CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE
1/ You should open the wine about three hours before you use it........................................................
2/ Previous climbers had cut steps in the ice.........................................................................................
3/ Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit....................................................................
4/ We use this room only on my special occations................................................................................
5/ You must not hammer nails into the walls without permission.........................................................
6/ In some districts farmers use pigs to find truffles.............................................................................
7/ Someone switched on a light and open the door...............................................................................
8/ Somebody had slashed the picture with a knife................................................................................
9/ They are pulling down the old theater..............................................................................................
10/ Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in?............................................................................
11/ The mob broke all the shop windows in recent riots.......................................................................
12/ The librarian said that they were starting a new system because people were not returning books
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13/ The police asked each of us about this movements on the night of the crime
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14/ Someone will serve refreshments...................................................................................................
15/ People must not leave bicycles in the hall......................................................................................
16/ Members may keep books for three weeks. After that they must return tem.
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17/ The burglars had cut an enomous hole in the steet door.................................................................
18/ I’ve bought a harp. They are delivering it this afternoon.(Don’t change the first sentence)
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19/ Someone has already told him to report for duty at six..................................................................
20/ They rang the church bells as a flood warning................................................................................
21/ No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.............................................
22/ People are spending far more money on food now than they spent ten years ago.
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23/ The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.
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24/ They will say nothing more about the matter if someone returns the stolen gun
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25/ It is high time someone told him to stop behaving like a child.......................................................
26/ A thief stole my dog and brought him back on ly when I offered 20p reward for him
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27/ The judge gave him two weeks in which to pay the fine................................................................
28/ They make these artificial flowers of silk.......................................................................................
29/ They gave her a clock.....................................................................................................................
30/ They feed the seals at the zoo twice a day.....................................................................................
31/ Who wrote it? .................................................................................................................................
32/ Compare clothes which we have washed with clothes which any other laundry has washed.
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33/ He expected us to offer him the job................................................................................................
34/ They showed her the easiest way to do it.......................................................................................
35/ Lightning struck the old oak............................................................................................................
36/ Titian couldn’t have painted it as people didn’t wear that style of dress till after his death
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37/ A jelly fish stung her.......................................................................................................................
38/ The author has written a special editon for children.
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39/ Judges used to carry sweet herbs as a protection against jail-fever
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40/ What did he write it with?...............................................................................................................
41/ He wrote it with a matchstick dippen in blood................................................................................
42/ An uneasy silence succeeded the shot............................................................................................
43/ Did the idea interest you?................................................................................................................
44/ The lawyer gave him the details of his uncle’s will........................................................................
45/ Beavers make these dams...............................................................................................................
46/ They used to start these engines by hand. Now they start them by electricity.
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47/ Most people opposed this................................................................................................................
48/ Students are doing a lot of the work................................................................................................
49/ The Prime Minister was to have opened the dry dock....................................................................
50/ They recommended opening new factories in the depressed area.(Use “should”)
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51/ The closure of the workshops will make a lot of men redundant.
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52/ Anyone with the smallest intelligence could understand these instructions.
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53/ We will not admit children under sixteen.......................................................................................
54/ Boys of sixteen to eighteen to man this training ship.....................................................................
55/ A rainstorm flooded the gypsies’ camp...........................................................................................
56/ The howling of wolves kept him awake all night...........................................................................
57/ They suggested making the tests easier. (Use “should”)
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58/ Children couldn’t have done all this damage. ................................................................................
59/ Who teaches them Spanish?............................................................................................................
60/ I’ll ask him to help us......................................................................................................................
61/ Will you help me to carry this box upstair?.....................................................................................
62/ He taught his son to play the guitar.................................................................................................
63/ I prefer them to come next week....................................................................................................
64/ The officer ordered his men to advance.........................................................................................
65/ The teacher warned his students not to be late...............................................................................
66/ I advise you to stay home tonight....................................................................................................
67/ Did your mother allow you to have girl-friends?............................................................................
68/ He dared me to climb this tree........................................................................................................
69/ They lead me to believe that there was no danger.........................................................................
70/ I saw the man cross the road...........................................................................................................
71/ I will have you accept her invitation...............................................................................................
72/ He would have her believe that he was poor..................................................................................
73/ She left him standing outside..........................................................................................................
74/ He painted the door green...............................................................................................................
75/ The cat licked the saucer clean.......................................................................................................
76/ I took the book ................................................................................................................................
77/ Richard broke the window ..............................................................................................................
78/ The postman delivered the letters ..................................................................................................
79/ The bird built a nest ........................................................................................................................
80/ Did you write these letters? ............................................................................................................
81/ The shoemaker made the shoes .....................................................................................................
82/ A powerful engine pulled the rain ..................................................................................................
83/ The wind blew two big trees down .................................................................................................
84/ Has he done the work yet ? ............................................................................................................
85/ We opened the boxes and took out the cigarettes.
86/ They gave her a new car. ...............................................................................................................
87/ People prove him wrong ................................................................................................................
88/ They promised us higher wages .....................................................................................................
89/ They will ask you several questions ...............................................................................................
90/ Someone will read you another chapter next time .........................................................................
91/ someone will tell you what time the train leaves ...........................................................................
92/ This is the third time they have written to us about this .................................................................
93/ they asked us to be there at eight o’clock ......................................................................................
94/ The others told the new students where to sit ................................................................................
