Exercise 70

Complete the sentences with byorwith.

Example:

• My desk was covered _____ papers.

• My desk was covered withpapers.

1. These photos were taken _____ a very cheap camera.

2. These photos were taken _____ my sister.

3. The cake was made _____ dried fruit.

4. The cake was made _____ my aunt.

5. The garage was painted _____ a new kind of paint.

6. The garage was painted _____ a friend of mine.

7. The safe was blown open _____ the robbers

8. The safe was blown open _____ dynamite.

9. I was hit _____ an umbrella.

10. I was hit _____ an old lady.

11. The fire was put out _____ a fire-brigade.

12. The fire was put out _____ a fire extinguisher.

Exercise 71

Fill in byorwith.

1. The window was broken _____ a hammer.

2. He was knocked down _____ a car.

3. The lion was shot _____ a rifle.

4. That novel was written _____ D.H. Lawrence.

5. The garden was dug _____ a spade.

6. The city was attacked _____ the enemy.

7. The pudding was made _____ fruit and chocolate.

8. He was hit _____a handbag.

9. The picture was painted _____ Jackson Pollack.

10. The house was built _____ wood and bricks.

11. My camera was loaded _____ a black and white film.

Exercise 72

Choose either byorwith.

Example:

• Some people are strongly influenced by / with weather.

• Some people are strongly influenced by weather.

1. The jam sandwiches were made by / with white bread.

2. Jake was dismissed by / with his boss.

3. The show was presented by / withMr. Jones.

4. The parcels were tied by / withstring.

5. The meal was eaten by / withchopsticks.

6. The song was performed by / withMadonna.

7. This awful mess was made by / withCarol's dog.

8. The football fans were observed by / withthe police.

9. My hair was cut by / witha top stylist.

10. The goal was scored by / withLiverpool's youngest player.

11. The beds were made up by / withclean sheets.

12. The supermarket trolley was filled by / withcat food.

The Passive with get

get			BE
1. We can use get instead of be in the passive in informal spoken English, only when things happen or change.			1. We can use be in all situations
There was a fight at the party but nobody got hurt.			There was a fight at the party but nobody was hurt.
2. We use get mainly : a. to say that something happens to somebody or something, especially if this is unplanned or unexpected
Our dog got run over by a car. The cake got burnt in the oven. How did this clock get broken? b. in certain expressions, which are not passive in meaning, for example:
	get dressed get washed	get lost get married, etc.
I had to get dressed in the dark. Without a map we soon got lost. When did they get married?

Exercise 73

Complete these sentences by using an appropriate form ofget and the given verbs.

1.	tire	Ithink I’ll stop working. Iam getting tired.
2.	hurt	There was an accident, but nobody ________________.
3.	lose	We didn’t have a map, so we _____________________.
4.	dress	We can leave as soon as you _____________________.
5.	marry	When _________________ you __________________ ?
6.	accustom	How long did it take you to ____________to living here?
7.	worry	Sam was supposed to be home an hour ago, but he still isn’t here. I ____________________________________.
8.	upset	Just try to get it easy. Don’t get ____________________.
9.	confuse	I ________ because everybody gave me different advice.
10.	do	We can leave as soon as I ____________ with this work.
11.	depress	Chris ___________________ when she lost her job.
12.	bore	I ____________, so I didn’t stay till the end of the movie.
13.	pack	I’ll be ready to leave as soon as I __________________.
14.	pay	I __________ on Fridays. I’ll give you the money I owe you next Friday. Okay?
15.	hire	Alfred Ed graduated, he _______ by an engineering firm.
16.	fire	But later he ___________ because he didn’t do his work.
17.	finish, not	Last night I __________ with my homework until after midnight.
18.	disgust	I __________ and left because the things they were saying at the meeting were ridiculous.
19.	engage marry divorce remarry	First, they _________________________________. Then, they ___________________________________. Later, they ____________________________________. Finally, they ___________________________________. Today they are very happy.

Exercise 74

Complete the sentences using get / got + one of these verbs(in the correct form).

ask	break	damage	hurt	pay	steal	sting
stop	use	spoil	fix	offer	burgle	invite

1. There was a fight at the party but nobody _got hurt._

2. Ted __________ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.

3. How did that window __________?

4. Last night I __________ by the police as I was driving home.

5. How much did you __________ last month?

6. Please pack these things very carefully. I don’t want them to __________.

7. People often want to know what my job is. I often _________ that question.

8. These tennis courts don’t __________ very often. Not many people want to

play.

9. I don’t often __________ to parties.

10. I’m surprised Ann didn’t __________ the job.

11. My garage __________ when I was on holiday.

13. It’s too hot the milk _________.

14. When will this car __________?

Exercise 75

Billy Palmer was a burglar once. He is speaking about a night some years ago when everything went wrong for him. Complete Palmer’s story using the Past Indefinite Passivewithget.

"It was terrible. First of all, my jeans got ripped (rip) as I was climbing over the garden wall. Then I __ 1 __(stick) climbing through the bathroom window. Then I__ 2 __(bit) by a dog inside the house. The dog made so much noise that everyone in the house woke up and I__ 3 __(hit) over the head with an umbrella. Then, when I finally got out of the house, there was a police car waiting there. But, to my surprise, I__ 4 __(not / caught) that night. Although it wouldn’t really have mattered if I had. Two weeks later, I__ 5 __(arrest) burgling another house and I__ 6 __(sentence) to three years in prison. "

Exercise 76

Complete the sentences. If possible use the verb to get. Otherwise use the verb to be.

1. I never found that book we were looking for. It _____ lost when we moved

into a new house.

2. After the way he behaved last time he went to their house it’s unlikely he

_____ asked their again.

3. Naturally this vase is expensive. After all, it _____ believed to be over three

hundred years old.

4. I phoned to explain what had happened but I _____ cut off before I could

finish.

5. There isn’t any cheese left; I’m afraid it _____ eaten by the children.

6. He was a well-known expert on animal diseases and his opinions _____

greatly respected.

7. The competition is stiff and she’ll be thrilled if her design _____ chosen.

8. The book _____ torn when the children started fighting over who should

read it first.

9. Please don’t touch anything on my desk. You _____ employed to answer

the telephone, not to tidy the office.

10. She was quite friendly at first, then she _____ promoted and now she

doesn’t care about us any more.