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EXERCISES – PASSIVE VOICE

Complete these eighteen sentences to score your knowledge of Passive &

Active.
1 Football is a popular sport. It … 1 Our final exams … at the end of
. 0. the
in many countries in the world. school year.
a) plays a) are given
b) is played b) give

2 Many movies … in Hollywood every 1 Most people … Norwegian

. 1. in
year. Norway.
a) are made a) speak
b) make b) are spoken by

3 I often go to the library and … 1 Our newspaper … every

. some 2. morning
books to read. before eight o’clock.
a) borrow a) is delivered
b) am borrowed by b) delivers

4 Our office … the cleaning crew 1 I … a shower after I come

. 3. home
every evening. from work.
a) cleans a) am taken by
b) is cleaned by b) take

5 The restaurant chef … really 1 My classmate … the answer

. 4. to
great food. question number six.
a) is cooked by a) is known by
b) cooks b) knows

6 Millions of people … in airplanes 1 Sports fishermen … fish in a

. 5. river
every year. near my home.
a) are flown by a) catch
b) fly b) are caught by

7 New year’s Day … on January 1 1 Cats … mice. That’s why we have

. 6.
in most countries of the world. three cats on our farm.
a) is celebrated a) are eaten by
b) celebrates b) eat

8 Sometimes my older sister … me 1 When my car breaks down,

. 7. it
with my homework. … mechanics at the garage.
a) is helped by a) fixes
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b) helps b) is fixed by

9 He’s a famous actor. He … 1 The animals at the zoo … John,

. 8. the
all over the world. zoo keeper.
a) is known a) are fed by
b) knows b) feed

17 – 18 = Excellent 15 – 16 = Good 14 or Less = Study More!

USED TO

Used to es un verbo modal que se utiliza para referirnos a acciones pasadas que ya no
suceden en el presente. En español equivale a solía seguido de infinitive.

Structure
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Use

Used to se utiliza generalmente para referirnos a aquellas acciones que tenían lugar en el
pasado y que ya no suceden en el presente.

EXERCISES

USED TO

I I
You You
He He
She used to walk She didn’t use to drive cars.
It more It
We often. We
They They

A. Re-write the sentences below using “used to”.

1. Last month, I rode my bicycle to school. Now, I don’t ride my bicycle to school.

.
2. Ten years ago, I studied Japanese. Now, I don’t study Japanese.
I used to study Japanese.
3. Before, I didn’t do exercise. Now, I do exercise.
I didn’t use to exercise.
4. Last year, my classmate didn’t study hard. Now, he studies hard.
My classmate didn’t use to study hard.
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5. A long time ago, people didn’t have electricity. Now, people have electricity.
My classmate didn’t use to study hard.
6. When I was young, I was lazy. Now, I’m not lazy.
I used to be lazy.
7. A long time ago, people didn’t have TV. Now, people have TV.
People didn’t use to have TV.
8. When Sarah was younger, she was short. Now, Sarah is tall.
Sarah used to be short.

 Answer the questions about you

(when you were a young child). Use
‘used to’ in your answers.

1. What did you use to watch on TV?

I usted to watch football

2. What time did you use to go to bed at night?

i used to go to bed at 9pm

3. What time did you use to get up in the morning?

i used to get up at 6am

4. What games did you use to play?

i used to play crash

5. Who used to be your best friend?

My Best friend used yo be arthur

6. Where did you use to live?

i used to live in huaral

7. Did you use to walk to school?

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yes, i used to walk to school

HOMEWORK
A. WRITE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A HOTEL/UNIVERSITY/FACTORY USING PASSIVE
VERBS

Rooms/clean dinner/serve homework /collect Students/test

timetables/change cars/produce workers /pay

machines/repair

Hotel
The rooms are cleaned by Mr. Quintana.

Dinner is served by Rosa

the workers have been paid by the hotel owners

University
each student will take a test by the teacher
The best assignments were collected by the Dean

Factory

The schedules have been changed by the supervisor

the cars have been produced in a factory
the machines were repaired by the engineer
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B-WRITE 3 SENTENCES ABOUT THE FUTURE IN ACTIVE VOICE AND

THEN CHANGE THEM TO PASSIVE VOICE
Ex:

The students will organize the conference

The conference will be organized by the students

Respuestas:

Active:
Marcos will eat all the cookies.
Luis will play the guitar
a famous artist will take the photo

Pasiva:
All the cookies will be eaten by Marcos.
Todas las galletas se las comerá Marcos.
The guitar will be played by Luis
La guitarra la tocará Luis
The picture will be taken by a famous artist.
La foto será tomada por un artista famoso.