Grammar

Passive; To have something done

Passive

Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.

1 The shoplifter outside the supermarket.
2 Local police  backpackers to take extra care.
3 Sometimes criminals  the correct punishments.
4 CCTV cameras  in local schools this week.
5 The stolen jewellery  yet.
6 We  the burglar when he broke in.
7 Police  the theft of more than 250 laptops from a high street store.
8 More than 150 smartphones  every day in London.

Complete the sentences with the correct phrases from the box.

are being discussed - has been accused - haven't been seen - isn't shown - was being cleaned - was charged - was shocked - weren't questioned

1 The criminal with ten different offences.

2 Plans to install more security cameras at the moment.

3 It's a shame - Sherlock on TV any more.

4 We by the police after the accident. We just went home.

5 The wall this morning to remove all the graffiti.

6 The thieves escaped with millions of pounds and they since.

7 A teenager of ten burglaries in the Whitelands area of Bristol.

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Where (the suspects, see) last night?

2 New evidence recently (discover) in a murder case from the 1970s.

3 A teenager (want) for a series of recent thefts in the area.

4 (the government, blame) for the current rise in street crime?

5 The painting (steal) from an art gallery in 1976.

6 The suspect (not charge) with murder later today.

7 The TV series, The Killing, first (broadcast) in Denmark in 2007.

8 Where the stolen cars (find)?

Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

1Someone destroyed a Banksy painting in London.

A Banksy painting was destroyed in London.

2 Millions of people around the world have watched the crime drama CSI.

3 Someone has found Gauguin painting in Italy.

4 Security cameras will protect the buildings.

5 They value the stolen vase at €10 million.

6 Specially trained officers rescued the hostages.

Complete the police interview with the correct passive form of the verbs from the box.

insure - lock - paint - register - return - steal (x2) - take

A: So, your bike . We'll need a few more details. Where was it?
B: It from a bike rack in the city centre.
A: OK. the bike ?
B: Yes. I had a really good padlock.
A: your bike's details on our database?
B: No, they aren't. It's a new bike. Here are the details and my initials under the seat.
A: Thanks. And your bike ?
B: Yes, it was for theft or damage.
A: We might find your bike, but more than 500,000 bikes each year and less than five percent of them to their owners.

Complete the text with the active or passive forms of the verbs in brackets.

The Panini company(base) in Modena in Italy. Their popular football stickers(love) by adults and children since the 1960s.

In 2014, more than eight million Football World Cup sticker albums(buy) in Brazil and millions of people around the world(collect) the stickers. However, collectors in Rio de Janeiro(give) a shock one day when a van with thousands of boxes of stickers(hijack).

The thieves(get away with) 300,000 packets of stickers and the van! The sticker company(tell) people not to panic but the company(not give) any more details about the crime.

To have something done

Complete the dialogues with have and the prompts in brackets.

1 A: Can I borrow your bike tomorrow?
B: Sorry. I last weekend.  (bike / steal)
2 A: Let's type up our coursework at your house.
B: Sorry. My laptop's broken and I  yet. (it / not repair)
3 A: Bea looks different. What's she done?
B: She (her hair / cut and dye)
4 A: What will you wear to the end-of-year dance?
B: I so I'll wear that. (a dress / make)
5 A: What's that smell?
B: It's paint. I  at the moment. (my bedroom / paint)
6 A: Was the plane late?
B: No, but I  in customs on the way out. It took ages. (my bag / search)

Complete the email with have and the prompts in brackets.

Hi Lara,
I'm emailing to check one or two things about Jack's surprise 18^th party. I (have / my mobile / steal) yesterday, so I don't have anyone's number. Can you ring my landline or email me with the answers?
We need to (get / food / order) this week. Can you do that? What's happening with the cake? we (have / the cake / make) or is someone going to buy one? I (have / the decorations / deliver) here yesterday but I'll need some help to take them to the hall tomorrow. BTW, you (have / the hall / clean) yet? It was a mess last time I was there.
Don't forget your camera! We have to (get / a photo / take) when Jack arrives. I can't wait to see his face!
Ring me later. Remember don't text me!
Love,
Naomi

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Grammar

Passive; To have something done

Passive

To have something done