PASSIVE VOICE

EXERCISE 1: Change the active into the passive.

1. Bill will invite Ann to the party.

- Ann……………………………..
2. I didn't write that letter.
- That letter………………………
3. Hundreds of people visit the White House everyday.
- The White House………………………………….
4. Everyone doesn't know this fact very well.
- This fact………………………………………….
5. Do you wash the dishes everyday?
- Are………………………………………………?

EXERCISE 2: Change the active into the passive.

1. Shakespeare wrote that play.

- That play…………………………………………
2. Does Jackson give that lecture?
- Is …………………………………………………?
3. They will send you the money at the end of the month.
- You………………………………………………….
4. People speak Spanish in many countries.
- Spanish……………………………………………
5. The children often read stories in the evening.
- Stories…………………………………………….
EXERCISE 3: Change the active into the passive.

1. Alice didn't make that cake.

- That cake…………………………………….
2. They buy newspapers everywhere in the city.
- Newspapers …………………………………
3.That company will publish a textbook next year.
- A textbook ………………………………………….
4. She delivers milk at about six o’clock .
- Milk …………………………………………………
5. Somebody cleans the room everyday.
- The room ………………………………………….
EXERCISE 4: Change the active into the passive.

1. A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview.

- I ……………………………………………………..
2. They will probably send him back to Britain.
- He …………………………………………………
3. Now people find this kind of bird in only a few remote places in Scotland.
- This kind of bird ……………………………………
4. They grow rice in the north.
- Rice ………………………………………………..
5. We don't raise cows on our farm.
- Cows ………………………………………………..

EXERCISE 5: Change the active into the passive.

1. People used oil-lamps years ago.

- Oil-lamps ……………………………………………….
2. The boss will meet him tomorrow in the restaurant.
- He ………………………………………………………
3. The old woman feeds fowls twice a day.
- The fowls ………………………………………………
4. Does he often clean the windows?
- Are……………………………………………………….?
5. She doesn't grow any trees in her garden.
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- Trees ……………………………………………………..

EXERCISE 6: Change the active into the passive.

1. The company will give him some money when he retires

- When he retires, he ……………………………………
2. They took it back to the zoo.
- It ……………………………………………………………
3. Someone picks the fruits everyday.
- Fruits………………………………………………………..
4. Does the girl do the housework?
- Is …………………………………………………………..?
5. They don't drive out the cattle to the field in the winter.
- The cattle…………………………………………………

EXERCISE 7: Change the active into the passive.

1. The club bought him 2 years ago for a fee of $20 000.
- He …………………………………………………………..
2. I’ll meet her at the airport.
- She …………………………………………………………
3. Japan makes a lot of cars.
- Cars…………………………………………………………
4. They don't keep cows over there.
- Cows ………………………………………………………
5. Does machine do most of the farm work?
- Is …………………………………………………………?

EXERCISE 8: Change the active into the passive.

Somebody cleans the room everyday.

- The room ……………………………………………….
They cancelled all the flights because of fog.
- All the flights ………………………………………………..
People do not use this road very often.
- This road ……………………………
How do people learn languages?
- How …………………………………….
People advised us not to go out alone.
- We ………………………………………………
They are going to build a supermarket next year.
- A supermarket ………………………………………….
She is using the computer at the moment.
- The computer ………………………………………………
They are opening a new ring road round the city.
- A new ring road ………………………………………………..
They have built a big hospital which costs much money.
- A big hospital …………………………………………………..
The girl did not give me the money.
- I ………………………………………………………………..
- The money ………………………………………………….
A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview.
- I ………………………………………………………..
Nobody told me the story.
- I …………………………………………….
- The story ………………………………………….
About 30 million people are watching this program.
- This program …………………………………………………
They are building some new houses down the street.
- Some new houses ……………………………………………….
They have moved nothing in your room.
- Nothing ……………………………………………….
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People used oil-lamps years ago.
- Oil-lamps ……………………………………………….
When did they open that hospital?
- When ………………………………………………………
The atmosphere protects the earth from harmful radiation from the sun.
- The earth …………………………………………………..
Did anyone see you come in?
- Were you ………………………………………………………?
He hates people staring at him.
- He hates being ………………………………………….
Someone will tell her which bus to catch.
- She ………………………………………………………….
Thieves broke into the house.
- The house ………………………………………………………..
His mother did not take care of him.
- He ……………………………………………………………….
They will inform you the result of the exam by letter.
- You …………………………………………………………….
- The result …………………………………………………….
When will they open the shop?
- When …………………………………………………………
They will serve fish to the guests about ten minutes from now.
- Fish ………………………………………………….
They have sold thousands of CD machines since 1980.
- Thousands …………………………………………..
That company will publish a textbook next year.
- A textbook ……………………………………………….
My friends told me to change the way.
- I ………………………………………………………….
Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.
- Many famous plays ……………………………………….
Bill will invite Ann to the party.
- Ann …………………………………………………………
Alex is preparing that report.
- That report ……………………………………………………
The teacher is going to explain the lesson.
- The lesson ……………………………………………………….
Kathy had returned the book to the library.
- The book ……………………………………………………….
Does professor Jackson teach that course?
- Is the course ………………………………………………………?
Is Mrs. Brown painting your house?
- Is your house ……………………………………………………….?
Doctor Ikeda developed that theory.
- That theory …………………………………………………………..
A storm destroyed the small fishing village.
- The small …………………………………………….
Hundreds of people visit the Washington Monument each day.
- The Washington Monument …………………………………………
The Chinese invented paper, the main writing material today.
- Paper, ………………………………………………………………..
Jim’s daughter drew that picture.
- That picture …………………………………………………………
They put on a new roof last year.
- A new roof …………………………………………………………………..
Someone empties the dustbins every Thursday.
- The dustbins ………………………………………………………………
She delivers milk at about six o’clock .
- Milk …………………………………………………………………………
They are going to finish a new school in the village next year.
- A new school …………………………………………………………………
The police are questioning the man.
- The man ………………………………………………………………………..
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They will probably send him back to Britain.
- He ………………………………………………………………………..
Since then people have seen him in 10 different countries
- He ……………………………………………………………………..

