Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the verb.
1The weather ............... good tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "is expected to be" for a passive report about a future prediction.
2The thieves ............... through the back door last night.
Wrong!
Use "are believed to have entered" for a passive report about a completed past action ("last night").
3It ............... that many people have become homeless after the floods.
Wrong!
Use "is said" in the passive reporting structure after "It".
4The prisoner ............... by climbing over a wall.
Wrong!
Use "is believed to have escaped" for a passive belief about a completed past escape.
5He is alleged to ............... at 100 miles an hour.
Wrong!
Use "have been driving" after "is alleged to" for an alleged action in progress before the report.
6It ............... that the building sustained severe damage in the storm.
Wrong!
Use "is reported" in the passive reporting structure after "It".
7She ............... to be rich.
Wrong!
Use "is said" for a passive report about what people say.
8The business ............... by analysts to make a profit this year.
Wrong!
Use "is expected" for a passive prediction about the business; "by analysts" shows that others do the expecting.
9The train ............... to arrive soon.
Wrong!
Use "is expected" for a passive prediction; a train cannot do the expecting itself.
10If we took the 10.30 train, we ............... too early, so we decided not to take it.
Wrong!
Use "would arrive" for the hypothetical result after "If we took".
11Don't give her your car. If she asked me, I ...............
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't" for a hypothetical response to "If she asked me".
12I am not going to leave my job. If I leave it, I ............... another one.
Wrong!
Use "will not get" for the likely result in this first conditional sentence.
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- The weather is expected to be good tomorrow.
- The thieves are believed to have entered through the back door last night.
- It is said that many people have become homeless after the floods.
- The prisoner is believed to have escaped by climbing over a wall.
- He is alleged to have been driving at 100 miles an hour.
- It is reported that the building sustained severe damage in the storm.
- She is said to be rich.
- The business is expected by analysts to make a profit this year.
- The train is expected to arrive soon.
- If we took the 10.30 train, we would arrive too early, so we decided not to take it.
- Don’t give her your car. If she asked me, I wouldn’t.
- I am not going to leave my job. If I leave it, I will not get another one.