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The passive with be and get
We often use the be passive (be + past participle) to show The mirror is cracked.
the state of something. The hose is damaged.
We often use the get passive (get + past participle) to It got fixed yesterday.
explain how things happened. They got broken when we moved the box.
get + adjective
Note that we also use get followed by an adjective to talk It got loose.
about how things happened.
How did it get wet?

4 Complete the sentences with the orrect form of he erb in brackets.
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1 The wiper got (break).
2 The hoses are (wear).
3 The horn is (fix).
4 The reservoir got (damage).
5 The rear brake ight is (crack).
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5 Are these statements true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false statements.
1 A mirror can get broken. (T / F)
2 A manual can get wet. (T / F)
3 A hose can get updated. (T / F)
4 A backhoe can't get painted. (T / F)
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5 A rench can't get built. (T / F)
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6 Match 1-5 o a-e t o make sentences.
1 The cup? It got broken
2 The manual? It got updated
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3 The new otal station? It got damaged
4 The tank? It got filled up at
5 The hydraulic fluid? It got checked

a) yesterday. Sam said he put in half a litre.
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b) in transit. There was oo much ibration.
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c) when I was making tea. I ropped it.
d) last year. That's an old version.
e) the petrol station before we left.
7 Complete these conversations using get, gets or got.
1 How d i d the windscreen By some stones.
cracked? He was driving oo fast.
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2 Where's my sandwich? It eaten.
3 W h y didn't y o u phone? M y phone wet.
I dropped it n a puddle.
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4 W h y was John late? He lost.
5 W h y are y o u packing up? It dark at five.
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6 How d i d it damaged? I'm not sure, probably n ransit.
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Speaking 8 Work n pairs to alk bout a damaged piece of quipment. Student A: Use he
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information below. Student B: urn o page 68.
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Student A: Use all he words in he box. Decide what happened to he
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wheelbarrow.
bent broken bumper dent hit truck wheel wheelbarrow
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