THE PASSIVE VOICE 10A3

I. Turn into Passive voice: S + am/is/are + P2 + (by O) 9/11

1. The bill includes service.
Service is included in the bill
2. People don’t use this road very often.
This road isn’t very often used. →This road isn’t used very often.
3. They don’t pay Jim very much.
Jim isn’t paid very much
4. People speak English in almost every corner of the world.
English is spoken in almost every corner of the world
5. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board
(After class,) The chalk board is always erased by one of the students after class.
6. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
Milk is used to make / for making butter and cheese
7. Weeds cover the river. BE COVERED IN/WITH
The river is covered by weeds WITH
8. No one believes his story.
His story is not believed (BY ANYONE).
9. John delivers the newspapers every morning.
The newpapers are delivered by John every morning
10. Do they teach English here?
Is English taught here?
11. Where do people speak English?
Where is English spoken?
II. Turn into Passive voice: S + am/is/are+ being + P2 + (by O) 8/10
1. They are building a new ring-road round the city.
A new ring road (round the city) is being built round the city
2. He is asking me a lot of questions.
I am being asked a lot of questions
a lot of questions ARE BEING ASKED FOR ME
3. Is she making big cakes for the party?
Are big cakes being made for the party?
4. Are the police making inquiries about the thief?

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Are inquiries about the thief being made by the police?
5. They are painting their house.
Their house is being painted.
6. People are redecorating the office.
The office is being redecorated
7. He is writing a letter.
A/HIS letter is being written by him
8. She is running her own company.
Her own company is being run.
9. What books are people reading this year?
What books are being read this year?
10. Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
What is being kept in the kitchen? WHO

III. Turn into Passive voice: S + have/has + been + P2 + (by O)

1. They have changed the date of the meeting.
The date of the meeting has been changed.
2. My mother has made that cake.
That cake has been made by my mom/ mother.
3. They have prepared a dinner before we come.
A dinner has been prepared before we come.
4. They have provided the victims with food and clothing.
The victims have been provided with food and clothing
5. No one has ever treated me with such kindness.
I have never been treated with such kindness.
6. Science and Technology have completely changed human life.
Human life has (completely) been changed (completely) by Science and Technology.
7. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
Has the window of the laboratory been changed?
8. Has Tom finished the work?
Has the work been finished by Tom?
9. How long have they waited for the doctor?
How long has the doctor been waited for?
10. The police have arrested three men.
Three men have been arrested by the police.
IV. Turn into Passive voice: S + was/were + P2 + (by O)
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1. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
All flights were cancelled because of fog.
2. Somebody accused me of stealing the money.
I WAS ACCUSED OF ~
It is accused me that I stealing the money
3. Nobody told me that George was ill.
I wasn't told that George was ill.
4. His colleagues gave him a present when he retired.
He was given a present by his colleagues when he retired
A PRESENT WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY~
5. Luckily for me, they didn't call my name.
Luckily for me, my name wasn't called.
6. They told the new pupil where to sit
The new pupil was told where to sit
7. A man I know told me about it.
I was told about it by a man I know.
8. Smoke filled the room
The room was filled with smoke
9. They didn’t ask me my name.
My name wasn't asked.
10. I washed the car yesterday.
The/MY car was washed yesterday by me
11. Last year, they built a new hospital.

A new hospital was built last year.

12. Did the teacher give some exercises?
Were some exercises given by the teacher?
13. Why didn't they help him?
Why wasn't he helped?
14. How did the police find the lost man?
How was the lost man found by the police?
15. Who looked after the children for you?
S V O
the children WERE looked after FOR YOU BY WHOM
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BY WHOM WERE YOUR children looked after?

By whom were your children looked after?

V. Turn into Passive voice: S + was/were + being + P2 + (by O)
1. They were decorating the house when I came
The house was being decorated when I came
2. They were painting the walls at 10 yesterday.
The walls were being painted at 10 yesterday
3. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation.
I didn’t realize that our conversation was being recorded
4. She was doing her homework at that time.
Her homework was being done at that time
5. Workers were digging a large hole in the street.
A large hole in the street was being digged by workers DUG
6. They were repairing their car.
Their car was being repaired
7. Tom was writing two poems
Two poems were being written by Tom
8. At 7 p.m. Mrs. Smith was making cakes.
Cakes were being made by Mrs. Smith at 7 p.m.
9. When he came home, his father was reading a newspaper.
When he came home, a newspaper was being read by his father
10. Her father was planting different kinds of flowers in the garden.
Different kinds of flowers were being planted in the garden by her father.
VI. Turn into Passive voice: S + will/shall + be + P2 + (by O)
1. I will invite her to my party on Sunday.
She will be invited to my party on Sunday.
2. They will complete this bridge next month.
This bridge will be completed next month
3. He won't tell me the truth about the situation.
I won’t be told the truth about the situation.
4. Mr. Brown will appoint Tom the director tomorrow.
Tom will be appointed the director by Mr. Brown tomorrow
5. The teacher will give her a prize if she works well.

