Passive
Penicillin _______________________ (discover - past simple passive) in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.
was discovered
out / a / tooth / yesterday / I / had / taken
I had a tooth taken out yesterday.
Our new dishwasher is way / almost / about better than the old one.
way
Most of the people who were trying to get tickets online were unsuccessful.
Most of the people trying to get tickets online were unsuccessful.
We called Polly and arranged a meeting. She met us / ourselves / each other at a city center
restaurant.
us
The Nobel Prize ceremonies _______________________ (hold - present simple passive) in Stockholm and Oslo every year.
are held
fixed / get / you / computer / your / did / Where / ?
Where did you get your computer fixed?
Factory conditions are far worse / a little worse / nothing like as bad as they once were.
nothing like as bad
The money that has been collected will go to help a children’s charity.
The money collected will go to help a children’s charity.
I hate going to the hairdresser’s. I always cut my hair me / myself / each other.
myself
Mr Brown _______________________ (show - past simple passive) around the science institute yesterday morning.
was shown
We’ll / had / renovated / by December / have / the bathroom
We’ll have had the bathroom renovated by December.
-The population of coastal regions is much higher than that of inland regions. (nowhere)
The population ______________________________.
The population of inland regions is nowhere near as high as that of coastal regions.
The dog was hit by our neighbor’s car. It wasn’t seriously hurt.
The dog hit by our neighbor’s car wasn’t seriously hurt.
Georgia baked the cake her / herself / each other. It tastes great!
herself
-They donate a lot of money to the foundation every year.
A lot of money __________________________________ every year.
is donated
having / pierced / I’m / my nose / tomorrow
I’m having my nose pierced tomorrow.
-There are considerably more exciting places to visit than my home town. (much)
My home town _______________________.
My home town is much less exciting to visit than other places.
The woman runs the local store. She caught a shoplifter.
The woman running the local shop caught a shoplifter.
Tom lives in Australia, but we keep in touch with us / ourselves / each other by text and email.
each other
-The director gave the team of scientists some very good news.
The team of scientists __________________________________ by the director.
was given
going to / Rosie / her / tested / hearing / soon / is / get
Rosie is going to get her hearing tested soon.
The chance of a revolt is much greater than before. (far)
There is __________________________.
There is a far greater chance of revolt than before.
A new product is being launched. It is going to revolutionize the home.
A new product being launched is going to revolutionize the home.
We will have to sell the dog because we can’t take care of it / itself / each other. We don’t have the space.
it