Causative passive
wash car yesterday (professional)
I had/ got my car washed yesterday.
I don´t like barganing so I don´t go to street markets.
I´d go to street markets if I liked barganing.
People know the pollution is increasing.
It ...
It is known that the pollution is increasing.
You do not have the ability to fly a plane but you´d like to, as you could go to many places easily.
I wish I could fly a plane as I could go to many places easily.
not redecorate the apartment yet (professional)
I haven´t had / got my apartment redecoreted yet.
I got this amazing job. That happened thanks to you.
I wouldn´t have got this amazing job if it hadn´t been for you.
Everyone suspected they were going to turn against each other at a point.
They ...
They were suspected to turn against each other at a point.
It is incredibly annoying that it´s raining every single day!
I wish it wasn´t raining every single day!
make a summer dress next month (convinced mum)
I´m going to have/get my mum make a summer dress for me next month.
If you see George, give him my best regards.
(make the sentence unlikely)
If you (should) happen to see George, give him my best regards.
The world was different back then when people believed that the world was flat.
Include: "it"
The world was different back then when it was believed that the world was flat.
It would be amazing to have enough money to buy my own flat.
I wish I had enough money to buy my own flat.
need to install burglar alarm (professional) and change the lock (myself)
I need to have a burglar alarm installed and to change the lock.
Mike and Sarah would still be together if she had followed my advice.
(omit IF and invert)
Mark and Sarah would still be together had she followed my advice.
Although all the headlines accused him of being corrupt, people still believed that he had done the right thing.
Although all the headlines accused him of being corrupt, he was still believed to have done the right thing.
Would you like the world to be a better place?
Do you wish the world was a better place?
at the moment:
clean house (professional), buy new plants (my wife and I)
I'm having my house cleaned.
My wife and I are buying new plants.
He spoke to the police yesterday and told them everything he knew about the robbery. Now the criminals are behind bars.
If he hadn´t spoken to the police and told them everything he kew, now the criminals wouldn´t be behind bars.
People think the bus was being driven at more than 120 km/h when it crashed into the building. It is also thought that the driver was under the influence of alcohol at that moment.
The bus is thought to have been driven at more than 120 km/h when it crashed into the building. The driver is also thought to have been under the influence of alcohol at that moment.
I regret all the poor choices I made in my life.
I wish I hadn´t made such poor choices in my life.