PASSIVE EXERCISES – 1ST BACH
1.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT
TENSE IN PASSIVE
11) I bought
a new sofa yesterday, but it _____won’t
be
delivered_________________________ (not
deliver) until next week
12) He is a
very popular politician. I’m sure he ____will
be re-elected
__________________________ (re-elect) next
year.
13) This is
not a very safe area. Ten houses ______were
robbed
________________________ (rob) in the past
month
14) He is a
very dangerous criminal, but fortunately, he
____will finally be arrested__________________________
(finally, arrest)
15) Mrs. Lyle
is still in the hospital, but I think she _____will be released
_________________________ (release) next week
16) _____Has your motorbike been repaired__________________________
(your
motorbike, repair) yet?
17) Why _____is the TV turned__________________________
(the TV, turn) on?
18) These
offices _____are being cleaned__________________________
(clean) now
19) _____Were the last umbrellas sold__________________________
(the last
umbrellas, sell) in the morning?
20) When
_____will the cars be removed__________________________
(the cars,
remove)?
Tomorrow, I hope
2.- WRITE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO ACTIVE OR
PASSIVE VOICE
16)
A strange man ______was seen________________________
(see) in the neighbourhood before the robbery took place
17)
This sweater _____should be washed_________________________
(should, wash) by hand
18)She _____applied_________________________
(apply) to the best university in the country last month. Yesterday she
________heard______________________
(hear) that her application _____had
been accepted / was accepted_________________________ (accept)
19)This jar of jam _______can be kept_______________________ (can, keep) at room temperature
if it is not opened. Once you open it, it _____must be refrigerated _________________________ (must, refrigerate)
20)Nurses _______must trust________________________ (must, trust) and accept
patients’ reports of pain
21)The company ___________should consider____________________ (should, consider) how much
profit _____can be gained__________________________
(can, gain) by introducing this new product
22)This digital system _______________________________
(use) electronic methods to identify customers
23)I ________didn’t
realize_______________________ (not realize) that our conversation _________was
being recorded______________________ (record)
24)Brian _________told______________________ (tell) me that he ____________had been attacked___________________
(attack) in the street last week
25)A new shopping centre _____is being built__________________________ (build) now
26)Most of Earth’s surface _______is covered________________________ (cover)
by water
27)Dan’s parents ___________died____________________ (die) when he was very young. He and his
sister ______were brought_________________________
(bring) up by their grandparents
28)Where ____were
these books bought___________________________ (these books, buy)? In
Dublin? _____Did you buy__________________________
(you, buy) there?
29)____Have
you been invited__________________________ (you, invite) to his next party
yet?
30)You ______will
you improve________________________ (improve) your English in only 5
minutes, per day.
3.- CHANGE INTO PASSIVE
16) They showed the tourists the sights of
Athens.
The
tourists were shown the sights of Athens
The
sights of Athens were shown to the tourists
17) They pay her an excellent salary.
She
is paid an excellent salary
An
excellent is paid to her
18)
They paid the artist €1,000 for his painting.
The
artist was paid €1,000 for his painting
His
painting was paid €1,000 to the artist
19) Who broke the glass?
Who
was the glass broken by?
20) They sell oysters in the shop next door.
Oysters
are sold in the shop next door
21) They haven’t delivered the food yet.
The
food hasn’t been delivered yet
22) Shakespeare wrote King Lear.
King
Lear was written by Shakespeare
23) They have to answer the questions on
this sheet.
The
questions has to be answered on this sheet
24)
Has anybody put the cases upstairs?
Have
the cases been put upstairs?
25) Someone should take this rubbish away.
The
rubbish should be taken away
26) They’ll ask you a lot of questions.
You
will be asked a lot of questions
A lot
of questions will be asked to you
27) Someone’s going to send her some
flowers.
She
is going to be sent some flowers
Some
flowers are going to be sent to her
28)
They didn’t pay me much for that job.
I
wasn’t paid much for that job
29) Have they offered him a better job?
Has
he been offered a better job?
Has a
better job been offered to him?
30)
They told us a secret.
We
were told a secret
A
secret was told to us
31) Would they lend me their car?
Would
I be lent their car?
Would
their car be lent to me?
4.- WRITE NEXT SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE
8) How many stamps have you collected?
How
many stamps have been collected?
9) Were the children playing football when
they arrived?
Was football being played by the children
when they arrived?
10) Will the mechanic have repaired your car
by Tuesday?
Will
your car have been repaired by the mechanic by Tuesday?
11) Who has been tidying my drawers?
Who
have my drawers been being tidied by?
12) Can you show me your homework, please?
Can
I be shown your homework, please?
Can
your homework be shown to me, please?
13) Why is Peter making dinner today?
Why
is dinner being made by Peter today?
14) How did they find the solution to the
problem?
How
was the solution found to the problem?
15) Who teaches you Chinese?
Who are
you taught Chinese by?
Who is
Chinese taught to you by?
5.- CHANGE FROM PASSIVE INTO ACTIVE VOICE
16) I will not be allowed to go alone.
They
will allow me to go alone
17) No time must be lost.
They
must lose no time
18) He must not be seen by anybody.
Anybody
must not see him
19) Who was my purse stolen by?
Who
stole my purse?
