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Rewrite the sentence using the given beginning. It is thought that the government was building new schools. The government...

is thought to have been building new schools

Rewrite the sentence with the given beginning. It was believed that he had lived in London. He...

was believed to have lived in London

Rewrite the sentence with the given beginning. They think she has written this book. This book ...

is thought to have been written by her

Complete the sentence using the expression in brackets. I think I should ... (check my hearing) by a specialist.

have my hearing checked

Complete the sentence using the expression in brackets. Peter is living with me now because he ... (renovate his house).

is having his house renovated

Rewrite the following sentence using the words given. I don’t like the office curtains. I'm going to ask someone to change them. I think I’ll ...

get someone to change the curtains / have the curtains changed

Rewrite the following sentence using the words given. We ask someone to check the accounts every month. We ... every month.

have our accounts checked

Complete the sentence with a causative structure. My brother and his wife are thinking of ... (a wind turbine / install) on their land. I wonder how much that will cost?

having a wind turbine installed

Complete the sentence with a causative structure. By next year, they hope that they (their application / approve) by the authorities.

will have their application approved

Complete the sentence with a causative structure. Due to the potential impact on the neighbouring conservation area, we ... (currently / the project / manage) by an environmental expert.

are currently having the project managed

Complete the second sentence with the given word, so that it means the same as the first one. Most of the committee thought it was not a viable solution. It was thought ... by most of the committee. NOT

It was thought not to be a viable solution by most of the committee.

Complete the second sentence with the given word, so that it means the same as the first one. There is a rumour that the escaped prisoner is living in Spain. The escaped prisoner ... living in Spain. BE

The escaped prisoner is rumoured to be living in Spain.

Complete the second sentence with the given word, so that it means the same as the first one. Jill's parents are making her study hard. Jill ... her parents. MADE

Jill is being made to study hard by her parents.

Complete the second sentence with the given word, so that it means the same as the first one. Your hair needs cutting. You ... cut. GET

You need to get your hair cut.

Complete the sentence with the passive form of the verb in brackets. If we don't hurry, all the tickets (sell) ... by the time we get there.

will have been sold

Complete the sentence with the passive form of the verb in brackets. Luckily by the time we got there the painting (not/sell) ...

had not been sold

Complete the sentence with the passive form of the verb in brackets. Your food (still/prepare)...

is still being prepared

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Nobody ever heard of David again. Nothing ... David again.

was ever heard of

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. The waitress will bring your drinks in a moment. Your drinks ... in a moment.

will be brought to you

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 'I'd take out some travel insurance, if I were you, Mr Smith.' Mr Smith ... take out some travel insurance.

was advised to

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Someone has suggested that the shop should close. It ... that the shop should close.

has been suggested

Decide whether the following sentence is appropriate. Correct if necessary: Jim was given the sack from his new job.

OK

Decide whether the following sentence is appropriate. Correct if necessary: There is nothing more annoying than been interrupted when you are speaking.

being interrupted

Decide whether the following sentence is appropriate. Correct if necessary: As I drove south, I could see that the old road was rebuilding.

was being rebuilt