Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verb given in each following blank.

Question 1: The problem already (discuss)______by the board of directors when it was
proposed again.
Question 2: The building (build)______on waste land near the town since 2017 by
contractors.
Question 3: Billions of dollars (spend)______on cancer research by the government last year.
Question 4: References (not use) ______in the exam rooms.
Question 5: Ted (bite)______by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.
Question 6: The meeting (hold)______in this hall tomorrow.
Question 7: This house and these cars (paint)______for Christmas tonight by the Greens.
Question 8: I suggested the room (decorate)______before your mother’s birthday.
Question 9: There (say)______a number of reasons for the falloff of the Roman Empire.
Question 10: When the old school friends met, a lot of happy memories (bring)______back.
Question 11: The bank is reported in the local newspaper (rob)______in broad daylight
yesterday.
Question 12: The company’s travel budget (reduce)______substantially for the last two years.
Question 13: Understandably, her friends (surprise) ______when Julia married someone else
after being engaged to John for two years.
Question 14: He currently (consider)______to be the best British athlete.
Question 15: The facsimile (send)______when the secretary returns from lunch.
Question 16: By the time I came here, all the better jobs (take)______.
Question 17: I don’t remember (tell)______of the decision to change the company policy on
vacations.
Question 18: It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver (injure) ______in
the crash.
Question 19: A buried treasure (believe)______to have been hidden in the tomb.
Question 20: The third team had the mission successfully (complete)______before the set
time limit.
Question 21: Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to (be)______
destroyed.
Question 22: Public buildings throughout the country will soon (implement)______a no
smoking policy.
Question 23: According to a new policy, overnight camping in all national parks no longer
(permit)______.
Question 24: The first question must (answer)______before you attempt the others.
Question 25: The products damaged during shipment or packaging should
(replace)______immediately.
Question 26: I was born and grew up in the house (destroy)______in an earthquake 10 years
ago.
Question 27: Because of a mechanical problem, the replacement parts could not
(ship)______by tomorrow.
Question 28: The rumors go that Jack will be arrested. He is said (take)______part in a
bloody robbery.
Question 29: He would have studied medicine if he (admit)______to a medical school.
Question 30: Everyone likes (congratulate)______when they have got some success.
Question 31: The living conditions in the rural areas of the country (improve)______ during
the past 5 years.
Question 32: Unless we can find new sources of energy, our life will certainly
(affect)______.
Question 33: There is said (be)______a secret tunnel between those two houses.
Question 34: He is said to (be)______playing football since he was 5.
Question 35: The train (suppose)______to arrive at 11.30 but it was an hour late.
Question 36: I don't understand why the students didn't keep silent while the speech
(make)______.
Question 37: I apologized for the mistakes (make)______by my team. There appears to
(be)______a slight misunderstanding.
Question 38: When (ask)______about the price of her ring, she refused to answer.
Question 39: I must get my mother (clean)______my suit before the interview.
Question 40: No-one seems to (predict)______the correct result.
Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences in passive voice.
Question 1: He must pay the bills before the fifth of the month.
=> The bills____________________________________________________
Question 2: No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
=> That box____________________________________________________
Question 3: The boy screamed while the dentist was pulling out one of his teeth.
=> The boy screamed while __________________________________________
Question 4: The fire has destroyed many houses.
=> Many houses ____________________________________________________
Question 5: The children are carrying the chairs into the house.
=> The chairs ____________________________________________________
Question 6: They awarded him the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1946.
=> He ____________________________________________________
Question 7: We saw him leave the office at 6 o’clock this morning.
=> He ____________________________________________________
Question 8: My parents didn’t let me go to school this morning because I was ill.
=> I _____________________________________________________
Question 9: You ought to water these plants once a week.
=> These plants____________________________________________________
Question 10: People saw her driving a car near the bridge.
=> She was seen ____________________________________________________
Question 11: People thought that he had boarded the plane in New York.
=> It____________________________________________________
=> He____________________________________________________
Question 12: They believe that all children are born with equal intelligence.
=> It____________________________________________________
=> Children _______________________________________________
Question 13: My parents made me change my minds but I didn’t.
=> I ____________________________________________________
Question 14: She made me tell the truth.
=> I ____________________________________________________
Question 15: Why didn’t you report the accident sooner?
=> Why wasn’t____________________________________________________
Question 16: Mary let us use her car yesterday.
=> We were____________________________________________________
Question 17: I could hear someone crying in the next room.
=> Someone ____________________________________________________
Question 18: I watched people walking past.
=> People ______________________________________________________
Question 19: Jack saw the car drive up outside the police station.
=> The car____________________________________________________
Question 20: We overheard them say that they didn't really like the food.
=> They were ____________________________________________________
Question 21: I expect you to find your money somewhere in your bedroom.
=> I expect ____________________________________________________
Question 22: We want people to obey traffic rules.
=> We want____________________________________________________
Question 23: She wishes her husband to compliment her on her new dress.
=> She____________________________________________________
Question 24: She wished her parents to allow her to go camping with her classmates.
=> She wished___________________________________________________
Question 25: Do you want me to take you to the airport?
=> Do you want __________________________________________________
Question 26: Jane has just begun learning English for 2 weeks.
=> English ____________________________________________________
Question 27: People continue to use Facebook as a main way of socializing.
=> Facebook ____________________________________________________
Question 28: I don’t like the children making fun of this cat.
=> I don’t like __________________________________________________
Question 29: I hate people calling me through FaceTime.
=> I hate ____________________________________________________
Question 30: Famous film stars are often afraid that people can recognize them in public
places.
=> Famous film stars are often afraid of________________________________
Question 31: We have had the teacher correct our test.
