1. PASSIVE VOICE
EXERCISE 1. Complete sentences with a passive form of the given verb
1. Bread (made) .................................. from flour.
2. I was at school when the houses ( build) ....................................
3. This work ( must finish) .................................. before five o’clock.
4. These cups (break) ................................... before we arrived.
5. The town (attack) .............................several times since the beginning of
the war.
6. The emails (send) .................................. tomorrow morning. .
7. These mountain (can see) .................................. from a great distance.
8. The car (mend) .................................. right now.
9. This bridge (build) ………………..in 1925. It (use) ……………….by
hundreds of people every day. At the moment the bridge (paint) ……………
10. This is a bicycle factory. Bicycles (make) ……………………….here
since 1931. It’s the largest bicycle factory in the country – hundreds of
bicycles (produce) ………………. here every year.
EXERCISE 2 : Supply the correct tense and voice.
1/ Everyone (shock) ……………………….. by the news yesterday.
2/ Almost everyone (enjoy) ……………………….. the lecture last night.
3/ English (speak) ……………………….. all over the world.
4/ A terrible accident (happen) ………………………. right here at 6 o’clock
last night.
5/ Mr. Smith (teach) ………………… English at this university since 1985.
6/ Not much (say) ……………………….. about the matter since last week.
7/ He (borrow) ……………………….. the money from her two weeks ago.
8/ A new textbook (publish) ……………………by that company next year.
9/ Everything (go) ……………….well so far. There (be) …………………
no trouble yet.
10/ Who the book (write) ……………………….. by ?
11/ Think carefully. I’m sure you (remember) ………………… his name.
12/ The report (examine) ……………………….. now.
EXERCISE 3 : Turn into the passive voice.
1.
He is running his own restaurant.
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2.
The teacher doesn’t allow me to take the seat by the window.
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3.
We have to discuss the matter again.
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4.
Are you going to post this letter ?
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5.
They gave the winner a prize.
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6.
The police have just released Frederic.
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7.
Their parents made them study hard.
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8.
They say that John is the brightest student in class.
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9.
They reported that the President had suffered a heart attack
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10.
It is thought that he died a natural death.
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11.
They said that the troops were coming
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12.
It was believed that the earth stood still.
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13.
I think that the president will arrive soon.
The president_______________________________________
14.
They began to plant rubber trees in big plantations.
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15.
You need to have your hair cut.
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EXERCISE 4: Choose the best answer:
1.
“Can’t we do something about the situation?”
“Something …………right now.”
A. is doing B. is done C. is being done D. has been doing
2.
My car made strange noises, sputtered to a stop, and then wouldn’t start
again. Fortunately, the mechanic at my garage ……..the source of the problem.
A. was discover B. discovered C. was discovered D. has been discovered
3.
“Has the committee made its decision yet?”
“ Not yet. They are still ……the proposal.”
A. considering B. been considered C. being considered D. considered
4.
- “How did that window…………..?” - “I don’t know.”
A. get broken B. broke
C. got broken D. broken
5.
Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His
paintings …………masterpieces all over the world.
A. had considered B. are considering C. are considered D. consider
6.
When I woke up and looked outside, the landscape had changed. The
ground had been lightly …………with a dusting of snow during the night.
A. covering
B. cover
C. covers
D. covered
7.
"David is in prison for smoking drugs."
"He……..…that it was against the law."
A. is telling
B. was told
C. told
D. tells
8.
I wanted ……by the head of the company, but it was impossible.
A. to see
B. to be seen C. seeing
D. being to see
9.
Nancy……… at Bob's house every night this week.
A. has been eaten B. has eating C. is being eaten D. has been eating
10.
"I heard you decided to take up tennis." "Yes, I have ..…every day."
A. been played B. been playing C. playing
D. play

2. CAUSATIVE
EXERCISE 1 : Complete the sentences with the given words
1.
Mrs. Crane had her house (paint) _____________
2.
After he had the sleeves of the jacket (shorten) ___________, it fit
him perfectly.
