The Passive
Write this sentence in the passive:
He is influencing her to behave badly.
She is being influenced to behave badly.
The ball is being kicked across/against the wall.
Against
How _____ (you / feel) if you look around where you live?
do you feel
Rewrite this sentence:
The construction company painted her house.
She had her house painted.
Rewrite this sentence:
Somebody stole her phone last weekend.
Her phone was stolen last weekend.
Write this sentence in the passive:
People say she’s the best singer of her generation.
She is said to be the best singer of her generation.
He _____ (APPROVE) of their bad behaviour.
DISAPPROVES
If you _____ (not come) to the festival, I _____ (never / speak) to you again.
don’t come
will never speak
Rewrite this sentence:
The mechanic fixed the engine for him.
The engine was fixed by the mechanic.
He had the engine fixed.
Replace the words in italics with one word:
Keep going in the direction of the station and you’ll find the cinema on the right.
Towards
Write this sentence in the passive:
They washed all the dirty plates by hand.
All the dirty plates were washed by hand.
With buses every ten minutes and a train station nearby, the village is small but _____.
Well-connected
When I will walk / walk into that part of town, I always get / will always get a bit scared.
Walk
Always get
They had to learn to cope ____ the new rules.
With
Replace the words in italics with one word:
You could see the plane clearly as it flew just over our heads.
Above
Write this sentence in the passive:
We’ve packed all our cases for the move.
Our cases have all been packed for the move.
At the tournament, each ____ is determined to win.
Competitor
I wish they hadn’t pulled down / didn’t pull down the old cinema.
Hadn’t pulled down
This is __ ____ the best pizza I’ve ever eaten!
By far
I wish Anna ______ (go) out more often. She needs to meet new people.
Would go
Write this sentence in the passive:
You can hear the neighbours alarm in the morning.
The neighbours alarm can be heard in the morning.
They need to beat the r_____ t_____ to continue to the semifinals.
Rival team
Rewrite the sentence using the given word:
I didn’t know you lived here so I didn’t invite you round.
INVITED
If I’d known you lived here, I ______ round.
Would have invited
I remember being taken to the cinema as a child.
Fill in the gaps with the correct for of the word in brackets:
I’ve got zero _____ (MOTIVATE) on my own. I need _____ (ENCOURAGE), so it’s helps to study with friends. I get _____ (PATIENT) with myself when I don’t understand new topics.
MOTIVATION
ENCOURAGEMENT
IMPATIENT