Passive Verbs for Rules
Change to passive: "They expect students to arrive on time."
"Students are expected to arrive on time."
Choose: "You __ wear a seatbelt in a car." (must/mustn't)
"must"
Change to reported speech: "She said, 'I am happy.'"
"She said she was happy."
Complete: "If I __ (study), I __ (pass) the test."
"had studied / would have passed."
Complete: "While she __ (walk) home, it __ (start) to rain."
"was walking / started"
Identify the passive verb: "Tourists are encouraged to visit the museum."
"are encouraged"
Choose: "You __ bring food into the library. It's forbidden." (must/mustn't)
"mustn't"
Change to reported speech: "Where do you live?" (She)
"She asked me where I lived."
Find the mistake: "If he had studied, he might have pass."
passed
Complete the sentence "He _______ call her, but he forgot."
"He was going to call her, but he forgot."
Convert to passive: "They don’t allow pets in the restaurant."
"Pets aren’t allowed in the restaurant."
Find the mistake: "You don't have to eat vegetables. It's necessary."
"You must eat vegetables."
Reported speech: "Why did you leave early?" (She)
"She asked why I had left early."
Fix the error: "If she studied, she would have passed."
"If she had studied, she would have passed."
Complete: "A man _____ (stand) in the street when a car ____ (hit) him."
was standing / hit
Rewrite: "People suppose that the earth is round." (Passive)
"The earth is supposed to be round."
Which is correct? "You __ finish the report by today." (should / must)
"must"
Find the mistake: "He said me that he was tired."
"He said that he was tired."
Complete: "If we __ (not miss) the bus, we __ (arrive) on time."
"hadn't missed / would have arrived."
Make a sentence describing a scene in past continuous (use: sun/shine, children/play).
"While the sun was setting, children were playing in the park."
Explain: Why do we use passive forms for rules?
"To focus on the action and not the person doing it."
Explain: Difference between "mustn't" and "don't have to."
Mustn't is a negative obligation while Don't have to means it is not necessary, it is not compulsory.
Convert: "She asked, 'Did you see the movie?'"
"She asked if I had seen the movie."
Complete: "If I __ (be) taller, I __ (become) a basketball player."
"had been / would have become."
Make a sentence using past simple & past continuous. ( use: I/cook, phone/ring)
"I was cooking when the phone rang."