3. Complete the questions.

a Who with?

Bob and Sue.

b Why_________________________________?

Because he was unhappy in his basket in the car.

с What their car?

It crashed into the car in front and caught fire.

d What when the car exploded?

She was carrying Whiskers to safety.

e Why__________________________________?

Because the huge explosion frightened him.

f What_________________________________?

She'd been dreaming about Whiskers.

g How long ?

For over sixty days.

h Why___________________________?

Because his paws were bleeding.

Past passives

6. Active to passive

In the following sentences the subject is either not important or too obvious to be necessary. Put each sentence into the passive to make it sound more natural.

Example

Men were decorating my house all last week.

My house was being decorated all last week.

a Archaeologists discovered a medieval temple underneath the new housing estate.

A medieval temple _________________________________________________.

b The sports officials held the races indoors because it was raining.

The races_________________________________________________________.

с Burglars had broken into our house and stolen all my jewellery.

Our house_________________________________________________________.

d Someone had booked the leisure centre for a children's party on Saturday.

The leisure centre___________________________________________________.

e The plumber was fixing the dishwasher so I couldn't leave the house.

The dishwasher____________________________________________________.

f When we returned to our hotel room, the chambermaid still hadn't cleaned it.

Our hotel room____________________________________________________.

g The chef hadn't cooked the fish for long enough. It was still raw!

The fish___________________________________________________________.

h Workmen were putting up new traffic lights at the crossroads.

New traffic lights____________________________________________________.

Revision of active and passive

7. Gilly's story

Read the full story and put the verb in brackets into the correct tense, active or passive.

GIRL BARRED FROM TOP STORE

As fashion-conscious Gilly Woodward left Harrods last Friday, she felt proud of the £90 designer jeans that she (a) ________ just ________ (buy). But when Gilly, 31, I (b) ______________ (return) to the store the next day to do some more shopping, she (c) ______________ (bar) from entry because she (d) ____________ (wear) the same jeans. Gilly, now back home in Liverpool, (e) _____________. (stay) with friends in London for a few days. She explained what (f) _____________(happen). 'I (g) _____________ (walk) through the swing doors, when suddenly I (h) ____________ (stop) by a large, uniformed security guard. He (i) ____________ (point) at my knees, and said that my jeans (i) _____________ (tear) and I couldn't enter. I tried to tell him that I (k) _____________ (buy) them in Harrods the day before, and that the torn bits were fashionable. But he (1) _____________ (not listen).He told me to get out. By this time, a crowd of people (m) ______________ (gather). I (n) ______________ (leave) immediately because I (o) __________ never (feel) so embarrassed in my life.' A spokesperson from Harrods said that the dress code (p) _____________ (introduce) in 1989, and it states: no beachwear, no backpacks, no torn denims.