Unit 4 Grammar practice

The passive The causative

1 Choose the correct alternatives. 4 Tick (✓) the sentences where someone asked or
arranged for another person to do something for them.
My shoes are cleaned / are being cleaned twice a
week. She’s had a dress made for the wedding. ✓
1 Will the dress be cleaned / cleaned tomorrow? 1 We’re getting our garage door painted this week.
2 Your shirt hasn’t been sold / wasn’t sold yet.
3 Her designs has been worn / were worn at a 2 They’ll decorate the hall for the show.
fashion show last month. 3 Petra had dyed her hair purple!
4 While her hair was being cut / will be cut, she read 4 They had their shoes repaired in the shop.
a magazine.
5 Will he get a suit made for him?
5 We are being taught / were taught how to knit at
the moment. 5 Put the words in the correct order to form causative
6 She had been warned / is being warned about her sentences.
inappropriate clothes before her boss sacked her. my flat / had / painted / yesterday / I
7 Many fashionable shoes were being bought / I had my flat painted yesterday.
are bought in high-street shops every day.
1 car / got / his / repaired / at / He / the garage
8 The dress that I wore last night is being washed /
was being washed at the moment.
2 they / get / walked / their dog / next week / Will / ?
2 Put the words in the correct order to form passive
sentences.
3 recently / haven’t / had / cut / the grass / We
served / at 8 o’clock / be / the waiter / by / Dinner / will
Dinner will be served at 8 o’clock by the waiter.
4 tested / is / her ears / Penelope / today / having
1 being / a dressmaker / by / your dress / made / Is / ?

5 a swimming pool / getting / Are / installed / you / ?

2 by / wasn’t / designed / my mum / This jewellery

3 The vintage dresses / bought / have / the museum / 6 Write sentences using the causative. Use either the
been / by formal or the informal form shown in brackets.
1FUFS

IJT
IBJS

DVU

PODF
B
NPOUI
informal

4 made / My clothes / are / by / famous designers Peter gets his hair cut once a month.
1 Nellie / her nails / manicured / this time yesterday.
5 I / My suit / arrived at / had / cleaned / been / when / formal

the shop

*

NZ
PME
TIPFT

SFQBJSFE

MBUFS
UPEBZ
formal

6 closed / The fashion shop / last week / was


5IFZ

B
QJ[[B

EFMJWFS

XIFO
XF
BSSJWF
informal

3 Tick (✓) the passive sentences in which you can omit

the agent. 
ZPV

ZPVS
TVJU

DMFBO

MBTU
XFFLFOE
formal

Her clothes had already been ironed by her sister when she
arrived home. ✓ 
5JOB

OPU

IFS
DBS

SFQBJS

MBTU
OJHIU
informal

1 The fashion show was watched by thousands of people.


*

NZ
IBJS

MBTU
XFFL

DVU
formal

2 High heels are often worn by women on special

occasions. 7 My mum / not / her house / decorated / next year
3 My wedding dress is being delivered by the company informal

tomorrow.
4 My suit was cleaned by the dry cleaner’s.

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