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6 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody' or 'they', write a Passive sentence using the correct tense.

1. Somebody has cleaned the room. _The room has been cleaned._

2. They have postponed the concert. The _______________________________.

3. Somebody is using the computer at the moment. The computer ______________________________.

4. I didn't realise that somebody was recording our conversation. I didn't realise that ________________.

5. When we got to the stadium we found that they had cancelled the game. When we got to the stadium, we found that _______________________________.

6. They are building a new ring road round the city. _______________________________.

7. They have built a new hospital near the airport. _______________________________.

7 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is Active, sometimes Passive. Mind the tenses.

1. There's somebody behind us. (I think/we/follow) _I think we're being followed._

2. This room looks different. (you/paint?) _Have you painted it?_

3. My car has disappeared. (it/steal!) It _______________________________.

4. My umbrella has disappeared. (somebody/take) Somebody _______________________________.

5. Tom gets a higher salary now. (he/promote) _______________________________.

6. Ann can't use her office at the moment. (it/redecorate) _______________________________.

7. The photocopier broke down yesterday, but now it's OK. (it/work/again; it/repair) _________________.

8. The police have found the people they were looking for. (two people/arrest/last night) _____________.

9. A tree was lying across the road. (it/blow down/in the storm) _________________________________.

10. The man next door disappeared six months ago. (nobody/see/since then) _____________________.

11. I was mugged on my way home a few nights ago. (you/ever/mug?) __________________________.

8 Put the verbs in brackets together with the adverbs into the Active or Passive in the correct tense.

1. Letters to voters ……………… at election time (always send)

2. The housework …………………… (just do)

3. This car ……………… here (can/not/ park)

4. Lots of workers ……………………………redundant last year (make)

5. …………… dinner …………… ready by 9:30? I’m afraid to be late for the party. (be)

6. The computer ……………………… when I arrived (already fix).

7. This museum …………………………… in 2002 (redecorate).

8. The report ………………………… by Monday (must/ finish)

9. ………… your TV……………… yet? (repair)

10. Nothing ……………………… about the millionaire’s kidnap yet. (say)

11. Lots of money ……………… to the Third World every year (give)

12. A new shopping centre ………………………… next month (open)

9 Turn from active into passive.

1. You must leave the bathroom tidy. …….. The bathroom must be left tidy. ……….

2. You should water this plant daily. ……………………………………………..……..

3. Our neighbor ought to paint the garage. ………………………………………………….

4. I have to return these books to the library. …………………………………………………

5. You must extinguish your cigarettes. ……………………………………………….….

6. You must dry-clean this shirt. ………………………………………………..….

7. Someone will pay you in ten days. ………………………………………………….

8. You can improve your health with more exercise.………………………………….……..

9. People must obey the law. …………………………………………….…….

10. The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor. ………………………………………..….

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