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?
