Passive Voice

* Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable passive tense.

A. The old house on the corner (knock
down) ............................................................ last year.
B. When exactly (John give) ...................................................... his prize?
C. Most people agree that America (not
discover) ..................................................... by Christopher Columbus.
D. All complaints about products (deal
with) .......................................................... by our customer services
department.
E. Police confirmed that the murder weapon (since
discover) .................................................... in a nearby lake.
F. It (anounce) ................................................ yesterday that the goverment
has decided not to raise income tax.
G. Good news! I (ask) .................................................. to take over as the new
managing director.
H. I don’t believe that this play (write) ........................................................ by
Shakespeare.
I. Ann really likes (invite) ........................................................ to dinner parties.

* Rewrite each sentence, putting the verb underlined in the passive.

A. Peolpe ate most of the food at the party.

B. Jane won the poetry competition.

C. Martin always wears casual clothes.

D. One of our visitors lost this cigarette lighter.

E. They haven’t decided the exact time of the match yet.

F. Most of the guests had left the hotel by night.

G. Some parents read to their children every night.

H. This bike belongs to my sister.

* Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same.
A. Last Thursday we appointed a new marketing manager.
A
new ......................................................................................................................
..................
B. Smith Ltd are supplying our company with new office furniture.
Our
company ..............................................................................................................
............
C. William the Conqueror built the castle in the 11 th century.
The
castle ...................................................................................................................
..............
D. I will send your order as soon as possible.

Your ......................................................................................................................
.....................
E. A thousand people use the swimming pool each week.
This
swimming .............................................................................................................
............
F. The hairdresser cut my hair last month.

My ........................................................................................................................
.......................
G. The police were following the suspects.
The
suspects ...............................................................................................................
...............
H. No-one has seen Peter since the day of the party.

Peter ....................................................................................................................
.......................
I. We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday.
An apple a
day .......................................................................................................................
.

# Turn from direct to reported speech.

1. ‘I can’t find my bag’, she said.
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2. ‘They are working in the garden’, he said.
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3. ‘We got married six months ago’, she said to us.
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4. ‘I’ll go shopping tomorrow’, he said.
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5. ‘I bought a new car last week’, he said.
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6. ‘We aren’t doing anything next week’, they said.
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7. ‘I can’t go out tonight’, she said to me.
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8. ‘I forgot to pay the bill’, he said.
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9. ‘We’ve brought you a present’, she said to me.
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10. ‘I’ll phone you tomorrow’, she said to Peter.
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# Turn these sentences into reported speech. In which of the following

sentences do the tenses not change?
1. ‘I’ll paint the house next week’, he says.
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2. ‘I’ll put the washing in the washing machine’, Rose said.
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3. ‘A giraffe is bigger than a mouse’, he said.
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4. ‘We haven’t seen Tom for two weeks’, she said.
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5. ‘I haven’t phoned my uncle since last month’, she says.
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6. ‘Birds can fly’, the student said.
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7. ‘He’s studying for an exam now’, she said.
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8. ‘Leaves fall from the trees in autumn’, he said.
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9. ‘We visited the circus last weekend’, they said.
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10. ‘She dropped the vase on the floor’, Tony said.
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11. ‘He took the money to the bank this morning’, she said.
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12. ‘The Earth moves round the sun’, the teacher said.
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# Turn these questions into reported speech.

1. ‘How old are you?’, he asked me.
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2. ‘When will you call me?’, she asked George.
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3. She asked, ‘Can you play the piano?’
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4. He asked, ‘Who’s there?’
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5. ‘Do you like fish?’, she asked Jonathan.
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6. ‘What have you done today?’, Mother asked.
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7. Jim asked, ‘Did you go to work yesterday?’
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8. ‘How did you get here?’ he asked.
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9. ‘Have you seen my blue jacket anywhere?’ she asked.
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10. He asked, ‘Will you take me to work tomorrow?’
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11. She asked, ‘Where have you been?’
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12. She asked, ‘Will they visit us in the summer?’
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Conditionals.
Type of
If-clause Main clause
conditional
0 conditional
If + PRESENT
(verdades PRESENT SIMPLE
generales)
SIMPLE

Type 1 conditional If + PRESENT

(verdades reales o WILL + INFINITIVE
TENSE
muy probables en
(present simple/
el presnte o futuro)
continuous/ perfect/
perfect continuous)
Type 2 conditional
(expresa
situaciones
If + PAST SIMPLE WOULD + INFINITIVE
imaginarias que PAST COULD
son contrarias a los
CONTINUOUS MIGHT
hechos en el
presente)
Type 3 conditional
(expresa If + PAST SIMPLE WOULD
situaciones
PAST COULD + HAVE +
imaginarias que
son contrarias a los
CONTINUOUS PARTICIPLE
hechos en el PAST PERFECT MIGHT
pasado)

EJEMPLOS=
Type 0  If it rains, the roads get slippery and dangerous.
Type 1  If we work hard, we will finish the project on time.
Type 2  If I didn’t have to work such long hours, I wouldn’t be so
tired.
Type 3  If I had been more careful, I wouldn’t have made such a
big mistake.