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If the cat is chasing the mouse, that means the mouse ______
is being chased by the cat
I gave him a book for his birthday—> he _______________
he was given a book for his birthday (by me)
More than 120 billion business emails ___________ (send) worldwide every day
are sent
Toys ____________ (make) in this factory since 1975.
have been made
A complaint made by workers is that they ______________ (underpay) for the increased work they now do.
they are being underpaid
Basketball was invented ___ a school teacher
by
The door should _______ last night. Now, because of you, our possessions are gone!
should have been
The slices of meat are very thin because they _________ with a very sharp knife
they are/were cut
I must ________ (leave) the window open. The papers _________ (disappear)
I must HAVE LEFT the window open. The papers HAVE DISAPPEARED
An important exhibition of modern art ________ (hold) in London tomorrow
will be held / is being held / is going to be held
John Davies, who _________ (write) this book, ________ (win) a prize
wrote : was awarded/ has been awarded
For a long time people ________ (think) that the plague was caused by unclear air, but only later realised it ________ (carry) by rats
THOUGHT / WAS CARRIED
It ____________ (expect) that the president will resign due to the scandal
is expected
They freeze the food before transporting it. —> MAKE THIS PASSIVE
The food is frozen before transporting it.
The royal family will try to _______ off the problem in public, but I’m sure they are panicking behind closed doors
SHRUG
They decided to ______ off on the wedding until COVID-19 restrictions were reduced
HOLD OFF
