Passive voice - two objects
Write passive sentences in two different ways:
1 You shouldn’t tell Mum the news.
Mum shouldn’t be told the news.
The news shouldn’t be told to Mum.
1 Yesterday there was a terrible road accident. The public _______________ (tell) not to drive on the motorway, but some people ____________ (not listen).
were told, didn’t listen
I paid someone to walk my dog last week.
I had someone walk my dog last week.
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
1. I’ve been putting money in my ___________ every week for six years now.
savings account
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
6 They told me they would refund my hotel and travel .____________________
expenses
Write passive sentences in two different ways:
We guarantee our customers speedy delivery.
Our customers are guaranteed speedy delivery.
Speedy delivery is guaranteed to our customers
I _______________ (do) more exercise these days because I ______________ (tell) by my doctor that I had to get fit.
am doing / have been doing, was told
I can’t lend you my car. (not repair / yet)
I haven’t had / got my car repaired yet.
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
2 Do you have any change? I only have a _____________
note
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
7 It’s not an ideal situation, but we can’t do anything about it. We’ll just have to ________________
make the best of it
Write passive sentences in two different ways:
They haven’t sent me an invitation yet.
I haven’t been sent an invitation yet.
An invitation hasn’t been sent to me yet.
I didn’t know that you _____________ (offer) the job last week. Nobody _____________ (tell) me.
were / had been offered, told
I can’t carry the bags home. (deliver later)
I will have / get the bags delivered.
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
3 We don’t both need to buy one. If we , we can share it.
split the cost
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
8 I can meet any time. What time would ____________ you?
suit
Write passive sentences in two different ways:
The singer gave a few lucky people tickets to his performance.
A few lucky people were given tickets to his / the performance by the singer.
Tickets for his / the performance were given to a few lucky people by the singer.
Tom ______________- (borrow) money from me yesterday. Do you think the money _______________ (repay) soon?
borrowed, will be repaid
I can now wear these jeans. (shorten / last week)
I had / got the jeans shortened last week.
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
4 I can’t really afford it at the moment. I have to keep within my ___________________
budget
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
9 They _______________ me twice as much money as I thought they would.
charged
Write passive sentences in two different ways:
Does the hotel offer free parking to its guests?
Are guests offered free parking by the hotel?
Is free parking offered to guests by the hotel?
Breakfast _______________ (serve) all day at this restaurant, but reservations _____________ (must / made).
is served, must be made
My leg hurts. (check / later today)
I am going to have / get my legs checked later today.
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
5 He _______________ because he spent more money than he had.
went broke
split the cost ■ charge ■ expenses ■ go broke ■ make the best of it ■ pay you back
savings account ■ suit ■ budget ■ note
10 If you can lend me some money today, I’ll at the end of the month.
pay you back