all breathe the same air!
Luis: I think that in most places the money that 7 (collect) from drivers 8 (have to / spend) on
improving the buses, and the metro. It’s the law. That way, everyone wins.

6 Now, complete the sentences with a noun from Box A and a verb from Box B.

A laptop photo hair nose teeth

B take out look at take pierce cut

1 I’ve got a job interview next week, so I’m going to have my quite short. I need to look smart.
2 I don’t really want an ice cream. I’ve just had two so it’ll hurt.
3 She’s having her for the school magazine. She won an award for creative writing.
4 I need to get my I think it might have some strange virus, or something.
5 I got my a few months ago, but it got infected. It was horrible.

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