TECHNICAL ENGLISH APPLIED

EXERCISES ON ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE

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I. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. He builds houses. Houses are builded by he

2. We used construction tools. Construction Tools are used by we
3. She will draw plans. Plans will be drawed bye She.
4. I do homework every day. Every day is homeworked by I do.
5. They wore boots to work. They wore worked boots
6. They don't use a helmet to build.
7. He didn't apply the construction standards.
8. You won’t paint houses.
9. Will the architect supervise construction works?
10. Do you use gloves to work?

II. Write passive voice sentences.

a) (Present) Cement and water / mix Cement and water is mixed.

b) (Past) Bricks / lay Bricks were lay.
c) (Future) A project / execute A project will be executed.
d) (Present) The construction tools/ rent? Are the construction tools rent?
e) (Future) The building / paint? Will the build painted?
f) (Past) The material / buy? Was the material buy ?
g) (Present) French / study / not French aren’t study
h) (Past) Construction rules / apply / not Construction rules wasn’t applied.
i) (Future) Good quality cement / sell / Good quality cement won’t sell
not
j) (Past) The shop / close / not The shop wasn’t closed.

III. Choose Active or Passive. Write A for Active, P for Passive.

1. Lily mixes water and cement to have concrete. ( A)

2. Modern tools are handed by experienced constructors. ( P)
3. Builders used plum bobs and steel tapes. ( A)
4. Iron and wood were materials employed in that construction. ( P)
5. Hammers weren’t bought by the constructors in a home center. ( P)
6. Joseph will need a bucket to carry water. ( A)
7. Students studied English to get a good job. ( A)
8. These courses will be taught to help students become good ( P)
professionals.
9. Nails will be bought in great amounts for big projects. ( P)
10. Constructors didn’t use a wheelbarrow to transport material. ( A)

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