Passive Voice gap-filling
The windows _______ (clean) every Monday
The windows are cleaned every Monday
People ________ (use) credit cards much 30 years ago
didn't use
I am ________ forward to seeing her! It's been a long time.
LOOKING
The mechanic fixed Brian's car yesterday.
Brian had his car fixed (by the mechanic) yesterday.
Change to passive:
Kim took the dog out last night.
The dog was taken out by Kim last night
This bridge ___ (build) in 1602
This bridge was built in 1602
Many immigrants ____________ (deport) nowadays in the USA
are being deported
Complete with the right phrasal verb: make up for, watch out for, add up to, look down on, look forward to, give up
When you go to a foreign country, you must _________ pickpockets
watch out for
Mrs Johnson cleans my house once a week
I have my house cleaned by Mrs Johnson once a week
Change to causative:
Linda has made a jacket for John before
John has had a jacket made by Linda before
Expenses _______ (increase) by a lot recently
have increased
people _________ (study) for jobs that don't exist now in 2035.
will be studying
Complete with phrasal verbs which mean what's indicated in brackets.
Vegetarians sometimes __________ (despise) people who don't __________ (stop eating) meat.
LOOK DOWN ON
GIVE UP
He _______ (his trees/water) by me last week.
He had his trees watered by me last week.
Make a sentence in passive voice:
At my party tonight / serve / appetizers and drinks
Appetizers and drinks will be served at my party tonight
A speech ____ (give) by the president tonight
A speech will be given/ is going to be given by the president tonight
The recent rise of alt-right ideologies _____________ (worry) many sectors of society for several years.
has worried / has been worrying
Complete with the right phrasal verbs from the list.
make up for, watch out for, add up to, look down on, look forward to, give up, bring back
1. Fashion designers are trying to ____________ low-rise jeans but I am not falling for that again.
2. He's been studying extra hours to _________ the days he missed class.
3. The items in your cart _______ $200
1. bring back
2. make up for
3. add up to
They ________ (an alarm system / install) in their office next week.
They will have an alarm system installed in their office next week.
Make a sentence in the passive:
The car / wash / by Tommy / last Saturday.
The car was washed by Tommy last Saturday
By 2050, flying cars ___________ (develop)
will have been developed
Many more citizens _______________ (affect) by COVID if strict measures hadn't been taken.
would have been affected
Oh! Now that you bring it up / back / on. I can't meet with you tomorrow because my boyfriend is staying over / in /on for the night. He was going to go home after a dinner party we had but he decided to stay in / on / out when everyone else left.
Oh! Now that you bring it up. I can't meet with you tomorrow because my boyfriend is staying over for the night. He was going to go home after a dinner party we had but he decided to stay on when everyone else left.
Make a sentence in the causative:
I / my hair / cut / last week
I had my hair cut last week
Make a sentence in the causative:
We / our car / wash / last Saturday
We had our car washed last Saturday