THE PASSIVE--------KEY

PASSIVE

1.- PUT IN PASSIVE NEXT SENTENCES
     1) They had won the race
         The race had been won
     2) He has seen two bulls this morning
         Two bulls have been seen this morning
     3) I was buying my them the newspaper when I saw Mary this morning
         The newspaper was being bought to them when … (Mary was seen this morning)
         They were being bought the newspaper when …..
     4) My neighbours are buying a new house this morning
         A new house is being bought by my neighbours this morning
     5) Paul has sold his two cars
         His two cars have been sold by Paul // Paul’s two cars have been sold
     6) I put the glasses on the table yesterday
         The glasses were put on the table yesterday
     7) The farmer was feeding the animals yesterday at 10 o’clock
          The animals were being fed by the farmer yesterday at 10 o’clock
     8) They had painted the house the week before
          The house had been painted the week before
     9) Susan has given Paul a kiss this morning
          Paul has been given a kiss by Susan this morning
          A kiss has been given to Paul by Susan this morning
   10) Your cousin is sending you a big parcel
          You are being sent a big parcel by your cousin
          A big parcel is being sent to you by your cousin
   11) We listened to a strong noise coming from the street
          A strong noise was listened to coming from the street
   12) They are studying English right now
         English is being studied right now
   13) They drank two pints at Paul’s house
         Two pints were drunk at Paul’s house
   14) Archaeologist found two fossils of mammoth
         Two fossils of mammoth were found by archaeologist
   15)  The school must change these rules
          These rules must be changed by the schools
   16) My friend won’t recognize Mary at first sight
         Mary won’t be recognized by my friend at fist sight
   17) The thief stole her some rings
          She was stolen some rings by the thief
          Some rings were stolen t her by the thief
   18) You can’t take photographs in this place
          Photographs can’t be taken in this place
   19) I have to mend this watch
         This watch has to be mended
   20) You should repair the stairs
          The stairs should be repaired
   21) The nurse is going to sign him the papers
         He is going to be signed the papers by the nurse
         The papers are going to be signed to him by the nurse
   22) My son has cleaned the windows
         The windows have been cleaned by my son
   23) They hid the treasure a long time ago
         The treasure was hidden a long time ago
   24) The owner of the shop had left his dog outside
          His dog had been left outside by the owner of the shop
   25) The fire destroyed the building
         The building was destroyed by the fire
   26) Paul has written them a letter this week
         They have been written a letter by Paul this week
         A letter has been written to them by Paul this week
   27).The police would find the thief in that house
          The thief would be found in that house by the police
   28) A local radio station is reporting the event
         The event is being reported by a local station
   29) We gave the homeless the money
         The homeless was given the money
         The money was given to the homeless
   30) The manager is going to offer Sue a job next week
          Sue is going to be offered a job by the manager next week
          A job is going to be offered to Sue by the manager next week

2.- USE THE CORRECT PASSIVE TENSE
     1) Much of London _________was destroyed____________________ (destroy) by the fire
         in the seventeenth century.
     2) The man who _____had been given________________________ (bite) by a snake was
         given a serum.
     3) A leader should be a man who can _______be respected______________________
         (respect).
     4) Many slums ______are being demolished_______________________ (demolish) now
         to make way for new buildings.
5) The police ______have been instructed_______________________ (instruct) to take
     firm action against the hooligans for a long time.
6) He ________was saved_____________________ (save) from bankruptcy by the
    kindness of a friend.
7) A cease-fire (alto el fuego) __________is expected___________________ (expect)
     __________to be declared___________________ (declare) later this week.
8) A great deal of research ______has been done_______________________ (do) into
    possible causes of cancer for many years.
9) The worker claimed that he _____was being victimized________________________
     (victimize) by his employers. (Past continuous)
10) The tenant ______was evicted_______________________ (evict) for not paying his
       rent  (Past S.)
11) It _______had been thought______________________ (think) that the Government
      would do something to help (Past Perfect)
12) Three hundred new houses _____will have been built________________________
      (build) by the end of next year
13) Because of a strike, work on the building had to ______be discontinued
      _______________________ (discontinue).
14) The witness strongly objected to ______be cross-examining _______________________ (cross-examine (interrogar)) (Gerund)
15) ______Being threatened_______________________ (Threaten) by a blackmailer.
16) I am not accustomed to ______being treated_______________________ (treat) in that
      way
17) The passenger ought ________to have been informed_____________________
      (inform) the train _______had been withdrawn______________________ (withdraw,
       retirarse) from the service
18) Customers ______are asked_______________________ (ask) to ensure that they
       _______have been given______________________ (give) the correct change before
       leaving the sop, as mistakes cannot afterwards ______be rectified
       _______________________ (rectify)
19) Was he very upset at ______not offering_______________________ (not offer) the
      job?
20) The man __________was sent___________________ (send) to prison in 2016
       because he ______(was) found_______________________ (find) guilty of fraud.


