PASSIVE VOICE & CAUSATIVE FORM

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Mickey Mouse Cartoons _________ into sixty languages
a. have translated b. translated
c. have been translated d. were being translated
2. Today many kinds of electric devices _________ in Japan
a. produced b. were produced c. are produced d. will produce
3. The room _________ when I arrived
a. was cleaning b. is cleaned c. was cleaned d. was being cleaned
4. Oh, No! My camera isn’t here. It _________ stolen!
a. has been b. is c. is being d. has
5. Fiat _________ a group of Italian businessmen
a. is started for b. is started by c. was started by d. was started for
6. Unless we can find new sources of energy, our life will certainly _________
a. affect b. be affected c. affected d. be affecting
7. The World Health Organization _________ in 1948 in order to carry out medical research and improve
international health care
a. was established b. had established c. established d. had been established
8. This atlas _________ in the classroom yesterday
a. was leaving b. left c. was left d. leaves
9. Glass is usually _________ sand
a. made from b. made of c. made by d. made with
10. The manager _________ the cheque recently
a. has been signed b. has signed c. sign d. signed
11. I’m going to have my house _____________ this weekend
a. redecorates b. redecorating c. redecorated d. redecorate
12. Dad, I want to have my bike _________. It looks so ugly
a. to repaint b. repaint c. repainted d. repainting
13. My children had many photographs _________ while we were on our vacation
a. taking b. take c. taken d. took
14. I’m going to have the mechanic _________ my car tomorrow
a. will be repaired b. repair c. repaired d. to be repaired
15. I’m going to go out and _________
a. have made my dress b. have my dress made
c. let my dress made d. my dress be made
II. choose the correct answer for each question:
1. I'll have the boys______ the chairs.
a. paint b. to paint c. painted d. painting
2. I am going to have a new house______
a. build b. to build c. built d. building
3. Have these flowers______ to her office, please.
a. taken b. taking c. take d. to take
4. You should have your car______ before going.
a. servicing b. to service c. service d. serviced
5. I'll have a new dress______ for my daughter.
a. making b. to make c. make d. made
6. Pupils should have their eyes______ regularly.
a. tested b. to test c. test d. testing
7. Lisa had the roof______ yesterday.
a. repair b. repaired c. to repair d. repairing
8. They have just had air conditioning______ in their house.
a. install b. to install c. installed d. installing
9. We had the room______ yesterday
a. decorates b. had decorated c. decorated d. decorating
10. The villagers have had the use of this washing machine______ by this engineer.
a. explain b. explained c. to explain d. explains
11. By______ the housework done, we have time to further our studies.
a. taking b. to have c. having d. to get
12. The government has had new houses______ in the rural areas.
a. build b. built c. to be built d. building
13. They had the swamp______ last year.
a. drain b. to drain c. cut d. to cut
14. She is going to have her wedding dress______
a. cutting b. cuts c. cut d. to cut
15. It's about time you had your house______
a. whitewash b. whitewashed c. whitewashing d. to whitewash
16. I'm sorry I'm late, but I______ my watch______ on the way here.
a. have/cleaned b. had/clean c. had/cleaned d. had/to clean
17. Please have the cleaner______ this meeting room.
a. sweep b. swept c. sweeping d. to sweep
18. I'd like to have my shoes______ at one.
a. repair b. repairing c. repaired d. being repaired
19. My grandmother had a tooth______ last week.
a. fill b. filling c. filled d. to be filled
20. We had the roof______ last year.
a. mend b. mending c. mended d. being mended

