PASSIVE EXERCISES – 1ST BACH
1.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT
TENSE IN PASSIVE
1) You have
to bring your own food picnic next weekend. Only drinks
_______________________________ (provide)
2) The
project ______________________________ (finish) by the end of the week
3) I was
planning to clean the office today but I see that it
______________________________ (already do). Did you clean it?
4) You
don’t have to packet any towels for your trip. The towels
______________________________ (supply) by the hotel.
5) John
applied for a new job yesterday, but he doesn’t know if he will get it.
He
______________________________ (notify) next week
6) There
was a bad accident a few minutes ago, but I think an ambulance
______________________________ (already call)
7) The
meeting ______________________________ (cancel) three times already this
week.
8) The
garbage ______________________________ (not collect) tomorrow because
it’s a
holiday.
9) Poor
Johnny! He ______________________________ (never tell) the truth about his
feelings
10) Don’t sit
on that bench! It ______________________________ (just, paint)
11) I bought
a new sofa yesterday, but it ______________________________ (not
deliver)
until next week
12) He is a
very popular politician. I’m sure he ______________________________ (re-
elect)
next year.
13) This is
not a very safe area. Ten houses ______________________________ (rob)
in the
past month
14) He is a
very dangerous criminal, but fortunately, he
______________________________ (finally, arrest)
15) Mrs. Lyle
is still in the hospital, but I think she ______________________________
(release) next week
16)
_______________________________ (your motorbike, repair) yet?
17) Why
_______________________________ (the TV, turn) on?
18) These
offices _______________________________ (clean) now
19) _______________________________
(the last umbrellas, sell) in the morning?
20) When
_______________________________ (the cars, remove)? Tomorrow, I hope
2.- WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO ACTIVE OR
PASSIVE VOICE
1) She
_______________________________ (read) an e mail in this moment
2) These
cars _______________________________ (produce) in Japan
3) The bike
_______________________________ (repair) at the moment
4) I
______________________________ (send) a birthday card to my girlfriend
last week
5) Three
people ______________________________ (injure) in the accident yesterday
6) He
______________________________ (contact) by the company next week
7) The
dentist said “ That tooth ______________________________ (must / pull)
right
now
8) My house
______________________________ (rob) last week, but fortunately the
police
______________________________ (catch) the thief yesterday and most of
my
stolen things ______________________________ (find)
9) There
was a bad fire yesterday. Three houses
_____________________________
(destroy), but fortunately, everyone ______________________________
(have)
house
insurance.
10)The
book ______________________________ (already, complete) before the
author died
11)
Your plants ______________________________ (should/water) twice a day
12 He didn’t go to the party because he ______ ________________________ (not invite)
13)
The picnic ______________________________ (cancel) yesterday because of the
rain
14)
We ______________________________ (take) the bus because our car
______________________________ (fix)
15)
English ______________________________ (speak) all over the world nowadays
16)
A strange man ______________________________ (see) in the neighbourhood before
the robbery took place
17)
This sweater ______________________________ (should, wash) by hand
18)She ______________________________ (apply) to
the best university in the country last month. Yesterday she ______________________________
(hear) that her application ______________________________ (accept)
19)This jar of jam ______________________________
(can, keep) at room temperature if it is not opened. Once you open it, it ______________________________ (must,
refrigerate)
20)Nurses _______________________________ (must,
trust) and accept patients’ reports of pain
21)The company _______________________________
(should, consider) how much profit _______________________________ (can, gain)
by introducing this new product
22)This digital system
_______________________________ (use) electronic methods to identify customers
23)I _______________________________ (not realize)
that our conversation
_____________________________ (record)
24)Brian _______________________________ (tell) me
that he _______________________________ (attack) in the street last week
25)A new shopping centre
_______________________________ (build) now
26)Most of Earth’s surface
_______________________________ (cover) by water
27)Dan’s parents _______________________________
(die) when he was very young. He and his sister _______________________________
(bring) up by their grandparents
28)Where _______________________________ (these
books, buy)? In Dublin? _______________________________ (you, buy) there?
29)______________________________ (you, invite) to
his next party yet?
30)You ______________________________ (improve)
your English in only 5 minutes, per day.
3.- CHANGE INTO PASSIVE
1) He gave us a present.