3.- USE ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VERB
     1) The Statue of Liberty _____was given_________________________ (give) to the United
         States by France.
     2) It ___________was___________________ (be) a present on the 100th anniversary of the
         United States.
     3) The Statue of Liberty ___________was designed___________________ (design) by
         Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
     4) It ________was completed______________________ (complete) in France in July 1884
     5) In 350 pieces, the statue then __________was shipped____________________(ship) to
         New York, where it ________arrived______________________ (arrive) on 17 June 1885
     6) The pieces _________were put_____________________ (put) together and the opening
          ceremony _________took_____________________ (take) place on 28 October 1886.
     7) The Statue of Liberty ________is______________________ (be) 46 m high (93 m.
          including the base
     8) The statue _________represents_____________________ (represent) the goddess of
          liberty.
     9) She __________holds____________________ (hold) a torch in her right hand and a
          tablet in her left hand.
   10) On the tablet you can _____________see_________________ (see) the date of the
         Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
  11) Every year, the Statue of Liberty __________is visited____________________ (visit) by
         many people from all over the world
  12) The entire European railway network _________was brought______________________
        (bring) to a new era of success by the end of the year 2010
  13) If the weather had been nice the day before, we __________would have gone
         ____________________ (go) sailing
  14) I must get accustomed to ______being spoken________________________ (speak) to in
        English
  15) They ________haven’t spoken______________________ (not speak) to each other since
         they quarrelled last Monday
  16) When I found my wallet , I discovered the credits cards
         _________had been stolen_____________________ (steal)
  17) He said that by 2100 the earth’s supplies oil, coal and gas
        _______will (would) have run out_______________________ (run out)
  18) I dislike ________being told______________________ (tell) what to do
  19) She _____had bought / bought_________________________ (buy) the new computer
        before she received permission from her supervisor, which made him very angry.
  20) Rebecca _______was given / had been given_______________________ (give) her new
        assignment before she left for South America.
  21) Unemployment _______has risen / has been rising_______________________ (rise)
        steadily over the last ten years
     
4.- PASSIVE IN QUESTIONS
1) What questions did the examiner set?
     What questions were set by the examiner?
2 Did the noise frighten you?
   Were you frightened by the noise?
3) Didn’t they tell you to behave properly?
    Weren’t you told to behave properly?
4) Couldn’t we do something about that matter?
     Couldn’t something be done about that matter?
5) Has someone posted my letter?
    Has my letter been posted?
6) Why did no one inform me of the change of plan?
    Why wasn’t I informed of the change of plan?
7) Why have they never tried my plan?
    Why has my plan never been tried?
8) Does the postman clear this box twice a day?
    Is this box cleared by the postman twice a day?
9) Are they demolishing the entire building?
    Is the entire building being demolished?
10) Had they allowed us to take the books home?
      Had we been allowed to take the books home?    
11) Must visitors leave sticks and umbrellas outside?
      Must sticks and umbrellas be left outside by visitors?
12) Who did you write us that letter with?
      Who was that letter written to us with?
      Who were we written that letter with?
13) Who wrote that successful novel?
     Who was that successful novel written by?
14) When will you ask her to marry you?
      When will she be asked to marry you?
15) Did they invite John to the party?
      Was John invited to the party?
16) Will they offer us the new job?
      Will we be offered the new job?
       Will the new job be offered to us?
17) Why isn’t she doing anything about that matter?
      Why isn’t anything being done about that matter?
18) Is the local council going to build a new hospital in the town?
      Is a new hospital going to be built in the town by the local council
19) What have they told him?
      What has he been told?
20) How did they have to do it?
      How did it have to be done?
21) Were the students writing the essay when the teacher came in?
      Was the essay being written by the students when the teacher came in?
22) Did the idea interest you?
      Were you interested by the idea?
23) Who asked the students a very difficult question?
      Who were the students asked a very difficult question by?
      Who was a very difficult question asked to the students by?
24) What drove him to desperation?
       What was he driven to desperation by?
25) When will they take her to hospital?
       When will she be taken to hospital?
26) Why aren’t they doing anything about it?
       Why isn’t anything about it being done?
27) Where do they make those cars?
       Where are those cars made?
28) Why are they punishing her?
       Why is she being punished?
29) Can the police solve that crime?
      Can that crime be solved by the police?
30) Must students write their homework in ink?
      Must their homework be written in ink by students?

