Make it passive!
Make it passive!
have /get something done
have/get something done
Formal IT IS SAID/IT IS THOUGHT/IT IS EXPECTED/IT IS BELIEVED
100

The police caught the burglar immediately.

The burglar was caught immediately.

100

I hate somebody waking me up when I'm fast asleep.

I hate being woken up when I'm fast asleep.

100

The cleaner cleaned the house. I...

I had the cleaner clean the house.

100

Tim's social media account was hacked.

Tim had his social media account hacked

100

Police believe the burglar is a local man. 

The burglar is believed to be a local man.

200

Somebody has stolen my phone. 

My phone was stolen.

200

They're going to close the local police station.

The local police station is going to be closed.

200
The taxi driver collected us.

I had the taxi driver collect us.

200

Has someone ever snatched your bag?

Have you ever had your bag snatched?

200

People say the muggers are very dangerous.

It is said that the muggers are very dangerous.

300

They are painting my house.

My house is being painted.

300

The government is planning a new road near my house.

A new road is being planned near my house.

300

The mechanic fixed the brakes.

I had the mechanic fix the brakes.

300

They need to get someone to check the CCTV to make sure that it's working.

They have to have the CCTV checked to make sure that it's working.

300

Police think the robbers entered through an open window.

The robbers are thought to have entered through an open window.
400

If they hadn't found the bomb, it would have exploded.

If the bomb hadn't been found, it would have exploded.

400

My grandfather built this house in 1943.

This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.

400

The dentist cleaned my teeth.

I had the dentist clean my teeth.

400

Someone took our photo in front of the Colosseum.

We had our photo taken in front of the Colosseum.

400

Police say the murderer has disappeared.

It is said that the murderer has disappeared.

500

Miranda thinks someone was following her last night. 

Miranda thinks she was being followed last night.

500

Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time.

500

My colleague helped me write the report. (get)

I got my colleague help me write the report

500

As a result of the burglary, they're going to pay someone to put in a safe.

As a result of the burglary, they're going to have a safe put in.

500

Lawyers expect that the trial will last three weeks.

The trial is expected to last three weeks.