Passives

I am in trouble because

• I have punished three times this week.

• I have being punished three times this week.

• I am being punished three times this week.

• I have been punished three times this week.

Tom Cruise

• is said being a good actor.

• is said to be a good actor.

• says he is being a good actor.

• was been a good actor said.

In which sentence could you leave out the word by

• Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens.

• He was bitten by a jellyfish.

• Oranges are grown by farmers in Valencia.

• I was stopped by the police on my way home.

Which of the following sentences is more formal_

• I will get her to pick up my books.

• Swimming is known to be good for your back.

• We were made to stay in class.

• The castle was built in the 13th century.

I almost got run over on my way to school. In this sentence the speaker

• ... likes to do exercise.

• ...doesn’t want to go to school.

• ...expresses an undesired situation.

• ...received a present.

I fell asleep

• while a film was being shown.

• has been shown.

• got been shown.

• showed.

People say she has won three gold medals. She is

• said to win three gold medals.

• told to win three gold medals.

• said to have been won three gold medals.

• said to have won three gold medals.

Transform into the passive. They are fixing the bridge.

• The bridge is fixed.

• The bridge is been fixed.

• The bridge is fixing.

• The bridge is being fixed.

Complete the sentence. In the Middle Ages, the world _______ believed to be flat.

• is

• has been

• has been

• was

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• My uncle will have two books published this year.

• My uncle will have published two books this year.

• My uncle is publishing two books this year.

• Two books my uncle will have this year published.