Exercise 30

With a partner, ask and answer five questions about what you have had done.

Use the ideas from (a) or ( b ) some of your own.

Example:

• You: Have you ever had your fortune told?

• Partner: No, I haven’t, but I would like to have my fortune told.

• Partner: Yes, I have.

( a ) to tell fortune. ( b ) your own ideas

to read palm

to draw portrait

to tattoo body

to polish finger-nail

Exercise 31

Say what you can have done at these places.

1. a laundry 4. a photographer’s studio

2. a hairdresser’s 5. a dry cleaner ‘s

3. a garage 6. a dentist’s

Exercise 32

Now use the structure “have something done” with its other meaning to say that “Something happens to somebody or their belongings. Usually what happens is not nice”.

Example:

* George’s nose was broken in a fight.

* What happened to George?  He had his nose broken in a fight.

1. Sarah’s bag was stolen on a train.

What happened to Sarah? She_______________________.

2. Fred’s hat was blown off in the wind.

What happened to Fred ? He_______________________.

3. Diane’s passport was taken away from her by the police.

What happened to Diane? She_______________________.

The Passive: Modal Verbs and other Similar Expressions.

The Passive Form: modal + be + participle II
Tom The window Children May This book This letter Mary Fred		will can’t should I had better ought to has to is supposed to		be be be be be be be be	invited to the picnic. opened. taught to respect their elders. excused from class? returned to the library before Friday. sent before June 1^ST. told about our change in plans. Told about the meeting.
The Past Passive Form: modal + have been + participle II
The letter This house Jack	should must ought to		have been have been have been			sent last week built over 200 years ago invited to the party

Exercise 33

Complete the sentences with the given words in the Passive.

Example:

* James _____the news as soon as possible.  James should be told the news as soon as possible.

( should + tell )

* James _____the news a long time ago.  James should have been told the news long time ago.

( should + tell )

1. Meat _____in a refrigerator or it will spoil.

( must + keep )

2. We tried, but the window _____ . It was painted shut.

( couldn’t + open )

3. Good news! I _____job soon. I had an interview at an engineering firm yesterday.

( may + offer )

4. The class for the next semester is too large. It _____lf, but there is not enough money in the budget to hire another teacher.

( ought to + divide )

5. These books _____ to the library by tomorrow.

( have to + return )

6. This application _____ to the personnel department.

( be supposed to + send )

7. Ann’s birthday was on the 5^th, and now it’s already the 8^th. Her birthday card _____ a week ago. May be we’d better give her a call to wish her a belated happy birthday.

( should + send )

8. A: Ann didn’t expect to see her boss at the labour union meeting.

B: She _____ when she saw him.

( must + surprise )

A: She was.

Exercise 34

Put these sentences into the Passive leaving out someone, they, we.

Example:

• Someone might steal a car.

• The car might be stolen.

1. Someone should tell Sally what happened.

2. They are to build a new hospital.

3. We can solve the problem.

4. Someone has to finish the job.

5. They may send the man to prison.

6. We must do something now.

7. They might have sent the letter to the wrong address.

8. We should support her.

9. Someone ought to make a decision.

10. We are allowed to correct the mistakes.