Exercise I. Using one was/were + past participle (passive) form, and one past simple (active) form, which one of the two verbs can complete both sentences in the pair? (A)
1.
a) She .was.noticed, coming into class late. (recall /(notice))
b) I ..noticed... her carrying a yellow bag.
2.
a) I them taking apples from my garden. (catch / not mind)
b) They stealing apples from the farmer's fields.
3.
a) As he fell into the pool, he himself shouting for help. (imagine / hear)
b) Jones shouting at Mrs Markham before the robbery.
4.
a) I waiting for at least an hour. (dislike / keep)
b) I getting caught in the rain without an umbrella.
5.
a) We the bills waiting for us when we got home. (find / dread)
b) They entering the building with knives.
6.
a) We the birthday presents that Uncle Joseph sent. (see / like)
b) The children playing football in the park this morning.
Keys:
2. a caught; b were caught
3. a heard; b was heard
4. a was kept; b kept
5. a found; b were found
6. a saw; b were seen
Exercise II. 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. (A & B) avoid / ran down seem / design appear / crack deserve / given/not mind / photograph deny / pay resent / ask tend / forget
1. He ...deserved to be ..given... a n 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 the meeting.
5. Many reliable methods of storing information when computers arrived.
6. I narrowly by the bus as it came round the corner.
7. The parents with their children.
8. The window in a number of places.
Keys:
2. seemed to be designed
3. denied being paid
4. resented being asked
5. tended to be forgotten
6. avoided being run down
7. didn't mind being photographed
8. appeared to be cracked
Exercise III. If necessary, correct these sentences. (A & B)
1. Ken was wanted to be 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 be 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.
Keys:
1. No passive. Possible correction: People wanted Ken to be the leader of the party.
2. I had been taught to play chess...
3. √
4. The painting has been reported (to be) missing.
5. No passive. Possible correction: Everyone hates Derek to be away from home so often.
6. √
7. No passive. Possible correction: Her parents prefer Jane to ride her bike where they can seeher.
Exercise IV. Make passive sentences beginning with the underlined word(s). Does the sentence you have written have a corresponding meaning to the original, or a different meaning? (B)
1. The Japanese visitors struggled to understand lames.
2. The questions appeared to confuse David.
3. The teacher tended to ignore the girls at the front.
4. Lesley refused to congratulate Tim.
Keys:
1. James struggled to be understood by the Japanese visitors, (different meaning)
2. David appeared to be confused by the questions, (corresponding meaning)
3. The girls at the front tended to be ignored by the teacher, (corresponding meaning)
4. Tim refused to be congratulated by Lesley, (different meaning)
