PASSIVE & CAUSATIVE
EXERCISE 1: REWRITE THESE SENTENCES
1. Has anyone collected the rubbish yet ?
—>Has
2. The shop delivers Alice’s milk to her house.
—>Alice
3. He has not done his assignment yet.
—>His
4. You have to confirm your booking with the reception at least one day.
—>Your
5. Nobody has seen the Queen since July.
—>The
6. Last week, the garage serviced Julie’s car.
—>Last week,
7. The police are questioning him now.
—>He
8. You should take these tablets before meals.
—>These
9. A builder is going to mend the roof on our house.
—>We
10. Somebody has stolen Jack’s car recently.
—>Jack
EXERCISE 2: PUT THE CORRECT VERB FORM IN BRACKETS
(PASSIVE, ACTIVE, CAUSATIVE)
1. I hurt my back while I ______ in the garden. (WORK)
2. I _______ to the party because I _______ on an important project (NOT GO ,
WORK)
3. Breakfast _______ at this hotel from 7 to 9 a.m. (SERVE)
4. We’re getting a new house ________ (build)
5. The new stadium _______ next Tuesday (OPEN)
6. I had my bag _______ (STEAL)
7. The new desks ________ (ALREADY BUY) but they _________ (NOT DELIVER) yet.
8. Too many office buildings _________ (BUILD) in the city over the last ten years.
9. I had my holiday pictures______ (DEVELOP) in an hour at the photograph shop.
10. I didn’t go to the party because I ______ (INVITE)
EXERCISE 3: COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE RIGHT FORM
OF VERB
A. The first diagram (1-illustrate)____________the process of cement manufacture, and the
second diagram (2-show)_____________ the materials that go into the production of
concrete.
It is clear that there are five stages in the production of cement, beginning with the input
of raw materials and ending with bags of the finished product. To produce concrete, four
different materials (3-mix)______________ together.
At the first stage in the production of cement, limestone and clay (4-crush)____________ to
form a powder. This powder then (5-mix)______________ before it passes into a rotating
heater. After heating, the resulting mixture (6-grind)_______________, and cement (7-
produce)______________. Finally, the cement (8-package)_____
Cement is one of the four raw materials that (9-use)_______________ in the production of
concrete, along with gravel, sand and water. To be exact, concrete (10-
consist)_______________ of 50% gravel, 25% sand, 15% cement and 10% water. All four
materials are blended together in a rotating machine called a concrete mixer.
B. The Titanic was a huge ship. It (1. Build)___________ in Liverpool, England, and sank on
its first trip in 1912. Today, you can visit the Titanic Museum in Missouri, USA and see what
life was like for people on the Titanic. Visitors (2. Greet) _____________ y people in costumes
and (3. Give)__________ tickets for their journey. Inside, the museum (4.
Decorate)____________ with things from the real Titanic passengers, like clothes, letters,
and jewelry. All the items (5. Keep)____________ in good conditions. You can learn about the
passengers and explore the world’s most famous ship.
EXERCISE 4: FIND THE MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
1. Five suspects (A) have be (B) arrested (C) by the (D) police.
2. He was ordered (A) by the (B) doctor to (C) take an (D) long rest.
3. A (A) dancing class (B) was start (C) last week (D).
4. He were found (A) in the (B) forest by (C) the (D) police.
5. A (A) car is (B) going to been (C) bought (D) tomorrow.
6. These drugs are (A) be (B) destroyed (C) by police (D).
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7. I’m from (A) Russia and (B) my family born (C) there (D).