The windows are being cleaned at the moment
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Make the sentences interrogative.
1 Her skirt is being cleaned at the moment.
2 My hair is trimmed once a month.
3 Central heating is going to be installed in our house next month.
4 Sam’s burglar alarm was fitted last week.
5 My car is being repaired at the moment.
6 The band’s new single has just been recorded.
7 Our new furniture is going to be delivered tomorrow.
8 Their new house is being decorated at the moment.
9 The windows will be cleaned.
10 A new jumper has been knitted for me.
1 In museums visitors (request) not to touch the exhibits.
2 People suffering from heart diseases (advise) not to go to the south in summer.
3 Children (forbid) to play on the pavement.
4 Elder children (often/imitate) by their younger brothers and sisters.
5 People learning foreign languages (always/tell) to read foreign literature in the original.
6 During the experiment the scientist (assist) by his fellow-workers.
7 At the beginning of his career the young musician (help) by his teacher and friend.
8 I have (never/ask) to meet them.
9 Let me know if my help (need).
Make the sentences interrogative.
1 Is her skirt being cleaned at the moment?
2 Is my hair trimmed once a month?
3 Is central heating going to be installed in our house next month?
4 Was Sam’s burglar alarm fitted last week?
5 Is my car being repaired at the moment?
6 Has the band’s new single just been recorded?
7 Is our new furniture going to be delivered tomorrow?
8 Is their new house being decorated at the moment?
9 Will the windows be cleaned?
10 Has a new jumper been knitted for me?
Insert the missing part of the analytical form of the verb (passive or active).
1 An interesting article will be published in the next issue of the magazine. It will have been published by the 1st of May. It has not been published yet. It is being written now. The author of the article has been working at it for two months. It was being discussed when I came to the sitting of the chair. They had been discussing it for more than an hour before a certain resolution was arrived at.
2 My room has not been papered since the new furniture was bought. I think it must be papered this spring. My neighbour’s room is being papered now. The paper-hanger has been working for two days. He says the work will be finished soon. It will have been finished by the next month. I shall ask my friend not to come to my place when my room is being papered.
1 In museums, visitors are requested not to touch the exhibits.
2 People suffering from heart diseases are advised not to go to the south in summer.
3 Children are forbidden to play on the pavement.
4 Elder children are often imitated by their younger brothers and sisters.
5 People learning foreign languages are always told to read foreign literature in the original.
6 During the experiment, the scientist was assisted by his fellow-workers.
7 At the beginning of his career, the young musician was helped by his teacher and friend.
8 I have never been asked to meet them.
9 Let me know if my help is needed.
Упражнения по английскому языку. CAUSITIVE FORM TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE
TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE
1. Rewrite the following passages in the active or passive,
A Rosemary Hills train station was built by Sean Carlton and his wife Sharon in 1894. For the construction of the waiting room, the Carltons had imported red brick from England. The President himself opened the station in 1896. That year, a steam locomotive visited Rosemary Hills for the first time. It was pumping clouds of white smoke and whistling loudly enough to be heard by all the townspeople.
B The news reporter announced that the police are looking for a man who broke into the National Bank. The thief cut the wires of the alarm and then broke into the bank’s city centre branch some time late last night. The thief stole £500,000 from the bank. The police are searching the city centre as they believe the thief is still in the area.
2. Rewrite these sentences using have + object + past participle (have something done) and changing some words if necessary.
Example: Someone delivers the newspapers. (We)
We have the newspapers delivered.
Someone cleaned the carpets every year. (I)
I had the carpets cleaned every year.
Their house needs painting. (They’re going to)
They’re going to have their house painted.
1. We ask someone to check the accounts every month. (We)
2. Someone sends the money to my bank account in London. (I)
3. My stereo isn’t working properly. It needs cleaning. (I’m going to)
4. My camera’s being repaired at the moment. (I’m)
5. He spilt coffee on my jacket so he took it away for cleaning. (He spilt coffee on my jacket so he)
6. I think it’s time to service the car. (It’s time to)
7. I don’t like the office curtains. It’s time to change them. (I think I’ll)
8. There’s something wrong with the typewriter. It needs repairing. (I think I’ll)
9. The computer’s no good: we’re changing it. (We)
10. I send the films to England: they are processed there. (I)
3. Rewrite the sentences using have something done.
Example: The money was deposited in his bank account by the company.
He had the money deposited in his bank account.
1. Sarah’s new fridge will be delivered tomorrow.
2. Tim’s car was serviced last week.
3. Mrs Scott’s cat was examined by the vet yesterday.
4. Paul’s house will be painted next weekend.
5. Mr Brown’s book has just been published.
6. Becky’s hair is done every week.
7. Edward’s dinner was cooked by his mother yesterday.
8. Jane’s living room is going to be redecorated next month.
9. My eyes are tested by the optician.
10. Somebody stole my car last weekend.
4. Rewrite the sentences using have something done.
Example: My windows are cleaned twice a month.
I have my windows cleaned twice a month.
1. The star’s latest film has just been released.
2. Their swimming pool will be drained.
3. The carpets must be laid in our flat by Monday.
4. The brakes on my bicycle have been oiled.
5. Our desks are being painted at the moment.
6. Her bookcase was delivered last week.
7. A new computer has been ordered for me.
8. Annie’s sculptures are going to be exhibited tomorrow.
9. A skateboard was being made for Tim.
10. He told the student to clean the board.