Passive Voice

I. Change the following sentences into the passive form. Pay attention to grammar and
word order.

1. The companies are building three new shopping centres.

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2. Did Tolstoy write ‘War and Peace’?

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3. They were laying the table when I arrived.

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4. Mr. Edison doesn’t run the hotel.

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5. They organized a big party on my birthday.

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6. Did Vincent van Gogh paint ‘Sunflowers’?

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7. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse.

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8. She didn’t cook the fish in oil.

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9. An Australian business man bought the land.

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II. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple passive.

1. The English books (leave) ___________________ in the classroom.

2. Miss Claudia (tell) ______________ the meeting started at 5 so she arrived at
4.45, just in case.
3. ________ Wenlock School (found) _________________ 30 years ago?
4. Some students (not from Wenlock) made so much noise that they (send)
________________ out of the classroom.
5. You arrived home early yesterday. ________the match (cancel) ______________?
6. Constanza (not give) __________________ what she wanted for her birthday, but
she was happy anyway.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple passive.

1. Disney (visit) _______________ by thousands of people all throughout the year.

2. The PS3 games I’ve got (not sell) __________________ by Amazon.

3. Glass (make) __________________ from sand.

4. ________English (speak) ______________ in South Africa?

5. Lots of Sports trophies (win) _________________ by Wenlock students.

6. A: ________ pizza (deliver) ________________ to school if you call? B: Yes, of

course!

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous passive.

1. We have to wait outside because the classroom (clean) _________________.

2. ________the hockey field (use) _______________at the moment?

3. The tests (correct) __________________ by Miss Carla and will be ready next
Tuesday.

4. Students (prepare) __________________ for the test.

5. Lunch (serve) ___________________ right now. Let’s hurry!

6. ________the roof of the school (repair)__________________? I think I saw

someone up there!
 ANSWER KEYS PASSIVE VOICE

I. Change the following sentences into the passive form. Pay attention to grammar and
word order.

1. The companies are building three new shopping centres.

_____The three new shopping Centres are built by the companies ______

2. Did Tolstoy write ‘War and Peace’?

_________________________________________________________________________

3. They were laying the table when I arrived.

__The table was being laid by them when I arrived. __

4. Mr. Edison doesn’t run the hotel.

___The hotel ___

5. They organized a big party on my birthday.

_________________________________________________________________________

6. Did Vincent van Gogh paint ‘Sunflowers’?

_________________________________________________________________________

7. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse.

_________________________________________________________________________

8. She didn’t cook the fish in oil.

_________________________________________________________________________

9. An Australian business man bought the land.

_________________________________________________________________________
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple passive.

1. The English books (leave) _WERE LEFT_ in the classroom.

2. Miss Claudia (tell) _TOLD_ the meeting started at 5 so she arrived at 4.45, just in
case.
3. ________ Wenlock School (found) _________________ 30 years ago?
4. Some students (not from Wenlock) made so much noise that they (send)
________________ out of the classroom.
5. You arrived home early yesterday. ________the match (cancel) ______________?
6. Constanza (not give) __________________ what she wanted for her birthday, but
she was happy anyway.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple passive.

1. Disney (visit) _______________ by thousands of people all throughout the year.

2. The PS3 games I’ve got (not sell) __________________ by Amazon.

3. Glass (make) __________________ from sand.

4. ________English (speak) ______________ in South Africa?

5. Lots of Sports trophies (win) _________________ by Wenlock students.

6. A: ________ pizza (deliver) ________________ to school if you call? B: Yes, of

course!

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous passive.

1. We have to wait outside because the classroom (clean) _________________.

2. ________the hockey field (use) _______________at the moment?

3. The tests (correct) __________________ by Miss Carla and will be ready next
Tuesday.

4. Students (prepare) __________________ for the test.

5. Lunch (serve) ___________________ right now. Let’s hurry!

________the roof of the school (repair)__________________? I think I saw someone

up there!