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1. Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
2. Alice gave me a wonderful present.
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
9. She is going to mail these letters soon
10. He should finish the report yesterday.
2. Choose the correct answer
1. Many U.S automobiles .................. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
2. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held
C. was being held D. has held
3. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed
C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
4. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
5. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted
C. was being painted D. had been painted
6. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about. B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken. D. This book are much spoken about.
7. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
8. Hamlet was wrote by William Shakespeare.
ABCD
9. Daisy's ring is make of gold.
ABCD
10. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
11. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
12. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
13. You have to do your homework every day.
A. Your homework has been done every day.
B. Your homework has to do by you every day.
C. Your homework has to be done every day.
D. Your homework have to be done every day.
14. Lots of houses_____________ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
15. The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is inventing C. be invented D. was invented
3. Use the correct PASSIVE tense of these verbs in brackets :
1. An island ………………………. by water. (cover)
2. I ……………………… to the party last night but I didn’t come. (invite)
3. Many accidents …………………… by reckless driving. (cause)
4. A new dormitory …………………… in the university campus now. (build)
5. Thank goodness ! My jewelry …………………… in the robbery last night. (steal / not)
6. If I didn’t do my job properly, I …………………………. (sack)
7. The electric light bulb ……………………… by Thomas Edison. (invent)
8. Mickey Mouse cartoons …………………………… in sixty languages. (translate)
9. If it is foggy, that sport event …………………………… (cancel)
10. The examinees …………………… the result of the examination next week. (tell)
11. This machine ……………………… for quite a long time. (not use)
12. The clever dog saved Lan and her family from …………………… in the typhoon.
(catch)
4. Change these sentences to the passive voice :
1. My students have met their friend at the station.
………………………………………………
2.They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home.
………………………………………………
3. The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow.
…………………………………………………
4. How many trees did they cut down ?
……………………………………………………………
5. This well-known library attracts many people.
…………………………………………………
6. All students attended the meeting.
………………………………………………………………
7. People say that he is intelligent.
…………………………………………………………………
8. He can’t repair my bike.
…………………………………………………………………………
9. Mary has operated Tom since 10 o’clock.
………………………………………………………
10. Smith has taught us French for 2 years.
……………………………………………………
11. They didn’t look after the children properly.
……………………………………………………
12. Nobody swept this street last week.
……………………………………………………………
13. People drink a great deal of tea in England.
……………………………………………………
14. People speak English all over the world.
………………………………………………………
15. Tom was writing 2 poems.
………………………………………………………………………
16. She often takes her dog for a walk.
……………………………………………………………….
17. She didn’t introduce me to her mother.
…………………………………………………………
18. Farmers usually milk cows twice a day.
…………………………………………………………
19. He likes people to call him “sir”.
………………………………………………………………
20. Our teacher used to bid us talk in class.
…………………………………………………………
5. Choose the correct answer.
1. We can’t go along here because the road........................
A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs
2. The story which I’ve just read...................Agatha Christie
A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote by
3. I’m going to go out and.................................................
A. have cut my hair B. have my hair cut C. cut my hair D. my hair be cut
4. Something funny ...........................in class yesterday
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
5. Many US automobiles........................in Detroit, Michigan
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
6. A lot of pesticide residue can.........................................unwashed produce
A. find B. found C. be finding D. be found
7. We..................by a loud noise during the night
A. woke up B. are woken up C. were woken up D. were waking up
8. Some film stars...................difficult to work with
A. are said be B. are said to be C. say to be D. said to be
9. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? – I don’t enjoy........................at
A. be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed
10. Today, many serious childhood diseases...........................by early immunization
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
11. Do you get your heating..........................every year?
A. checking B. check C. be checked D. checked
12. Bicycles.......................in the driveway
A. must not leave B. must not be leaving C. must not be left D. must not have left
13. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.......................next weekend
A. is going to be performed B. has been performed
D. will be performing D. will have perform
14. All bottles......................................before transportation
A. frozen B. were froze C. were frozen D. are froze
15. ...............................................yet?
A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed
C. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed
16. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore
where.................for administration, broadcasting and education
A. is used B. it is used C. used D. being used
17. The telephones..............by Alexander Graham Bell
A. is invented B. is inventing C. invented D. was invented
18. Lots of houses...................by the earthquake
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroyed D. is destroyed
19. Gold.........................in California in the 19th century
A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discover
20. The preparation.......................by the time the guest............................
A. had been finished- arrived B. have finished- arrived
C. had finished-were arriving D. have been finished- were arrived
6. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
1. The longest fish in the contest was 96 centimeters long".
"It_____ by Thuan Nguyen".
a. was catching b. caught c. was caught d. catch
2. "I heard you decided to take up basketball".
"Yes, I have_____ every day".
a. been played b. been playing c. playing d. play
3. "Are you about to have lunch now?".
"Yes, it _____ in the dinning room on the first floor.".
a. is serving b. serves c. is being served d. served
4. "Why is Stephanie in jail?" "She_____ of robbery".
a. has been convicted b. has been convicting c. has convicted d. convicted
5. "Where are Jack and Jan?" "They_____ the boxes you asked for into the house".
a. have been bringing b. bringing c. have been brought d. to bring
6. "Where's the old rabbit cage?"
"It_____ by a windstorm last year".
a. destroy b. is destroyed c. was destroyed d. destroyed
7. "We're still looking for Tommy.
"Hasn't he_____ yet?".
a. been found b. to find c. found d. being found
8. "Whatever happened to that fortune - teller?"
"I don't know. She _____ around in a long time".
a. hasn't seen b. didn't see c. hasn't been seeing d. hasn't been seen
9. "Haibara is a wonderful hip-hop dancer".
"She_____ since she was four".
a. has been dancing b. has been danced c. is dancing d. was danced
10. "What a beautiful pink dress you're wearing!"
"Thank you. It_____ especially for me by my closest friend".
a. is made b. has made c. made d. was made
7. Turn these sentences into passive
1. Do they teach Spanish there?
2. Will you invite her to your birthday party?
3. Has Tommy finished his homework?
4. Did the teacher give some online exercises?
5. Have they changed the password of the laboratory?
6. What books are you reading this year?
7. How did the police find the lost child?