I. Read about each situation and write sentences with have something done.
Melanie is paying the man who has repaired her bicycle. Melanie has had her bicycle repaired.
1 David went to the hospital. A nurse bandaged his arm.
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2 Daniel is going to the dentist. She’s going to fill his tooth.
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3 Laura is walking around town while her photos are being developed.
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II. Look again at Exercise 1. The jobs are all done now. Complete the sentences using get.
Mike: Where did you get your bicycle repaired, Melanie?
1Harriet: Why ____________________________________________________________________?
2 Emma: Where _________________________________________________________________?
3 Sarah: Where __________________________________________________________________?
III. Say what happened to these people.
Claire (whose luggage was searched in customs)
Claire had her luggage searched in customs.
1 Tom (whose car was stolen from outside his house)
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2 Rita (whose rent was increased by ten per cent)
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3 David (whose electricity has been cut off)
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Drills
I. Underline the verb forms which are not possible.
a) My car has being stolen.
b) Jack was borned on a Thursday.
c) Then I realised that none of the guests had been sent an invitation.
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d) Mary’s car is being serviced today.
e) Your order will been sent as soon as possible.
f) The hole in the road was being repaired when I came home.
g) This swimming pool is used by over a thousand people each week.
h) When was this church built?
i) An address is writing on the back of the envelope.
j) Customers are request to ask for a receipt.
II. Choose the most suitable tense.
a) Their house hasn’t been finished/ wasn’t finished yet.
b) The robbers were arrested/ have been arrested as soon as they left the bank.
c) Sue told us her baby is born/ had been born two weeks earlier than expected.
d) If there is too much snow, the match has been cancelled/ will be cancelled.
e) By the time we got there, the rain had stopped/ had been stopped.
f) When were you told/ have you been told about the new rules?
g) Most of the passengers were swimming/ were swum easily to the shore.
h) The winning horse was ridden/ was riding by Pat Murphy.
i) I looked again for the old man, but he was vanished/ had vanished.
j) I don’t think that you will be asked/ are being asked to show your passport.
III. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable passive tense.
a) I’m sorry, madam, but this carpet (already sell) ___________________________________________________.
b) The old house on the corner (knock down) ________________________________________________last year.
c) When exactly (John give) _____________________________________________________________his prize?
d) Most people agree that America (not discover)_____________________________________by Christopher Columbus.
e) All complaints about products (deal with) ____________________________by our customer services department.
f) Police confirmed that the murder weapon (since discover) _______________________________ in a nearby lake.
g) It (announce) _____________________________yesterday that the government has decided not to raise income tax.
h) Good news! I (ask)___________________________________________to take over as the new managing director.
i) I don’t believe that this play (write) __________________________________________________by Shakespeare.
j) Ann really likes (invite) __________________________________________________________to dinner parties.
IV. Rewrite each sentence, putting the verb underlined in the passive where this is possible.
a) I really like this hotel.
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b) Jane won the poetry competition.
_____The poetry competition was won by Jane _______________________________________________________
c) Peter’s new car cost over 20,000 pounds.
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d) Martin always wears casual clothes.
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e) One of our visitors lost this cigarette lighter.
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f) They haven’t decided the exact time of the match yet.
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g) Most of the guests had left the hotel by midday.
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h) Some parents read to their children every night.
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i) This bike belongs to my sister.
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j) People ate most of the food at the party.
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V. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a form of have something done. Do not include the agent.
a) A painter painted our house last month. We had our house painted last month.
b) The hairdresser is cutting my hair this afternoon.
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c) Someone has stolen my bike.
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d) The dentist has taken out all of Ricky’s teeth?
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e) I haven’t been to the car-wash for a long time.
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f) The men are coming to put in the new central heating on Saturday.
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g) Someone broke Harry’s nose in a fight.
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h) Isn’t it time someone fixed your television?
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VI. Underline the correct word in each sentence.
1.The busy shopping street was thronged by /with people.2. The emergency exit was concealed by/from a red curtain. 3.The price of excursions is included in/with the cost of the holiday.4. All through January, the fields were covered by/from snow.5. The room was crammed by/with furniture of all descriptions. 6.Two of the climbers were injured by/with falling rocks.) 7.The island is inhabited by/from people of mainly Chinese origin. 8.The bank was quickly surrounded from/with armed police) 9. The window had been smashed from/with a hammer taken from the 10.The stadium was packed from/with cheering fans.