PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES

● Make this PRESENT SIMPLE and PRESENT CONTINUOUS

sentences passive:

1. My coworker is always sending me emails. It 's so annoying.

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2. The gardener cuts the grass every morning.

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3. Someone often steals cars in this neighbourhood.

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4. My neighbour is playing loud music right now. I wish he’d shut up.
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5. My boyfriend gives me nice surprises.

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● Make this PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS sentences

passive:

1. Leon Tolstoi wrote ‘War and Peace’ in 1867.

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2. Jason invited Julie and Luke to a party.

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3. The new restaurant in the shopping centre employed a lot of new

waiters.
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4. Susan was opening a can when I called her.
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5. Joanne was saying the truth about the situation.

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● Make this PRESENT PERFECT and PAST PERFECT sentences

passive:

1. She has turned on the air conditioning.

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2. My brother has downloaded a lot of songs from this website.

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3. They had made a delicious cake.

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4. I had just put the washing out when it started to rain.

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5. Rebeca has taught French since she graduated.

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● Make this FUTURE SIMPLE sentences passive:

1. The journalist will write the shocking article next week.

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2. The estate agent is going to sell the house tomorrow.

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3. Amazon will deliver your parcel in the next few hours.

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4. Joe will receive with surprise the good news about her mother.
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5. The waiter is going to serve the dishes in a few moments.

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● Make this sentences passive (mixed tenses):

1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

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2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

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3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.

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4. He had written three books before 1867.

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5. John will tell you later.
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6. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

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7. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.

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8. Somebody has drunk all the milk!

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9. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.

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10. James might cook dinner.

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11. Somebody must have taken my wallet.

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12. Everybody loves Mr Brown.

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