AV 11 - UNIT THREE - TEST 1B

GRADE 11 – UNIT THREE – TEST 1B
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PASSIVE INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS
I. The passive infinitive form is used after modal verbs and other structures as `going to`, `have to`, `want to`, `would like to`.
- The door must be locked at all times. - This job cannot be done.
- He is going to be interviewed tomorrow. - I don`t want to be disturbed.
II. The Passive Perfect Infinitive. denotes an action that happens before another in the past.
Passive Perfect Infinitive = (to) HAVE + BEEN + V3 ( e.g. to have been done
* Passive: - That book was translated into more than twenty languages. It must have been read by several millions of people all around the world.
- The corporation may have been sold last week.
- We should have been told about the dangers.
III. The passive -ing form is used after a preposition, verbs of "enjoy-group" such as avoid, suggest, mind, like, dislike, hate, ...
- I don`t like being cheated.
- He remembers being given the book.
IV. Perfect -ing form passive (HAVING BEEN + V3) denotes an action that happens before another in the past.
- The parcels, having been delivered, were put on the boss`s table.
- She cried a lot because of having been poked fun of.
PRACTICE
I. Choose one verb from each pair for each space in this text.
having been - to have been || having written - to have written || flooding - to be flooding
being thrown - to be thrown || catching - to catch || to come - coming || to go - going
being repaired - to have been repaired
I apologize for not (1)..........to you sooner, but we’ve just been really busy here. First, we had a big storm with lots of rain that resulted in (2)........in our area. Our roof was supposed (3).........after the last big storm, but it leaked again. We couldn’t stop the rain from (4)..........in, so we had pans and buckets everywhere trying (5).........water dripping from the ceiling. Then the electricity went off and we couldn’t keep all the food in our fridge from (6)..........bad. Most of it had (7)..........away. It really was like a nightmare for a couple of days. You would not have liked (8)........here during that disaster.
II. Fill in the blank with a suitable form of verb in brackets.
1. She doesn`t allowed (smoke)...........in the house.
2. I`ve never been to Dalat but I`d like (go).........there.
3. I`m in a difficult position. What do you advise me (do)........ it.
4. She said the letter was personal and wouldn`t let me (read).......
5. They denied (steal)........the money.
III. Add appropriate forms of these verbs to the sentences.
buy - complete - cut - hit - start - lie - swim - take - tell
1. I swerved to avoid...........that other car.
2. It was so nice this morning and I was tempted..........the day off.
3. We`ve got a lot to do. The grass needs..........and so does the hedge.
4. You love to swim, so I can`t believe you are going to give up........
5. I don’t recall her..........us anything about where she worked before.
6. He offered...........us something to drink.
7. Excuse me. Oh, I m sorry. I didn`t mean.........to you.
8. Although she failed..........all her courses, Linda was a really good student.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentences ha the same meaning with the first ones. Begin your sentences with the given words.
1. My father said I could use his car.
My father allowed...............................
2. Don`t stop him doing what he wants.
Let.......................................................
3. At first, I didn`t want to apply for the job but Sarah persuaded me.
Sarah persuaded..................................
4. It`s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
It`s better to avoid.................................
5. Please don`t interrupt me all the time.
Would you mind...................................
6. They think they`ll make a lot of money in America.
They`re hoping..........................................................
7. Tom won’t have been studying earlier, but he’ll act as if he had.
Tom will pretend.......................................................
8. Lisa had agreed to go with Jack before Tony asked her and she regretted it.
Lisa regretted............................................................
9. Jason was really helpful and we wanted to thank him.
We wanted to thank Jason for...................................
10. I don’t want anyone to ask me a lot of questions.
I’d prefer.................................................................
V. Rephrase the parts