2) The waiter will bring us the bill
immediately
3) Her mother bought Mary some sweets
yesterday evening
4)
Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car.
5) Larry is going to send some letters to
Tom.
6) Someone is helping her with the housework.
7) The
mail-order company has been sending Mrs Green some parcels.
8) My friend sent me an invitation last
week
9) The secretary has given Mrs Jones some
letters.
10) The
traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.
11) John gave Elizabeth that beautiful ring.
12) Her students have sent her flowers.
13) He must give the message to the right
person.
14) We teach our students English and
French.
15) Someone bought flowers for the bride.
16) They showed the tourists the sights of
Athens.
17) They pay her an excellent salary.
18)
They paid the artist €1,000 for his painting.
19) Who broke the glass?
20) They sell oysters in the shop next door.
21) They haven’t delivered the food yet.
22) Shakespeare wrote King Lear.
23) They have to answer the questions on
this sheet.
24)
Has anybody put the cases upstairs?
25) Someone should take this rubbish away.
26) They’ll ask you a lot of questions.
27) Someone’s going to send her some flowers.
28)
They didn’t pay me much for that job.
29) Have they offered him a better job?
30)
They told us a secret.
31) Would they lend me their car?
4.- WRITE NEXT SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE
1) Does your mum do all the housework?
2) Has Sheila opened the window?
3) Who found her wallet?
4) Did they demolish the old building last
week?
5) Will they give you the money for the
trip?
6) Are mum and dad paying the bill now?
7) Who will iron the clothes?
8) How many stamps have you collected?
9) Were the children playing football when
they arrived?
10) Will the mechanic have repaired your car
by Tuesday?
11) Who has been tidying my drawers?
12) Can you show me your homework, please?
13) Why is Peter making dinner today?
14) How did they find the solution to the
problem?
15) Who teaches you Chinese?
5.- CHANGE FROM PASSIVE INTO ACTIVE VOICE
1) "Murder on the Nile" was written by
Agatha Christie.
2) Everything has been written down.
3) Electricity was discovered by Thomas
Edisson.
4) A new law will be introduced by the
government.
5) A message has been left for you.
6) The building has been destroyed by the
flood.
7) John Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
8) All the reports are typed by the
secretary.
9) My bicycle is being repaired now.
10) She was being interviewed when I
entered.
11) The National Bank was robbed by three
masked men.
12) This novel is being translated now.
13) The answer to this question must be
found.
14) By whom has it been rewritten?
15) All the rooms must be cleaned.
16) I will not be allowed to go alone.
17) No time must be lost.
18) He must not be seen by anybody.
19) Who was my purse stolen by?
20) Thousands of books have been published
since the war.
21) It was answered when I was out.
22) All these letters must be signed.
23) He must have been terribly disappointed.
24) She was brought up by an old lady.
25) Has she been invited, too?
26) Is it going to be understood?
27) Are you going to be taught French, too?
28) By whom was Helen helped?
29) Hasn't it been reported yet?
30) Is he being interviewed?
6.- CHANGE INTO PASSIVE
1) People believe that calcium builds
strong bones and teeth.
2) People
know that fruits and vegetables are important for our health.
3) Many
doctors think that some fruits and grains are helping to prevent cancer.
4) People said that fruit were improving
your immune system.
5) We believe that nuts helped to lower
cholesterol.
6) People knew eating a lot of sugar had
been bad for our teeth.
7) People expect the rate of inflation will
rise
8) People think she died in a plane crash
9) People believed that the Earth was flat
10) People suspected he had earned millions
of euro a year
11) People
say that the Prime Minister and his wife are getting divorced
12) People
feared that the manager was refusing the union trader’s offer
13) People
say that he has fled the country
14) People
believed that the house had had ghosts for many years
15) People
know she is hiding abroad
16) People
think that the ghosts don’t exist
17) People
believe that they didn’t lost
18) People
say that we are having lunch in an expensive restaurant
19) People
knew that you saw the crime
20) People
suspected that the children weren’t singing in the school choir
21) People
believed that they hadn’t done the job
22) People
suggest that the boy is telling the truth
23) People
said that the dog had saved the baby
24) People
announced that they didn’t go to the museum
7.- FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE CORRECT TENSE OF HAVE OR GET AND THE
WORDS IN BRACKETS, ADD POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES IF NECESSARY.
