Complete (The Passive)
Romeo and Juliet _____ by Shakespeare (WRITE)
was written
They will show the paintings at the exhibition until Monday.
The paintings at the exhibition will be shown until Monday.
The secretary typed the documents for her boss.
She had / got the documents typed by the secretary.
The President _____ about the meeting in Central America. (JUST INFORM)
has just been informed
The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
I had the oil in my car changed.
The tunnel _____ at the moment, so it's closed for all traffic. (REPAIR)
is being repaired
They taught him Spanish and they gave him a word list.
He was taught Spanish and he was given a word list.
The journalist has written the report for him.
He has had / got the report written by the journalist.
They usually ____ visitors at the hospital. (NOT ALLOW)
don't allow
They are repairing the church bells at the moment.
The church bells are being repaired at the moment.
Progress in many fields of science _____ in this decade. (MAKE)
has been made
Did the proposal interest you?
Were you interested by the proposal?
The hairdresser is going to dye her hair tomorrow.
She is going to have / get her hair dyed tomorrow.
I reported to the police that my stamp collection ____ the week before. (STEAL)
had been stolen
A decorator has repainted our house.
We have had our house repainted.
Taxes ________ by the new government next month. (INCREASE)
are being increased / will be increased / are going to be increased
When I entered the room, the teacher was passing out the test instructions.
When I entered the room, the test instructions were being passed out.
The dentist is checking his teeth at the moment.
He is having / getting his teeth checked by the dentist at the moment.
I ____ after the children while the garage ____. (LOOK , REPAIR)
looked / was looking, was being repaired
A friend of mine, who's an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week.
I'm going to have my DVD player repaired next week by a friend of mine, who's an electrician.
When we first met, I _____ a job at the bank. (ALREADY OFFER)
They haven't seen him since last week.
He hasn't been seen since last week.
The photographer had printed him the photo before their meeting.
He had had / got his photo printed by the photographer before their meeting.
He normally ____ up on his own but yesterday he ____ up by his mom. (WAKE, WAKE)
wakes, was woken
Has anyone ever asked you to tell the story?
Have you ever been asked to tell the story?