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Passive CAE

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  • Your car is a death trap. It .......... (should/send) to the scrap yard years ago!
    should have been sent
  • They are building a new stadium near the station
    A new stadium is being built near the station
  • It seems that someone lost the papers
    It seems that the papers were lost.
  • He had written three books before 1867
    Three books had been written before 1867
  • John will tell you later
    You will be told later by John
  • Somebody should do the work
    The work should be done
  • We avoided people seeing us
    We avoided being seen.
  • Paul ......... (send) to prison. (Future tense)
    will be sent
  • It seems that someone cleaned the office on Tuesday
    It seems that the office was cleaned on Tuesday.
  • I'm sorry this office is so dirty but it can't ......... (clean) until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
    be cleaned
  • The traffic might have delayed Jimmy
    Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic
  • Everybody loves Mr Brown
    Mr Brown is loved by everybody
  • By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal
    By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed
  • Many rock stars say the real thrill is that they enjoy......... (watch) by thousands of adoring fans.
    being watched
  • The Government is planning a new road near my house
    A new road is being planned near my house
  • He ........ (tell) to wait outside. (Past tense)
    was told
  • My brother ......... (just beat) in the race. (Present perfect)
    has just been beaten
  • Picasso was painting Guernica at that time
    Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso
  • The factory is losing a lot of money every week and ........ (shut) next Thursday.
    is being shut
  • At six o'clock someone was telling a story
    At six o'clock a story was being told