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Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.
1. It's a big factory. Five hundred people _are employed_ (employ) there. 2. Water --- (cover) most of the Earth's surface. 3. Most of the Earth's surface --- (cover) by water. 4. The park gates --- (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening. 5. The letter --- (post) a week ago and it --- (arrive) yesterday. 6. The boat --- (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody --- (rescue). 7. Ron's parents --- (die) when he was very young. He and his sister --- (bring) up by their grandparents. 8. I was born in London but I --- (grow) up in the north of England. 9. While I was on holiday, my camera --- (steal) from my hotel room. 10. While I was on holiday, my camera --- (disappear) from my hotel room. 11. Why --- (Sue/resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it? 12. Why --- (Bill/sack) from his job? What did he do wrong? 13. The company is not independent. It --- (own) by a much larger company. 14. I saw an accident last night. Somebody --- (call) an ambulance but nobody --- (injure) so the ambulance --- (not/need). 15. Where --- (these photographs/take)? In London? --- (you/take) them?
41.4 Rewrite these sentences. 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. People don't use this road very often. --- 4. Somebody accused me of stealing money. I --- 5. How do people learn languages? How --- 6. People advised us not to go out alone. ---
UNIT 42. Passive (2) (be/been/being done) Study the following active and passive forms: A. Infinitive active: (to) do/clean/see etc. Somebody will clean the room later. passive: (to) be done/cleaned/seen etc. The room will be clean later. * The situation is serious. Something must be done before it's too late. * A mystery is something that can't be explained. * The music was very loud and could be heard from a long way away. * A new supermarket is going to be built next year. * Please go away. I want to be left alone.
B. Perfect infinitive active: have done/cleaned/seen etc. Somebody should have cleaned the room. passive: have been done/cleaned/seen etc. The room should have been cleaned. * I haven't received the letter yet. It might have been sent to the wrong address. * If you hadn't left the car unlocked, it wouldn't have been stolen. * There were some problems at first but they seem to have been solved.
C. Present perfect active: have/has (done) The room looks nice. Somebody has cleaned it. passive: have/has been (done) The room looks nice. It has been clean. * Have you heard the news? The President has been shot! * Have you ever been bitten by a dog? * 'Are you going to the party? ' 'No, I haven't been invited.' Past perfect active: had(done) The room looked nice. Somebody had clean it. passive: had been (done) The room looked nice. It had been clean. * The vegetables didn't taste very good. They had been cooked for too long. * The car was three years old but hadn't been used very much.
D. Present continuous active: am/is/are (do)ing Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment. passive: am/is/are being (done) The room is being cleaned at the moment. * There's somebody walking behind us. I think we are being followed. * (in a shop) 'Can I help you, madam? ' 'No, thank you. I'm being served.' Past continuous active: was/were (do)ing Somebody was cleaning the room when I arrived. passive: was/were being (done) The room was being cleaned when I arrived. * There was somebody walking behind us. We were being followed.
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