8A GRAMMAR the passive
a Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the passive.
1 Three men were arrested this evening and will be questioned by police tomorrow morning.
(question)
2 Oh no. My bike isn’t here! It must . (steal)
3 At the moment three suspects by the police. (interrogate)
4 The accident happened because the car at 180 kph. (drive)
5 The drugs when the lorry at the border. (discover, stop)
6 Strong measures must to reduce the amount of crime in the city. (take)
7 People who shoplifting often turn out to have some kind of psychological problem.
(catch)
8 The town hall again – someone has painted graffiti over the walls. It’s the third time
this year. (vandalize)
9 As soon as we got home we could see that the kitchen window and that there were
two men in the living room. (break)
10 Police are worried that a lot of tourists this weekend during the carnival. (rob)
11 In the past people used to prison for speaking out against the government. (send)
b Complete the newspaper report with the verbs in brackets in the passive. Add any other
necessary words, e.g. to or that.
Investigation after seaside incident
Police have begun an enquiry after a Five men, who 6 (think) be
fight broke out between several people in from the Brighton area, and are aged
Lindhurst Road, Poole. between 21 and 32, have been arrested.
The fight 1 is believed to (believe) have The police are asking anyone who
started in the early hours of Friday witnessed the incident to contact them
morning at an address near the corner of urgently. All information will be treated
Lindhurst Road. It 2 (think) confidentially.
the fight started after a car was damaged
by one of the men.
At least one of the men involved
3
(say) have been armed. Three
men remain in hospital and are being
treated for injuries, which 4
(understand) be the result of the fight.
It 5 (expect) one man will be
released from hospital later today.
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c Choose one of the headlines below and write a short news article in about 100 words.
• Vandals attack cars in supermarket car park
• Two men escape from prison van
• Armed men steal £50,000 from post office
• Robbery at town centre jeweller’s
• Woman attacked by mugger in local park
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8B GRAMMAR reporting verbs
a Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 A Remind me to book a taxi to the airport. (book)
B We don’t need one, Andy’s offered us a lift. (give)
2 A Hi, Tom. I’m surprised to see you here. I didn’t think you liked opera.
B I don’t, but Delia persuaded me tonight. (come)
3 A Have the police found the men that robbed the supermarket?
B Apparently, they’ve arrested one man, but he denies anything to do with it.
(have)
4 A I’ve always regretted to university when I was younger. (not go)
B Well it’s never too late. Why don’t you apply?
5 A Have the kids been arguing again? Oliver’s really upset, but he refuses me why.
(tell)
B Oh, Harry’s accused Oliver of one of his toys, and now they aren’t speaking to
each other. (break)
6 A Where are you going on holiday this year?
B We haven’t decided yet. Molly suggested on a cruise, but I always get seasick. (go)
7 A Someone broke into the car and stole my laptop while I was in the supermarket.
B I warned you it in the car. Have you reported it to the police? (not leave)
8 A There’s a funny smell in the kitchen.
B That’s because your dad insisted on curry for dinner and he burnt it. (make)
b Complete the sentences using the reporting verb in brackets and a verb from the list.
come cook eat forget keep lose tidy try
1 Adam offered to cook dinner for everyone. (offer)
2 Andy his room at the weekend. (promise)
3 Roger to call. (apologize)
4 Bill his father all of his money in the bank. (advise)
5 Kathy the new pizza place. (suggest)
6 Ruby all of the chocolates. (admit)
7 Mike me to the theatre with him. (invite)
8 Jamie us the match. (blame)
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c Think of a time when you…
• received some good advice. My sister advised me to do a course to improve my computer skills.
• apologized to someone.
• offered to help someone.
• made a suggestion.
• were blamed for something you didn’t do.
• regretted something you did / didn’t do.
Make sentences using reported speech. Then compare your sentences with your partner.
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