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Only $12? I’m certain they didn’t charge us for the food. (can) (Modal Verb in brackets and a Passive Form)

We can’t have been charged for the food.

There’s a chance that they will disqualify Desi from the tournament. (might) (Modal Verb in brackets and a Passive Form)

Desi might be disqualified from the tournament.

It was a mistake that no one warned us. (should) (Modal Verb in brackets and a Passive Form)

We should have been warned.

I’m not sure, but maybe they cooked the pancakes in butter. (could) (Modal Verb in brackets and a Passive Form)

The pancakes could have been cooked in butter.

I’m certain that mosquitos bit her during the night. (must) (Modal Verb in brackets and a Passive Form)

She must have been bitten by mosquitos during the night.

In our shops, all customers should be / might be spoken to in a friendly manner.

should be

Your package should be / should have been delivered last night.

should have been

If the evidence is unclear, he could have been / could be found innocent.

could be

Bread dough might be / can be moulded into a variety of shapes.

can be

The ice cream has melted. It must have been / ought to have been left out of the freezer.

must have been

Luggage mustn’t be / couldn’t be left in the airport.

mustn’t be

They didn’t call me back so I can’t have been / can’t be selected for a second audition.

can’t have been

Some people say crop circles should have been / might have been made by extraterrestrials.

might have been

A bee has never stung me. (Passive Voice)

I’ve never been stung by a bee.

I think people will misunderstand his message. (Passive Voice)

I think his message will be misunderstood.

Did animals make these strange markings? (Passive Voice)

Were these strange markings made by animals?

A demolition crew will demolish the bridge in January. (Passive Voice)

The bridge will be demolished in January.

Companies produce nearly all of the world’s maple syrup in Canada. (Passive Voice)

Nearly all of the world’s maple syrup is produced in Canada.

Andrea Berloff is directing the film. (Passive Voice)

The film is being directed by Andrea Berloff.

People have abandoned these buildings. (Passive Voice)

These buildings have been abandoned.

Stella McCartney designed the collection. (Passive Voice)

The collection was designed by Stella McCartney.

I wish I ______ (this watch / repair), but it’s very old. (Have or Get in the correct form)

could get / have this watch repaired

My parents often _____ (the supermarket / deliver / our food). (Have or Get in the correct form)

have the supermarket deliver our food / get the supermarket to deliver our food

If you were wealthy, would you pay ______ (your meals / cook)? (Have or Get in the correct form)

to get / to have your meals cooked

While we’re away, we’re ____ (a friend / water) the plants. (Have or Get in the correct form)

getting a friend to water / having a friend water

My grandpa can’t hear very well. He should ____ (test / hearing). (Have or Get in the correct form)

get / have his hearing tested

When my cousin had her baby, we ____ (send / some flowers). (Have or Get in the correct form)

got / had some flowers sent

Watch your wallet! You’ll ____ (steal / it) if you aren’t careful. (Have or Get in the correct form)

get / have it stolen

Our washing machine has been making strange noises. We should ____ (fix / it). (Have or Get in the correct form)

get / have it fixed

They’re reintroducing EAGLES into the national park. (Passive Voice, begin with the capital words)

Eagles are being reintroduced into the national park.

Can you remember somebody stealing YOUR BIKE? (Passive Voice, begin with the capital words)

Can you remember your bike being stolen?

She was sick and tired of her brother making fun of HER. (Passive Voice, begin with the capital words)

She was sick and tired of being made fun of by her brother.

My parents make ME help them around the house. (Passive Voice, begin with the capital words)

I’m made to help my parents around the house.

They caught HIM breaking into the shop. (Passive Voice, begin with the capital words)

He was caught breaking into the shop.

Not until his fingers went blue ____ how much body heat he was losing.

did he realise

did I know

did we reach

Only by pushing yourself to your limits _____ what you are capable of.

will you know

did he realise

did I know

Rarely ______ the time to go to the theatre.

do I find

had the sun risen

have I understood

No sooner ______ , than we packed up our tent and set off again.

had the sun risen

have I understood

will you know

Sara couldn’t stand the freezing temperatures and neither _______.

could I

did he realise

will you know

Not only _____ the summit, we did it in record time.

did we reach

do I find

had the sun risen

Never ____ the attraction of going to inhospitable places.

have I understood

will you know

did he realise

Little ______ , danger was just around the corner for me.

did I know

did we reach

do I find

She not once thought about quitting. (Invert the subject and verb)

Not once did she think about quitting.

To attempt the climb at night would be more challenging. (Invert the subject and verb)

More challenging would be to attempt the climb at night.

A mountain lion weighing 80 kilos was on top of me. (Invert the subject and verb)

On top of me was a mountain lion weighing 80 kilos.

He looked at his watch only when he crossed the finishing line. (Invert the subject and verb)

Only when he crossed the finishing line did he look at his watch.

We would rarely visit our grandparents. (Invert the subject and verb)

Rarely would we visit our grandparents.

The snakes were most terrifying of all. (Invert the subject and verb)

Most terrifying of all were the snakes

Something / Some things you could try is breathing exercises.

Something

The only thing / The only that matters is that you tried your best.

The only thing

What / It is unfortunate that we have to work tomorrow.

It

Everything / All he did was swing the bat and hope for the best.

All

One person that she has / that has always been there for me is my mother.

that has

He / It was Michael who inspired me to take up abseiling.

It

All / The only I care about at the moment is getting fit.

All

That / What Suzi needs to do right now is focus.

What

I once complained in a restaurant because I found a fingernail in my soup. (The only time)

The only time I complained in a restaurant was whenI found a fingernail in my soup.

When you get there, if you’d like to try something different, you must go snorkelling with dolphins. (What)

What you must do is go snorkelling with dolphins /try when you get there is snorkelling with dolphins.

He signed up for the gym because he wanted to meet new people. (Why)

Why he signed up for the gym was to meet newpeople.

We’ve run out of milk. We must remember to get some more. (One thing)

One thing we must remember to get is (some more) milk. We’ve run out of it.

I’ll never forget that teacher. She was so supportive. (One person)

One person I’ll never forget is that teacher. She was so supportive.

I put his phone on his desk and he went crazy. (All)

All I did was put his phone on his desk and he went crazy.

I didn’t expect to win the talent show. (The last thing)

The last thing I expected was to win the talent show.

She only thinks about herself. (What)

What she thinks about is herself.