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GRAMMAR BASIC
1 Decide if the passive report structures in the 4 Complete the active sentences from Exercise 3
sentences refer to the present (PR) or the past using the passive form of the verb in brackets.
(PA). 1 I was given a book to read. (give)
1 Life is said to have existed on Mars. PA 2 He a secret. (tell)
2 Brown bears are known to hibernate 3 Their children some
for five to six months. trainers. (give)
3 Black cats are thought to be unlucky. 4 They a story. (read)
4 The Sahara Desert is known to have 5 Brenda’s teacher an email.
been an ocean millions of years ago. (send)
5 The fire is believed to have been 6 The student a scholarship.
started intentionally. (offer)
2 Complete the sentences using the passive 7 We a valuable lesson.
reporting verbs and the correct tense given in (teach)
brackets. 8 She car for her birthday.
1 It is believed that humans originated in Africa. (promise)
Humans are thought to have originated in
5 Rewrite the passive sentences from Exercise 4
Africa. (think, past) with the ‘object’ of the sentence as the subject
2 It is said that my teacher is on holiday. this time.
My teacher on 1 A book was given to me to read.
holiday. (know, present) 2 A secret to him.
3 It is thought that they were millionaires. 3 Some trainers to their
They were children.
millionaires. (consider, past) 4 A story .
4 The climb is known to be very dangerous. 5 An email teacher.
It’s a very 6 A scholarship .
dangerous climb. (say, present)
7 A valuable lesson .
5 It is thought that the last dinosaurs became extinct
8 A car for her birthday.
about 65 million years ago.
The last dinosaurs 6 Correct the mistake in each sentence.
extinct about 65 million 1 He told the answer me.
years ago. (believe, past) He told me the answer.
3 The direct object is underlined in each sentence. 2 Water is knew to be essential to life.
Circle the indirect object.
1 Tom gave me a book to read. 3 Don Quixote is published in 1605.
2 She told him a secret.
3 They gave their children some trainers. 4 It is think that poverty is getting worse.
4 He read them a story.
5 Brenda sent an email to her teacher. 5 The gift was gave to my mum.
6 They offered a scholarship to the student.
7 My dad taught us a valuable lesson. 6 Humans are known to land on the moon.
8 They promised her a car for her birthday.

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GRAMMAR BASIC
Answer Key
1 4
1 PA 1 was given
2 PR 2 was told
3 PR 3 were given
4 PA 4 were read
5 PA 5 was sent
6 was offered
2 7 were taught
1 are thought to have originated 8 was promised
2 is known to be
3 considered to have been 5
4 said to be 1 was given to me
5 are believed to have become 2 was told
3 were given
3 4 was read to them
1 a book 5 was sent to Brenda’s
2 a secret 6 was offered to the student
3 some trainers 7 was taught to us
4 a story 8 was promised to her
5 her teacher
6 the student 6
7 a valuable lesson 1 He told me the answer.
8 a car 2 Water is known to be essential to life.
3 Don Quixote was published in 1605.
4 It is thought that poverty is getting worse.
5 The gift was given to my mum.
6 Humans are known to have landed on the moon.

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