The passive

Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable passive tense.

1- Two men ___________________ (see) running out of the bank yesterday morning.
2- The flowers ___________________ (already / water).
3- The Smiths’ house _________________ (paint) at the moment.
4- The rubbish _____________________ (already/collect) when I left for work.
5- The note _______________________ (could/not/read) because the handwriting was very
messy.
6- Our exams ______________________ (not/mark) yet.
7- His car __________________________ (wash) every Saturday.
8- The window ________________________ (break) before the children arrived.
9- The house _______________________ (would/sell) if it wasn’t so expensive.
10- Mary __________________________ (invite) to the party but unfortunately she couldn’t
make it.

Rewrite the following in the passive.

1- Who invented the telephone?

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2- The thief stole all the money in the till.
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3- Charles Dickens has written this poem.
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4- Many tourists visit the Eiffel Tower every year.
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5- The fire damaged many buildings in the city centre.
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6- The repairman is fixing the washing machine.
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7- They will open the new library to the public in September.
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8- We took many of these photographs when we were in India.
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9- Dora sold three sculptures at the gallery opening.
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10- Who made this delicious chocolate cake?
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 Conditionals
Complete the sentences.

1- If I had a lot of money, _________________________________________________

2- If you go to the gym every day, ____________________________________________
3- If you touch the hot iron, _________________________________________________
4- If Sally had passed her exams, ____________________________________________
5- If Fred had a summer house, _______________________________________________
6- If I hadn’t woken up late, ___________________________________________________
7- If you don’t call him, _____________________________________________________
8- If they had invited him to the picnic, __________________________________________
9- If I had studied more this year, _______________________________________________