Exercise 1

Passive voice in past tense:

Write the whole sentences in the passive voice.

Questions :

1. Paul and Peter watched the football match. ______________________________

2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. ______________________________
3. Columbus discovered America in 1492. ______________________________
4. Anna painted the Wilsons' house. ______________________________
5. The American team won the cup. ______________________________
6. Philip took a picture of the sea. ______________________________
7. My mother saw Mike. ______________________________
8. Freddy Mercury sang 'We Will Rock You'. ______________________________
9. My parents read 'Da Vinci Code'. ______________________________
10. My brother found a purse. ______________________________
11. A dog bit my sister. ______________________________
12. Alan broke a vase. ______________________________
13. Mary and Alice brought a cake. ______________________________
14. My uncle drew a beautiful landscape. ______________________________
15. My father ate a big pizza. ______________________________
16. The children heard a noise yesterday. ______________________________

Exercise 2
Complete with the passive form in the past tense.

Questions :

1. The car ______________________________ (steal) from the car park.

2. He ______________________________(force) to resign after the company made a huge
loss.
3. It ______________________________(film) in an old village near here.
4. The books ______________________________(print) by a subcontractor.
5. The tickets ______________________________ (post) to you more than a week ago.
6. The project ______________________________(complete) on time.
7. He had a heart attack, so yesterday he ______________________________ take) to the
hospital.
8. She didn't have a book, thus she ______________________________ (give) one by her
teacher.
9. He is at the police station, he ______________________________ (arrest) this morning.
10. He didn't break it, it ______________________________ (break) in transit.

Exercise 3
Complete the sentences

Questions :

1. Mary caught up with Peter, who was trying to escape discreetly.

Peter, who was trying to escape discreetly, ______________________________ up by
Mary.
2. Mary gave Peter a beautiful and non-magic broom.
A beautiful and non-magic broom ______________________________ to Peter by Mary.
3. The ghosts looked at this poor Peter.
This poor Peter ______________________________ at by the ghosts.
4. Mary noticed the amount of work involved.
The amount of work involved ______________________________ by Mary.
5. Mary brought them to the kitchen.
They ______________________________ to the kitchen by Mary.
6. The ghosts cleaned it.
It ______________________________ by the ghosts.
7. All the vampires tidied their attic.
Their attic ______________________________ by all the vampires.
8. Ogres swept the cellars.
The cellars ______________________________ by the ogres.
9. Werewolves used cleaning product for the ballroom.
Cleaning product ______________________________ by the werewolves for the ballroom.
10. The pixies polished all the wooden doors.
All the wooden doors ______________________________ by the pixies.
Exercise 4
Multiple Choice

1. He wrote many books.
a. Many books was written by him.
b. Many books were written by him.
2. She returned all the products.
a. All the products was returned by her.
b. All the products were returned by her.
3. Somebody left the gate open.
a. The gate was left open.
b. The gate were left open.
4. The police caught the thieves.
a. The thieves was caught by the police.
b. The thieves were caught by the police.
5. The woman hit his parked car.
a. His parked car was hit by the woman.
b. His parked car were hit by the woman.
6. Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium.
a. Radium and polonium was discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie.
b. Radium and polonium were discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie.
7. The convenience store sold fresh meat.
a. Fresh meat was sold by the convenience store.
b. Fresh meat were sold by the convenience store.
8. They interrupted the presentation.
a. The presentation was interrupted by them.
b. The presentation were interrupted by them.
9. Did you touch his things?
a. Was his things touched by you?
b. Were his things touched by you?
10. She revealed the secret of her success.
a. The secret of her success was revealed by her.
b. The secret of her success were revealed by her.