HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

6Write sentences that mean the same as each original sentence. Use the correct form of
have / get something done.
1. I never repair my car myself.

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2. I didn’t make this birthday cake.

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3. He hasn’t cut his hair for a year!

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4. They’re not renovating their house themselves.

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7 Complete the sentences using the words in brackets and the correct form of have / get something done.
1. A: That’s a great tattoo!

B: Thanks, I .................................................................................... . (do / last week)

2. A: Where have you been for the past half hour?

B: I ....................................................................................................... . (car / wash)

3. A: I’m really looking forward to having an air conditioner.

B: ............................................................................................ ? (you / install / soon)

THE PASSIVE VOICE

1 Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. They usually give the final exam in April, but this year, it .................................. until May. (not give)

2. This e-mail isn’t for me. It .................................. to me by mistake. (must / send)

3. By the time we got back to the hotel, our room .................................. . (clean)

4. My project .................................. last week. I had too much work to do! (not finish)

5. A new shopping centre .................................. nearby, so there are lots of big lorries in my street
these days. (build)

6. Everyone seems to think that a peace agreement .................................. as early as next month. (could / sign)

7. Someone found my niece’s lost puppy. It .................................. to her tomorrow. (return)

8. The problem .................................. endlessly, but nobody has come up with a realistic solution yet. (discuss)
 2 Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive form of the verb in brackets.
1. This is a great café. They .................................. (serve) delicious pastries, and everyone .................................. (give)
a second cup of coffee for free.

2. The school computers .................................. (must / use) only for schoolwork. In addition, paper ..................................
no longer .................................. (will / provide) for printing, so be sure to bring your own.
3. Although the film .................................. (make) last year, no details about it .................................. (reveal)
to the press yet.

4. That CD .................................. (might / record) in 2000, when the band .................................. (live)
in Tokyo.

5. That company .................................. (have) offices all over the world. More than 5,000 people ..................................
currently .................................. (employ) in its 80 locations.

6. That factory .................................. (renovate) a year ago. Since then, more cars
.................................. (produce) there than ever before.

3 Write sentences that logically follow the original sentences. Use the words in brackets.
Use the passive form of the verbs.
1. The band is planning next year’s concert tour. (the first concert / hold / in / New York City)

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2. We made a mistake by not asking Melissa to attend the meeting yesterday. (she / should / include)

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3. She was shocked when she won the award. (she / not know / that / she / consider / for / it)

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4. Look at all the police in here! (I / think / the bank / just / rob)

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5. This is the newest shopping centre in the country. (it / build / in 2006)

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6. The room is nearly ready for the party. ( it / decorate / right / now)

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4 Complete the passage with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.
6 December 2005
A LOTTERY’S BIG WINNERS … AND LOSERS
If you asked anyone, “1. .................................. you .................................. (want) to win a huge lottery?”,
the answer would most probably be “Yes!” We 2. .................................. (believe) that most of our problems
3. .................................. (can / solve) by having a lot of money. But for some big lottery winners, the opposite
4. .................................. (prove) to be the case. For example, when $34 million 5. .................................. (won)
by Mack Metcalf and Virginia Merida, who were about to divorce, their problems 6. .................................. (become)
worse. Some of their winnings 7. .................................. (use) to buy large homes and fancy cars. But perhaps some
of the money 8. .................................. (should / spend) on helping Metcalf overcome his addiction to alcohol. It
eventually 9. .................................. (get) worse after his win and 10. .................................. (blame) for his death,
in 2003. The reason for Merida’s death, in late November of this year, 11. .................................. (not yet determine)
as of the time this article 12. .................................. (write). Her body 13. .................................. (find) in her home,
and the cause of death 14. .................................. currently .................................. (investigate). A drug overdose,
either accidental or deliberate, 15. .................................. (suspect) by some people. Some of Metcalf and Merida’s
acquaintances believe that their deaths 16. .................................. (may / cause) indirectly by their sudden wealth.
“When you put that kind of money in the hands of somebody with problems, it just helps them kill themselves,”
Marilyn Collins, Metcalf’s first wife, recently told a reporter.