Active or passive?
Debbie (criticise) for her style since school, but she won`t listen to anyone, she just does her own thing.
has been criticised
I hope being given a discount.
I hope to be given a discount.
They renamed the street in 1993.
The street ...
The street was renamed in 1993.
You probably haven`t heard of that company, they (go) out of busness before you were born.
had gone out
Don`t sit on the bench! It has just being painted.
It has just been painted.
Somebody has committed petty theft at the store.
Petty theft...
Petty theft has been committed at the store.
1. If Ann (not, make) redundant a few years ago, she would still have that tedious job.
2. We (put) out of business if we (not, merge) the two companies. (*a few options are possible)
1. hadn`t been made
2. will be put, don`t merge / would be put, didn`t merge / would have been put, hadn`t merged
If I would be asked such a question, I`d tell them it`s none of their business!
If I were asked ...
If Tom Hardy endorses the product, the sales will definitely increase.
If the product...
If the product is endorsed by Tom Hardy, the sales will definitely increase.
1. A lightning (not, strike) twice in the same place.
2. The baby (feed) at the moment. After that he (take) a nap.
1. doesn`t strike
2. is being fed, will take / is going to take / is taking
1. This information should be kept secret.
2. The tyre was changed by the time I came back to the garage.
1. right
2. The tyre had been changed...
1. Let`s hang out in the living room while the workers are assembling the new kitchen.
.... while the new kitchen...
2. The police discovered that somebody had wiped all the fingerprints.
... that all the fingerprints...
1. ... while the new kitchen is being assembled.
2. ... that all the fingerprints had been wiped.
1. The dog (train) so well! He knows so many commands.
2. Our neighbour`s piano (torture) for two hours last night. Why do they make their kid practice it? She`s got no talent whatsoever!
1) has been trained
2) was being tortured
1. I keep getting disctracted by that noise!
2. If you continue such behaviour, you`ll keep got punished.
1. right
2. ... you`ll keep getting punished.
1. The bank wouldn`t give them a loan if they had a bad credit history.
They ...
2. They don`t invite Jay over because his classmates think he`s weird.
Jay...
1. They wouldn`t be given a loan...
2. Jay isn`t invited / Jay doesn`t get invited...