PASSIVE VOICE

1. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

1. Someone will attend to you later.

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2. I don't remember Jack giving me the tickets.

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3. We must do something before the situation gets out of control.

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4. You can hear the music in all sections of the stadium.

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5. The company employs 5 people.

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6. They are going to buy a new TV set next week.

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7. My great grandfather built this house 60 years ago.

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8. My sister gave me the key so I could get in.

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9. Nobody said anything.

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10. A loud noise woke me up last night.

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11. How do you prepare such a dish?

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12. I don't like someone lying to me.

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13. She solved all her problems.

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14. After a while she found out they hadn't told her the truth.

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15. The outstanding performance impressed her.

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16. You mustn't put the leftovers back in the fridge.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.

A new sports and athletic centre _____________________ (OPEN) in our town

last week. The facility ____________________ (BELIEVE) to be one of the largest in
the country and experts hope that it ________________________ (VISIT) by thousands
of amateur and professional athletes over the course of the next few years.

The centre _____________________________ (CONSTRUCT) for over 6 years

before it ______________________ (OPEN) by local authorities last Monday.
However, it _______________________________________ (NOT COMPLETELY
FINISH) yet. Workers are making the final adjustments this week and say that it
_____________________ (COMPLETE) by the end of the month.

The centre offers various sports facilities including two indoor swimming pools,
three large gyms and a ball court. They _____________________ (CAN BOOK) online
or directly at the administration desk. The equipment ______________________
(BUY) from local companies, which also provided the training programs.

The new centre _____________________ (FINANCE) by government funds as

well as grants that ________________________ (GIVE) to the region by the European
Union. Politicians and famous athletes from all over the country
__________________________ (INVITE) to the official opening ceremony, scheduled
for next Tuesday.

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Causatives Exercise 1: Have / Get Something Done

Change these examples into the structure ‘have + object + past participle’
or ‘get + object + past participle’. For example:

I cleaned my kitchen (have) → I had my kitchen cleaned.

1. I washed my car. (have)

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2. I cut my hair. (get)

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3. I typed the documents. (have)

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4. I fixed my washing machine. (get)

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5. I cut my grass. (have)

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6. I painted my bedroom. (get)

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7. I repaired my fridge. (have)

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8. I tidied my garden. (get)

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9. I edited the article. (have)

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10. I cleaned the carpets. (get)

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11. I printed the photo. (have)

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12. I checked my teeth. (get)

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13. I cleaned the windows. (have)

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14. I made the necklace. (get)

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15. I delivered the furniture. (have)

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16. I repaired the roof. (get)

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17. I wrote the report. (have)

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18. I dyed my hair. (get)

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19. I sent the money. (have)

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20. I built the shed. (get)

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Make passive sentences using the word parts and the given tense.

1. The window – open (present perfect simple)

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2. Her room – paint (past progressive)

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3. He – take – to the airport. (present perfect simple)

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4. The bike – repair – at the moment (present progressive)

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5. The cows – feed – every morning (present simple)

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6. The novel – write – a hundred years ago (past simple)

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7. The food – must put – in the fridge (present simple)

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8. A press conference – hold – tomorrow afternoon (future simple)

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9. Our new house – just – finish (present perfect simple)

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10. The thief – see – by the policeman (past perfect simple)

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11. The story – often tell – by grandmother (present simple)

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12. The package – send – by a good friend (past simple)

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13. He – not see – for ages (present perfect simple)

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14. My dad – off – a new job – later this week (future simple)

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15. The church – not renovate – for two hundred years (present perfect simple)

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16. Breakfast – serve – from 7 to 10 (present simple)

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