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Sometimes (be) supposed to = it is said to:

e.g. Let’s go and see that film. It is supposed to be very good. (= it is said to be very good)

e.g. “Why was he arrested?” “He is supposed to have kicked a policeman.” (= he is aid to have kicked a policeman)

3.4 People say a lot of things about Arthur. Nobody knows for sure whether these things are true or not. Write sentences about Arthur using (be) supposed to:

1. Arthur eats spiders. – Arthur is supposed to eat spiders.

2. He has 12 children.

3. He is very rich.

4. He robbed a bank a long rime ago.

5. He writes poetry.

But sometimes (be) supposed to has a different meaning. “Something is supposed to” = it is planned, arranged or expected. Often this is different from what really happens:

e.g. I’d better hurry. It’s nearly 8 o’clock and I’m supposed to be meeting Ann at 8.15. (= I have arranged to meet Ann, I said I would meet her)

e.g. You were supposed to clean the windows. Why didn’t you do it?

“You are not supposed to do something” = it is not allowed or advisable for you to do it:

e.g. You are not supposed to park your car here. It’s private parking only.

3.5 Now you have to use (be) supposed to with its other meaning. In each example what happens is different from what is supposed to happen. Use (be) supposed to + one of these verbs:

arrive, be, block, come, park, phone, start

Some of the sentences are negative (like the first example):

You are not supposed to park here. It's private parking only.

The train was supposed to arrive at 11.30, but it was an hour late.

What are the children doing at home? They __________ at school at this time.

We __________ work at 8.15, but we rarely do anything before 8.30.

This door is a fire exit. You __________ it.

Oh dear! I __________ Ann but I completely forgot.

They arrived very early – at 2 o'clock. They __________ until 3.30.

Sometimes you can use get instead of be in the passive:

e.g. There was a fight at the party but nobody got hurt. (= nobody was hurt)

e.g. I don’t often get invited to parties. (= I’ m not often invited)

You can use get to say that something happens to somebody or something, especially if this is unplanned or unexpected:

e.g. Our dog got run over by a car.

You can use get only when things happen or change. For example, You can not use get in these sentences:

e.g. Jil is liked by everybody. (not “gets liked” – this is not a happening)

e.g. He was a mystery man. Nothing was known about him. (not “got known”)

We use get mainly in informal spoken English. You can use be in all situations.

We also use get in the following expressions (which are not passive in meaning): get married, get divorced, get dressed, get changed.

3.6 Complete the sentences using get/got + one of these verbs (in the correct form):

ask, break, damage, hurt, pay, steal, sting, stop, use

1. There was a fight at the party but nobody got hurt.

2. Ted _____ _____ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.

3. How did that window _____ _____?

4. These tennis courts don't _____ _____ very often. Not many people want to play.

5. I used to have a bicycle but it _____ _____.

6. Last night I _____ _____ by the police as I was driving home.

7. How much did you _____ _____ last month?

8. Please pack these things very carefully. I don't want them to _____ _____.

9. People often want to know what my job is. I often _____ _____ that question.

4.1 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive:

1. There's somebody behind us. (I think / we / follow) – I think we are being followed.

2. This room looks different. (you / paint?) – Have you painted it?

3. My car has disappeared. (it / steal!) It __________!

4. My umbrella has disappeared. (somebody / take) Somebody __________.

5. Tom gets a higher salary now. (he / promote)

6. Ann can't use her office at the moment. (it / redecorate)

7. The photocopier broke down yesterday, but now it's OK. (it / work / again; it / repair)

8. The police have found the people they were looking for. (two people / arrest / last night)

9. A tree was lying across the road. (it / blow down / in the storm)

10. The man next door disappeared six months ago. (nobody / see / since then)

11. I was mugged on my way home a few nights ago. (you / ever / mug?)

4.2 Rewrite these sentences in the passive. The subject of the active sentence can usually be omitted; you should include it in the passive sentence only if it is necessary:

1. Someone's interviewing Dr Johnson at the moment. – Dr Johnson is being interviewed at the moment.

2. You mustn't use this machine after 5.30 p.m. – This machine mustn’t be used after 5.30 p.m.

3. We had warned him the day before not to go too near the canal. – He ____.

4. They were painting the outside of the ship when the accident happened. – The outside of the ship ____.

5. You must clean this machine every time you use it. – This machine ____.

6. You should keep the flowers in a warm sunny place. – The flowers ____.

7. They're mending your shoes at the moment. – Your shoes ____.

8. Someone will drive your car to Edinburgh on Tuesday. – Your car ____.

9. We don't allow smoking in this restaurant. – Smoking ____.

10. You should pay your bill before you leave the hotel. – Your bill ____.

4.3 Turn from Passive into Active:

1. He was hit by a falling brick. – A falling brick hit him.

2. She was employed by an international company.

3. This essay was written by Sandra.

4. The burglar might have been arrested.

5. He has been sent a parcel.

6. Roger was seen to leave.

7. The kidnappers are known to have left the country.

8. The exhibition will be opened by the mayor.

9. It is hoped that the economy will improve.

4.4 Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences:

This programme showed / was shown on American TV for the first time in 2003. In this programme, fifteen women tried / were tried to win the heart of a rich young man. In the first episode, the women learnt / were learnt that there was also a prize of $1 million. The women told / were told to keep the prize a secret from the young man. The man and the women took / were taken to different Californian cities to go out on dates. At the end of each week, one woman left / was left in the show. In the final show, the last woman told / was told she must choose between the man and the money.