3.
Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank (fill) _____
4.
Ellen got Marvin (type) _________________ her paper.
5.
Mr. Fields went to a doctor to have his wart on his nose (remove) __
6.
While I was in Singapore, I got my eyes (test) _________
7.
I got her (make) ___________ some coffee.
8.
The President had his advisors (arrange) _________ a press
conference.
EXERCISE 2 : Complete the sentences, using had / got + O + p.p.
delivered
serviced
dry-cleaned
mended
rebuilt
redecorated
1.
Karen’s car wasn’t starting well and seemed to be using too much
petrol so _____he had it serviced __________________
2.
Peter bought a new bed, but couldn’t fit it in his car, so
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3.
In the storm the roof was blown off our shed and a wall fell down so
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4.
Janet spilt coffee on her silk dress. It couldn’t be washed by hand so
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5.
When Bill’s watch broke, he decided he couldn’t afford to buy a new
one, so ________________________________________
6.
Our bedroom was in a mess, with the wallpaper and paint peeling
off, so ___________________________________________
EXERCISE 3: Choose the best answer: (PASSIVE or CAUSATIVE)
1.
I’m having my hair cutting / cut / to have cut tomorrow.
2.
The children were took / taken / taking to the seaside for the day.
3.
I was sending / sent / send here by the manager.
4.
Kate is having her car services / servicing / serviced tomorrow.
5.
David has been offer / offering / offered a new job in Brazil.
6.
Where exactly were you born / did you born / did you bear?
7.
I’ve have just had my bike repaired / repair / repairing.
8.
I always have a mechanic service / serviced / servicing my car.
9.
Mark got his nose break / to break / broken in a fight.
10.
Mrs. Allison is having an artist to paint / paint / painted her portrait.
TRANSFORMATION
1.
Was her leg broken in the car crash?
-> Did she get ……………………………………..?
2.
The doctor examined his wound.
-> He had …………………………………………
3.
Gary asked his sister to translate the article for him.
-> Gary ……………………
TENSES & PASSIVE & CAUSATIVE
THI CĐ 2010
1.
During the Enlightenment, the powers and uses of reason_____.
A. had stressed B. were stressing C. were stressed D. stressed
2.
My favourite team ____ 15 games so far this season, and will
probably win the championship.
A. won
B. will win
C. are winning D. have won
3.
He has been to the school library many times_____.
A. while the semester is starting B. after the semester starts
C. if the semester has started
D. since the semester started
THI CĐ 2011
4.
It is believed ________
A. that Alice is a talented ballet dancer.
B. how is Alice a talented ballet dancer.
C. why is Alice such a talented ballet dancer.
D. when Alice to become a talented ballet dancer.
THi ĐH 2011
5.
He cannot lend me the book now. He has not finished reading it yet.
A. Having finished reading the book, he cannot lend it to me.
B. He cannot lend me the book until he has finished reading it.
C. Not having finished reading the book, he will lend it to me
D. As long as he cannot finish reading the book, he will lend it to me.
6.
You’ll recognize Jenny when you see her. She _____a red hat.”
A. will wear
B. will be wearing
C. wears D. is wearing
7.
The captain as well as all the passengers ___very frightened by the
strange noise. A. was B. were
C. is
D. have been
8.
Our industrial output____ from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year.
A. has risen
B. rose
C. rises
D. was rising
9.
Not having written about the required topic, ____ a low mark.
A. the teacher gave me
B. I was given
C. my presentation was given D. the teacher gave
(ĐH 2012- A1)
10.
The student must have her assessment form fill in by the examiner
during the oral exam. A
B
C
D
11.
The Principal usually has his pupils ___ waste paper for their miniproject. A. collected
B. collect
C. to collect
D. having collected
(ĐH 2012- D )
12.
Most greetings cards are folding and have a picture on the front and a
A
B
C
message inside.
13.
After the car crash last night, all the injured______ to the hospital in
an ambulance.
A. was rushing B. were rushing C. was rushed D. were rushed