PASSIVE VOICE
Put the words and phrases in the correct order. You'll need to change the form of the verbs.
1. after / by a cleaning company / clean / have / the house / the party / we
We had the house cleaned by a cleaning company after the party.
After the party, we had the house cleaned by a cleaning company.
Use an expresion with have or get.
He left the car at the garage for the mechanics to change the oil.
He left the car at the garage to get / have it cleaned
Complete the reported speech with the correct form of say, tell or ask
Did you ____ that you wanted a cheese sandwich?
say
Complete the reported speech sentences.
She said “I go there every Saturday.”
She said that she went there every Saturday.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same at first.
“I’ve been in Antarctica with my team for six months.” She told the reporter that _____
She told the reporter that she’d been in Antarctica with her team for six months.
Put the words and phrases in the correct order. You'll need to change the form of the verbs.
before / fix / get / happens / please / the fire alarm / something terrible
Please get the fire alarm fixed before something terrible happens.
Use an expresion with have or get.
She went to the florist’s and told the lady there to send some flowers to her mother.
She went to the florist’s to got / had some flowers sent to her mother.
Complete the reported speech with the correct form of say, tell or ask
I ____ you the hotel didn’t have a swimming pool.
told
Complete the reported speech sentences.
He told “I didn’t enjoy that meal at all.”
He told me that he the meal at all.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same at first.
“I’m studying small fish that live here.”
She explained ___
She explained that she was studying small fish that live(d) there.
Put the words and phrases in the correct order. You'll need to change the form of the verbs.
change / from companies / have / he / he received / his phone number / so many unwanted calls / that
He received so many unwanted calls from companies that he had his phone number changed.
Use an expresion with have or get.
Once a month, my grandfather goes to the barber shop, where a man cuts his hair.
Once a month, my grandfather goes to the barber shop to gets / has his hair cut
Complete the reported speech with the correct form of say, tell or ask
They ____ that they didn’t want to see the movie because it started too late.
said
Complete the reported speech sentences.
He said “They’re starting at the new school in two weeks.”
He said they at the new school in two weeks.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same at first.
“I arrived last November, at the beginning of summer.”
She said ____.
She said she had arrived last November, at the beginning of summer.
Put the words and phrases in the correct order. You'll need to change the form of the verbs.
a new pair / buying / have / I / instead of / my old sneakers / repair
I had / I’m having / I’m going to have my old sneakers repaired instead of buying a new pair.
Use an expresion with have or get.
Before we could go on vacation, I had to pay a photographer to take a photo for my passport.
Before we could go on vacation, I had to get / have /my photo taken
Complete the reported speech with the correct form of say, tell or ask
He ___ me what the time was because he didn’t have a watch.
asked
Complete the reported speech sentences.
He said “We’ll find out the winner next week.”
He said that they the winner the following week.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same at first.
“The temperature is –25° today.”
She told him that the temperature ___.
She told him that the temperature was –25 degrees that day.
Put the words and phrases in the correct order. You'll need to change the form of the verbs.
can / clean / get / I / suit / this / where / ?
Where can I get this suit cleaned?
Use an expresion with have or get.
They were so tired in the evening that they called a restaurant to deliver some Chinese food to the house. to get the oil changed
They were so tired in the evening that they called a restaurant to got / had some (Chinese) food delivered
Complete the reported speech with the correct form of say, tell or ask
Can I ___ you where you bought that dress? It’s beautiful.
ask
Complete the reported speech sentences.
He told “I can’t see the whiteboard.”
He told the teacher that he the whiteboard.
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same at first.
“I don’t want to leave this magical place.”
She said that ___.
She said that she didn’t want to leave that magical place.