THE PASSIVE

PASSIVE

1.- PUT IN PASSIVE NEXT SENTENCES
     1) They had won the race
     2) He has seen two bulls this morning
     3) I was buying them the newspaper when I saw Mary this morning
     4) My neighbours are buying a new house this morning
     5) Paul has sold his two cars
     6) I put the glasses on the table yesterday
     7) The farmer was feeding the animals yesterday at 10 o’clock
     8) They had painted the house the week before
     9) Susan has given Paul a kiss this morning
   10) Your cousin is sending you a big parcel
   11) We listened to a strong noise coming from the street
   12) They are studying English right now
   13) They drank two pints at Paul’s house
   14) Archaeologist found two fossils of mammoth
   15)  The school must change these rules
   16) My friend won’t recognize Mary at first sight
   17) The thief stole her some rings
   18) You can’t take photographs in this place
   19) I have to mend this watch
   20) You should repair the stairs
   21) The nurse is going to sign him the papers
   22) My son has cleaned the windows
   23) They hid the treasure a long time ago
   24) The owner of the shop had left his dog outside
   25) The fire destroyed the building
   26) Paul has written them a letter this week
   27).The police would find the thief in that house
   28) A local radio station is reporting the event
   29) We gave the homeless the money
   30) The manager is going to offer Sue a job next week

2.- USE THE CORRECT PASSIVE TENSE
     1) Much of London _____________________________ (destroy) by the fire in the
         seventeenth century.
     2) The man who _____________________________ (bite) by a snake was given a serum.
     3) A leader should be a man who can _____________________________ (respect).
     4) Many slums _____________________________ (demolish) now to make way for new
         buildings.
     5) The police _____________________________ (instruct) to take firm action against the
         hooligans for a long time.
6) He _____________________________ (save) from bankruptcy by the kindness of a
    friend.
7) A cease-fire (alto el fuego) _____________________________ (expect)
     _____________________________ (declare) later this week.
8) A great deal of research _____________________________ (do) into possible causes of
    cancer for many years.
9) The worker claimed that he _____________________________ (victimize) by his
     employers. (Past continuous)
10) The tenant _____________________________ (evict) for not paying his rent  (Past S.)
11) It _____________________________ (think) that the Government would do
      something to help (Past Perfect)
12) Three hundred new houses _____________________________ (build) by the end of
      next year
13) Because of a strike, work on the building had to _____________________________
      (discontinue).
14) The witness strongly objected to _____________________________ (cross-examine
      (interrogar)) (Gerund)
15) _____________________________ (Threaten) by a blackmailer.
16) I am not accustomed to _____________________________ (treat) in that way
17) The passenger ought _____________________________ (inform) the train
      _____________________________ (withdraw, retirarse) from the service
18) Customers _____________________________ (ask) to ensure that they
       _____________________________ (give) the correct change before
       leaving the sop, as mistakes cannot afterwards _____________________________
      (rectify)
19) Was he very upset at _____________________________ (not offer) the job?
20) The man _____________________________ (send) to prison in 2016
       because he _____________________________ (find) guilty of fraud.


