Answers

1. Change the structure.

2. We were brought papers to sign.

3. Henry was given a clock when he retired.

4. The children were read stories.

5. I am owed £5,000.

6. I have been offered a new job.

7. We are taught French by Mrs Lee.

8. I have been lent a car for the week.

9. We were promised a full explanation.

10. I was told a lot of lies by the secretary.

2. Complete the text with expressions from the box.

1. had been told.
2. had been given
3. was shown
4. was given.
5. was sent
6. had never been taught
7. was promised
8. was offered
9. was given
10. wasn’t been paid

3. Change the structure. Examples:

1. Could you send the Bill to me?
2. I have bought you a present.
3. Leave some tomatoes to me.
4. I lent £5 to Bill yesterday.
5. Show your picture to Granny.
6. Read me the letter, will you?
7. She teaches French to adults.
8. I took Mrs Samuels the report.
9. Would you get a beer to me?
10. We owe the bank £20,000.

STRUCTURES WITH GET.

1.  Get+ direct object: receive, obtain, fetch, buy…

Get +adjective: become

Get+ adverb /preposition: move, change position

2. get across: cross

get better: improve

get bigger: increase, grow

get off: leave a public transport.

Get on: board (public transport)

Get out of: leave

Get over: recover from

Get smaller: decrease, shrink

Get to: reach

Get up: rise (from bed)

3. Complete the sentences using expressions with get.

1. is getting better.

2. got into

3. Get on… get off

4. get out

5. get wet

6. get cold

7. get older

8. get hungry

9. getting ill.

10. gets dark

4. Make the sentences passive.

1. It is thought the government will fall./ The government is thought to fall.

2. Mr Evans was appointed secretary.

3. She was called a witch.

4. It was believed that fresh air… / Fresh air was believed to have been bad for sick people.

5. It is said that there were wolves… / Wolves are said to be in the mountains.

6. The man holding the hostages is thought to be heavily armed.

7. He is said to be in an agitated state.

8. She was considered to be strange.

9. The rate of inflation is expected to rise.

10. He is said to be somewhere in Germany.

11. Harris was seen to leave the plane in Ontario.

12. She is thought to have died in a plane crash.

13. The earth was believed to have been the centre of the universe.

14. Oil is thought to be under Windsor Castle.

15. I was made to give them the details of my bank accounts.