Passive Voice and Get/Have + Past Participle
·Ann is paying someone to paint her house. Ann is having her house painted.
·Somebody stole my purse while I was eating out. I had my purse stolen.
·The dentist will check my teeth tomorrow. I am going to have my teeth checked.
·Sarah and John paid an electrician yesterday to fix the lights. Sarah and John had the lights fixed.
·My car doesn’t work properly. I should get it fixed.
·The mechanic changed the oil in my car. I got/had the oil in my car changed by the mechanic.
·The hairdresser cut
Read MoreEnglish Grammar: Conditional Sentences Explained
First Conditional
Form
if + present simple. | will + infinitive |
will + infinitive | if + present simple |
If you do the race, I’ll sponsor you.
I’ll sponsor you if you do the race.
Use: We use the first conditional:
- to discuss possible or probable future events.
- If we all take part in the protest, we’ll make a difference.
- to make promises and give warnings
- You won’t make a difference if you don’t take part in the protest.
We can’t use will in the conditional clause.
Second Conditional
Form
if + past simple | would |
Passive Voice: Get vs. Have, and More Grammar Exercises
Passive Voice: Get vs. Have
The passive voice is used when the action of the verb is more important than the person or thing that performs the action. In the passive voice, the object of the verb becomes the subject.
We often use the passive voice with the verbs get and have to talk about things that are done to us or for us.
Get
We use get in the passive voice to talk about something that happens to us, often unexpectedly or by chance.
For example:
- Ann is paying someone to paint her house. Ann is getting
Common Irregular Verbs in English: A Comprehensive List
Common Irregular Verbs in English
| Spanish | English Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Despertarse | to awake | awoke | awoken |
| Ser, estar | to be | was/were | been |
| Nacer | to be born | was/were born | been born |
| Golpear | to beat | beat | beaten |
| Soportar | to bear | bore | borne |
| Llegar a ser | to become | became | become |
| Empezar | to begin | began | begun |
| Doblar / Inclinarse | to bend | bent | bent |
| Apostar | to bet | bet | bet |
| Morder | to bite | bit | bitten |
| Sangrar | to bleed | bled | bled |
| Soplar | to blow | blew | blown |
| Romper | to break | broke | broken |
| Criar | to breed | bred | bred |
| Traer | to bring | brought | brought |
| Construir | to build | built | built |
| Quemar |
A Comprehensive Guide to English Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Common Phrasal Verbs
Turn down: Refuse an invitation
Turn up: Arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly
Turn on: Suddenly attack someone, physically or with words
Turn out: Have a particular or unexpected result
Turn off: Make somebody decide they don’t like something
Turn away: Refuse someone permission to enter a place
Passive Forms
We use the passive form when we don’t know/ it doesn’t matter/ it’s obvious who does the action.
Use a form of to be + past participle.
Example: A feast
Read MoreCommon Irregular Verbs in English: A Comprehensive Guide
Common Irregular Verbs in English
| Infinitive (Spanish) | Infinitive (English) | Simple Past | Past Participle | Present Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Despertar | Awake | Awoke | Awoken | Awaking |
| Ser o estar | Be | Was/Were | Been | Being |
| Soportar | Bear | Bore | Borne/Born | Bearing |
| Golpear/Vencer | Beat | Beat | Beaten | Beating |
| Llegar a ser | Become | Became | Become | Becoming |
| Empezar | Begin | Began | Begun | Beginning |
| Doblar | Bend | Bent | Bent | Bending |
| Apostar | Bet | Bet | Bet | Betting |
| Atar | Bind | Bound | Bound | Binding |
| Morder | Bite | Bit | Bitten | Biting |
| Sangrar | Bleed | Bled | Bled | Bleeding |
| Soplar | Blow | Blew | Blown | Blowing |
| Romper | Break | Broke | Broken | Breaking |
| Traer | Bring | Brought | Brought | Bringing |
| Transmitir | Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcasting |
| Construir | Build | Built | Built | Building |
| Quemar | Burn | Burnt/ |