Question

2 Will and Bill are neighbours. Complete the sentences about Will using have something done.1 Bill cuts his grass twice a week.Will twice a week.2 After the storm last week Bill repaired his roof.After the storm last week Will3 Bill is going to change his locks because of burglariesin the area.Will because of burglaries in the area.4 At 10 a.m. Bill was painting his garden wall.At 10 a.m. Will5 Bill has just planted some apple trees.Will6 Bill is building a tree house for his children.Will for his children.​

Answer 1

1 Bill cuts his grass twice a week.

Will has his grass cut twice a week.

2 After the storm last week Bill repaired his roof.

After the storm last week Will had his roof repaired.

3 Bill is going to change his locks because of burglaries in the area.

Will is going to have his locks changed because of burglaries in the area.

4 At 10 a.m. Bill was painting his garden wall.

At 10 a.m. Will was having his garden wall painted.

5 Bill has just planted some apple trees.

Will has just had some apple trees planted.

6 Bill is building a tree house for his children.

Will is having a tree house built for his children.​

Answer 2

The sentences you provided are examples of passive voice. In English, the passive voice is often used to avoid mentioning the doer of an action, or to make the sentence more formal or impersonal. To convert these sentences into active voice, we need to identify the subject and the object, and then rearrange the sentence so that the subject comes before the verb.

1. Bill cuts his grass twice a week. Will does the same. In active voice: Will cuts his grass twice a week.

2. After the storm last week, Bill repaired his roof. Will does the same. In active voice: After the storm last week, Will repairs his roof.

3. Bill is going to change his locks because of burglaries in the area. Will does the same. In active voice: Will is going to change his locks because of burglaries in the area.

4. At 10 a.m., Bill was painting his garden wall. Will does the same. In active voice: At 10 a.m., Will paints his garden wall.

5. Bill has just planted some apple trees. Will does the same. In active voice: Will has just planted some apple trees.

6. Bill is building a tree house for his children. Will does the same. In active voice: Will is building a tree house for his children.

In each case, the active voice sentences are more direct and immediate, putting the focus on the subject (Will) and the action they are doing.