THE PASSIVE FORM

AM / IS / ARE & WAS / WERE

I. Give the correct PASSIVE form of the verb. PRESENT or PAST.
1. Many accidents ___________(cause) by dangerous driving.
2. Cheese ___________ (make) from milk.
3. The roof of the building ___________(damage) in a storm a few days ago.
4. You___________(invite) . Why didn’t you go?
5. A cinema is a place where films ___________(show)
6. In the U.S.A, elections for president ___________(hold) every four years.
7. Originally the book ___________(write) in Spanish, and a few years ago it
___________(translate) into English.
8. Although we were driving quite fast, we ___________(overtake) by a lot of other cars.
9. You can’t see the house from the road. It ___________(surround) by trees.
10. How _________________(glass/make) ?
11. When _________________(TV/ invent)?
12. How _________________(mountains/ form)?
13. When _________________(Pluto/discover)?
14. What _________________(silver/use for)?
II. Give the correct form of the verb ACTIVE or PASSIVE. PRESENT or PAST
1. It’s a big factory. 500 people ___________ (employ) there.
2. ___________ (somebody/clean) this room yesterday?
3. Water___________(cover) most of the earth’s surface.
4. How much of the earth’s surface ___________(cover) by water?
5. The park gates ___________(lock) at 6.30 p.m every evening.
6. The letter ___________(post) a week ago and it ___________(arrive) yesterday.
7. The boat hit a rock and ___________(sink) quickly. Fortunately everybody
___________(rescue).
8. Richard’s parents ___________(die) when he was very young. He and his sister
___________(bring up) by their grandparents.
9. I was born in London, but I ___________(grow up) in Canada.
10. While I was on holiday, my camera ___________(steal) from my hotel room.
11. While I was on holiday, my camera ___________(disappear) from my hotel room.
12. Why ________________(Sue/quit) her job? Didn’t she enjoy it?
13. Why ________________(Bill/fire) from his job? What did he do wrong?
14. The company is not independent. It ___________(own) by a much larger company.
15. I ___________(see) an accident last night. Somebody ___________(call) an ambulance
but nobody ___________ (injure), so the ambulance ___________(not/need)
16. Where ____________________(these photos/ take)? In London? ___________(you/take)
them ,or somebody else?
17. Sometimes it’s quite noisy living here, but it’s not a problem for me because
I ___________(not/bother) by it.
BE / BEEN / BEING
I. Give the correct PASSIVE form of the verb.
1. The situation is serious. Something must ___________(do) before it’s too late.
2. A decision will not ___________(make) until the next morning.
3. Do you think that more money should ___________(spend) on education?
4. They have been fixing the road all night. It should ___________(finish) now.
5. The injured man couldn’t walk and had to ___________(carry).
6. I told the hotel receptionist I wanted to ___________(wake) up at 6.30 the next morning.
7. The room ___________(already/clean).
8. This room ___________ (not/used) for a very long time.
9. These products ___________(buy) recently.
10. The lost boys ___________(not/see) so far.
11. The computers ______________ (use) at the moment.
12. A new road ______________(build) next to our house now.
13. Listen! Someone ______________(beat). We must help them.
14. We can’t stay in our room right now because it ______________(repaint).
II. Give the correct form of the verb ACTIVE or PASSIVE.
1. There’s somebody behind us. I think we ______________(follow).
2. This room looks different. ______________(you/paint) the wall?
3. My car has disappeared. It ______________(steal)!
4. My umbrella has disappeared. Somebody ______________(take) it.
5. Sam gets a higher salary now because he ______________(just/promote) recently.
6. You can’t use the office at the moment. It ______________(redecorate).
7. The photocopier __________(break) down yesterday, but it’s working fine now because
it ___________(already/repair) .
8. The man who ___________(disappear) six months ago __________(not/seen) since then.
9. I wonder how Jane is these days. I ___________(not/see) her for ages.
10. I was robbed a few nights ago. _______________(you/ever/rob) before?
TO BE / BEING
III. Give the correct PASSIVE form of the verb.
1. Steve hates __________(keep) waiting.
2. We went to party without __________(invite).
3. I like giving presents and I also like __________(give) them.
4. It’s a bust road and I don’t like crossing it. I’m afraid of __________(hit).
5. As an adult, I hate __________(treat) like a child.
6. You can’t do anything about __________(stick) in a traffic jam.
7. He expected __________(welcome) by his old friends.
8. The man seemed__________(injured) badly when they brought him to the hospital.
 9. Susan doesn’t like being around people. She prefer __________(leave) alone.
10. We all want __________(respect) by other people.
11. Not doing the homework, he prepared __________(punish) by his teacher.
12. They managed __________(choose) for the football team.
IV. Give the correct form of the verb ACTIVE or PASSIVE.
1. We plan __________(take) a day off at the end of this month.
2. They risked __________(stick) in the heavy traffic by taking the crowded road.
3. I didn’t mean __________(call) you at such late hour, but it was an emergency.
4. Nancy enjoys __________(compliment) on her outfits.
5. Some people can’t stand __________(insult).
6. They didn’t intend __________(invite) to stay overnight, but they accepted it anyway.
7. Donald Trump determines __________(elect) president again next term.
8. Joe met a boy who happened __________(go) to the same school with him years ago.
9. Although he was promised __________(bring) to Europe, the traffickers ended up
__________(take) him to Africa.
10. What do you call people who pretend __________(hit) by your car to ask for money?