20) Thousands of books have been published
since the war.
They
have published thousands of books since the war
21) It was answered when I was out.
Someone
answered it when I was out
22) All these letters must be signed.
They
must sign all these letters
23) He must have been terribly disappointed.
It
must have terribly disappointed
24) She was brought up by an old lady.
An
old lady brought up her
25) Has she been invited, too?
Has
he invited her, too?
26) Is it going to be understood?
Are
they going to understand it?
27) Are you going to be taught French, too?
Is
he going to teach you French, too?
28) By whom was Helen helped?
Who
helped Helen?
29) Hasn't it been reported yet?
Haven’t
they reported it yet?
30) Is he being interviewed?
Are
they interviewing him?
6.- CHANGE INTO PASSIVE
13) People
say that he has fled the country
It is said that ......
He is said to have fled the country
14) People
believed that the house had had ghosts for many years
It was believed that ......
The house was believed to have had ......
15) People
know she is hiding abroad
It is known she ......
She is known to be hiding abroad
16) People
think that the ghosts don’t exist
It is thought that ......
The ghosts are thought not to exist
17) People
believe that they didn’t lost
It is believed that ......
They are believed not to have lost
18) People
say that we are having lunch in an expensive restaurant
It is said that ......
We are said to be having lunch in ......
19) People
knew that you saw the crime
It was known that ......
You were known to have seen the crime
20) People
suspected that the children weren’t singing in the school choir
It was suspected that ......
The children were suspected not to be singing ......
21) People
believed that they hadn’t done the job
It was believed that .......
They were believed not to have done the job
22) People
suggest that the boy is telling the truth
It is
suggested that ......
The boy is suggested to be telling the truth
23) People
said that the dog had saved the baby
It was said that ......
The dog was said to have saved the baby
24) People
announced that they didn’t go to the museum
It was announced that ......
They were announced not to have gone 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.
16) He went to
a garage to ……………have/get the puncture
mended………………………………………………………
(the puncture/ mend)
17) If you
hate cleaning fish, why don't you ……have/get
it
cleaned……………………………………
at the fishmonger's? (it/ clean)
18) He didn't
like the colour of the curtains so he ………had/got
them
changed…………………………
(them/ change)
19) Your roof
is leaking, you should …………have/get it
repaired……………………………………………
(it/ repair)
20) That tooth
is giving you a lot of trouble. You should ……have it taken
out…………………
(it/ take out)
21) We ………had/got……………………the roof………repaired…………………last
year. It cost us a packet (repair)
22) Ann ………has/gets……………her hair…………done………………………every
Friday afternoon (do)
23) I ………have/get…………………the brakes………checked……………………three
times a year (check)
24) The
government ………had/got…………the whole
town……………evacuated……………………… yesterday (evacuate)
25) I ………had/got……………my hard drive……………changed……………………
for a bigger one last week (change)
26) When did
you last ………had/got……………the air
conditioning…………serviced………………………? (service)
27) You don’t
think Liv Tyler’s beautiful! You should ………have/get……………your
eyes…………tested……………………… (test)
28) After the plague of fleas, the boss ……had/got…………………the
office………disinfected……………………… (disinfect)
29) Your cat's coughing. You need to ………have/get……………him
………………treated………………… for parasites (treat)
30) Dafne ………has/gets……………her
legs…………done……………………… once
a fortnight (do)
31) I normally
……have/get……………my suit
dry……………cleaned……………………… before a wedding (clean)
32) The
headmaster ……had/got…………all the
lockers
……………searched………………………… for the missing football yesterday
(search)
33) Have you
……had/got……………your
house…………doubleglazed…………………………? (double-glaze)
34) Have you
……had/got……………that poster I bought
you
……………framed………………………yet? (frame)
35) The house
is in chaos. We’re ………are having/getting………………a
new kitchen
……………put………………… in (put)
8.- REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN THE CAUSATIVE
FORM
16. The maid cleans her
room every day.
She
has her room cleaned by the maid every day
17. A very special
dinner was cooked to us by the chef.
We
had a very special dinner cooked by the chef
18. I have asked my
friend to take a photo of me.
I
have had a photo of me taken
19. We are asking them
to build our house.
We
are having our house built
20. The dress-maker
will make a beautiful dress for Judy.
Judy
will have a beautiful dress made by the dress-maker
21. The technician has
been installing our new telephone line.
We have been having our new telephone line
installed by the technician
22. Mary’s book was
published by the agent last year.
Mary
had her book published by the agent last year.
23. My photos had been
developed by the photographer
I
had had my photos developed by the photographer
24. I can ask my
dentist to take one of my wise teeth out.
I
can have one of my wise teeth taken out by my dentist.
25. He has fixed her
television set.
She
has had her television set fixed
26. Peter’s hair is
being brushed by his girlfriend.
Peter
is having his hair brushed by his girlfriend.
27. They are decorating
my brother’s room tomorrow
My brother is having his room decorated
tomorrow
28. Her nails are going
to be polished by a manicurist
She
is going to have her nails polished by a manicurist
29. He has asked the
doctor to take his appendix out
He
has had his appendix taken out by the doctor
30. The mechanic is
going to change Paul’s car wheels
Paul
is going to have his car wheels changed by the mechanic
