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Patrick gave Laura beautiful roses.

       
   


Laura was given beautiful roses by Patrick Beautiful roses were given to Laura by Patrick

5. Passive Voice with modal verbs is formed according to the same general formula:

modal verb + (to) be + Participle II

e.g. Mary must type the report at once.

The report must be typed at once.

We should not let the children watch TV late at night.

The children should not be let watch TV late at night.

The tourist instructor had to send Frank home immediately.

Frank had to be sent home immediately

6. Phrasal verbs preserve their second element both in Active and Passive sentences,

e.g. Everyone laughed at John when he came into the classroom. =

John was laughed at (by everyone) when he came into the classroom.

Here is a list of phrasal verbs that are often used in Passive sentences


· to argue about

· to arrive at

· to carry out

· to deal with

· to look at

· to look for

· to look after

· to look into

· to listen to

· to refer to

· to send for

· to rely on

· to laugh at

· to pay for

· to hear of

· to wait for

· to see off

· to see to

· to insist on

· to talk about

· to talk over

· to read to

· to put up with

· to turn up/down

· to speak to/about

· to pay attention to

· to make fun of

· to think of/about/over

· to make use of

· to take advantage of

· to catch sight of

· to lose sight of

· to take care of

· to find fault with

· to break into

· to throw away

 

 

7. It is very important not to confuse two prepositions that are often used with Passive voice

by # with

 

By + agent (i.e. the doer of the action) With + instrument (material or ingredient)

These tasty cakes were made by Agnes. They were made with eggs, milk, flour and some fruit

 

**TASK 11. Read the extracts below and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. Then, say what use of these tenses each extract shows.

1. It seems everything __________ (to change) these days. Cities __________ (to become) bigger and busier every year, technology __________ (to develop) faster than ever before, and scientists _______ (to learn) more about the way things work.

2. Water __________ (to boil) at 100ºC and __________ (to freeze) when the temperature __________ (to drop) below 0ºC. Salt water ________ (to be) different, however.

3. This film _________ (to be) great! It ________ (to have) an all-star cast and the script _________ (to be) very funny. The action _________ (to begin) when two young men _________ (to try) to rob a bank…

4. Rogers _________ (to kick) the ball and _________ (to pass) it to Jones. Jones _________ (to run) down the pitch. He _________ (to pass) the ball to Smith who _________ (to shoot) and _________ (to score)!

5. Where are you? – I’m in Manchester and it __________ (to pour) with rain. – What you ________ (to do) there? – I _________ (to collect) material for my new article.

6. You ______ (to see) Ben on Monday or on Friday? – Actually, we ________ (to meet) on Thursday.

7. I don’t know what to do with Peter. He constantly ________ (to lose) things! It’s the third pair of gloves I _______ (to buy) for him!

 

*TASK 12. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

1. You _________ (to know) that man over there? - Actually, I do. He's Muriel's husband.

2. You _________ (to do) anything tomorrow evening? - Yes. I ________ (to see) Jack at nine o'clock.

3. I _________ (to see) you _________ (to feel) better. - Yes, I am, thank you.

4. What's that noise? - The people next door _________ (to have) a party.

5. Graham _________ (to have) a new computer. - I know. I've already seen it.

6. This dress _________ (not/to fit) me any more. - Why don't you buy a new one?

7. Your perfume _________ (to smell) nice. What is it? - It's a new perfume called Sunshine.

8. What is Jane doing? - She _________ (to smell) the flowers in the garden.

9. What _________ (you/to look) at? - Some photos I took during my holidays. They aren't very good, though.

10. You _________ (to look) very pretty today. - Thank you. I've just had my hair cut.

11. I _________ (to think) we're being followed. - Don't be silly! It's just your imagination.

12. Is anything wrong? - No. I _________ (just/to think) about the test tomorrow.

13. This fabric_________ (to feel) like silk. - It is silk, and it was very expensive.

14. What you _______ (to do)? - I _________ (to feel) the radiator to see if it's getting warm.

15. She _________ (to be) generous, isn't she? - Yes, she has never been a mean person.

16. He _________ (to be) very quiet today, isn't he? - Yes, I think he has some problems.

17. Would you like some cherries? - Yes, please I _________ (to love) cherries. They're my favourite fruit.

18. I'm sorry, but I _________ (not to understand) what you mean. - Shall I explain it again?

19. The children ________ (to make) lots of noise today. - I know, but they _________ (to have) fun.

20. This cake _________ (to taste) awful. - I ________ (to think) I forgot to put the sugar in it.

 

*TASK 17. Put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present continuous.

1. Why _________ (you/to smell) the soap? - It _________ (to smell) lovely. It's like the one my Mum used to buy.

2. I _________ (to feel) very tired. - You should go to bed early.

3. I _________ (to see) Andy this evening. - I _________ (see). So, you _________ (not to want) to come to the cinema with me, do you?

4. How much _________ the bag of apples (to weigh)? - I don't know yet. The shop assistant _________ (to weigh) the bag now.

5. I _________ (to think) about buying a new car soon. - Why? I _________ (to think) your car is fine. You don't need a new one.

6. What _________ (you/to look) at? - The sky. It _________ (to look) as if it's going to rain.

7. I really _________ (to enjoy) homemade food. - So do I. I _________ (to enjoy) every bit of this delicious meal.

8. Why _________ (you/to feel) the radiator? - I _________ (to feel) cold in here. Is the heating on?

9. That famous, opera singer _________ (to appear) at the opera house tonight. - Yes. He _________ (appear) to be feeling better after his operation.

