The Passive 2

Question 1

What are sentences with get instead of be?

Answer 1

-informal and are often used to express stronger emotions

Question 2

How is get passive used?

Answer 2

-use a form of get + the past participle of the main verb

Question 3

How does a negative statement and question in the simple present and simple past look like? (Get included)

Answer 3

-use a form of do+get+ the past participle of main verb

Question 4

How do you form passive gerunds?

Answer 4

-use being + the past participle of the main verb

Question 5

Name some common verbs that are followed by passive gerunds

Answer 5

-avoid, consider, dislike, enjoy, like, miss, quit, remember

Question 6

Name some common verbs+prepositions that are followed by passive gerunds

Answer 6

-complain about, keep on, succeed in, and worry about

Question 7

Name some common adjectives + prepositions that are followed by passive gerunds

Answer 7

-afraid of, aware of, concerned about, content with, interested in, tired of, and worried about

Question 8

How do you form passive infinitives?

Answer 8

-use to be+ the past participle of main verb

Question 9

Name some common verbs followed by passive infinitives?

Answer 9

-ask, expect, hope, manage, refuse, seem, and want

Question 10

Name some verbs which are used in personal/ impersonal constructions; How are they used?

Answer 10

-think, believe, say, report, know
- expect, consider, understand
(Opinion, belief, thoughts)
-> People say that he has lost his job:
- It is said that he has lost his job (imp.)
-He is said to have lost his job (per)

Question 11

Build a im/personal construction in simple present

Answer 11

• It is considered that they work hard (imp)

- they are considered to work hard (per)

Question 12

Build a im/personal construction in simple future

Answer 12

• It is expected that hey will work hard

- they are expected to work hard

Question 13

Build a im/personal construction in simple past

Answer 13

• It is reported that they worked hard

- They are reported to have worked hard

Question 14

Make the sentence: It is known that the company is loosing money personal

Answer 14

-The company is know to be loosing money

Question 15

Build a im/personal construction in present progressive

They think she is writing a book

Answer 15

They think she is writing a book:

• it is thought that she is writing a book
• she is thought to be writing a book