III. PUT THE VERBS INTO THE MOST SUITABLE PASSIVE FORM. 101. There's someone behind us. I think we ............... .(follow) 102. A mystery is something that ............... . (can't/explain) 103. We didn't play football yesterday. The match ............... . (cancel) 104. The television ............... . It's working again now. (repair) 105. The church tower ............... . The work is almost finished. (restore) 106. How old is the tower? - It ............... to be 600 years old. (believe) 107. If I didn't do my job properly, I ............... (would/ sack) 108. A: I left some papers on the desk last night and I can't find them now. B: They ............... away . (might/ throw) 109. I learned to swim when I was very young. I ............... by my father. (teach) 110. After ............... , I was taken to the police station. (arrest) 111. .......... you .............. (ever/ give) a birthday gift? 112. Two people ............... (report) ............... (injure) in an explosion at a factory this morning. 113. I haven't received the letter. It ............... (might/send) to the wrong address. 114. The vegetables didn't taste very good. They ............... for too long. (cook) 115. The examination papers are scored by machine. The students ............... their results next week. (tell)

I.       Put the verb into the most suitable passive form.

1.      Yesterday our teacher arrived twenty minutes late because he _________________ (catch) in a traffic jam.

2.      The morning paper _________________ (read) by over 200,000 people every day.

3.      Her electricity _________________ (cut) off when she didn’t pay her bill.

4.      The room _________________ (clean) when I arrived.

5.      A new house _________________ (build) next to ours next year.

6.      The letters _________________ (type / already) by the secretary.

7.      That letter is important. It _________________ (ought to / type) on letterhead stationery.

8.      Our class _________________ (teach) by Mr. Rice right now.

9.      Many accidents _________________ (cause) by dangerous driving.

10.  The television _________________ (repair). It’s working again now.

VII. Put the verb into the most suitable passive form.

1.    Yesterday our teacher arrived twenty minutes late because he (catch)......... in a traffic jam.

2.    The morning paper (read)..................... by over 200,000 people every day.

3.    Her electricity (cut)..................... off when she didn't pay her bill.

4.    The room (clean)..................... when I arrived.

5.    A new house (build)..................... next to ours next year.

6.    The letters (type/ already)..................... by the secretary.

7.    That letter is important. It (ought to/ type)..................... on letterhead stationery.

8.    Our class (teach)..................... by Mr. Rice right now.

9.    Many accidents (cause)..................... by dangerous driving.

10. The television (repair)..................... . It's working again now.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into their most suitable form: the present simple, the present continuous or
future simple (will + bare infinitive).
Jack: (17) ........................................................... (you/come) to the concert on Saturday?
Peter: No, I (18) ........................................................... (be) in London then.
Jack: Really? Why (19) ......................................................... (you/go) there?
Peter: I (20) ........................................................... (visit) my sister. It’s her birthday at the weekend, and we
(21) ........................................................... (go shopping) for a present.
Jack: (22) ........................................................... (you/give) me a ring before you (23) ..................................
......................... (leave)? There are a few things I’d like you to buy me while you (24) ...............................
............................ (be) there.
Peter: Sure. No problem. I (25) ........................................................... (call) you on Friday.

Put the verb into the correct form ,present simple or past simple, active or passive.

1. It’s a factory. Five hundred people .........................................( employ) there. 

2. Water ......................(cover) most of the Earth’s surface.

3. Most of the Earth’s surface ..............................(cover)  by water. 

4.The park gates ......................( lock) at 6.30p.m every evening. 

5. The letter .......................(post) a week ago and it ..................... (arrive) yesterday .

6.The boat ..........................( sink) quickly but fortunately everybody ................ ( rescue)

7.Ron’s parents .................................( die) when he was very young .He and his sister .......................(bring) up by their grandparents.

8.I was born in London but I ..............................( grow) up in the north of England 

9.While I was on holiday, my camera ..............................( disappear) from my hotel room.

10.While I was on holiday, my camera.............................( steal) from my hotel room

Put the verb into the correct form ,present simple or past simple, active or passive.

1. It’s a factory. Five hundred people.........................................( employ) there. 

2. Water......................(cover) most of the Earth’s surface.

3. Most of the Earth’s surface..............................(cover)  by water. 

4.The park gates......................( lock) at 6.30p.m every evening. 

5. The letterd.......................(post) a week ago and it ..................... (arrive) yesterday .

6.The boat..........................( sink) quickly but fortunately everybody................ ( rescue)

7.Ron’s parents.................................( die) when he was very young .He and his sister .......................(bring) up by their grandparents.

8.I was born in London but I ..............................( grow) up in the north of England 

9.While I was on holiday, my camera ..............................( disappear) from my hotel room.

10.While I was on holiday, my camera.............................( steal) from my hotel room

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. If we recycle more, we (help) ______________________ the Earth.

2. If the lake (not/ be)________________________ polluted, there would be a lot of fish.

3. Most people (leave) _____________________ before the volcano erupted.

4. Ten new houses (build) _____________________ in the town every year.

5. Mrs. Loan (teach) ____________________ English for more than 10 years.

II. Put the verbs into the suitable form, the present perfect or the present perfect progressive.

1.A: I feel very tired.

B: It's because you.....................(do)too much.

A:Well , at least I.....................(finish)that report now, and I can relax.

2.A: Someone.....................(leave) the ladder outside,look.

B: I expect that's Mike. He.....................(clean) the windows.I don't think he .....................(finish) yet.

3.A: You've got mud on your shoes.

B: It's all right,I'll take them off.I.....................(work) in the garden.

A: Yes,it looks a lot tidier.Well done.You.....................(do) a good job.

4.A: I.....................(hear) that you and Harriet are building a garage.How long .....................(you/do)that?

B: Oh,for about a month now.We.....................(do) about half of it.

5.A: You're still reading that book,aren't you? How long.....................(you/read)it?

B: I.....................(read) it for three days, but I.....................(not/finish)it yet.

II. Put the verbs into the suitable form, the present perfect or the present perfect progressive.

1. A: How long.........(you/study)English?

   B: I.........(learn) English since I was twelve.

2. A: Are you waiting for someone?

B: Yes,I.........(wait) for two hours, but my friend.........(not come) yet

3. A: I .........(lose) my address book.........(you/see) it anywhere?

B: Yes,I.........(just/see) it on the bookshelf.

4.A: You look tired.........(you/work) so hard?

B:Yes,I.........(study) for four hours and probably won't finish until midnight.

5. .........(you/see) Mark recetly?

B: No, I .........(not/see) him since Christmas, I wonder where he.........(live) since then.

Exercises
10.3 Put the verbs into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.)
1. Where have you been? .............Have you been playing......(you/play) tennis?
2. Look! Somebody ............................... (break) that window.
3. You look tired. .............................................. (you/work) hard.
4. "............................................. (you/ever/work) in a factory?" "No,never".
5. "Jane is away on holiday." "Oh, is she? Where ................................. (she/go)?"
6. My brother is an actor. He ................................................ (appear) in several films.