MAKE THE SENTENCES PASSIVE

1. they stole my car when i was away on holiday

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2. they were repairing the road when the accident happend

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3. i didn't receive the invitation because they had sent it to the wrong address

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4. they had sold all the tickets by the time we got to the stadium

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5. they interviewed the musician immediately after the concert

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6. we couldn't go to our favourite restaurant because they were decorating it

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7. they sold the painting to an art gallery in New York

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8. i couldn't recognize my home town because they had knocked down so many of the old buildings

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PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINOUS

1. he ................... ( break ) his leg when he ..................... ( ski ) in the alps

2. we ....................( see ) an accident while we ...................... ( wait ) for the bus

3. while she ........................( prepare ) lunch , she .................... ( cut ) herself

4. which countries ................... they ............................ ( visit ) when they ...................( travel ) round the world ?

5. ............you ................... ( work ) in the garden when i ................ ( come ) to the house ?

6. they ................. ( live ) in canada when they .............. (meet ) each other

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FROM OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINOUS

1. how do you make this soup ? It ................................wonderful ( taste)

2. anna can't come to the phone because she ...................................her hair( wash)

3. we usually .................................. abroad in summer ( go )

4. ........................you......................... for your exams at the moment ? ( study )

5. can you be quite , please ? I ...................................to the radio ( listen )

6. he .................................................. next month ( get married )

7. i'm very tired . i ............................................very well at the moment ( not sleep )

8. they ............................. for lunch once a month ( meet)

9. john ! answer the door , please ! i ...................... dinner ( prepare )

10. it ..................................... a lot in this area in winter ( rain )

1. when i (look) .......... at my suitcase , i could see that somebody (try) ......... to open it

2. this is the first time i (read)........ a novel (write) ........ by an America novelist

3. the new student hope ( include) ......... in many of the school's social activities

4. he wore a false bear (avoid) ................. (recognize )

1. if you find it necessary , you can contact me on this number

➜should................................................................................................

2. they recommended opening new factories in the depressed area

➜they recommended that.........................................................................

3. do you agree with Jill Tweedie's views on male-female relations ?

➜are..........................................................................................................?

4. you have little realization of how much i have sacrificed for you

➜little...................................................................................................

5. Alice lost all her hope ; she decide to stop her business

➜such...............................................................................................

6. my job involves working from 6 p.m till midnight

➜i am......................................................................................

7. not until the body was found did the police belive her

➜it was only when.........................................................................

8. " whatever you do , don't give up hope " they said

➜they urged...................................................................................

1. in the exam we had to write one................essay

describe

2. the reported are treated as strictly............................

confidence

3. they knew that a vaccine for the virus was................... possible

theory

4. the streets were................... with strings of coloured lights

luminous

5. children normally feel a lot of......................... about their first day at school

anxious

6. safety tests on old cars have been ...................... throughout europe

standard

7. we eventually began the....................... task of sorting through his papers

labour

8. the engineering sector achieved significant .......................... last year

grow

9. the magazine offers tips on cutting your house..................... costs

maintain

10. there is (an) ................... simple explanation of what happened

suppose

11. over 30,000 ................... will run in the new york marathon

compete

1. if i met the author one day , i would ask him to sign my copy of his new book

WERE

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2. " it was your fault to break my vase yesterday " said jane to her brother

ACCUSED

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3. she is such a beautiful girl that everybody admires her

SO

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4. are you and your husband the same age ?

OLD

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5. hoang didn't come to class today . nhan didn't, either

NOR

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1. the heavy rain prevented everybody from going out

➜had.................................................................................

2. mrs. taylor regretted buying the second-hand washing machine

➜mrs.taylor wishes............................................................................

3. they belive that the wanted man was living in london

➜the wanted man..........................................................................

4. what is the weight of your suicase ?

➜how.............................................................................

5. in spite of his age , mr. benson runs 8 miles before breakfast everyday

➜though......................................................................................................

1. " you should apply for that job. it is suitable for you " kevin said to me

➜kevin........................................................................................................................

2. what i saw in the football match surprised me

➜i............................................................................................................................

3. " that's a lovely new dress , jean " said her mother

➜jean's mother complimented..................................................................................

1. he is very sorry he didn't come to the meeting yesterday

➜he apologized........................................................................

2. we couldn't relax until all the huests had gone home

➜only...........................................................................................

3. house prices have risen sharply this year

➜there has.......................................................................................

4. the police said jim had stolen the money.accused

➜the police.....................................................................................

5. because of his illness he could not work effectively.impossible

➜his illness............................................................................................