6. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. 1. Can you come to the police station? The man who (to suspect) of stealing your money (to arrest). He (to question) at he moment. 2. Children under the age of ten (to allow) in this pool. 3. A lot of money (to waste) if you don't come. 4. I'm afraid I can't lend you my video recorder. It ( to repair) this week. 5. It isn't clear how far the ozone layer (to damage) by aerosol sprays. 6. The windows ( to clean) while I was there. 7. When we arrived home, we found that one of our windows (to break) 8. Videos like this can (to buy) anywhere. 9. A tree was lying across the road. It (to blow) down in a storm. 10. Less money should (to spend) on armaments, shouldn't it?
Explanation: The sentence is talking about a man who is suspected of stealing money. Since it is a past event, we use the past form of "to suspect," which is "suspected." Additionally, the man has already been arrested, so we use the present perfect form "has been arrested." Lastly, he is currently being questioned, so we use the present continuous form "is being questioned."
2. Children under the age of ten are allowed in this pool.
Explanation: The sentence is stating a general rule or fact. We use the present simple form "are allowed" to indicate a regular or repeated action.
3. A lot of money will be wasted if you don't come.
Explanation: The sentence is talking about a future possibility. We use the future simple form "will be wasted" to indicate a future consequence if a certain condition is not met.
4. I'm afraid I can't lend you my video recorder. It is being repaired this week.
Explanation: The sentence is talking about the video recorder's current state. The repair is happening at the moment, so we use the present continuous form "is being repaired" to describe the ongoing action.
5. It isn't clear how far the ozone layer has been damaged by aerosol sprays.
Explanation: The sentence is talking about the extent of damage caused by aerosol sprays to the ozone layer. Since it is a completed action with a present consequence, we use the present perfect passive form "has been damaged."
6. The windows were cleaned while I was there.
Explanation: The sentence is talking about a past action that happened during a specific timeframe. We use the past simple form "were cleaned" to describe the completed action of cleaning the windows.
7. When we arrived home, we found that one of our windows had been broken.
Explanation: The sentence is talking about a past event that happened before another past event. We use the past perfect passive form "had been broken" to indicate that the window was broken before we arrived home.
8. Videos like this can be bought anywhere.
Explanation: The sentence is talking about a general possibility or ability. We use the present simple passive form "can be bought" to indicate that videos like this are available for purchase anywhere.
9. A tree was lying across the road. It had been blown down in a storm.
Explanation: The sentence is talking about a past event that happened before another past event. We use the past perfect passive form "had been blown down" to indicate that the tree was already down before "a storm" occurred.
10. Less money should be spent on armaments, shouldn't it?
Explanation: The sentence is stating an opinion or making a suggestion. We use the modal verb "should" followed by the base form of the verb "be spent" to indicate an obligation or recommendation. The question tag "shouldn't it?" is used to seek agreement or confirmation.