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WorksheetsPassive & Causative practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
When Nadine arrived, she soon ____ at all her jokes.
had everyone laughed
had laughing everyone
had everyone laughing
had laughed everyone
The government must _____ strong measures against crime.
be seen be taking
see to be taking
seen to take
be seen to be taking
Mrs Davies asked me to tell you that she would like _______ by Friday at the latest.
the orders sent
sending the orders
that you sent
sent the orders
Joining a gym ______ but I didn't really fancy the idea.
was suggested me
to me was suggested
was suggested to me
was suggesting me
There ______ between 4,000 and 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.
say to be
are said that
are said to be
said being
I spoke to Victor last night and he says he _____ while he was on holiday.
had stolen his phone
got stolen his phone
was got his phone stolen
had his phone stolen
Why didn't you ____ you when you moved house?
have Aaron help
have got Aaron help
have Aaron helped
get Aaron help
Profits ________ slightly next year, although we don't predict any job losses.
expect to fall
are expecting to fall
are expected falling
are expected to fall
It's hard to believe that this film ______ completely by computer.
was been generating
has generated
has been generated
was to generate
Complete the sentence correctly.
Brian ... the money ... (send) to his bank account yesterday.
(a)
Use the words person / action to complete the sentence.
You use the Passive Voice to emphasise the ... and not the ... who performs it.
(a)
Which of the statements does NOT apply to the causative?
We use it to describe something that is done to us.
It is formed with the Past Participle.
We use it when whe have arranged for someone to do something for us.
We need the auxiliary verb "be" to form it.
Which one is INCORRECT?
Use the given words to make sentences using causative structures.
After (a) ( I /the sleeves/shorten) , the jacket I bought fit me perfectly.
Rewrite the sentence using the structure have something done.
The hairdresser's dyed Stella's hair.
(a)
