last activities on passives

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. 

1 The money ... (lend) to you last week. Don’t you remember you asked me for a small loan?

2 We ... still ... (owe)  money by Larry from that meal in the restaurant last week.

3 The cash ... (leave) on the kitchen table when I went to work this morning.

4 You ... (show) around the building by Mr Cunningham when he arrives.

5 The bill ... (charge) to your account on the 15th of next month.

6 Of course it’s antique! It ...  (make) in France at the end of the 18th century.

7 Money can  ... (borrow) at an interest rate of 9.5% per annum.

8 ... it ...(repair) by the end of next week? I’ll need it for that weekend.

9 All of our pastries ...(make) by our world-class chefs.

10 That money I owe ... (pay back) next Monday.

Write passive sentences using the words below. Use a suitable tense in each sentence.

1 the money / already / spend / .

2 that book / borrow / from the library / last month / .

3 a taxi / just / order / .

4 it / not do / yet / .

5 the fee / charge / next week / .

 
6 the cooking / do / by the time / you / get home / .


7 it / deliver / before next Friday / ?

8 it / can exchange / within two weeks / .

Complete the mini-dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the causative form.

1 A: Wow! I almost didn’t recognise you.

B: That’s because I ... my hair ... (do) last week.

2 A: I thought you broke your leg.

B: Yes, but I ... recently ... the cast ... . (remove)

3 A: My finger won’t stop bleeding.

B: It looks serious. I think you ... it ... . (should / examine)

4 A: I can barely hear you.

B: Sorry, I ... my car ... (repair) as we speak.

Write sentences using the words in brackets. Use the passive or causative form.

1 I paid someone to walk my dog last week. (had)

2 You must lock the door before you leave. (be)

3 I had no idea that you were following me. (being)

4 The optician is going to check my eyes. (have)

5 You can find the money in the bottom drawer. (found)

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the
original sentence.

1 The money is being deposited into your savings account as we speak. (I)

2 I have just signed the form. (been)

3 Did a designer choose all the furniture? (by)

4 They will sell their business if it doesn’t start making a profit. (sold)

5 The brakes on our car haven’t been repaired. (had)

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses (active or passive voice).

1. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (visit)  his provinces in Britain.
2. On his visit, the Roman soldiers (tell)  him that Pictish tribes from Britain's north(attack)  them.
3. So Hadrian (give)  the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts of the country.
4. After 6 years of hard work, the Wall (finish)  in 128.
5. It (be)  117 kilometres long and about 4 metres high.
6. The Wall (guard)  by 15,000 Roman soldiers.
7. Every 8 kilometres there (be)  a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers (find)  shelter.
8. The soldiers (watch)  over the frontier to the north and (check)  the people who (want)  to enter or leave Roman Britain.
9. In order to pass through the Wall, people (must go)  to one of the small forts that(serve)  as gateways.
10. Those forts (call)  milecastles because the distance from one fort to another (be)  one Roman mile (about 1,500 metres).
11. Between the milecastles there (be)  two turrets from which the soldiers (guard)  the Wall.
12. If the Wall (attack)  by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets (run)  to the nearest milecastle for help or (light)  a fire that (can / see)  by the soldiers in the milecastle.
13. In 383 Hadrian's Wall (abandon) .
14. Today Hadrian's Wall (be)  the most popular tourist attraction in northern England.
15. In 1987, it (become)  a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. 

1 The money WAS LENT (lend) to you last week. Don’t you remember you asked me for a small loan?

2 We ARE still OWED (owe)  money by Larry from that meal in the restaurant last week.

3 The cash WAS LEFT (leave) on the kitchen table when I went to work this morning.

4 You WILL BE SHOWN (show) around the building by Mr Cunningham when he arrives.

5 The bill WILL BE CHARGED (charge) to your account on the 15th of next month.

6 Of course it’s antique! It WAS MADE  (make) in France at the end of the 18th century.

7 Money can  BE BORROWED (borrow) at an interest rate of 9.5% per annum.

8 WILL it  BE REPAIRED (repair) by the end of next week? I’ll need it for that weekend.

9 All of our pastries ARE MADE (make) by our world-class chefs.

10 That money I owe WILL BE PAID BACK  (pay back) next Monday.

Write passive sentences using the words below. Use a suitable tense in each sentence.

