PASSIVE+MODAL+REPORT

1) Complete these sentences with appropriate passive (if possible) or active form of the verbs.
1. A number of priceless works of art ………………… in the earthquake.
2. By the time Carol ………… we had finished eating and were ready to go.
3. No record ………….. of the visit he claimed to have made to Paris in 1941.
4. Because my visa had expired I ………………… from re-entering the country.
5. It is generally agreed that new industries …………. For the southern part of the country.
6. If Nick hadn’t come along, I don’t know what would ……………………
7. The coastline ……….. into the distance as our ship sailed further away.
8. A new drug ……… to combat asthma in small children.
9. When Kathy left the room, everyone …………….
10. A number of political prisoners ……….within the next few days.

2) If possible, make a corresponding passive sentence, if it is not possible, write ‘No passive’
1. The committee called on Paula to explain her reasons for the proposed changes.
2. I got down most of what he said in his lecture.
3. The surgeons operated on him for nearly 12 hours
4. Sandra let out a scram and she collapsed to the floor.
5. Hugh takes after Edward – they’re both very well organized.
6. All his relatives approved of his decision.

3) Rewrite these sentences beginning with (The) + a noun formed from the underlined verb and a
passive verb. Choose an appropriate verb tense and make any other necessary changes.
1. They will consider the issue at next week’s meeting. Consideration will be given to the issue at next
week’s meeting.
2. They eventually permitted the site to be used for the festival.

3. They have transferred the money to my bank account.

4. They will present the trophy after the speeches.

5. They will not announce the finding until next week.

6. They demolished the building in only two days.

7. They will produce the new car in a purpose-built factory.

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4) Complete the sentences using a pair of verbs. Use the past simple for the first verb and a passive
form with being + past participle or to be+ past participle for the second.

Avoid/run down seem/design appear/crack deserve/given

Not mind/photograph deny/pay resent/ask tend/forget
1. He ……………………….. an award for bravery.
2. The tin opener…………………………… for left-handed people.
3. He …………….. any money for giving his advice to the company.
4. She ………………………. To make tea for everyone at het meeting.
5. Many reliable methods of storing information ………………. When computers arrived.
6. I narrowly …………………… by the bus as it cam round the corner.
7. The parents …………..with their children.
8. The window ………………….. in a number of places.

5) If necessary, correct these sentences.

1. Ken was wanted to the leader of the party.
2. I had been taught to be played chess by the time I was four.
3. Monica is considered to the best student in the class.
4. The painting has been reported being missing.
5. Derek is hated to be away from home so often.
6. Joan and Frank are being allowed to keep the prize money.
7. Jane is preferred to ride her bike where her parents can see her.

6) Make passive sentences beginning with the underline word(s).

1. The Japanese visitors struggled to understand James.
2. The questions appeared to confuse David.
3. The teacher tended to ignore the girls at the front.
4. Lesley refused to congratulate Tim.

7) Rewrite theses sentences in passive form.

1. I noticed her carrying a yellow bag.

2. I didn’t mind them taking apples from my garden.

3. People hear Jones shouting at Mrs. Markham before the robbery.

4. People find them entering the building with knives.

5. We expect the repair to be very expensive indeed.

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 6. We’ve discover that the brakes are badly worn.

7. We consider that the petrol tank is dangerous.

8. We’ve found that the tyres are unsafe.

8) Write a past simple passive sentence beginning with There…….. from the note. If no passive sentences
with There……. is possible, write a sentence with It……that.......
1. 30,000 people at the concert/ report. There were reported to be 30,000 people at the concert.
2. Half a million refugees in the camps/ estimate.

3. Gas was poisonous/ assume.

4. The President would make a statement later/ expect.

5. Fault in the equipment/ show

6. Beijing was not yet ready to hold the Olympic Games/ feel

7. Over 100 winners in the competition/ say

8. She had resigned from the government/ understand

9. Connection between the disease and eating fish/ show

9) Correct these sentences where necessary, or put a .

1. Business letters had better be brief and to the point.
2. It’s cold outside, so you had better put on a warm coat.
3. I think children had better learn to cook at an early age.
4. You’d better not to go out tonight. It’s raining.
5. As you are feeling ill, you’d better not go to work
6. Some plants had better not be grown in direct sunlight. It will damage their leaves.

10) Correct the sentences if necessary, or put a .

1. I had to work late on Friday, so my mother would pick up Sue from school. picked
2. Mary wouldn’t sing for me, even though I often asked her to.

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 3. The moment I asked Steve, he would agree to lend me the car for the day.
4. When I phoned, the receptionist wouldn’t let me have an appointment with Dr Johnson before next
seek.
5. At the interview they wouldn’t tell me how much travelling was involved in the job.
6. Yesterday he would make ma sandwiches and would bring me a cup of coffee.
7. When I had problems with my homework last night, my father would do it for me.
8. Five years ago, the children thin this school would help ho plant all the trees you see before you.
9. Before he moved to London, Thomas would meet me every day after work.
10. When I was young, shopkeepers would cycle around town, delivering food to customers.

11) Complete these sentences with will have or would have and the past participle of one of these verbs.

Call collapse develop disapprove enjoy

Forget pass receive save spend
1. Mary’s mother certainly ……………………………………… of the amount of make-up she was
wearing.
2. John is going to spend a year away from his family in Peru. By the time he sees his children again he
……………………..what they look like.
3. I ……………………………the office to tell them I would be late, but I was stuck in a traffic jam and
couldn’t get to a phone.
4. Even if I had worked harder, I don’t think I ………………….. the maths exam.
5. I am sure you …………..my letter of resignation by now.
6. By the time we reach New Zealand on Thursday, we ………………….. over 60 hours travelling.
7. Why didn’t you buy the fish from the market? You …………………….a lot of money.
8. It’s a pity that Tony wasn’t there to see the play. He ……………………..it.
9. The government ……………years ago without the support of the Socialists.
10. Professor Thomas is confident that before the year 2021, scientists …………………….a cure for the
common cold

12) Choose a pair of verbs to complete the reports of what was said. Make the verb negative in the
reporting clause.
Predict/ would expect/ lend believe/could explain/be want/wait
Complain/could
1. ‘I bet Peter won’t be on time.’
 She predicted that Peter wouldn’t be on time.
2. ‘you can’t jump across the river.’
 She
3. ‘I can’t see the stage clearly.’
 He said he
4. ‘I’d rather you didn’t wait for me’
 He
5. ‘it’s not possible to see Mr. Charles today.’

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  He
6. ‘Alan probably won’t lend us his car.’
 They

13) Complete the sentences to report what was said. The original statements were all made last week.
1. ‘John left here an hour ago.’  she told me that John had left (or left) there an hour before (or
previously).
2. ‘Jim’s arriving at our house tomorrow.’  she told me ….
3. ‘Pam visited us yesterday.’  she told me….
4. ‘I was late for work this morning.’  she told me ………
5. ‘I like your coat. I’m looking for one like that myself.’  she told me……

14) Complete these sentences with either said or told.

1. He ………….that the grass needed cutting.
2. We’ve finally ……..Don’s parents that we’re getting married.
3. My brother ………..to me that she thought I was looking unwell.
4. Ann ……………me that you’re moving to Canada.
5. When David came back, he ………..us all about his holiday.
6. On the news, they ………that there had been a big earthquake in Indonesia.
7. Mr. Picker ……….. to the press that he was selling his company, but I don’t believe him.
8. My mother ………….me about the time she worked in a chocolate factory.
9. They …………to us that they were going to be a little late

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