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ENGLISH Grammar IN Use FOR INTERMEDIATE

43. Passive 2 (be done/ been done/ being washed)

A	Study the following active and passive forms: Infinitive Active (to) do/dean/run into due east c. Passive (to) exist+ done/cleaned/seen etc. · The situation is serious. Something must be washed earlier ifs as well belatedly. · A mystery is something that tin can't be explained . · The music was very loud and could be heard from a long fashion abroad. · A new supermarket is going to exist congenital next year. · Please go away. I want to be left lone.
B	Perfect infinitive Active (to) have + done/cleaned/seen etc. Passive (to) have been + washed/cleaned/seen etc. · I should take received the letter of the alphabet by at present. It might have been sent to the wrong accost. · If you lot had locked the car, it wouldn't have been stolen . · At that place were some issues at first, merely they seem to have been solved .
C	Present perfect Agile have/has + done etc. Passive have/has been + washed etc. · Accept you lot heard? The trip has been cancelled. · Have yous ever been bitten past a dog? · 'Are you going to the party?' 'No, I haven't been invited .' Past perfect Active had + done etc. Passive had been + done etc. · The vegetables didn't taste adept. They had been cooked besides long. · The motorcar was three years quondam, only hadn't been used very much.
D	Present continuous Active am/is/are + (practise)ing Passive am/is/are + beingness (done) · There's somebody walking behind us. I think we are being followed . · (in a shop) 'Can I help you lot?' 'No, thanks. I' 1000 being served .' By continuous Active was/were+ (do)ing Passive was/were + being (done) There was somebody walking behind us. I recall we were beingness followed .

EXERCISES

43.i	What practice these words mean? Use it can ... or information technology can't .... Use a dictionary if necessary. If something is 1 washable ___It can be washed_____ 4 unusable _________________________ 2 unbreakable _________________________ v invisible _________________________ 3 edible _________________________ 6 portable _________________________
43.two	Consummate these sentences with the following verbs (in the correct form): abort carry cause practise brand repair send spend wake up Sometimes you need have (might take, should have etc.). i The situation is serious. Something must _____be done_____ before it'due south too belatedly. 2 I should have received the alphabetic character by now. It might ____have been sent_____ to the incorrect address. 3 A determination will not _____________ until the adjacent meeting. iv Do y'all remember that more coin should _____________on education? 5 This road is in very bad condition. It should _____________a long time ago. six The injured man couldn't walk and had to _________________________ 7 I told the hotel receptionist I wanted to ___________ at 6.30 the next morning. 8 If you hadn't pushed the policeman, you wouldn't ___________ ix It'south not certain how the fire started, but it might _______by an electrical fault
43.three	Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using somebody or they etc., write a passive sentence. one Somebody has cleaned the room. _____ The room has been cleaned. ___________ 2 Somebody is using the computer right now. The computer ________________________ three I didn't realise that somebody was recording our conversation. I didn't realise that _________________________ 4 When we got to the stadium, we plant that they had cancelled the game. When we got to the stadium, we found that __________________________ 5 They are building a new ring road round the city. ____________________________________________________________________ 6 They have built a new hospital near the airport. _______________________________________________________________________
43.4	Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive. one At that place'due south somebody behind united states. (I think /we /follow)____ I think nosotros're being followed ______ two This room looks dissimilar. (yous /pigment /the walls?)______ Have you painted the walls?____ 3 My car has disappeared. (it /steal) It______________________________________ four My umbrella has disappeared. (somebody / take) Somebody _______________________________ 5 Sam gets a college salary now. (he /promote) He __________________________________________ 6 Ann can't apply her office this week. (information technology /redecorate) It _______________________________________ 7 There was a problem with the photocopier yesterday, just now it'due south OK. (it /work) It ___________ once again. (information technology /repair) It__________________________ 8 When I went into the room, I saw that the table and chairs were not in the same identify. (the furniture /motility) The ____________________________________________________________ 9 A neighbor of mine disappeared six months ago. (he /not /see /since then) He _______________________________________________________________________________ 10 I wonder how Jane is these days. (I /not /see /for ages) I _____________________________________________________________________________________ xi A friend of mine was mugged on his way habitation a few nights ago. (you /ever /mug?) _________________________________________________________________________________________

ANSWER Key

43.i

2 information technology can't be broken

3 it tin be eaten

four it can't be used

5 it can't be seen

vi it can be carried

43.2

iii be made

iv be spent

five have been repaired

6 be carried

7 be woken up

eight take been arrested

nine accept been caused

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