November 17- 21

Passive Voice – Exercise

Write down the passive form of the verbs. Use the tense in brackets. 1. Paul  (send) to prison. (Future tense) 2. My brother  (just beat) in the race. (Present perfect) 3. He  (tell) to wait outside. (Past tense) 4. I  (not pay) for the work. (Past tense) 5. Policemen  (often ask) the way. (Present tense) 6. Their lawn  (cut) once a week. (Present tense) 7. We  (ask) by the police. (Future tense) 8. The towels  (not use). (Past tense) 9. The jewels  (not sell) so far. (Present perfect) 10. They  (teach) French. (Present tense) 11. The fire brigade  (phone) soon after the fire had broken out. (Past tense) 12. You  (laugh) at if you talk such nonsense. (Future tense) 13. All the fruits  (eat up) by the guests. (Past tense) 14. The email (answer) tomorrow. (Future tense) 15. The best cookies (sell) here. (Present tense)

Paul will be sent to prison.

My brother has just been beaten in the race.

He was told to wait outside.

I was not paid for the work.

Policemen are often asked the way.

Their lawn is cut once a week.

We will be asked by the police.

The towels were not used.

The jewels have not been sold so far.

They are taught French.

The fire brigade was phoned soon after the fire had broken out.

You will be laughed at if you talk such nonsense.

All the fruits were eaten up by the guests.

The email will be answered tomorrow.

The best cookies are sold here.

People eat 40 million hamburgers every day.
40 million hamburgers … every day.

1. People speak English all over the world.
   English … all over the world.
2. Where did they invent gun powder ?
   Where..  gun powder ?
3. The police didn’t find the missing girl last weekend.
   The missing girl  … last weekend.
4. Tourists don’t visit this museum very often.
   This museum … very often.
5. Workers are building a new fun park in town.
   A new fun park … in town.
6. When did they translate this book into English ?
   When …. this book  into English ?
7. Women send thousands of emails to the star every month.
   Thousands of emails … to the star every month.
8. Sally brought me some fresh grapes.
   I … some fresh grapes by Sally.
9. Some dangerous looking men were following me the whole evening.
   I …. the whole evening by some dangerous looking men.

The Passive: Mixed Tenses
Change these sentences from active to passive.

1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

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

• My grandfather built this house in 1943.

• Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

• The cleaner has cleaned the office.

• He had written three books before 1867.

• John will tell you later.

• By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

• Somebody should do the work.

1. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

1. Everybody loves Mr Brown.

1. They are building a new stadium near the station.

1. The wolf ate the princess.

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