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She will be given a prize by her teacher if she works well.
6. After ten minutes he will call us in.
After ten minutes we will be called in by her
7. We will visit my grandparents next weekend.
Our grandparents will be visited next weekend.
8. I am sure that I will prepare everything carefully.
I am sure that everything will be prepared carefully by me
9. Will you invite her to your wedding party?
Will she be invited to your wedding party?
10. When will you do the work?
When will the work be done by you?
VII. Turn into Passive voice: S + can/must/ might/ should…+be + P2 + (by O)
1. People should send their complaints to the head office.
Their complaints should be sent to the head offtce OFFICE
2. You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 p.m.
This machine mustn’t be used after 5:30 P.M.
3. We can never find him at home for he is always on the move.
He can never be found at home for he is always on the move.
4. You must clean the wall before you paint it.
The wall must be cleaned before you paint it IT IS PAINTED
5. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam.
The dam may be broken by a sudden increase in water pressure
6. We must take good care of books borrowed from the library.
Books borrowed from the library must be taken good care of
7. Must we finish the test before ten?
Must the test be finished before ten?
8. They can open this safe.
This safe can be opened
9. Someone might steal my shoes.
My shoes might be stolen
10. What time can the boys hand in their papers?
What time can the boy’s papers be handed in?

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VIII. Turn into Passive voice: S + am/is/ are + going to+ be + P2 + (by O)
1. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco.
Next year’s congress is going to be held in San Francisco.
2. Is she going to write a poem?
Is a poem going to be written?
3. She is going to buy a cookery book.
A cookery book is going to be bought.
4. They are going to repair the old cars.
The old cars are going to be repaired.
5. They are going to widen this road next month.
This road is going to be windened next month, WIDENED
6. I am going to get some salt.
Some salt is going to be gotten.
7. I am going to take Alan to the airport.
Alan is going to be taken to the airport
8. He isn't going to buy that house
That house isn’t going to be bought.
9. Are you going to paint the walls?
Are the walls going to be painted?
10. How many lessons are you going to learn next month?
How many lessons are going to be learned / LEARNT next month?
IX. Turn into Passive voice: S + have/has to + be + P2 + (by O)
1. We have to feed the chickens three times a day
The chickens have to be fed three times a day.
2. They have to postpone the meeting because of illness.
The meeting has to be postponed because of THEIR illness.
3 We have to pick fruits very early in the morning.
The fruits have to be picked very early in the morning.
4. They have to finish their work before 6 p.m.
The work has to be finished before 6 p.m.
5. They will have to pull down that building.
That building will have to be pulled down.
6. You have to do this job at once.
This job has to be done at once.

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7. We have to clean the classroom every day.
The class has to be cleaned every day
8. They have to water the flowers every morning.
The flowers have to be watered every morning.
9. Hoa has to prepare dinner.
The dinner has been prepared by Hoa HAS TO BE ~
10. Do you have to sweep the floor every day?
DOES THE FLOOR HAVE TO BE SWEPT ~?
Has the floor need to be swept every day?
X. Turn into Passive voice:
Form 1: It is said/ thought/ reported/ believed/ rumored/ …….. THAT +S + V + (O)
Form 2: S + am/is/are + said/thought/ reported/believed/ rumoured …+ to ..............
1. They say that many people are homeless after the floods
It is said that many people are homeless after the floods
Many people are said to be homeless after the floods

2. People know that the Prime Minister is in favor of the new law.
It is known that the prime minister is in favor of the new law
The Prime Minister is known to be in favor of the new law
3. They expect that the government will lose the election.
The government is expected to lose the election.
The government is expected to lose the election.
It is expected that the government will lose the election.
4. They think that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
…It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
…The prisoners are thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall.
5. They believe that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window.
6. They allege that he drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.
It is alleged that he drove through the town at 90 miles an hour/he is alleged to have
drove through the town at 90 miles an hour
7. They report that two people were seriously injured in the accident.
It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident.

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/Two people are reported to have been seriously injured in the accident.
8. People say that three men were arrested after explosion.
It is said that three men were arrested after explosion.
/Three men are said to have been arrested after explosion.
XI. Turn into Passive voice:

S + be + seen/ watched/ heard/ made/let/…+ (to) V/ V_ing

1. They saw her come in BE SEEN TO DO ST
She was seen to come in.
2. I have heard her sing this song several times.
She has been heard to sing this song several times.
3. People saw him steal your car.
He was seen to steal your car.
4. The teacher IS watching them work.
They are being watched to work by the teacher.
5. He won't let you do that silly thing again. BE LET DO ST
You won’t be let do that silly thing again.
6. People don't make the children work hard.
The children are not made to work hard.
7. They made him work all day. BE MADE TO DO ST
He was made to work all day.
8. The detective saw the woman putting the jewelry in her bag. BE SEEN DOING ST
The woman was seen to put the jewelry in her bag by the detective. PUTTING
9. The terrorists made the hostages lie down.
The hostages were made to lie down by the terrorists.
10. My sister often makes me do the washing up.
I am often made to do the washing up by my sister.

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 Form 1: It is said/ thought/… THAT +S + V + (O)
It is said that that John is/will be a good student
Form 2: S2 + am/is/are + said/thought/ … + to ..........
S2 + was/were + said/thought/ … + to ..........
e.g. ACTIVE PASSIVE
1. They say that John is/will be a good student John is said to be a ~
2. They say that John studies/will study very well John is said to study ~
3. They say that John is studying abroad now John is said to be studying ~
4. They say that John studied very well last year John is said to have studied ~
Or: They say that John has won a scholarship Or: John is said to have won ~
5. They say that John was studying in his own John is said to have been studying ~
room all day yesterday
6. They say that John has been awarded a John is said to have been awarded ~
scholarship
7. They say that John will be appointed as the John is said to be appointed ~
monitor next month