Passive
Many consider the iPhone to be the best phone ever
The iPhone is considered to be the best phone ever
They cut down thousands of trees every day
Thousands of trees are cut down every day
I / my hair / cut / last week
I had my hair cut last week
We / our car / wash / last Saturday
We had our car washed last Saturday
Passive:
Kim took the dog out last night
The dog was taken out by Kim last night
Picasso painted some of the most expensive paintings ever
Some of the most expensive paintings ever were painted by Picasso
They won't make a decision until the next meeting.
A decision won't be made until the next meeting.
He _______ (his trees/water) by me last week.
He had his trees watered by me last week.
I sent the money last week
I had the money sent last week
Passive:
Tommy washed the car last Saturday
The car was washed by Tommy last Saturday
We will have to do something about that
Something will have to be done about that
The students are making arrangements for their graduation
Arrangements are being made by students for their graduation
The mechanic fixed Brian's car yesterday.
Brian had his car fixed (by the mechanic) yesterday.
When I was coming here, someone stole my purse on the bus
When I was coming here, I __________________
When I was coming, I had my purse stolen on the bus
Causative:
A doctor took out her tonsils when she was six
She ____________________ when she was six
She had her tonsils taken out when she was six
Heavy rain had caused the flood
The flood had been caused by heavy rain.
The new manager has made some changes
Some changes have been made by the new manager
They ________ (an alarm system / install) in their office next week.
They will have an alarm system installed in their office next week.
A local company redecorated our kitchen
We ______________________
We had our kitchen redecorated by a local company
Causative:
A shop fixed my CD player for me.
I _____________________at a shop.
I had my CD player fixed at a shop
A guide will take you to your seat.
You will be taken to your seat by a guide.
A spokesman gave an interview to the reporters
The reporters were given an interview by a spokesman
Mrs Johnson cleans my house once a week
I have my house cleaned by Mrs Johnson once a week
Leslie is cleaning her mother's coat
Leslie´s mother is having her coat cleaned by Leslie
Passive:
At my party tonight / serve / appetizers and drinks
Appetizers and drinks will be served at my party tonight