10. Chris _________ (be) a sensible person, isn't he? - Yes, but in this case he _________ (to be) rather foolish.

11. My dad _________ (to fit) the old blind from the living room in my bedroom today. - Really? _________ (it/to fit) that window?

12. My back _________ (to hurt). - Why you __________ (not to lie) down for a while?

13. Why _________ (you/to taste) the soup? - To see if it _________ (to taste) good. I think it needs more salt.

 

**TASK 18. Put the verbs in the correct tense, present simple or present continuous.

Leila Markham is an environmentalist. She is being interviewed on the radio by Tony Hunt, a journalist.

Tony: So tell me, Leila, why is it important to save the rainforests?

Leila: There are a number of reasons. One is that many plants, which could be useful in medicine ________ (to grow) in the rainforest. We ________ (not/to know) all the plants yet, there are thousands and thousands of them. Researchers ________ (to try) to discover their secrets before they are destroyed.

Tony: I see. What other reasons are there?

Leila: Well, I'm sure you've heard of global warming?

Tony: You mean, the idea that the world ________ (to get) warmer?

Leila: That's right. The rainforests ________ (to have) an important effect on the earth's climate. They ________ (to disappear) at a terrifying rate and soon they will be gone. People ________ (not/to do) enough to save them.

Tony: But is global warming really such a problem? I ________ (to enjoy) warm sunshine.

Leila: Well, what ________ (to happen) when you (to heat) ice?

Tony: It ________ (to melt), of course.

Leila: OK. The polar ice caps ________ (to consist) of millions of tons of ice. If they _______ (to melt), the level of the sea will rise and cause terrible floods. Many scientists ________ (to believe) that temperatures already ________ (to rise). We must do everything we can to prevent global warming, and that ________ (to include) preserving the rainforests!

Tony: Thank you, Leila, and good luck in your campaign.

Leila: Thank you.

 

**TASK 25. Ivor and Sarah are discussing their travel plans. Complete their conversation by using the correct present perfect forms of the verbs in brackets, and putting the necessary adverbs in their correct places. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Choose among “already, yet, just, ever, never”.

Ivor: Sarah, you _________ (to think) about our next trip?

Sarah: I'd like to go to Brazil. You _________ (to be) there?

Ivor: Yes, I _________ (to be) there once. I visited Rio in 1981.

Sarah: But you _________ (to sail) up the Amazon?

Ivor: No, but I don't much like holidays on boats. I'd prefer to go east. You _________ (to visit) Burma?

Sarah: No, I _________ (to fly) over it once or twice. But _________ (to land) there.

Ivor: As a matter of fact, my cousin Albert _________ (to come back) from Burma. We could ask him about it.

Sarah: Mm, Burma would be lovely. But we _________ (to spend) so much on the house. I wonder if we can really afford it.

Ivor: Perhaps you're right. Oh dear, there are so many countries we _________ (not to see).

Sarah: Yes. I _________ (to finish) a book about New Guinea. There are wonderful forests and mountains there and nobody _________ (to explore) them properly. I _________ (to start) to plan the journey in my mind!

 

*TASK 28. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Part 1.

  1. How long you ________ (to know) Alison? - We ________ (to be) friends since we were children.
  2. Who ________ (to use) the car? – I was. Is there a problem? – Yes, it won’t start!
  3. I (not to see) David and Andrew since morning. Where are they? - They ________ (to work) in the garden for three hours.
  4. Why is Sally upset? – She ________ (to lose) her bag.
  5. I always ________ (to believe) that exercise is good for you. - Of course, it's good to keep fit.
  6. Emily ________ (to teach) maths since she left university. - Yes, and she's a very good teacher, too.
  7. Fred ________ (to open) a new shop. - Really? Where is it?
  8. This pie is delicious. - Is it? I ________ (not to taste) it yet.
  9. You (to find) your umbrella yet? - No, I ________ (to look) for it for an hour now.
  10. You look exhausted. - Well. I ________ (to clean) the windows since 8 o'clock this morning.
  11. Can 1 have some more lemonade, please? - Sorry, your brother just ________ (to drink) it all.
  12. Have you got new neighbours? - Yes, they just ________ (to move) to the area.
  13. Tortoises live to be very old. – Yes, I ________ (to hear) of one which is over a hundred years old.
  14. Are you still busy? – Yes, I ________ (to read) this article for an hour and I still ________ (not to finish) it.
  15. Why are your shoes wet? – I ________ (to wash) the car.
  16. You ________ (to make) plans for Saturday yet? – Yes, we are going to the movies.
  17. Are you ready for the concert? – I hope so. I ________ (to practise) for weeks.

Part 2.

Dear Connie,

I hope you are enjoying yourself at university. I'm sure you ________ (to study) hard the whole term. Everything is fine here at home. Billy just ________ (to receive) his school report. It was bad, as usual. He ________ (to decide) to leave school next year and find a job. Fiona ________ (to go) to the gym every day for the past two weeks. She ________ (to try) to get in shape for the summer. She already ________ (to plan) her holiday in the sun. Your father ________ (to sell) the old car and he ________ (to buy) a new one. It's lovely, much nicer than the old one. Anyway, write soon.

Love. Mum.

**TASK 31. Fill in the gaps with the verbs from the box, putting them into the right present tense.

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