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. Given
2. When the pizza was delivering, it was cold. Delivered
3. You will be telling when you can come in. Told
4. That song doesn’t played on the radio very often, is it? Is not
5. Your money was stealing out of your bag? Was your money stolen
6. We haven’t allowed to use a dictionary in the exam yesterday. Weren’t
7. That film won’t have shown in our local cinema for a long time. Had
8. I will be picked up from the station on Saturday? Will I be
B. Complete using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. When people are arrested (arrest), they taken (take) to the police station.
2. Milk is usually kept (usually / keep) in the fridge.
3. Will we be told (we tell) what’s in next week’s test?
4. How did people communicate over long distances before the phone was invented (invent)?
5. Will you be allowed (you / allow) to come to the party next Saturday?
6. You will be given (give) your exam results next Monday.
7. Was Aidan’s bike found (Aidan’s bike / find) yesterday?
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 was attacked by robbers.
2. At one minute past ten, the police called.
3. A few minutes later, the police arrived at the bank. The crime scene investigation was conducted.
4. At twenty past ten, the robber’s fingerprints sent.
5. At half past eleven, the robbers found.
6. Next week, they were caught.
D. Answer the questions using your own ideas.
1. Where are cars usually fixed?
They are fixed in car shops.
2. Where will the next Olympic Games be held?
They will be held in Greece.
3. Who are Oscars usually awarded to?
They are usually awarded to actors.
4. What are you not allowed to do at school?
I’m not allowed to speak with my friends.
5. What were you given for your birthday last year?
I was given a many clothes and cosmetics.
6. What will you be given for your next birthday?
I’ll probably be given the computer.
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 the letter be sent first class?
2. I’m not sure if they eat pizza in China. is
I’m not sure if pizza is eaten in China.
3. Someone told me that they don’t make cars in the UK anymore. made
Someone told me that aren’t made in the UK anymore.
4. Do they usually feed the animals three times a day? fed
Are the animals usually fed 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 he won’t be given a geography test today!
6. Did they take her to hospital in an ambulance? she
Was she taken to hospital in an ambulance?
F. Write one word in each gap.
There are lots of beautiful, large houses in Britain. Many of them (1) were built hundreds of years ago. In the past, they (2) … owned by very rich families. Today, many of them (3) were owned by an organisation called The National Trust, which (4) was created to look after them. The houses (5) are kept in perfect condition, and visitors (6) are allowed to look round them. It’s interesting to learn how different life was in an old house. Milk was (7) n’t kept in the fridge, because they didn’t have fridges! Washing machines (8) were only invented very recently, so washing (9) was done by hand. In some cases, the houses (10) is still lived in today. When this happens, visitors (11) are only shown part of the house. The private rooms (12) are kept closed to the public. These houses often havs beautiful gardens, too. The gardens (13) are looked after by professional gardeners. You usually have to pay to look round National Trust houses. Members of the National Trust (14) are given a discount. This year, millions of people (15) have been given the chance to see what life in an old country house was like.
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