=> We have had our test_______________________________________
Question 32: They are going to employ someone to repair the roof.
=> They____________________________________________________
Question 33: We employed a market researcher to find out what people really want from a
cable TV system.
=> We got____________________________________________________
Question 34: She had a tailor shorten her dress.
=> She got____________________________________________________
Question 35: It is impossible to grow roses in this poor soil.
=> Rose____________________________________________________
Question 36: It was impossible to hand in the paper in time because Jane was ill.
=> The paper____________________________________________________
Question 37: It’s your duty to type the report before the meeting.
=> You____________________________________________________
Question 38: It’s everyone’s duty to collect the litter in public areas.
=> Everyone____________________________________________________
Question 39: You need to write a thank-you letter when you come home.
=> A thank - you letter____________________________________________
Question 40: I suggested putting the matter to the committee.
=> I suggested___________________________________________________
Question 41: They told that you were the best architect in this city.
=> You____________________________________________________
Question 42: She supposes that the flowers were killed by frost.
=> The flowers__________________________________________________
Question 43: Why didn’t you tell me about the changes of the schedule?
=> Why wasn’t__________________________________________________
Question 44: Some people inform that the director is going to take a business trip to England.
=> The director________________________________________________
Question 45: They promise that the performance will start on time.
=> The performance____________________________________________
Question 46: He recommends that we should stay at the city center.
=> It____________________________________________________
Question 47: We believed that Alice would pass the driving test.
=> It____________________________________________________
Question 48: The director notifies all the workers that they will have to work extra hard this
month.
=> All the workers____________________________________________
Question 49: How many trees have they cut down to build that fences?
=> How many trees__________________________________________
Question 50: I had my nephew paint the gate last week.
=> I had the ________________________________________________
Question 51: She will have Peter wash her car tomorrow.
=> She____________________________________________________
Question 52: They have her tell the story again.
=> They____________________________________________________
Question 53: John gets his sister to clean his shirt.
=> John____________________________________________________
Question 54: Anne had had a friend type her composition.
=> Anne had_________________________________________________
Question 55: It was impossible to persuade him to join with us.
=> He____________________________________________________
Question 56: It’s everyone’s duty to take part in the campaign to plant trees in spring.
=> Everyone__________________________________________________
Question 57: I will get the dressmaker to make a new dress.
=> I will____________________________________________________
Question 58: He had a mechanic repair his car.
=> He had____________________________________________________
Question 59: She often gets the technician to maintain the heater.
=> She often__________________________________________________
Question 60: They had the police arrest the shoplifter.
=> They got____________________________________________________
Question 61: Are you going to have the shoemaker repair your shoes?
=> Are____________________________________________________
Question 62: I must have the dentist check my teeth.
=> I must have my______________________________________________
Question 63: She will have a veterinary surgeon examine her dog.
=> She will____________________________________________________
Question 64: We had a man take this photograph when we were on holiday last summer.
=> We had____________________________________________________
Question 65: The Greens had a carpet cleaner clean their carpet.
=> The Greens had their_________________________________________
Question 66: The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant.
=> All____________________________________________________
Question 67: Will they hold the ceremony at the square next week?
=> Will____________________________________________________
Question 68: He saw the robber pointing the gun to the bank manager.
=> The robber_________________________________________________
Question 69: He wishes the director to consider him for this position.
=> He wishes__________________________________________________
Question 70: Don’t open the gifts in front of the givers because it seems to be impolite.
=> The gifts____________________________________________________
Question 71: They have decided to sell the house
=> They have decided that_________________________________________
Question 72: Someone saw him pick up a stone and throw it at the riot police.
=> He____________________________________________________
Question 73: I want you to repair the car now.
=> I want the____________________________________________________
Question 74: I’d like someone to take me to the Opera House.
=> I’d like____________________________________________________
Question 75: They were doing a physical experiment when I was there.
=> A physical___________________________________________________
Question 76: Nobody told me that they had discharged John from hospital.
=> I____________________________________________________
Question 77: They had taken the victim to hospital before the police came.
=> The victim_________________________________________________
Question 78: By the time you come back, they will have finished the project.
=> By the time you come back, the project __________________________________
Question 79: By the time you come back here in 5 years' time, they will have knocked down
those houses.
=> Those houses__________________________________________________
Question 80: We get him to look after our house when we are on business.
=> We get our____________________________________________________
Question 81: They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.
=> Many people___________________________________________________
Question 82: They think that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
=> The prisoner_________________________________________________
Question 83: They believe that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
=> The thieves___________________________________________________
Question 84: They report that over 200,000 people were killed in the tsunami.
=> Over 200,000 _________________________________________________
Question 85: We found that they had cancelled the soccer match.
=> We found that the______________________________________________
Question 86: Who wrote the report on the air pollution?
=> By whom____________________________________________________
Question 87: My sister has just swept the floor and washed the dishes.
=> The floor____________________________________________________
Question 88: I didn't realize that somebody was recording our conversation.
=> I didn't realize that our__________________________________________
Question 89: They are building a new highway around the city.
=> A new highway_______________________________________________
Question 90: The restaurant serves seafood every Monday.
=> Seafood____________________________________________________
Question 91: We have to tell Mary about our change in plans.
=> Mary____________________________________________________
Question 92: They didn’t explain anything about that.
=> Nothing____________________________________________________
Question 93: People should send their complaints to the head office.
=> Their complaints_____________________________________________
Question 94: The teacher gave us two very difficult exercises.
=> Two very difficult____________________________________________
Question 95: His colleagues gave him a present when he retired.
=> He____________________________________________________
Question 96: We will send you the results as soon as they are ready.
=> You will___________________________________________________