Active or passive.

1. The book (write) in 1978 but it (not to publish) until 1986. 2. A lion (escape) from the National Zoo yesterday, but it (catch) a few hours later. 3. Two men (arrest) by the police last night after their car (stop) at a police road-block in Kent. 4. A new comet (discover) by scientists who (work) at the Jodrell Bank radio telescope. 5. This portrait (paint) in the sixteenth century, and just (sell) to a Japanese art gallery. 6. My water (cut off) yesterday although my water bill (pay) two weeks ago. 7. The results of the test which students (take) last Tuesday (send) by post in a week’s time. 8. The money (believe) (steal) by two men who (see) entering the bank yesterday afternoon. 9. Don’t worry. If the man (try) to escape, he (arrest) by the security guards. 10. I (ask) to tell you that your application for the post of Assistant Manager (accept). 11. She (release) from prison last week and at the moment she (stay) with friends. 12. A lot of people (invite) to our last party, but some of them (not to receive) their invitations in time. 13. I’m afraid that my car (steal), so can someone (meet) me at the station? 14. It recently (decide) that in future smoking (not allow) in the building. 15. Why Sue (resign) from her job? Didn’t she enjoy it? 16. Why Bill (sack) from his job? What did he do wrong? 17. The company is not independent. It (own) by a much larger company. 18. I (learn) to swim when I was very young. I (teach) by my father. 19. Can you come to the police station? The man who (suspect) of stealing your wallet (arrest), and (question) at the moment. The police hope he (identify), either by you or another witness. 20. I’m sorry I (not to write) to you lately but my house (break into) a few weeks ago and I (feel) rather upset since then.

Exercise 20. Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable form: active or passive.

1. She told us that she just (phone) the main office and that our order (send) on the previous day. 2. Nothing (do) about the hole in the road so far, so I (think) a letter should (write) to the local council. 3. I (not to realise) that the electricity bill (not to pay) last month, and now the power (cut off). 4. As soon as the house (decorate), we (go) away for a few days. 5. Don’t enter the room, it (air). 6. You see that a lot of work (do) since you left. 7. While our breakfast (make) I told him our story. 8. You can’t use the refrigerator at the moment, it (fix) by the mechanic. 9. A new metro line (construct) now. One of its stations (build) in our street. 10.You can’t go in. She (interview) for the TV. 11. Look! There’s nothing here. Everything (take) away. 12. She promised that nothing (do) till he came back. 13. Her brother (elect) president of the new concern. 14. The lists (send) to both newspapers and now (print). 15. The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth. Forty per cent of the world’s oxygen (produce) there. 16. The game probably (win) by the other team tomorrow. They’re a lot better than we are. 17. There was a terrible accident on a busy downtown street yesterday. Dozens of people (see) it, including my friend, who (interview) by the police. 18. The government used to support the school. Today it (support) by private funds as well as by the tuition the students pay. 19. Right now a student trip to the planetarium (organise) by Mrs Hunt. You can sign up for it at her office. 20. He is a man whose name will go down in history. He never (forget).

Exercise 21. Put the verbs in brackets into the most suitable form:

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