2 Complete the sentences with an appropriate passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 By next Friday all the invitations non adintage
(send out).
2 The joyriders who
(arrest)
by the police this morning were in a car that
(report) missing last night.
3 I had a feeling that!
(follow)
these windows
(clean)?'
'No, not yet.'
5 Right now the church
(renovate), so
you can't go inside.
6 At the end of the training course, the astronauts
(choose) for the next space mission.
- Explanation: In this sentence, the action of sending out the invitations will be completed by next Friday. The passive form "will have been sent out" is used to indicate that the invitations will be sent out before the specified time.
2. The joyriders who were arrested by the police this morning were in a car that had been reported missing last night.
- Explanation: In this sentence, the joyriders were arrested by the police in the morning. The passive form "were arrested" is used to show that the joyriders were the ones receiving the action. Additionally, the car they were in had been reported missing, indicating that the car had already been reported as missing before this incident took place.
3. I had a feeling that these windows had been cleaned.
- Explanation: In this sentence, the speaker had a feeling in the past that the windows had already been cleaned. The passive form "had been cleaned" is used to show that the action of cleaning the windows was done prior to the feeling the speaker had.
4. 'No, not yet.'
- Explanation: This sentence does not require the use of the passive form. It is a response indicating that the windows have not been cleaned yet.
5. Right now the church is being renovated, so you can't go inside.
- Explanation: In this sentence, the church is currently undergoing the process of renovation. The passive form "is being renovated" is used to show that the action of renovating is happening to the church.
6. At the end of the training course, the astronauts will be chosen for the next space mission.
- Explanation: In this sentence, the action of choosing the astronauts for the next space mission will happen at the end of the training course. The passive form "will be chosen" is used to indicate that the astronauts will be the ones who receive the action of being chosen.