Unit 43. Passive 2 (be done / been done / being done).

What do these words mean? Use it can ... or it can't ... . Use a dictionary if necessary.
Key.2    it can't be broken
3    it can be eaten
4    it can't be used
5    it can't be seen
6    it can be carried

If something is
1  washable,   it can be washed  .          
2  unbreakable, it ________________.
3  edible, ________________.
4  unusable, ________________.
5  invisible, ________________.
6  portable, ________________.

Complete these sentences with the following verbs (in the correct form):
Key.3    be made
4    be spent
5    have been repaired
6    be carried
7    have been caused
8    be woken up
9    have been arrested

arrest       carry       cause       do      make       repair       send      spend        wake up

Sometimes you need have (might have, should have etc.).
1    The situation is serious. Something must    be done    before it's too late.
2    I haven't received the letter. It might    have been sent   to the wrong address.
3    A decision will not _______________ until the next meeting.
4    Do you think that more money should _______________ on education?
5    This road is in very bad condition. It should _______________ a long time ago.
6    The injured man couldn't walk and had to _______________.
7    It's not certain how the fire started, but it might _______________ by an electrical fault.
8    I told the hotel receptionist I wanted to _______________ at 6.30 the next morning.
9    If you hadn't pushed the policeman, you wouldn't _______________.

Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using somebody or they etc., write a passive sentence.
Key.2    The meeting has been postponed.
3    The computer is being used at the moment.
4    I didn't realise that our conversation was being recorded.
5    ... we found that the game had been cancelled.
6    A new ring road is being built round the city.
7    A new hospital has been built near the airport.

1    Somebody has cleaned the room.
         The room has been cleaned.   
2    They have postponed the meeting. 
      The __________________________
3    Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
     The computer __________________________
4    I didn't realise that somebody was recording our conversation.
     I didn't realise that __________________________
5    When we got to the stadium, we found that they had cancelled the game.
     When we got to the stadium, we found that __________________________
6    They are building a new ring road round the city.
      __________________________
7    They have built a new hospital near the airport.
      __________________________

Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive.
Key.3    It's been stolen! / It has been stolen!
4    Somebody has taken it.    or ... taken my umbrella.
5    He's been promoted. / He has been promoted.
6    It's being redecorated. / It is being redecorated.
7    It's working again. / It is working again. ... It's been repaired. / It has been repaired.
8    The furniture had been moved.
9    He hasn't been seen since then.
10  I haven't seen her for ages.
11  Have you ever been mugged?

1    There's somebody behind us.  (I think / we / follow)
      I think we're being followed.     
2    This room looks different.  (you / paint / the walls?)
      Have you painted the walls?      
3    My car has disappeared. (it / steal!)
      It ___________________________
4    My umbrella has disappeared.  (somebody / take)
      Somebody ___________________________
5    Sam gets a higher salary now.  (he / promote) 
      He ___________________________
6    Ann can't use her office at the moment.  (it / redecorate) 
      It ___________________________
7    The photocopier broke down yesterday, but now it's OK.  (it / work / again ; it / repair)
     It ___________________________ It ___________________________
8    When I went into the room, I saw that the table and chairs were not in the same place. (the furniture / move)
      The ___________________________
9    The man next door disappeared six months ago.  (he / not / see / since then)
     He ___________________________
10  I wonder how Jane is these days.  (I / not / see / for ages)
      I ___________________________
11  A friend of mine was mugged on his way home a few nights ago.  (you / ever / mug?)
      ___________________________