3.- USE ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VERB
     1) The Statue of Liberty ______________________________ (give) to the United States by
          France.
     2) It ______________________________ (be) a present on the 100th anniversary of the
         United States.
     3) The Statue of Liberty ______________________________ (design) by Frederic Auguste
         Bartholdi
     4) It ______________________________ (complete) in France in July 1884
     5) In 350 pieces, the statue then ______________________________(ship) to New York,
         where it ______________________________ (arrive) on 17 June 1885
     6) The pieces ______________________________ (put) together and the opening
          ceremony ______________________________ (take) place on 28 October 1886.
     7) The Statue of Liberty ______________________________ (be) 46 m high (93 m.)
          including the base
     8) The statue ______________________________ (represent) the goddess of
          liberty.
     9) She ______________________________ (hold) a torch in her right hand and a
          tablet in her left hand.
   10) On the tablet you can ______________________________ (see) the date of the
         Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
  11) Every year, the Statue of Liberty ______________________________ (visit) by
         many people from all over the world
  12) The entire European railway network _______________________________
        (bring) to a new era of success by the end of the year 2010
  13) If the weather had been nice the day before, we ______________________________ (go)
        sailing
  14) I must get accustomed to ______________________________ (speak) to in English
  15) They ______________________________ (not speak) to each other since they quarrelled
        last Monday
  16) When I found my wallet , I discovered the credits cards
         ______________________________ (steal)
  17) He said that by 2100 the earth’s supplies oil, coal and gas
        ______________________________ (run out)
  18) I dislike ______________________________ (tell) what to do
  19) She ______________________________ (buy) the new computer
        before she received permission from her supervisor, which made him very angry.
  20) Rebecca ______________________________ (give) her new assignment before she left
        for South America.
  21) Unemployment ______________________________ (rise) steadily over the last ten years
   
4.- PASSIVE IN QUESTIONS
1) What questions did the examiner set?
2 Did the noise frighten you?
3) Didn’t they tell you to behave properly?
4) Couldn’t we do something about that matter?
5) Has someone posted my letter?
6) Why did no one inform me of the change of plan?
7) Why have they never tried my plan?
8) Does the postman clear this box twice a day?
9) Are they demolishing the entire building?
10) Had they allowed us to take the books home?
11) Must visitors leave sticks and umbrellas outside?
12) Who did you write us that letter with?
13) Who wrote that successful novel?
14) When will you ask her to marry you?
15) Did they invite John to the party?
16) Will they offer us the new job?
17) Why isn’t she doing anything about that matter?
18) Is the local council going to build a new hospital in the town?
19) What have they told him?
20) How did they have to do it?
21) Were the students writing the essay when the teacher came in?
22) Did the idea interest you?
23) Who asked the students a very difficult question?
24) What drove him to desperation?
25) When will they take her to hospital?
26) Why aren’t they doing anything about it?
27) Where do they make those cars?
28) Why are they punishing her?
29) Can the police solve that crime?
30) Must students write their homework in ink?


5.- SUBORDINADAS
1) People say that he is an honest, hard-working man
2) They consider that this surgeon isn’t a brilliant practitioner
3) People think that some redundancy in the Midlands was inevitable
4) People proved that he hadn’t made false statements
5) They understood that Mr. Smith was willing to meet the British Prime Minister
6) They believe that the Chancellor is thinking of imposing special taxes to raise extra
     revenue.
7) People expect that the electricity supply industry is running into surplus
     capacity by next year.
8) They reported that several American motor manufacturers weren’t planning to set up
    assembly plants overseas.
9) People expected that the brewers were raising the price of beer in the near future.
10) They claimed that the drug had produced no undesirable side-effects.
11) People say that the police acted with great restraint, despite provocation.
12) They alleged that the Prime Minister had misled the House
13) People believe that the Government has had second thoughts on this problem.
14) They believed that the explosion had been caused by a mine.
15) They presumed that the ship's radio equipment was put out of the action during the
       fire.
16) People admitted that he had obtained the information from unreliable sources.
17) They claim that this diamond is the largest in the World
18) The patients consider that she is an excellent dentist
19) They reported that many people had been injured in the earthquake
20) People believe that a mine caused the explosion
21) People think that the monument isn’t over 1.000 years old
22) They said that the reports were ready
23) We thought that she stole the money
24) People said that the boss was incredible
25) People noticed that he had missed his wallet
26) They believe that a dog saved the baby
27) People noticed that the players weren’t standing the heat
28) They believe that the teachers knew all the answers
29) People think that the Prime Minister is answering wrongly
30) People deduced that the solution wasn’t possible