1 The money has already been  spent .

2 That book was borrowed from the library last month .

3 A taxi has just been ordered .

4 It hasn't been done yet  .

5 The fee will be charged next week.


6 The cooking will have been done  by the time  you  get home.


7 Will it be delivered  before next Friday ?

8 It can be exchanged within two weeks.

Complete the mini-dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the causative form.

1 A: Wow! I almost didn’t recognise you.

B: That’s because I HAD my hair DONE (do) last week.

2 A: I thought you broke your leg.

B: Yes, but I HAVE recently HAD the cast REMOVED . (remove)

3 A: My finger won’t stop bleeding.

B: It looks serious. I think you SHOULD HAVE it EXAMINED. (should / examine)

4 A: I can barely hear you.

B: Sorry, I AM HAVING my car REPAIRED (repair) as we speak.

Write sentences using the words in brackets. Use the passive or causative form.

1 I paid someone to walk my dog last week. (had)
I HAD MY DOG WALKED LAST WEEK.

2 You must lock the door before you leave. (be)
THE DOOR MUST BE LOCKED BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

3 I had no idea that you were following me. (being)
I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS BEING FOLLOWED.

4 The optician is going to check my eyes. (have)
I AM GOING TO HAVE MY EYES CHECKED.

5 You can find the money in the bottom drawer. (found)

THE MONEY CAN BE FOUND IN THE BOTTOM DRAWER.

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the
original sentence.

1 The money is being deposited into your savings account as we speak. (I)
I AM DEPOSITING THE MONEY INTO YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT AS WE SPEAK.

2 I have just signed the form. (been)
THE FORM HAS JUST BEEN SIGNED BY ME. 

3 Did a designer choose all the furniture? (by)
WAS ALL THE FURNITURE CHOSEN BY A DESIGNER?

4 They will sell their business if it doesn’t start making a profit. (sold)

THEIR BUSINESS WILL BE SOLD IF IT DOESN'T START MAKING A PROFIT.
5 The brakes on our car haven’t been repaired. (had)
WE HAVEN'T HAD THE BRAKES IN OUR CAR REPAIRED. 

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses (active or passive voice).

1. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (visit)  his provinces in Britain.
2. On his visit, the Roman soldiers (tell)  him that Pictish tribes from Britain's north HAD ATTACKED  them.
3. So Hadrian (give)  the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts of the country.
4. After 6 years of hard work, the Wall WAS FINISHED (finish)  in 128.
5. It (be)  117 kilometres long and about 4 metres high.
6. The Wall WAS GUARDED  (guard)  by 15,000 Roman soldiers.
7. Every 8 kilometres there (be)  a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers (find)  shelter.
8. The soldiers WATCHED (watch)  over the frontier to the north and (check)  the people who (want)  to enter or leave Roman Britain.
9. In order to pass through the Wall, people (must go)  to one of the small forts that(serve)  as gateways.
10. Those forts WERE CALLED (call)  milecastles because the distance from one fort to another WAS (be)  one Roman mile (about 1,500 metres).
11. Between the milecastles there WERE (be)  two turrets from which the soldiers GUARDED (guard)  the Wall.
12. If the Wall WAS ATTACKED (attack)  by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets WOULD RUN (run)  to the nearest milecastle for help or LIGHT (light)  a fire that COULD BE SEEN (can / see)  by the soldiers in the milecastle.
13. In 383 Hadrian's Wall WAS ABANDONED (abandon) .
14. Today Hadrian's Wall IS (be)  the most popular tourist attraction in northern England.
15. In 1987, it (become)  a UNESCO World Heritage Site.