A. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 Stonehenge was built
2 Mickey Mouse was created
3 Some people think the dinosaurs were killed
4 Champagne is made
5 Honey is made
6 Chinese is spoken
7 Paper is made
8 Bananas are grown
9 Mice are eaten
a by a meteor from space.
b from trees.
c by over 1 billion people.
d by snakes.
e by Walt Disney.
f in France.
g about 4,500 years ago.
h in Central America.
i by bees.
Answers
2 e 3 a 4 f 5 i 6 c 7 b 8 h 9 d
B. Change the active sentences into passive sentences. You don’t always need to include by.
1 Somebody stole my phone last night.
My ……phone was stolen last night…… .
2 They sell mobile phones in that shop.
Mobile phones ………………………………… .
3 My sister gave me this sweater.
I ………………………………… .
4 My aunt cuts my hair.
My ………………………………… .
5 A famous opera singer taught me to sing.
I ………………………………… .
6 Mr Hill teaches us to swim.
We ………………………………… .
7 Uncle Brian will cook tomorrow’s dinner.
Tomorrow’s ………………………………… .
8 I told you to stay in your room.
You ………………………………… .
Answers
2 are sold in that shop
3 was given this sweater by my sister
4 hair is cut by my aunt
5 was taught to sing by a famous opera singer
6 are taught to swim by Mr Hill
7 dinner will be cooked by Uncle Brian
8 were told to stay in your room
C. Complete these newspaper stories using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Some verbs should be active and some should be passive.
More bikes stolen from city centre
Last weekend four bicycles 1……were stolen…… (steal) in the city centre. This brings the total of bikes stolen this month to fourteen. Police 2……………… (think) there is a gang of bike thieves. ‘The thieves always 3……………… (use) the same methods. Every time, the chains 4……………… (cut) using metal cutters and the bikes 5……………… (put) into a big white truck. We know it’s a white van because it 6……………… (film) last night by cameras.’
New element number 112 has a name
Yesterday, one of the newest and heaviest elements 7……………… (give) a name, Copernicium. The element 8……………… (discover) in 1996, but it 9……………… (add) to the periodic table only last month, because other scientists 10……………… (need) to check that there really is such an element. The name ‘Copernicium’ 11……………… (choose) by Professor Hofmann, the man who 12……………… (discover) the element.
£1 million damage caused by Wednesday’s wild weather
The strong winds last Wednesday night 13……………… (cause) over £1 million worth of damage in the city. More than 40 shop windows 14……………… (break). Several trees 15……………… (blow down). Eleven cars 16……………… (damage) when tree branches 17……………… (fall) on them. Six houses 18……………… (lose) their roofs. Fortunately, nobody 19……………… (hurt).
Answers
2 think 3 use 4 are cut 5 are put
6 was filmed 7 was given
8 was discovered 9 was added
10 needed 11 was chosen 12 discovered
13 caused 14 were broken / broke
15 were blown down 16 were damaged
17 fell 18 lost 19 was hurt
D. Complete the conditional sentences using the words in brackets. Add commas if necessary.
1 If you (not understand), I (help) you.
If ……you don’t understand, I’ll help…… you.
2 If Mick (be) taller, he (be) a great basketball player.
If ………………………………………… player.
3 This computer (not work) unless you (turn) it on.
This ………………………………………… on.
4 If I (know) the answer, I (tell) you.
If ………………………………………… you.
5 If I (be) you, I (not wear) that hat.
If ………………………………………… hat.
6 You can’t come in unless you (have) a ticket.
You ………………………………………… ticket.
7 Where (go) if you could fly?
Where ………………………………………… fly?
8 I might win the competition if I (be) lucky.
I ………………………………………… lucky.
Answers
2 If Mick was / were taller, he would (‘d) be a great basketball player.
3 This computer will not (won’t) work unless you turn it on.
4 If I knew the answer, I would (‘d) tell you.
5 If I were / was you, I would not (wouldn’t) wear that hat.
6 You can’t come in unless you have a ticket.
7 Where would you go if you could fly?
8 I might win the competition if I am (‘m) lucky.
E. Complete the sentences using the correct verb forms.
1 If I met a Hollywood star, ……I’d take a photo. ……
2 If I go to the cinema this week, …………………………. .
3 I’d buy a new MP3 player …………………………. .
4 I’ll take an umbrella if …………………………. .
5 If my grandparents phoned me, …………………………. .
6 If I got a car for my birthday, …………………………. .
7 I’d phone the police if …………………………. .
8 If I were invited onto a T V show, …………………………. .
Answers
Possible answers
2 I’ll take my sister.
3 if I needed it.
4 the weather is bad.
5 I’d ask them to come round.
6 I’d be surprised.
7 I saw an accident.
8 I would love it.
F. Complete the conversation using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there is more than one right answer.
A: So what shall we get for Maggie’s birthday?
B: I don’t know. What does she want?
A: Well, if I 1……knew…… (know) that, I 2………………… (not / ask) you, would I?
B: OK … but what does she like?
C: Well, she loves tennis, of course. We could buy her a new racket.
A: Are you joking? They’re really expensive. If we 3………………… (have) more money, it might be a good idea.
C: Yes, but if we 4………………… (buy) her a cheap one on the Internet, it might not be too bad …
B: Hmm … I think she’s already got a racket.
C: But if she 5………………… (have) two, she 6………………… (be able to) play with her sister.
B: No … we shouldn’t buy her a racket. We don’t know anything about rackets. What if we 7………………… (buy) her the wrong one …?
A: … like a children’s racket…
C: … or a squash racket.
B: Yeah. It 8………………… (be) terrible.
A: So what do you think? How about tennis balls?
C: Maybe … but it’s a bit boring. How 9………………… (you / feel) if somebody 10………………… (give) you a tennis ball for your birthday?
A: Well, if I 11………………… (be) a tennis player, I 12………………… (be) happy, I think.
B: Hang on … I’ve just remembered something. You can buy night-time tennis balls. They’re made of some special plastic. If you 13………………… (hit) them, they 14………………… (light up).
C: Er… why 15………………… (she / want) a night-time tennis ball?
B: Well, if she 16………………… (want) to play tennis outside at night, for example, and she 17………………… (lose) the ball, she 18………………… (be able to) find it again.
A: It sounds really useful. I think we should get it.
B: OK, so unless anyone 19………………… (have) any better ideas, I 20………………… (try) to buy one on the Internet. If I 21………………… (not can) find one, or if they 22………………… (be) really expensive, I 23………………… (phone) you and we 24………………… (have to) think of something else.
Answers
2 wouldn’t ask 3 had 4 buy / bought
5 has / had 6 will / would be able to
7 buy / bought 8 would
9 would you feel 10 gave 11 was
12 would be 13 hit 14 light up
15 does / would she want 16 wants / wanted
17 loses / lost 18 will / would be able to
19 has 20 will try 21 can’t 22 are
23 will phone 24 will have to
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