Put the following sentences into the passive:

PAST
I did it It was done
I had done it It had been done
I was doing it It was being done
I had been doing it --
I used to do it It used to be done
I was going to do it It was going to be done

PRESENT
I do it It is done
I am doing it It is being done
I have done it It has been done
I have been doing it --

FUTURE
I am going to do it It is going to be done
I will do it It will be done
I will be doing it --
I will have done it It will have been done
I will have been doing it --

Put the following sentences into the passive, when possible.

1. Most restaurants accept credit cards: credit cards are accepted by most restaurants.

2. They must have moved the bookstore since I was last here: the bookstore must have been
moved since I was last here.

3. The teacher expected the students to do the assignment before the next class: the teacher
expected the assignment to be done before the next class.

4. If the temperature had dropped last night, snow would have fallen: --

5. The anchor interrupted the program for a special news bulletin: the program was
interrupted for a special news bulletin.

6. By the time I get home, the letter carrier will have delivered the mail: by the time I get
home, the mail will have been delivered.

7. At the end of the school year, teachers and students are ready for summer vacation: --

8. The university press has published Dr. Robertson’s book: Dr. Robertson’s book has been
published by the university press.

9. The dog did not like moving from one house to another: the dog did not like being moved
from one house to another.
10. Although I had expected six people for dinner, ten showed up: although six people had
been expected for dinner, ten showed up.