EXERCISE 9: Change the active into the passive.

1.The waiter brings me this dish.

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2.Our friends send these postcards to us.
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3.Their grandmother told them this story when they visited her last week.
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4.Tim ordered this train ticket for his mother.
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5.You didn’t show me the special camaras..
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6.She showed her ticket to the airline agent.
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7. When will he lend his friend his new shoes?
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8.She left her relatives five million pounds.
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9.The shop assistant handed these boxes to the customer.
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10.The board awarded the first prize to the reporter.
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11.Have you sent the christmas cards to your family?
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12.The committee appointed Alice secretary for the meeting.
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13.He hides the broken cup in the drawer.
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14.They keep this room tidy all the time.
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15.They all voted the party a great success.
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16.We gave Ann some bananas and some flowers.
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17.They moved the fridge into the living room.
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18.She bought some cups of tea to the visitors in the next room.
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19.They find the new project worthless.
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20.Who wrote the poem?
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EXERCISE 10: Change the active into the passive.

1. They can’t make tea with cold water.

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2. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant.
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3. Somebody has taken some of my books away.
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4. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
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5. They have to repair the engine of the car.
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6. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures.

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7. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
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8. They may use this room for the classroom.
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9. The teacher is going to tell a story.
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10. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
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11. The children looked at the women with a red hat.
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12. They have provided the victims with food and clothing.
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13. The teacher explains the lesson.
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14. Mrs Green is cooking the food in the kitchen.
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15. The doctor examined the patients.
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16. These boys made that noise
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17. People speak English all over the world.
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18. He gave him back the money last Sunday.
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19. I can’t do these exrcises quickly.
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20. She had finished the report by noor.
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21. Should they help Jane with the sewing ?
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22. The mechanic is repairing Judy’s car.
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23. We must do something before it’s too late.
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24. They make these artificial flowers of silk.
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25. Did they feed LuLu last night?
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26. Nick will bring the pizzas to our house.
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27. They used to dring beer for breakfast in England years ago.
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28. They were cleaning the floor when I arrived.
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29. Has anyone ever asked you for your opinion ?
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30. Where will your company send you next year ?
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EXERCISE 11: Change the active into the passive.
1.My father waters this flower every morning.
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2.John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
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3.Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
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4.We should clean our teeth twice a day.
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5.Our teachers have explained the English grammar.
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6.Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.
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.7.Tom will visit his parents next month.
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8.The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
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9.Did Mary this beautiful dress?
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10.I won’t hang these old pictures in the living room..
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11.The German didn’t build this factory during the Second World War.
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12.The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.
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13.Ann had fed the cats before she went to the cinema.
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14.The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week.
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15.Have the thieves stolen the most valuable painting in the national museum?
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16.Some people will interview the new president on TV.
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17.How many languages do they speak in Canada?
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18.Are you going to repair those shoes?
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19.He has broken his nose in a football match.
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20.Have you finished the above sentences?
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EXERCISE 12: Change the active into the passive.

The waiter refilled my glass.

My secretary will notify you next week.

Is a student pilot flying that airplane?

Alan’s knowledge about art doesn’t impress me.

People throw away billions of cans every year all over the world.

D.E. Hughes invented microphone in 1878.

Do people speak Spanish in Brazil?

Someone will list my name in the new telephone directory.

A plumper is going to fix the leaky faucet.

Someone has changed the name of this street.

Elias Howe invented the sewing machine in 1845.

The librarian didn’t allow Tom to take those books home.

The teachers won’t teach knowledge on recycling tomorrow.

Hoi An attracts a lot of tourists.

Did all students attend first-aid course last year.

Farmer can milk cows twice a day.

The nurse taught Hoa how to give fist-aid on the phone.

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When I came, he was repairing the computer

We will grow a lot of trees in the parks.

They are painting the living room light blue.

People have developed many different paper products.

He asked us many difficult questions.

They must widen the road soon.

She advised me to reuse milk bottles.

My sister cleans these rooms everyday.

Wastes have caused a lot of pollution.

When does he usually do his homework?

My father planted this tree.

He hasn’t collected the rubbish.

Are people using recycled paper?

They made us work hard every day.

How can we keep our fields in good condition?

John used to ask his father a lot of question when he was a child.

He said he would return the book next week.

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