ACTIVE → PASSIVE

ACTIVE PASSIVE

ACTIVE FORM
PASSIVE FORM

S + HAVE + O (person) + V(-to) + O (thing)
S + GET + O (person) + TO-Infi + O (thing)
S + HAVE / GET + O (thing) + V-ed/3 + BY + O (person)

Caõu ủaởc bieọt
ACTIVE

PASSIVE

ACTIVE
PASSIVE

PEOPLE + V(say, think, report, believe, ) + (THAT) + S + V
(1) S + BE + V-ed/3 + TO-Infi
TO BE + V-ing
TO HAVE + V-ed/3
(2) IT + BE + V-ed/3 + (THAT) + S + V

(DONT) V(-to) (caõu meọnh leõùnh)
YOU ARE ORDERED / REQUESTED / ASKED + (NOT) TO-Infi

Exercise 1 Rewrite these sentences, using the causative form with an
infinitive or a past participle
1. Order the porter to carry these boxes up to my room, please.
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2. I must to the barber and pay him to cut my hair.

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3. Hes going to ask the shoe-repairman to mend his shoes.
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4. Tell him to take another photograph of the baby.
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5. You cannot oblige him to do it because that is against the law.
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6. Ill ask my secretary to bring it to you tomorrow.
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7. The Smiths are going to build a new house.
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8. Please tell someone to take my luggage to the station.
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9. We must find somebody to add an extra room to the house.
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10. You should pay the mechanic to check the car thoroughly before starting on
your trip.
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11. She has just asked the dressmaker to make a new dress for her daughter.
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12. I paid a man to sharpen these knives and scissors yesterday.
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13. Mother is going to pay a doctor to test her eyesight.
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14. Did you order the boys to plant some trees in the garden ?
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15. Bob does not pay anyone to cook his meals for him. He cooks them himself.
-…

Exercise 2 – Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the original sentence
1. They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car.
• He …
2. Many people said that they were guilty.
• They …
3. It was said that he won the scholarship.
• He …
4. They thought that he would pass the entrance examination.
• He …
5. Please enter this way.
• You are …
6. Send this letter at once.
• This letter should …
7. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.
• I had …
8. I was given a lift to school by my friend.
• I had …
9. My father had them cut the grass in the garden yesterday.
• My father had …
10. Their house needs painting. They want to get someone to paint it.
• They are going to …
11. The man wanted her to make him a cup of coffee.
• The man had …
12. Did they ask you to correct these words ?
• Did they have these …
13. The man asked them to wash the floor carefully.
• The man had the …
14. Jack will write that essay for her.
• She will have …

15. Have you asked someone repair your shoes yet ?
• Have you got your …
16. Do they carry those books back home for Mrs Green ?
• Does Mrs Green have those …