I. Put these sentences into the PASSIVE form.

1. Should they help Jane with the sewing?

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2. The mechanic is repairing Judy’s car.
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3. We must do something before it’s too late.
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4. They make these artificial flowers of silk.
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5. Did they feed lulu last night?
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6. They are all the food before we got to the party.
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7. Have you ever wondered how people make Coca – Cola?
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8. He spelt this word wrongly.
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9. Nick will bring the pizzas to our house soon.
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10. They used to drink beer for breakfast in English years ago.
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11. They were cleaning the floor when I arrived.
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12. They are digging a hole on the wrong side of the road.
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13. They are going to steal your money if you’re not careful.
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14. Has anyone asked you for your opinion?
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15. They use a computer to do that job nowadays.
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16. How do people learn languages?
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17. When did humans find fire?
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18. You can’t make tea with cold water.
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19. Where do people raise kangaroos?
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20. The thief broke the window.
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21. Where will your company send you next week?
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22. They didn’t give me the information I needed.
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23. They paid me a lot of money to do the job.
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24. They will translate this book into Vietnamese.
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25. The Prime Minister presented the medals to the war heroes at the museum yesterday.
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26. No one could do anything to put the fire out.
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27. You shouldn’t expect your friends to help you.
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28. Bananas are exported to Europe.
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29. They have discovered oil at the North Pole recently.
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30. Christopher Columbus discovered “the New World” in the 1400s.
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31. They are building a new hospital in my neighborhood right now.
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32. Where do people speak English?
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33. Someone stole all our money and passports.
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34. How much will they pay you for your work?
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35. Has anybody shown you what to do?
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36. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
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37. We found that they had cancelled the game.
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38. I didn’t know that somebody was recording our conversation.
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39. No one is using the computer at the moment.
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40. They have postponed the meeting to next Monday.
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II. Complete the sentences with the ACTIVE or PASSIVE form of the verbs in the
brackets.

1. When I _______(arrive) at the train station yesterday, I _______(meet) by my uncle and

aunt.
2. The newspaper _________(read) by over 200.000 people every day.
3. Many accidents ________(cause) by careless driving.
4. A bad accident _________(happen) on Highway 95 last night.
5. My car has disappeared. It __________(be) stolen.
6. The road in front of my house _________(fix) at the moment.
7. he __________(leave) home in 1993 and __________(not/ see) since.
8. We can’t go to the school play tonight because all the tickets ___________(already/sell).
9. Lunch ____________(serve) when I arrived.
10. A new house __________(build) next to ours next year.
11. We could use our classrooms yesterday because they ________(repaint).
12. Last month, I __________(give) a job, but I __________(refuse) it.
13. The picture __________(post) hours ago on Facebook, but it _________(not/ receive)
any “like” yet.
14. Flowers __________(can/ find) in almost every corner of the world.
15. Last week you _________(invite) to the weeding.___________(you/go)?
16. How much of the earth’s surface ___________(cover) by water?
17. _______________(somebody/clean) the floor yesterday?
18. Richard’s parents ___________(die) when they ______(be) very young. He and his sister
_______(bring up) by their grandparents.
19. I was born in London, but I __________(grow) up in Canada.
20. This company isn’t independent. It__________(own) by a larger company.
21. It’s a big factory. 500 people _________(work) here.
22. Water _________(cover) ¾ of the Earth’s surface.
23. The letter ___________(send) a week ago, but it ___________(arrive) yet.
24. This road __________(not/use) much.
25. Do you think that more money should__________(spend) on education?
26. The injured man couldn’t walk and had to _________(carry).
27. A decision will not __________(make) until the next meeting.
28. This road is in very bad condition. It should _________(fix) a long time ago.
29. __________(you/tell) about the plan already?
30. Since we _________(leave) his house last night, Jake_________(not/see).
31. The photocopier __________(not/work) last night, but it _________(work) perfectly this
morning.
32. When we __________(arrive) at the stadium, all seats _________(take).
33. He always __________(like) attention from people, but he doesn’t like
_________(laugh) at.
34. Jane worried of __________(take) away by the ghosts.
35. Don’t make too much noise! Father __________(work) and he ________(not/like)
_________(disturb).