Passive infinitive
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the passive infinitive with or without to.
We need to protect the environment!
The environment ____________________
The environment needs to be protected
Complete the text with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
San Francisco has got one of the most successful waste management programs in the USA. Over 80% of its waste 1 ____________________ (keep) out of landfill every year.
is kept
Abby was happy that she was let/made/allowed to stay up later than usual.
allowed
ten years ago / think / that / plastic pollution wouldn't be a problem.
Ten years ago it was thought that plastic pollution wouldn't be a problem
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the passive infinitive with or without to.
People should pick up anything they drop on the floor.
Anything that people drop on the floor ____________________ .
Anything that people drop on the floor should be picked up
San Francisco's collection programme 2 ____________________ (know) by everyone as the ‘fantastic three’ and it works like this.
is known
Zak’s parents only let/make/allow him play his guitar in his room.
let
say / that / climate change is getting worse
It is said that climate change is getting worse
We are going to repurpose our old clothes.
Our old clothes ____________________ by us.
Our old clothes are going to be repurposed by us.
All the residents 3 ____________________ (give) three bins. They get a blue bin for recyclable rubbish, a green bin for material that can go back naturally into the earth and a black bin for material that 4 ____________________ (take) to landfill in the future.
are given;
will be taken
Colin’s parents let/made/allowed him pick up the rubbish he had thrown on the floor.
made
think / many more animals will become endangered.
it is thought that many more animals will become endangered.
You mustn’t leave any rubbish behind when you leave the beach.
No rubbish ____________________ behind when you leave the beach.
No rubbish must be left behind when you leave the beach.
The programme 5 ____________________ (start) in 2000 and their goal is to become a zero-waste city.
was started
Does your school let/make/allow you wear a school uniform?
make
many years ago / say / global warming didn't exist.
Many years ago it was said that global warming didn't exist.
Everyone is expected to clean plastic before it is recycled.
Plastic ____________________ before it is recycled.
Plastic is expected to be cleaned before it is recycled.
Their goal is to become a zero-waste city. Is this goal 6 ____________________ (achieve)? We hope so.
going to be achieved
Tania’s teacher let/make/allow her use her mobile in class to look up a word.
let
years ago / think / recycling plastic wouldn't be necessary
Years ago it was though that recycling plastic wouldn't be necessary