6.- CHANGE INTO ACTIVE
1) The best cream cakes are made by Sayers.
2) By the end of the party all the food had been eaten.
3) My glasses must have been thrown away by mistake.
4) Who was the television invented by?
5) She was heard complaining about the new timetables.
6) A new shopping centre is being built on the outskirts of town.
7) The awards will be presented by Tom Hanks.
8) A new shampoo is being developed in the lab.
9) Your life will be changed by this book
10) My brother may be given the car by my parents for the first time tonight
11) Their guests were shown some photographs of the trip
12) This room is going to be redecorated soon
13) This theatre is being closed for security reasons
14) Their house is being painted this week
15) Was the car taken to the garage yesterday?
16) A law against pollution should be passed by the government
17) She is known by everyone in our school
18) Nothing was told about the phone call
19) This museum will be painted by hand
20) Have the hotel rooms been cleaned every day?
21) She was put in prison by force
22) You will be called when your turn comes
23) Were you invited to the grand opening?
24) The new plans have already been discussed
25) This program used to be watched by all the teenagers
26) Our work here is going to be finished soon
27) She had to be told the truth
28) Your project should have been completed two weeks ago
29) The flight must have been cancelled earlier today
30) Has the car been repaired yet?


HAVE SOMETHING DONE

1.- USE THE CORRECT TENSE
     1) We ______________________________ (the roof, repair) last year
    2) Ann _____________________________ (her hair, do) every Friday afternoon
    3) I _____________________________ (the brakes, check) three times a year
    4) The government _____________________________ (the whole town, evacuate)
         before the fire
    5) Sarah isn’t making her own wedding dress, she
        ________________________________ (it, make) by a designer in Italy.
6) We usually ________________________________ (the bedrooms, redecorate) every two years.
7) ________________________________ (you, ever, anything, steal) from your house?
8) He didn’t fix his car himself, he ________________________________ (it, fix) at the garage
9) Your hair is too long. You need to ________________________________ (it, cut)
10) I’m going to do my food shopping online and I ________________________________ (the food, deliver) to my house
11) If you can’t see properly, you should ________________________________ (your eyes, test).
12) Are they going to paint the kitchen themselves or ________________________________ (it, paint)?
13) Yesterday, I ________________________________ (my hair, do)
14) Every Friday, Joe ________________________________ (his car, wash)
15) Tomorrow, she ________________________________ (her shower, repair)
16) Each Saturday, we ________________________________ (a pizza, deliver) to our home
17) Last year, Bob ________________________________ (his house, clean) by a charwoman
18) Why ________________________________ (he, always, his shoes, make)?
19) I can’t read Greek so I __ ______________________________ (the documents, translate)
20) We ________________________________ (the carpets, clean) recently
21) My right legs really hurts, so I am going to the doctor and he ________________________________ (it, examine)
22) I can’t show you the photos because I ________________________________ (the film, develop) yet.

2.- REWRITE NEXT SENTENCES USING HSD
     1) The mechanic changed the oil in my car

     2) My hair has been cut in a completely different style by the hairdresser

     3) We will ask somebody to repaint our house

     4) An electrician had repaired my DVD player

     5) My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner’s

     6) The town has just been rebuilt for the council

     7) Someone is checking my microwave

     8) John can ask someone to dye his hair in green for the Festival Carnival

     9) Otolaryngologist will test Peter’s ears

   10) They are putting the central heating to Amy

   11) My bike brakes are going to be checked by mechanics

   12) The shoemaker had mended Paul’s shoes

   13) Jennifer is shaving her brother’s head

   14) Ann was asking the dentist to check her teeth

   15) They have fitted new windows in my grandparents’ house

   16) Billy’s suit is dry-cleaned

   17) The mechanic would revise his car

   18) She wanted to ask a dressmaker to alter her dress

   20) A shoemaker has to mend my boot

   21) The grass should be cut to you by a gardener

   22) Can you translate this for me?

   23) My car is being greased

   24) My watch has been cleaned by a watchmaker

   25) A tailor was fitting our suits

   26) I asked a jeweller to pierce my ears

   27) Had the builders put a new roof on their house?

   28) Carol will ask a chiropodist to treat her feet

  29) The tap will be seen to me by a plumber

 30) A lorry driver tows our car to a garage