2. Get something done

We can also use get something done.

We must have another key made. OR We must get another key made.

The sentences have the same meaning, but get is more informal than have.

Here are some more examples with get.

Laura got her shoes repaired. We're getting the carpet cleaned.

Where did you get your hair cut? Do you get your heating checked every year?

Exercises

I. Read about each situation and write sentences with have something done.

Melanie is paying the man who has repaired her bicycle. Melanie has had her bicycle repaired.

1. David went to the hospital. A nurse bandaged his arm.

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2. Daniel is going to the dentist. She’s going to fill his tooth.

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3. Laura is walking around town while her photos are being developed.

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II. Look again at Exercise 1. The jobs are all done now. Complete the sentences using get.

Mike: Where did you get your bicycle repaired, Melanie?

1 Harriet: Why ____________________________________________________________________?

2. Emma: Where _________________________________________________________________?

3. Sarah: Where __________________________________________________________________?

3. Say what happened to these people.

Claire (whose luggage was searched in customs)

Claire had her luggage searched in customs.

1. Tom (whose car was stolen from outside his house)

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2. Rita (whose rent was increased by ten per cent)

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3. David (whose electricity has been cut off)

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Passive + preposition:

The Passive Voice is possible with intransitive verbs used with prepositions.

1. to account for - объяснять.

2. to agree upon/on - соглашаться.

3. to arrive at (a conclusion, agreement, decision) – прийти к заключению (соглашению, решению).

4. to call for (on) - зайти за

5. to comment upon (on) - комментировать что-то

6. to count upon (on) - надеяться, рассчитывать на кого-либо

7. depend on (upon) - зависеть от чего-то.

8. to hear of-слышать о

9. to insist on (upon) -настаивать

10. to interfere with - вмешиваться в, мешать

11. to laugh at - смеяться над

12. to listen to - слушать

13. to look after - ухаживать

14. to look for - искать

15. to look down upon - смотреть на кого-либо сверху вниз

16. to look up - смотреть на кого-либо снизу вверх

17. to provide for - обеспечивать

18. to put up at - остановиться

19. to put up with - примириться

20. to refer to - ссылаться на

21. to rely on (upon) - полагаться на

22. to talk about (to, over) - говорить о

Your report is highly spoken about _________________________________________________________

The children are well looked after. __________________________________________________________

This article is often referred to _____________________________________________________________

The report was listened to with great interest. _________________________________________________

The doctor was sent for. _________________________________________________________________

The bed was not slept in. _________________________________________________________________

Drills

1. Underline the verb forms which are not possible.

1. My car has being stolen.

2. Jack was borned on a Thursday.

3. Then I realised that none of the guests had been sent an invitation.

4. Mary’s car is being serviced today.

5. Your order will been sent as soon as possible.

6. The hole in the road was being repaired when I came home.

7. This swimming pool is used by over a thousand people each week.

8. When was this church built?

9. An address is writing on the back of the envelope.

10. Customers are request to ask for a receipt.

2. Choose the most suitable tense.

1. Their house hasn’t been finished/ wasn’t finished yet.

2. The robbers were arrested/ have been arrested as soon as they left the bank.

3. Sue told us her baby is born/ had been born two weeks earlier than expected.

4. If there is too much snow, the match has been cancelled/ will be cancelled.

5. By the time we got there, the rain had stopped/ had been stopped.

6. When were you told/ have you been told about the new rules?

7. Most of the passengers were swimming/ were swum easily to the shore.

8. The winning horse was ridden/ was riding by Pat Murphy.

9. I looked again for the old man, but he was vanished/ had vanished.

10. I don’t think that you will be asked/ are being asked to show your passport.

PRESENT SIMPLE

I. Change the following sentences. Use the passive voice

1. They do not allow smoking here. Smoking is not allowed here.

2. Nobody knows him in this neighbourhood. He ………………………………………………………

3. They publish English books here. English books ……………………………………………………..

4. They serve hot coffee here every day. Hot coffee ……………………………………………………..

5. They repair American cars in this garage. American cars ……………………………………………………..

6. They make fresh cakes every day in this bakery. Fresh cakes ………………………………………………………

7. They serve excellent Chinese food in this restaurant. Chinese food ......................................................................................................

8. They sell ice-cream here in the winter. Ice-cream ……………………………………………………

10. We buy old books here. Old books ……………………………………………………

II. Change the following sentences. Use the active voice

1. A lot of lemonade is drunk in England. English people drink a lot of lemonade.

2. The animals are usually fed twice a day. People ……………………………………………….

3. All the work in this place is done by old people. Old people ………………………………………………

4. A special kind of cheese is made on this farm. They ……………………………………………….

5. The food is cooked in the new kitchen. Mrs Watson ………………………………………………

6. The walls are not painted in suitable colours. They ………………………………………………

7. This house is never cleaned properly. The maids …………………………………………….

8. No books are sold here. He …………………………………………….

9. Factories are not built in this area any longer. We …………………………………………….

10. First class furniture is made in this factory. They …………………………………………………

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I. Change the following sentences. Use the passive voice

1. The boss is signing the documents now. The documents are being signed now. 2. They are serving lunch at the moment. The lunch ………………………………………………………………….. 3. We are discussing his promotion now. His promotion ……………………………………………………………

4. They are building new houses here. New houses ……………………………………………

5. She is cleaning the room at the moment. The room ……………………………………………..

6. John is mending his bicycle. The bicycle ……………………………………………..

II. Change the following sentences. Use the active voice

1. This house is being redecorated now. We are redecorating the house.

2. Your problems are being taken care of. They ………………………………………………

3. The tests are being checked now. The teacher ………………………………………………

4. The drinks are being served now. She ………………………………………………

5. This is not being done properly. You ........................................................................

III. Open the brackets and insert the present progressive or the present sim­ple in the passive voice

1. This class . . is being taught… now (teach).

2. The food ………………………..(cook) by mother.

3. Nothing ……………………….(plan).

4. Ice-cream …………………….(sell) round the corner.

5. The books …………………..(read) by the children.

6. This lawn ………………….(take care) by our Granny.

IV. Insert the present simple or the present progressive in the active or passive form

1. The students are taken. to the museum twice a week. 2. The boys (do)…………………………………………………… their homework right now. 3. She (not take)………………………………………………………….. proper care of herself.

4. He (follow) …………………at the moment.

5. This room (clean) …………………every day.

6.I (clean) ……………………..the house every day, but the food always (cook)……………………………… by Kate and the cakes (bake)……………………………………..by Diana. I (not do)…………………………… anything at the moment because everything (take)………………..

…………………………………………………….care of by the children

PAST SIMPLE

I. Change the following sentences. Use the passive voice

1. They did not sell anything last week. Nothing was sold last week.

2. Did they eat all the food? The food ……………………………………………………

3. Nobody saw him. He ……………………………………………………

4. All his friends celebrated his birthday last week. His birthday………………………………………………………

5. They bought these clothes yesterday. These clothes ……………………………………………………..

6. Dr Bell operated on him last week. He ………………………………………………………

7. He published this book last month. This book ………………………………………………………

8. We invited him to the party. He …………………………………………………….

9. I sent him a cable. A cable …………………………………………………….

10. We took them home in our car. They ..........................................................................