public sale of goods or property where people make bids
sale
ruction
auction
bargain
more than anything else
back and forth
first and foremost
by and large
overall
Complete with present continuous passive: "The patient ___________ by the doctor.
was examined
is being examined
is examined
will be examined
David was hit by a branch. What's the meaning?
Someone hit David.
A tree hit David.
David had an accident.
What are the past participles of 'tie', 'write' and 'make'?
tied, writes, make
tied, wrote, made
tied, written, made
Complete: La Sagrada Familia _________ by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.
is visited
visits
has been visiting
has visited
Complete the sentence: Movies _________ in this cinema.
shown
show
will be showed
are shown
money that has not had taxes or other costs taken from it
gross
to spend a lot of money on buying things
save up
make ends meet
splash out on
splash on
Which is incorrect?
The criminal is said to be in hiding.
Vitamin C is believed for being good for colds.
Vitamin C is known to be good for colds.
The criminal is thought to be in hiding.
for good
for now
for long
forever
for then
Someone had tampered with the lock on the front door. What's the correct passive form?
The lock on the front door had been tampered with.
The lock on the front door has been tampered with.
The lock on the front door was tampered with.
The lock on the front door tampered with someone.
When news of a political crisis ___, the currency fell sharply on foreign exchange markets.
ran out
got out
checked out
backed out
They thought he didn't work there any more. What's the correct passive form?
He was thought not to work there any more.
It was thought he hadn't been working there any more.
He had thought not to work there any more.
He thought he didn't work there any more.
Martin was arrested at a football match. What's the correct passive form?
The police arrested Martin at a football match.
Martin got arrested at a football match.
Martin has arrested at a football match.
Martin has been arrested at a football match.
to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
make ends meet
Change the sentence from Active to Passive: "My sisters and brothers drive the family car.
The family car drives by my sisters and brothers.
The family car is drove by my sisters and brothers.
The family car is driven by my sisters and brothers.
People consider the five-year-old to be too young to have a mobile. What's correct?
Five-year-old considered too young to have mobile.
The five-year-old was considered to young to have a mobile.
The five-year-old is considered too young to have a mobile.
The five-year-old is considering too young to have mobile.
a particular period of time for which something has been happening
by and large
for long
by the moment
for the time being
money needed or money available to spend on something
taxes
revenue
income
funds
Everyone knows the portrait was painted by an Italian. Which is a correct passive construction?
Everyone knows an Italian painted the portrait.
The portrait was painted by an Italian, everyone knows.
An Italian is known to have painted the the portrait.
The portrait is known to have been painted by an Italian.
Which is correct?
I've just had my hair cut.
I've just got my hair cut.
indicates that something is far less likely than something else already mentioned
however
set alone
set down
let alone
Complete the sentence: "The little girl _______ three days after she ran away.
does found
was finded
was found
is found
Ask a WH question about this: "The dog was not taken for a walk because of the weather.
Why the dog was not taken for a walk?
Why was the dog not taked for a walk?
Why was the dog not taken for a walk?
Why is the dog not took for a walk?
when everything about a situation is considered together
first and foremost
especially
by the way
by and large
People say the missing boy was a loner. What is the correct passive form?
The missing boy was said to be a loner.
It is said the missing boy was a loner.
The missing boy, it is said, was a loner.
They say the missing boy was a loner.
Change to the past participle: 'fix', 'keep', 'shut'.
fixen, keepen, shut
fixed, keepen, shut
fixed, kept, shut
fixen, kept, shut
to decide not to do something you said you would do
back up
black out
back down
back out
having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
effluent
insulent
affluent
posh
to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity
broke
bankrupt
break even
penniless
Sam wanted to go to the concert, but the tickets were ___ within 5 minutes!
bailed out
started out
splashed out
sold out