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UNIT
EXERCISES 3 1

31.1 Using one was/were + past participle (passive) form, and one past simple (active) form, which
one of the two verbs can complete both sentences in the pair? (A)
1 a She ..^.noticed, coming into class late. (recall /(notice))
b I ..y$b**4r... her carrying a yellow bag.
2 a I them taking apples from my garden. (catch / not mind)
b They stealing apples from the farmer's fields.
3 a As he fell into the pool, he himself shouting for help. (imagine / hear)
b Jones shouting at Mrs Markham before the robbery.
4 a I waiting for at least an hour. (dislike / keep)
b I getting caught in the rain without an umbrella.
5 a We the bills waiting for us when we got home. (find / dread)
b They entering the building with knives.
6 a We the birthday presents that Uncle Joseph sent. (see / like)
b The children playing football in the park this morning.

31.2 Complete the sentences using a pair of verbs. Use the past simple for the first verb and a passive
form with being + past participle or to be + past participle for the second. (A & B)
avoid / ran down seem / design appear / crack deserve / given
not mind / photograph deny / pay resent / ask tend / forget
1 He ...4^5ejrY.ea-.to be ..give*... a n award for bravery.
2 The tin opener for left-handed people.
3 He any money for giving his advice to the company.
4 She to make tea for everyone at the meeting.
5 Many reliable methods of storing information when computers arrived.
6 I narrowly by the bus as it came round the corner.
7 The parents with their children.
8 The window in a number of places.
31.3 If necessary, correct these sentences. (A & B)

1 Ken was wanted to be the leader of the party.
2 I had been taught to be played chess by the time I was four.
3 Monica is considered to be the best student in the class.
4 The painting has been reported being missing.
5 Derek is hated to be away from home so often.
6 Joan and Frank are being allowed to keep the prize money.
7 Jane is preferred to ride her bike where her parents can see her.
31.4 Make passive sentences beginning with the underlined word(s). Does the sentence you have
written have a corresponding meaning to the original, or a different meaning? (B)
1 The Japanese visitors struggled to understand lames.
2 The questions appeared to confuse David.
3 The teacher tended to ignore the girls at the front.
4 Lesley refused to congratulate Tim.

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