A. The words and phrases in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word or phrase.
1 Every year, several prizes are giving to the best students.
2 When the pizza was delivering, it was cold.
3 You will be telling when you can come in.
4 That song doesn’t played on the radio very often, is it?
5 Your money was stealing out of your bag?
6 We haven’t allowed to use a dictionary in the exam yesterday.
7 That film won’t have shown in our local cinema for a long time.
8 I will be picked up from the station on Saturday?
Answer
1 given 2 delivered 3 told 4 isn’t
5 Was your money stolen
6 weren’t 7 be 8 Will I be
B. Complete using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 When people …………………… (arrest), they …………………… (take) to the police station.
2 Milk …………………… (usually / keep) in the fridge.
3 …………………… (we / tell) what’s in next week’s test?
4 How did people communicate over long distances before the phone …………………… (invent)?
5 …………………… (you / allow) to come to the party next Saturday?
6 You …………………… (give) your exam results next Monday.
7 …………………… (Aidan’s bike / find) yesterday?
Answer
1 are arrested/are taken
2 is usually kept
3 Will we be told
4 was invented
5 Will you be allowed
6 will be given
7 Was Aidan’s bike found
C. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the correct passive form of the verbs in the box. Add any other words you need.
call • catch • find • investigate • rob • send
1 At ten o’clock yesterday morning, the local bank in the high street ……………………. .
2 At one minute past ten, the police ……………………. .
3 A few minutes later, the police arrived at the bank. The crime scene ……………………. .
4 At twenty past ten, the robbers’ fingerprints ……………………. .
5 At half past eleven, the robbers ……………………. .
6 Next week, they ……………………. .
Answer
1 was robbed 2 were called
3 was investigated 4 were found
5 were caught 6 will be sent to prison
D. Answer the questions using your own ideas.
1 Where are cars usually fixed?
They ……………………………………………………. .
2 Where will the next Olympic Games be held?
They ……………………………………………………. .
3 Who are Oscars usually awarded to?
They ……………………………………………………. .
4 What are you not allowed to do at school?
I ……………………………………………………. .
5 What were you given for your birthday last yea1
I ……………………………………………………. .
6 What will you be given for your next birthday?
I’ll probably ……………………………………………………. .
Answer
Example answers
1 are usually fixed at a/the garage
2 will be held in Beijing in China
3 are usually awarded to film stars
4 am not allowed to eat in class
5 was given a new computer
6 be given some new clothes
E. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.
1 Will they send the letters first class? sent
Will ………………………………………………. first class?
2 I’m not sure if they eat pizza in China. is
I’m not sure if ………………………………………………. in China.
3 Someone told me that they don’t make cars in the UK anymore. made
Someone told me that ………………………………………………. in the UK anymore.
4 Do they usually feed the animals three times a day? fed
Are ………………………………………………. three times a day?
5 Mr Jones is ill, so he won’t give us a geography test today! be
Mr Jones is ill, so ………………………………………………. a geography test today!
6 Did they take her to hospital in an ambulance? she
Was ………………………………………………. to hospital in an ambulance?
Answer
1 the letters be sent 2 pizza is eaten
3 cars aren’t made 4 the animals usually fed
5 we won’t be given 6 she taken
F. Write one word in each gap.
The National Trust
There are lots of beautiful, large houses in Britain. Many of them (1) ………………… built hundreds of years ago. In the past, they (2) ………………… owned by very rich families. Today, many of them (3) ………………… owned by an organisation called The National Trust, which (4) ………………… created to look after them. The houses (5) ………………… kept in perfect condition, and visitors (6) ………………… allowed to look round them. It’s interesting to learn how different life was in an old house. Milk was (7) ………………… kept in the fridge, because they didn’t have fridges! Washing machines (8) ………………… only invented very recently, so washing (9) ………………… done by hand. In some cases, the house (10) ………………… still lived in today. When this happens, visitors (11) ………………… only shown part of the house. The private rooms (12) ………………… kept closed to the public. These houses often have beautiful gardens, too. The gardens (13) ………………… looked after by professional gardeners.
You usually have to pay to look round National Trust houses. Members of the National Trust (14) ………………… given a discount. This year, millions of people (15) ………………… be given the chance to see what life in an old country house was like.
Answer
1 were 2 were 3 are 4 was
5 are 6 are 7 not/never 8 were
9 was 10 is 11 are 12 are
13 are 14 are 15 will
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