Passive Voice

We have warned you  You have been warned

Candidates may not use dictionaries  Dictionaries may not be used by candidates
Why have they never read my books?  Why has this book never been read?
They waste a lot of time discussing unimportant things  A lot of time is wasted discussing
unimportant things
People think that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall  The prisoner is thought
to have escaped by climbing over the wall
People know that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law  the Prime Minister is
known to be in favour…
They gave me two hours to make my decision  I was given two hours to make the
decision
Nobody has told me that John was ill  I wasn´t told that John was ill

Questions

I´ve been here for two months  How long have you been here
The neighbours complained about the smell  What did the neighbour complain about?
He tried to blow up Parliament  What did he try?
I bought the big one  What did you buy?
Your father told me about it  Who told you about it?
This is John´s coat  Whose is this coat?
The desks were very old-fashioned  What were the desks like?
The concert began at 8:00  What time did the concert begin?
The best kind costs about fifty pounds  How much does the best kind cost?
Doing the laundry is really boring  What is really boring?

Conditionals

a) If I failed my driving test …I would get really angry

b) If Marisa forgot his birthday …he wouldn´t invite her to his party

c) If you had told the truth …nothing would have happened

d) If the flight had been cancelled …we would have had to stay here for two hours

e) If the film is too long … people will get bored

Rewrite these sentences with the new beginnings (do not change the meanings)
He failed the exam because he was so lazy
Because of ………his laziness, he failed the exam
Never buy shoes unless you try them on first
Never buy shoes without ……….trying them on first
Since he was elected, the Prime Minister has become very popular
Since his ………election, the Prime Minister has become very popular
There´s nobody else to help me
There isn´t ………anybody else to help me.
I´m not that old
I´m not as old …………as that
I told you, didn´t I?
Didn´t I …………..tell you?
Somebody´s ringing the bell
 There´s …………somebody ringing the bell
His grandfather is so old
His grandfather is such ………an old person