Negative form

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 497.

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable passive tense.

Example: Football is very popular. It is played (play) all over the world.

1. These CD players are very reliable. They ___ (make) in Japan

2. I can't give you alift to work. My car ___ (damage)last night.

3. We needn't stay late at work. The meeting ___ (cancel) by the managing director.

4. The conference will have ___ (postpone).

5. Dr. Grey isn't available at the moment. He ___ (interview).

6. When I got back to the car park, my car wasn't there. It ___ (steal).

7. The news is going ___ (announce) tomorrow.

8. I couldn't use the photocopier this morning. It ___ (repair).

9. Tomorrow the ship will arrive at the next port of call. Don't worry, all the letters ___ (send) then.

10. All travel expenses for the training course must ___ (pay) by employers.

Past Continuous	wasn't/weren't + being kept	The equipment wasn't being installed when the manager came.
Present Perfect	haven't/hasn't + been kept	The rubbish hasn't been collected.
Past Perfect	hadn't + been kept	The windows hadn't been broken when they arrived home.
Future Simple	won't + be kept	All the documents won't be signed till Wednesday.
to be going	am not/isn't/ aren't wasn't/weren't	going + to be kept	The new hospital isn't going to be built next year. The mail wasn't going to be sent immediately.
have to	don't/doesn't have didn't have won't have	to be kept	The form doesn't have to be signed in the presence of a lawyer.
Modal Verbs	mustn't can't couldn't etc.	be kept	Perfect copies of a Renoir or a Picasso couldn't be bought some years ago. Rules of behaviour mustn't be neglected. Cheap clothes can't be bought at this shop