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  • C: Be careful about the time. If you (spend) .....................too long on the first question you (not have) ..................... enough time to do the others properly.
    spend, will not have
  • CP: They thought he had been brave to do so. - He...
    He was thought to have been brave to do so.
  • C: If Mark (train) ...... harder, he (be) ............... a good runner.
    trains, will be / trained, would be
  • C: Supposing no one ______________ (kill) President Kennedy in the 60s, ___________________ (things / be) different back then
    had killed; would things have been different
  • CH: My dentist took one of my wise teeth out.
    I had one of my wise teeth taken out.
  • P: Someone turned on a light in the hall and opened the door.
    A light was turned on in the hall and the door was opened.
  • CH: Their wedding reception was organised by caterers.
    They had their wedding reception organised by caterers.
  • P: They showed her the easiest way to do it.
    She was shown the easiest way to do it.
  • CH: The maid cleans her room every day.
    She has her room cleaned every day.
  • P: They clean the upstairs office in the evening between seven and eight.
    The upstairs office is cleaned in the evening between seven and eight.
  • P: The milkman brings the milk to my door but the postman leaves the letters in the hall.
    The milk is brought to my door, the letters are left in the hall.
  • C: If we (have) ............ some tools, we (be able) ..............to repair the car, but we haven't got any with us.
    had, would be able
  • P: They hadn’t admitted anybody to hospital.
    Nobody had been admitted to hospital.
  • C: Rephrase: I wish I had studied more. I didn't pass the exam. --> If I ...
    If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.
  • CP: They think he has escaped from prison. - He....
    He is thought to have escaped from prison.
  • C: He looked so small and weak that nobody asked him to do anything. If he (look) ..................... strong he (be) ..................... expected to dig all day like everyone else.
    had looked, would have been
  • CH: The photographer has taken a photo of me
    I have had a photo of me taken.
  • CP: They believe she is breaking the law. - She.....
    She is believed to be breaking the law.
  • P: We never saw him in the dining-room. A maid took all his meals up to him.
    He was never seen in the dining room. All his meals were taken up to him by a maid. / He had all his meals taken up.
  • C: If the crowd (not cheer) ..................... we (not run) ................... back up the stairs to see what had happened.
    hadn’t cheered, wouldn’t have run
  • P: The best cream cakes are made by Sayers.
    Sayers make the best cream cakes.
  • C: If you (not help) .....................me, I (not pass) ..................... the exam.
    all are correct :)
  • C: Ann (sitting beside her open fire): I love open fires; if I (have) .....................nothing but a radiator to sit beside I (get) .....................quite depressed.
    had, would get
  • CH: The photographer developed my photos.
    I had my photos developed.
  • CH: The agent published Mary’s book last year
    Mary had her book published last year.
  • P: Last year we built 1500 new houses.
    1500 new houses were built last year.
  • P: They are repairing my piano at the moment.
    My piano is being repaired at the moment. / I am having my piano repaired at the moment.
  • CP: They have advised me not to go there. - I....
    I have been advised not to go there.
  • P: The British eat over thirty million hamburgers each year.
    Over thirty million hamburgers are eaten by the British each year.
  • C: I've hung out the clothes. It's sunny; if it (stay) .....................like this, they (be) ...................dry in two hours.
    stays, will be
  • P: Burglars broke into the house.
    The house was broken into.
  • CP: People believe that he was killed by terrorists. - He...
    He is believed to have been killed by terrorists
  • CP: People often take him for his brother. - He....
    He is often taken for his brother.