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Passive B2-C1

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  • Somebody has lent me a laptop.
    I have been lent a laptop.
  • They aren’t giving her any help.
    She isn’t being given any help.
  • When I returned, they had towed my car away.
    When I returned, my car had been towed away.
  • Dad is going to tell the children a story.
    The children are going to be told a story.
  • Who broke this mug?
    Who was this mug broken by?
  • People often take him for his brother.
    He is often taken for his brother.
  • We will have finished the task by 10 o’clock.
    The task will have been finished by 10 o’clock.
  • They won’t promise John a higher salary.
    John won’t be promised a higher salary.
  • Nobody has slept in this bed.
    This bed hasn’t been slept in.
  • I don’t think he’ll sell his car soon.
    I don’t think his car will be sold soon.
  • They could have offered you the job.
    You could have been offered the job.
  • Who is cleaning the windows?
    Who are the windows being cleaned by?
  • They hadn’t admitted anybody to hospital.
    Nobody had been admitted to hospital.
  • Who is translating the speech?
    Who is the speech being translated by?
  • They will have told you by then.
    You will have been told by then.
  • Somebody should tell me the answer.
    I should be told the answer.
  • What did they ask you?
    What were you asked?
  • When are they going to offer her the job?
    When is she going to be offered the job?
  • Do people think that the company is making a profit?
    Is the company thought to be making a profit?
  • The judge gave him two weeks to pay the fine.
    He was given two weeks to pay the fine.
  • Burglars broke into the house.
    The house was broken into.
  • They can’t have told him the news.
    He can’t have been told the news.
  • When will they have completed the exam?
    When will the exam have been completed?
  • Can you imagine somebody giving you a million euros?
    Can you imagine being given a million euros?
  • Why are they taking down the notice?
    Why is the notice being taken down?
  • People think she was pretending to be ill.
    She is thought to have been pretending to be ill.
  • They believe she is breaking the law.
    She is believed to be breaking the law.
  • They report that the government has reached a decision
    The government is reported to have reached a decision.
  • She hates people keeping her waiting.
    She hates being kept waiting.
  • They didn’t give me the information.
    I wasn’t given the information.
  • He’s dangerous. They ought to lock him up.
    He’s dangerous. He ought to be locked up.
  • They built this bridge in 1602.
    This bridge was built in 1602.
  • People claim she is having financial problems.
    She is claimed to be having financial problems.
  • Why did they send her a present?
    Why was she sent a present?
  • They must have delivered the parcels.
    The parcels must have been delivered
  • Children can’t have done all this damage.
    All this damage can’t have been done by children.
  • Farmers use pigs to find truffles.
    Pigs are used to find truffles / for truffles to be found.
  • Nobody has taken out the rubbish.
    The rubbish hasn’t been taken out.
  • The police could arrest you for that.
    You could be arrested for that.
  • Are they asking him about his family?
    Is he being asked about his family?
  • Who closed the door?
    Who was the door closed by?
  • People believe that we can win the competition.
    We are believed to be able to win the competition.
  • They say that somebody shot the president.
    The president is said to have been shot.
  • Is anybody looking after the baby?
    Is the baby being looked after?
  • How much have they paid him?
    How much has he been paid?
  • Nobody told me what to do.
    I wasn’t told what to do.
  • People expect that they’ll arrive on time.
    They are expected to arrive on time.
  • They say this orchestra is the best in the world.
    This orchestra is said to be the Best in the world.
  • When did they tell you that?
    When were you told that?
  • The police are asking Mary too many questions.
    Mary is being asked too many questions by the police.
  • Somebody might have thrown it out.
    It might have been thrown out.
  • They claim they are not making money.
    They are claimed not to be making money.
  • They showed her the easiest way to do it.
    She was shown the easiest way to do it.
  • They have advised me not to go there.
    I have been advised not to go there.
  • The author has written a special edition for children.
    A special edition for children has been written.
  • If you’d locked the door, nobody would have broken into the house.
    If the door had been locked, the house wouldn’t have been broken into.
  • Could anybody lend me a pen, please?
    Could I be lent a pen, please?
  • Her story didn’t take them in.
    They weren’t taken in by her story.
  • Didn’t anybody tell you to be here at 9:00?
    Weren’t you told to be here at 9:00?
  • People believe that he was murdered.
    He is believed to have been murdered. / It is believed that he was murdered.
  • I don’t like people telling me what to do.
    I don’t like being told what to do.