Passive Voice – Exercise :

1. Paul will be sent to prison.

2. My brother has just been beaten in the race.
3. He was told to wait outside.
4. I was not paid for the work.
5. Policemen are often asked the way.
6. Their lawn is cut once a week.
7. We will be asked by the police.
8. The towels were not used .
9. The jewels have not been sold so far.
10. They are taught French.
11. The fire brigade was phoned soon after the fire had broken out.
12. You will be laughed at if you talk such nonsense.
13. All the fruits were eaten by the guests.

Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the correct tense.

1. When I looked out of the window, I saw John.

2. Have you ever played the piano since you left school?
3. I have not seen him for two days.
4. When he was trying to open the door, he dropped his key.
5. They lived in this house since 1987.
6. My father washed his car while my mother and I were preparing dinner.
7. Did you meet her yesterday?
8. Mary was in London for three days.
9. The headmaster entered the classroom when they were writing their exams.

Exercice 4 :
He quickly reads a book.
Mandy is a pretty girl.
The class is terribly loud today.
Max is a good singer.
You can easily open this tin.
It's a terrible day today.
She sings the song well.
He is a careful driver.
He drives the car carefully.
The dog barks loudly.
Exercice 5 :

Winter days are depressing

Looking after my baby brother may sometimes be exhausting
Emma is a bit stressed now, because she has some problems at work.
Daniel was disappointed when he failed his language test .
It is annoying when you listen to music so loud.
They were thrilled when their parents unexpectedly visited them
All students felt inspired after the teacher's speech.
Look at the view from the window. You will be fascinated
My exam results were satisfying , but I counted for more.
The last comedy was so amusing that I couldn't stop laughing.

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Exercice 6 :

The hotel guest said, "I don't like coffee".

The hotel guest said that he/she did not like coffee .

The commander ordered , "Run faster" !

The commander ordered the soldiers to run faster .

Dad wanted to know , "When is the next bus going to arrive".

Dad wanted to know when the next bus was going to arrive .

 The female tourist asked us, "Can you tell me the way ?"
The female tourist asked us if we could tell her the way .

 The newspaper reported, "There will be a change in government next week."

The newspaper reported that there would be a change in government the
following week .

 Linda told us, "I have been working here for the past three years.
Linda told us that she had been working there for the past three years.

 The boy said, "I'll be back by 11."

The boy said that he would be back by 11.

 The teacher told Mrs Smith, "Your son is improving".

The teacher told Mrs Smith that her son was improving

 Susan asked me , " Did you take my pen?"

Susan wanted to know if I had taken her pen .

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  The coach said, " If it rains tomorrow the game will be called off".
The coach said if it rained that the next day, the game would be called off .