Revision exercises Part 2

Exercise 1
Write passive sentences in Simple Present.
1. the documents / print
..
2. the window / open
..
3. the shoes / buy
..
4. the car / wash
..
5. the rubbish / throw away
..
6. the letter / send
..
7. the book / read / not
..
8. the songs / sing / not
..
9. the food / eat / not
..
10. the shop / close / not
.

Exercise 2

Write passive sentences in Simple Past.

1. the test / write

2. the table / set

..
3. the cat / feed
..
4. the lights / switch on
..
5. the house / build
..
6. dinner / serve
..
7. this computer / sell / not
..
8. the car / stop / not
..
9. the tables / clean / not
..
10. the children / pick up / not
..

Exercise 3
Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form of Passive Voice
(Present Simple- Past Simple).
1. He. (offer) a new job last week.
2. The bridge .. (blow off) yesterday.
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3. This novel (write) by Hemingway.

4. Flies.. (catch) by spiders.
5. All the trees. (cut) down yesterday.
6. We (tell) to go home now.
7. Their purse . (steal) yesterday night in the disco.
8. Rain (hold) up by fog.
9. He.. (throw) out of the bar a week ago.
10. Pigs (use) to find truffles.
11. The old theatre. (open) last Friday.
12. She (ask) about the accident by the police yesterday.
13. Rotten eggs.. (throw) at him last month in Bristol.
14. Mice (catch) by cats.
15. I (often / ask) for her address.

Exercise 4
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1. She sang a song.

2. Somebody hit me.

..
3. We stopped the bus.

4. A thief stole my car.

5. They didn't let him go.

6. She didn't win the prize.

7. They didn't make their beds.

8. I did not tell

them. .......................................................................................................
..

Exercise 5
Fill in the blanks to change each active voice sentence into a passive voice
sentence:
Ex: Henry Miller wrote that book. --> That book was written by Henry Miller.
1. The president gave John an award. --> John. .. an award
by the president.
2. Everyone saw them. --> They by everyone.
3. The police brought him. --> He .. by the police.
4. The firefighters saved the women. --> The women .
by the firefighters.
5. All the students understood the explanation. --> The explanation
. by all the students.
6. Mrs. Richardson filed two complaints. --> Two complaints
by Mrs. Richardson.
7. That man stole my wallet. --> My wallet ... by that
man.
8. Everyone knew them. --> They.. by everyone.
9. A snake bit him. --> He .. by a snake.
10. Thomas and his brother built that house. --> That house ...
by Thomas and his brother.
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Exercise 6
Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple Passive.
There is a chimpanzee which .(call) Bubbles. It .
. (own) by Michael Johnson. It (keep) in his
home. It (feed) every day by Michael Johnson himself. It
(always/ dress) in funny clothes. It
.. (say) that Bubbles is Michael Johnsons best friend!

Exercise 7
Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive.
Two men .. (see) breaking into a house in my street last
night. The police ..(call) and they arrived very quickly.
One man .. (catch) immediately. The other escaped, but
he . (find) very soon. Both men
.(take) to the police station where they . (question)
separately by a police officer. The two men (charge) with
burglary.

Exercise 8
Infinitive
be

Past

Past Participle

was/ were

break
bring
build
buy

come
cut
do
drink
drive
eat
find
give
go
have
leave
lose
make
meet
put
read
run
say
see
sing
sleep
take
think
understand
write