PASSIVE VOICE 1. Write the verbs in brackets in the right tense. All of them must be in the passive. e.g.: We(offer) the job, but we refused. We were offered the job, but we refused. 1. The shoe shop (open) last month 2.My house (build) in 2008. 3. He (wake) by a loud noise, but he didn’t get up. 4.Yesterday, the cat (take) to the vet by its owner 5. The car (fix) by the mechanic this afternoon.
6. The bank (rob) this week. 7. The robbers (arrest) a few hours later. 8. My book (find) in the street last Friday. 9. The children (take) to the theme park next weekend. 10. “Hamlet” (write) by Shakespeare.
2. Rewrite these sentences in the passive or the active voice. e.g.: She was shocked by the accident The accident shocked her. 1. Visitors are paying a lot of money for the tour. 2. This pub is owned by a nice Irish family. 3. Nobody told me the truth. 4.The students were given some new exercises by the teacher. 5.His husband is going to buy him a motorbike.
6. The students were given 90 minutes for the test. 7.They built this aqueduct in 45 B.C.. 8.Parents always love their children. 9.The film was directed by Soderberg. 10. My mother will buy a new computer next month.
3. Rewrite these sentences. Write a passive sentence instead of using “somebody”, “they” or “people”. e.g.: Somebody asked me the way to the bus station. I was asked the way to the bus station. 1. In Japan, they eat raw fish with a very spicy sauce. 2.English people don’t drink much coffee. 3. The police will arrest him eventually. 4. People often ask me where I buy my clothes. 5. They cancelled our flight because of strong winds.
6.Somebody is building a house over there. 7. Somebody is going to buy that house soon. 8.They have given Susan a nice present. 9. People warned us against pickpockets. 10. Someone stole my wallet.
4. Use the words in brackets to complete these sentences. Use the structure “to have something done”. e.g.: We (our house / paint) next summer. We are going to have our house painted next summer. 1. I have lost my key. I’ll have to (another key / make). 2.Your hair is a mess. You should (your hair / cut). 3.The floor is very dirty. Why don’t you (it / clean)? 4.My father’s car is not working very well. He (it / service) tomorrow. 5.Many young people today (their nose / pierce).
6.She has got a bad toothache. She (it / remove) in a week. 7.Summers are very hot in Spain. Many people (swimming pools / build) in their gardens. 8.My office needs a change. I (it / redecorate) in the spring. 9.I(my house / clean) once a week. 10.They(their computers / repair) today.
5. Arrange the words to form correct sentences e.g.: by my birthday my cake was mother made. My birthday cake was made by my mother. 1.on the were lights by turned me 2.she offered new a been has job 3.book published be the will month next 4.sister going interviewed is to be my 5.students asked by the were headmaster the
6.they given some by their were parents money 7.has nobody told been 8.we them have helped by been 9.all by film the watched children was the 10.the has sold house been