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  • The escaped convict was arrested two days later.
    The police arrested the escaped convict two days later.)
  • It is presumed that the ship's radio equipment was put out of the action during the fire.
    The ship's radio equipment is presumed to have been put out of the action during the fire.
  • We ___________ the roof ___________ last year. It cost us a packet. (repair)
    We had the roof repaired last year. It cost us a packet.
  • They declared him persona non grata and allowed him only forty-eight hours to leave the country.
    He was declared persona non grata and was allowed only forty-eight hours to leave the country.
  • If cars ____from the area, we will soon suffer from respiratory illnesses. (not ban)
    are not banned
  • The Government was thought to have shown scant regard for public opinion.
    It was thought that the Government showed scant regard for public opinion.
  • The house is in chaos. We're ___________ a new kitchen ___________ in. (put)
    The house is in chaos. We're having a new kitchen put in.
  • Weren’t you promised a rise in salary at the beginning of the year?
    Didn't they promise you a rise in salary at the beginning of the year?
  • This morning, aerosol sprays _______from the perfume department. (remove)
    have been removed
  • If a nuclear bomb exploded, the earth_______. (destroy)
    would be destroyed
  • I want someone to post this letter immediately
    I want this letter to be posted immediately
  • You will be given a ticket by the manager.
    The manager will give you a ticket.
  • We will have implemented all the changes by the deadline.
    The changes will all have been implemented by the deadline.
  • Three hundred new houses (build) ____ by the end of next year. (Future Perfect)
    will have been bought
  • In 1987, an emergency decision _____after the oilspill. (take)
    was taken