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passive voice / personal-impersonal passive

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#passive voice

The examiner tells candidates the regulations at the beginning of the exam. TOLD At the beginning of the exam candidates ..... the regulations.

are told / about are told

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Did we send that letter to Mr Thomas? WAS Do you know if ..... to Mr Thomas?

that letter was sent / the letter was sent

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We haven't arranged a date for the wedding yet. BEEN A date for the wedding ..... yet.

has not been arranged / hasn't been arranged

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They will have given him the news by now. TOLD He ..... the news by now.

will have been told / 'll have been told

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Experts estimate that most people now have access to the Internet. IS ..... that most people now have access to the Internet.

It's estimated / It's estimated by experts

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The garage on the corner usually repairs my car. HAVE I ..... by the garage on the corner.

usually have my car repaired / usually get my car repaired

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Steve definitely didn't write that essay. HAVE That essay ..... by Steve.

can't have been written / won't have been written

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The police have cancelled the demonstration. HAS The demonstration ..... by the police.

has been cancelled / 's been cancelled

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It is said that these herbs are good for you. SAID These herbs.....good.

are said to be

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.It is said that children are afraid of ghosts. ARE Children.... afraid of ghosts.

are said to be

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They say that women live longer than men. IS It ..... longer than men.

is said that women live

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They think she has written a book. THOUGHT She is .....a book.

thought to have written

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People believe he is working in Germany. IS He ..... in Germany.

is believed to be working

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People believe that John Lennon was a great musician. BELIEVED John Lennon .....a great musician.

is believed to have been

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It is thought that the government was building new schools. THOUGHT The government is .... new schools.

thought to have been building

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It was believed that he had lived in London. BELIEVED He ..... in London.

was believed to have lived

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