Passive voice 1

Ex. 1 Complete the sentences using Past Simple Ex. 2 Complete the sentences using Present Simple Passive Passive 1. I ___________ (mug) yesterday. 1. English _________ (speak) in Canada. 2. The flight ____________ (delay) due to a heavy fog. 2. The Internet _________ (use) all over the world. 3. The museum __________ (build) in 1911. 3. The car __________ (service) every year. 4. The report __________ (send) last night. 4. Oranges ___________ (grow) in Spain. 5. When I looked up I could see that all the windows 5. Breakfast _________ (serve) from 7 to 9. _________________ (close). 6. Mineral water ________ (sell) in plastic bottles. 6. Thousands of fish _______________ (find) dead on a 7. Dogs __________ (not, allow). beach in Norway yesterday. Ex. 3 Complete the sentences using Future Simple Ex. 4 Complete the sentences using Present Passive Perfect Passive 1. The bills _________ (pay) on time. 1. My car ____________ (steal). 2. New planets _______________ (discover) in future. 2. A new bridge ___________ (build) in Belgrade. 3. The troubles ___________________ soon (forget). 3. No aliens ___________ (see) here yet. 4. The problem __________________ (solve) as soon as 4. Another window ___________ (break) by possible. hooligans. 5. Dont worry! The thieves _______________ (catch). 5. New rules ______________ (write). 6. The Olympic Games ___________________ (hold) in 6. My proposal ____________ (vote) down. London this summer. 7. This room ___________ (paint) recently. Ex. 5 Complete the sentences. Use the Passive (present or past) Ex. 6 Turn into Passive Voice: of these verbs: 1. They are rebuilding the damaged blow build clean damage find invent house. pay show speak steal make make 2. The police arrested Jim. 1. The room is cleaned every day. 3. A burglar stole my handbag. 2. Two trees_____________________ down in the storm last night. 4. Somebody will meet you at the 3. Paper ___________________ from wood. station. 4. There was a fire at the hotel last week. Two rooms __________ 5. The football team from Argentina _________. won the championship. 5. Many different languages ______________________ in India. 6. Janet cleans the rooms every day. 6. These houses are very old. They _________________ about 500 7. Somebody is using the computer at years ago. the moment. 7. Many American programmes _________________ on British 8. I received a letter from my television. grandfather. 8. Is this a very old film? Yes, it ________________ in 1949. 9. The company will employ 500 9. My car _____________________ last week. The next day it hundred people this year. _______________________by the police. 10. Susie and Jack have bought a new 10. The transistor __________________ in 1948. house. 11. She has a very good job. She _______________________ 3000 a month. Ex. 7 Turn into Passive Voice: Ex. 8 Rewrite using the passive voice. 1. He writes a note. 1. My aunt gave me this ring. 2. You see the ball. 2. A Rottweiler bit our neighbour. 3. I receive my friends every Saturday. 3. The police arrested many people at the demonstration. 4. We call the secretary. 4. A tsunami destroyed many villages in Japan. 5. He bought a new house last year. 5. The flood waters washed away many homes. 6. They received a Christmas postcard. 6. An earthquake damaged the nuclear power plant. 7. She gave an interview. 7. Rain ruined our beach holiday. 8. Charles will accept the invitation. 8. They recycled a lot of paper last year. 9. Mary will forget all problems. 9. A group of hooligans broke the shop windows. 10. You will discover the mystery. 10. Scientists discovered a new planet similar to Earth in 2001. 11. Someone stole my bike last night. 11. The popular uprising overthrew the Egyptian government.

Ex. 9 passive into active 1. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare. 2. Mr. Douglas was questioned by the police. 3. They were brought a new house. 4. Two hundred people were being invited to my wedding. 5. The bomb was being carried to a safe place when it exploded. 6. The children had been told about the party.

10. Put the verb in passive, in the tense shown in brackets: 1. My car __________ (damage) last night. (past simple) 2. This computer _________ (make) in the U.S.A. (pr. sim) 3. The machine ___________ (make) in Scotland. (pr. sim) 4. The president ____________ (kill) last night. (past simple) 5. The money ____________ (change) into dollars at the bank. 6. The house _____________ (paint) every year. (present simple) 7. Several people _____________ (hurt) in an accident last night.(pas.s 8. The children ___________ (give) some food. (present simple) 9. The cars _____________ (take) to Australia. (future simple) 10. She ___________ (give) a present. (past simple) 11. Cheese ___________ (make) from milk. (present simple)