4.5 * Rewrite the sentences, putting the underlined verbs into the passive. Make any other changes necessary:

1. They should have given us this information ages ago. – This information should have been given to us ages ago.

2. Do you want someone to wake you up in the morning? – Do you want to be woken up in the morning?

3. I don't like someone telling me what to do.

4. The windows are really dirty: no-one 's cleaned them for weeks.

5. After the company made him redundant, he became very depressed.

6. I would like them to have given me the chance to explain my point of view, but they weren't interested.

7. I'm hoping they will choose me for the college football team.

8. People believe that many more people will die of skin cancer over the next ten years.

9. If it hadn't rained so much, we would have finished the job on time.
10. We can't take the car: the people at the garage are repairing it.

4.6 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form (the Infinitive, the Present Simple, the Past Simple):

There is an old castle in Norwich which 1) is believed (believe) to 2) _____ (haunt). It 3) ____ (call) North Castle and it 4) ____ (say) that ghosts can 5) ____ (see) there at night. The castle 6) ____ (build) 400 years ago and 7) ____ (own) by two old ladies who 8) ____ (believe) to be witches. One day, long ago, they both disappeared and they 9) ____ (never/see) again. In 1985 the castle 10) ____ (buy) by a businessman and 11) ____ (convert) into a luxurious hotel. The castle 12) ____ (visit) by quite a few guests every year and special groups 13) ____ (organise) to watch for ghosts. It has been a long time since any ghosts 14) ____ (see), but one night a trick 15) ____ (play) on some visitors by a local couple, who dressed up as the two "witches". They 16) ____ (see) by a guest, who said she 17) ____ (frighten) almost to death. The couple apologised the next day, and 18) ____ (tell) never to visit the castle again, certainly not in the middle of the night dressed up as witches.

4.7 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form (the Past Simple, the Past Perfect, the Past Continuous, the Present Simple, the Future Simple):

Professor Higgins, who 1) was awarded (award) a major science prize last month, 2) _____ (invite) to take part in a conference which 3) _____ (hold) in London last week. He 4) _____ (meet) at the airport by a driver who, unfortunately, 5) _____ (give) the name of the wrong hotel to take the professor to. A large reception 6) _____ (organise) for the professor, and at least 200 eminent scientists 7) _____ (invite) to meet him that evening. The poor professor, however, 8) _____ (leave) at a small hotel in a rather bad area, and when he asked to speak to the Head of the Conference Committee he 9) _____ (tell) to try somewhere else because he 10) _____ (not/hear of) there. Luckily, later that evening, the driver 11) _____ (send) to the hotel where the reception 12) _____ (hold), and when he 13) _____ (ask) what he had done with the professor, everyone realised that a mistake 14) _____ (make). The professor says that if he 15) _____ (ever/send) another invitation to a conference, he hopes it 16) _____ (organise) more efficiently.

4.8 Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences:

1. RARE BIRD FOUND IN REMOTE COUNTRYSIDE – A rare bird has been found in the remote countryside.

2. QUEEN WELCOMED TO AUSTRALIA YESTERDAY

3. NEW JERSEY TO BE HIT BY BAD WEATHER TOMORROW

4. FIVE PEOPLE INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT OUT

5. EXPERIMENTS BEING CARRIED OUT ON MOON ROCKS

6. POP CONCERT CALLED OFF YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF RAIN

Test yourself: passives

1. Circle a passive or active verb form:

1. Derek posted / was posted his letter to the university today.

2. We did a lot of work for the school, but we didn't pay / weren't paid.

3. My friend Douglas speaks / is spoken seven languages.

4. The letter H doesn't pronounce / isn't pronounced in French.

5. A new hospital will build / will be built in the town centre.

6. You can't come in here – the room is cleaning / is being cleaned.

7. We have invited / have been invited to John's party tonight.

2. Put simple present, simple past or future passive verbs into these sentences:

e.g. 'Frankenstein' was written by Mary Shelley. (write)

8. Butter ___________ from milk. (make)

9. Last night two men ___________ in a fight in a nightclub. (kill)

10. One day all our work ___________ by machines. (do)

11. English _________ as a second language by millions of people. (speak)

3. Circle the best way to continue:

12. I was really hungry. – A I ate six eggs. B Six eggs were eaten by me.

13. George Yeo's new book is very good. – A People bought 10,000 copies in the first week. B 10,000 copies were bought in the first week.

14. This milk tastes funny. – A I think someone has left it out of the fridge for too long. B I think it's been left out of the fridge for too long.

15. Zoe takes good care of her car. – A She checks the oil and tyres every week. B The oil and tyres are checked by her every week.

4. Put present perfect or present continuous passive verbs into these sentences:

e.g. 'Is the Army Museum still in Green Street?'

'No, it has been closed. ' (close)

16. Don't look now, but I think we __________. (follow)

17. Hello, police? I'd like to report a theft. My handbag __________. (steal)

18. 'Why did you take the bus?' 'My car __________.' (repair)

19. I think someone's been in my room – some books __________. (move)

20. 'There's nobody here.' 'No, all the students __________ home.' (send)

21. 'When _____ you _____.' 'Tomorrow morning.' (interview)

5. Use the words in italics as the subjects and verbs of passive sentences:

e.g. Nedjma is sure she's going to get a pay rise. (promise) – Nedjma has been promised a pay rise.

22. All the passengers received meal tickets. (give)

23. Ellen has seen the plans for the new building. (show)

24. Someone has promised all the office workers a week's holiday. (promise)

25. Someone sent a bill for the repairs to Laura. (send)

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