III. Choose the correct answer for each question:

1. We have just had the carpenter______ this chair.
a. made b. make c. to make d. making
2. What did you do this morning? We ______ the room whitewashed.
a. had b. have c. got to d. order
3. I have had my room______ today.
a. clean b. cleaning c. cleaned d. being cleaned
4. John had just had his brother______ a house for him on Fifth Avenue.
a. building b. build c. to build d. built
5. Let's have our waiter______ some coffee
a. bring b. to bring c. bringing d. brought
6. You ought to have your coat______
a. clean and press b. cleaned and pressed
c. cleaning and pressing d. cleaning and pressed
7. The teacher had the students______ their test.
a. had in b. handed in c. handing in d. having handed in
8. The students got the librarian______ books for them.
a. buy b. to buy c. bought d. buying
9. Why don't you have that coat______?
a. cleaned b. clean c. cleaning d. to clean
10. She doesn't like having her picture______
a. take b. taken c. taking d. to take
11. James had his nose______ in a fight.
a. break b. to break c. breaking d. broken
12. Frank had his passport______ on a train.
a. stealing b. to steal c. stolen d. steal
13. Fred had his hat______ off in the wind.
a. blow b. blown c. blowing d. to blow
14. George had his papers______ at the police station.
a. take b. to take c. taking d. taken
15. Bill is having his shoes______
a. shined b. to shine c. chining d. shine
16. I'll have another key______
a. made b. making c. to make d. make
17. Do you have a newspaper______ to your home?
a. deliver b. delivered c. to deliver d. delivering
18. I have not had the film______ yet.
a. develop b. to develop c. developing d. doing
19. She had her hair______ yesterday.
a. done b. do c. to do d. doing
20. Have her______ these letters, please.
a. type b. to type c. typed d. typing
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. Toshico had her car (repair) _________ by a mechanic
2. Ellon got Marvin (type) _________ her paper
3. We got our house (paint) _________ last week
4. Dr. Byrd is having the students (write) _________ a composition
5. Mark got his transcripts (send) _________ to the university
6. Maria is having her hair (cut) _________ tomorrow
7. Will Mr. Brown have the porter (carry) _________ his luggage to his car?
8. My sister has had a new dress (make) _________ recently
9. The Wilsons won’t have a new house (build) _________ on that corner next month
10. The President had his advisors (arrange) _________ a press conference
V. Turn the following sentences into the passive voice or the active voice (maybe in causative form)
1. They can’t make tea with cold water ____________________________________________________________
2. They will hold the meeting before May Day ______________________________________________________
3. They have to repair the engine of the car _________________________________________________________
4. The teacher is going to tell a story ______________________________________________________________
5. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife _______________________________________________________
6. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name _________________________________________________________
7. No one believes his story _____________________________________________________________________
8. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board _________________________________________
9. They have provided the victims with food and clothing ______________________________________________
10. The chief enginer was instructing all the workers of the plant ________________________________________
11. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books ___________________________________________________
12. Someone will tell him that news _______________________________________________________________
13. They paid me a lot of money to do the job _______________________________________________________
14. Open your book.____________________________________________________________________________
15. Take off your hat.___________________________________________________________________________
16. Don’t do that silly thing again._________________________________________________________________
17. Have they changed the window of the laboratory __________________________________________________
18. Do they teach English here? __________________________________________________________________
19. Will you invite her to your wedding party? ______________________________________________________
20. Did the teacher give some exercises ____________________________________________________________
21. Is she making big cakes for the party ___________________________________________________________
22. Why didn’t they help him? ___________________________________________________________________
23. How many games has the team played? _________________________________________________________
24. Where do people speak English? ______________________________________________________________
25. Who are they keeping in the kitchen? ___________________________________________________________
26. Who looked after the children for you?__________________________________________________________
27. These exersice were done well ________________________________________________________________
28. This dress must be washed in cold water ________________________________________________________
29. The lessons are being written by the students now _________________________________________________
30. These animals at the zoo are fed twice a day _____________________________________________________
31. All the arrangements have been made __________________________________________________________
32. When was this radio manufactured? ____________________________________________________________
33. How are candles made? ______________________________________________________________________
34. Is Mathematics taught in this school? ___________________________________________________________
35. Were you taught how to apply this theory by your teachers? _________________________________________
VI. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. The architect has drawn plans for an extension of the house
Plans _______________________________________________________________________________________
2. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets _____________________________________________
3. No one has signed this cheque. This cheque ______________________________________________________
4. He couldn’t repair the broken vase. The__________________________________________________________
5. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date_____________________________________________________________________________________
6. The robber made the bank manager hand over the money
The bank manager_____________________________________________________________________________
7. The postman was bitten by our dog. Our dog______________________________________________________
8. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight. All the prisoners____________________________________
9. Sally was given a microcomputer for her birthday by her parents
Sally’s parents ________________________________________________________________________________
10. Someone has stolen my bike. My bike _________________________________________________________
11. The mechanic serviced my car last week. I _______________________________________________________
12. They don’t eat the cake because it is very bad. The cake ___________________________________________
13. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We _________________________________________________________________________________________
14. Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She _______________________________________________________
15. That old house at the end of the road has been sold
They________________________________________________________________________________________
16. My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview. I must ___________________________________________
17. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine for me
I had ________________________________________________________________________________________
18. People speak English in Australia. English ______________________________________________________

VII. Fill in the gaps with “by” or “with”:

NB:
By + agent is used to say who or what did the action. She was knocked over by a car.
By + agent is omitted when the agent is unknown, unimportant, obvious from the context or referred to by words such
as: someone, people, I, etc. They revealed the truth. – The truth was revealed. (‘by them’ is omitted)
With + instrument /material is used to say what the agent used or after past participles such as coloured, crammed,
crowded, filled, flavoured, packed, covered etc. The table was covered with a tablecloth.

1. The Magus was written ...... John Fowles.

2. Who was the radio invented …………..?
3. The cyclist was knocked down …………… a bus.
4. Soup is eaten ………….. a spoon.
5. The car was fixed …………. a mechanic.
6. The glass was cut …………….. a special tool.
7. Her hair is coloured ………….. henna.
8. ‘Born in the USA’ was sung ……………. Springsting.
9. The roast was flavoured ……………… wine.
10. Music will be played ………………… the local band.