1) She needs
to _______________________________
(car/ repair).
2) I'm going _______________________________ at
the new hairdresser's
(hair/cut).
3) I really
must _______________________________
(the central heating/fix).
4) They ought _______________________________
(the broken windows/ replace).
5) He _______________________________
while he was away on holiday (flat/
burgle).
6) I _______________________________
after I dropped it (phone repair).
7) She _______________________________ on
the underground last week
(purse/steal).
8) He _______________________________ to
his home address yesterday (tickets send).
9) I _______________________________ if
I could afford it (the house redecorate).
10) He _______________________________
onto the train by a porter (bags load).
11) I _______________________________ a
fortnight ago (car/service).
12) Why does he _______________________________? (all
his shoes/ make)
13) I can't
read Greek so I am _______________________________
(the documents/ translate)
14) The house
was damp so last winter we _______________________________
(central heating/ install)
15) The hall
was dark so last year we _______________________________
(another window/ put in)
16) He went to
a garage to _______________________________
(the puncture/ mend)
17) If you
hate cleaning fish, why don't you _______________________________ at
the fishmonger's? (it/ clean)
18) He didn't
like the colour of the curtains so he _____________________________
(them/ change)
19) Your roof
is leaking, you should _______________________________
(it/ repair)
20) That tooth
is giving you a lot of trouble. You should
_______________________________
(it/ take out)
21) We ____________________the roof _______________________________last
year.
It cost us a packet (repair)
22) Ann _____________________her hair _________________________ every
Friday
afternoon (do)
23) I _____________________the brakes _______________________three times a
year (check)
24) The
government _____________________ the
whole town
_______________________________
yesterday (evacuate)
25) I ______________________ my hard drive ____________________ for a bigger
one last week (change)
26) When did
you last ____________________ the
air conditioning
_______________________________?
(service)
27) You don’t
think Liv Tyler’s beautiful! You should _____________________your
eyes ____________________ (test)
28) After the plague of fleas, the boss ____________________ the office
_______________________________
(disinfect)
29) Your cat's coughing. You need to ___________________ him
________________________ for parasites
(treat)
30)Dafne ____________________ her
legs _____________________
once a fortnight
(do)
31)I
normally _______________________________
my suit dry
_______________________________
before a wedding (clean)
32)The
headmaster ____________________ all
the lockers
__________________________
for the missing football yesterday (check)
33) Have you _______________________ your
house
_______________________________?
(double-glaze)
34) Have you _______________________ that
poster I bought you
_______________________________ yet?
(frame)
35) The house
is in chaos. We’re _________________________
a new kitchen
_______________________________ in
(put)
8.- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN THE CAUSATIVE
FORM
1. He painted his room
last year.
2. I will ask the
hairdresser to do my hair tomorrow.
3. His suit will be
cleaned
4. Has someone changed
the flat tyre of your bike?
5. Two bad teeth have
been pulled out to Hellen by the dentist
6. Her mum shines her
shoes every day.
7. Where do you ask
someone to repair your car?
8. We must ask someone
to cut that old tree down.
9. This passage wasn’t
translated to them
10. The workers must
add another room to my house.
11. Someone is
sharpening this knife to her
12. He had asked the
tailor to lengthen the sleeves of his coat
13. A hole was drilled
to him through the rock.
14. Someone will
decorate his living-room.
15. Will someone
translate this book to you?
16. The maid cleans her
room every day.
17. A very special
dinner was cooked to us by the chef.
18. I have asked my
friend to take a photo of me.
19. We are asking them
to build our house.
20. The dress-maker
will make a beautiful dress for Judy.
21. The technician has
been installing our new telephone line.
22. Mary’s book was
published by the agent last year.
23. My photos had been
developed by the photographer
24. I can ask my
dentist to take one of my wise teeth out.
25. He has fixed her
television set.
26. Peter’s hair is
being brushed by his girlfriend.
27. They are decorating
my brother’s room tomorrow
28. Her nails are going
to be polished by a manicurist
29. He has asked the
doctor to take his appendix out
30. The mechanic is
going to change Paul’s car wheels
