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    Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate •

    TEST 7 • passives

    Name 

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    1 The basics – verb forms. Make passive sentences. Use uncontracted forms (e.g. I have been NOT I’ve been).
      has been seen
    A police car in our street. (see: present perfect)
    ▲

    1 Penicillin by Alexander Fleming. (discover: simple past)


    2 The meat with either rice or potatoes. (serve: simple present)
    3 The dog by our neighbours. (look after: present progressive)
    4 Who to speak at Jill and Sam’s wedding? (ask: present perfect)
    5 All the sandwiches (eat: past perfect)
    6 ‘Excuse me. Our room this morning. It’s Room 201.’ (not clean: simple past)

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    2 The basics – present and past progressive; present and past perfect. Circle  the correct form.
    1 Normally sushi with raw fish and rice.
    A is making B is made C is being made
    2 ‘Is my wife still with the doctor?’  ‘Yes, she now.’
    A is seen B is being seen C has been seen
    3 I was so sorry when I heard that your son in an accident last week.
    A was being hurt B has been hurt C had been hurt
    4 We couldn’t use the conference room for the 9 o’clock meeting because it
    A has been cleaned B is being cleaned C was being cleaned
    5 Sometimes I to speak at conferences. When this happens, I nearly always say ‘yes’.
    A am asked B am being asked C have been asked
    6 I opened the fridge and saw that all the milk
    A was being drunk B has been drunk C had been drunk
    7 The repairs on her house before October.
    A aren’t finished B won’t be finished C won’t be being finished

    ●
    3 Passive infinitives and -ing forms. Put in be, to be or being.
    1 They want respected.
    2 She mustn’t interrupted while she’s working.
    3 He’s sensitive – he hates laughed at.
    4 I don’t mind criticised, as long as it’s fair.
    5 I hope sent an invitation to Sue’s party.
    6 We may not asked to stay for dinner.
    7 What time would you like woken in the morning?
    8 What happened was an accident, so he shouldn’t punished. 

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    Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate   TEST 7 • passives   © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter  PHOTOCOPIABLE
    ●
    4 Verbs with two objects. Correct (✓) or not (✗)?
    1 A present was given all the children at the end of the party. 
    2 Somebody promised a pay rise the workers. 
    3 The president has been shown a report about the disaster. 
    4 All the students were sent their exam results. 
    5 We were promised to an apology. 
    6 They were taught tennis by a professional coach. 

    ●
    5 Reasons for using passives. Circle  the best way to continue – A or B.
    1 Brian uses his mobile phone a lot.
    A He sends texts to his friends all day long. B His friends are sent texts by him all day long.
    2 Paula sings in a choir.
    A Somebody asked her to join two years ago. B She was asked to join two years ago.
    3 This chocolate cake tastes delicious.
    A I think someone has made it with real chocolate. B I think it has been made with real chocolate.

    ●
    6 Mixed structures. Put in the missing words (one or more). Use uncontracted forms.
    1 He was angry that he been criticised in the newspaper.
    2 The winning team probably welcomed by the President when they come home.
    3 Cricket mainly in English-speaking countries.
    4 you given something for your headache by the nurse?
    5 I realised I being talked by the rest of the class, and I didn’t like it.
    6 ‘Incomprehensible’ means ‘can’t   ’
    7 Who this book written
    8 I was driving too fast, so I was lucky that I   stopped by the police officers.
    9 was the planet Neptune discovered ?
    10 The furniture was for with a stolen credit card.

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    Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate   TEST 7 • passives   © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter  PHOTOCOPIABLE

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