95/ someone is showing her how to do its ............................................................................................
96/ Somebody is showing her how to do it ...........................................................................................
97/ Did the noise frighten you? ............................................................................................................
98/ the police are sure to ask you that question ...................................................................................
99/ People say tortoise live longer than elephan .................................................................................
100/ I should love somebody to introduce me to her ...........................................................................
101/ Let me know if there is anything we should do ...........................................................................
102/ Did nobody ever teach you how to behave? ................................................................................
103/ It surprised me to hear someone had robbed you ........................................................................
104/ People ought to tell us how much they expect of us ....................................................................
105/ I can assure you I will arange everything in time ........................................................................
106/ A religious sect in the USA still believes that the earth is flat .....................................................
107/ People used to think that Richard would never marry and settle down .......................................
108/ People expect that the weather this minth will be a little warmer ...............................................
109/ the painters will be painting the house from Tuesday to Saturday ..............................................
110/ The government has asked people reaching retiring age to continue working for the time being
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111/ People say that our postman has won a lot of money in the National Loterry.
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112/ The poplice believe that leaking gas was the cause of the fire in the Electrical components
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113/ They had only lived in that house for three years when fire destroyed it
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114/ His failure bitterly disappointed his parents, especially as they had been counting on his success
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115/ It must have disappointed him terribly that people told him they didn’t want him
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116/ I have to wash the car ...................................................................................................................
117/ I don’t like people telling me what to do .....................................................................................
118/ I remember someone giving me a rose ........................................................................................
119/ My girlfriend hates people keeping her waiting ..........................................................................
120/ People say that Henry eats ten eggs a day ...................................................................................
121/ People expect that the strike will begin tomorrow .......................................................................
122/ People believe that the wanted man is living in New York .........................................................
123/ People alleged that he stole 100 dollars .......................................................................................
124/ Ann writes a letter ........................................................................................................................
125/ John has written a postcard ...........................................................................................................
126/ Marry will have written a letter....................................................................................................
127/ You can see him now ...................................................................................................................
128/ He should type his term paper ......................................................................................................
129/ Somebody should have called the president this morning ...........................................................
130/ Chinese made the first paper money ............................................................................................
131/ They ought to have cancelled the football match ........................................................................
132/ Somebody cleans this room everyday ..........................................................................................
133/ They offer Ann the job .................................................................................................................
134/ Tom delivers the mail everyday ...................................................................................................
135/ Fire destroyed that house ............................................................................................................
136/ Bob took that book from the desk ................................................................................................
137/ Barbara will eat the caeke ............................................................................................................
138/ Beth has finished the report .........................................................................................................
139/ The police easily captured the thief .............................................................................................
140/ The students attended the lucture ................................................................................................
141/ The movie disappointed us very much .........................................................................................
1421/ Mr. Jones manages the export division ......................................................................................
143/ John returned the money last night ..............................................................................................
144/ The teacher corrects our exercises ...............................................................................................
145/ They started a dancing class last week ........................................................................................
146/ Mr. Smith saw an accident ...........................................................................................................
147/ Somebody has taken my briefcase ...............................................................................................
148/ The teacher returned our written work to us ................................................................................
149/ She had finished the report by noon .............................................................................................
150/ The mad dog bit the little boy ......................................................................................................
151/ the police have arrested five suspects ..........................................................................................
152/ The doctor ordered him to take a long rest ..................................................................................
153/ Lightning struck the house ...........................................................................................................
154/ The mailman is delivering the mail now ......................................................................................
155/ He has to finish it today ................................................................................................................
156/ They may organize a new group next week ................................................................................
157/ You ought to send the package by registered mail ......................................................................
158/ They cannot hold the meeting in that room ..................................................................................
159/ He has to pay the bill before the first of the month ......................................................................
160/ He may pay the bill for us ............................................................................................................
161/ For the time being, Alice is teaching that group ..........................................................................
162/ You ought to water that plant once a week ..................................................................................
163/ You should insure the package .....................................................................................................
164/ Somebody calls the headmaster everyday ...................................................................................
165/ John is calling the other members ................................................................................................
166/ Martha was delivering the documents to the department ............................................................
167/ The other members have repeated the amendent ........................................................................
168/ The delegates had reveived the information before the recess ...................................................
169/ The teacher should buy the supplies for this class .......................................................................
170/ Somebody will call Mr. Watson tonight .......................................................................................
171/ The fire has caused considerable damage ...................................................................................
172/ The company is developing a new procedure ..............................................................................
173/ John will have received the papers by tomorrow .........................................................................
174/ He was sent to Los Angeles .........................................................................................................
175/ The book was published in 1997 ..................................................................................................
176/ Dangerous driving causes many accident ...................................................................................
177/ Milk makes cheese .......................................................................................................................
178/ A storm damaged the roof of the building a few days ago ...........................................................
179/ Marry invited me to the party .......................................................................................................
180/ They cancelled all flights because of fog .....................................................................................
181/ People don’t use this road very often ...........................................................................................
182/ Somebody accused me of stealing money ...................................................................................
183/ How do people learn language? ...................................................................................................
184/ People advise us not to go out alone ............................................................................................
185/ Somebody has cleaned the room ..................................................................................................
186/ They have postponed the concert .................................................................................................
187/ I didn’t realised that somebody was recording our conversation..................................................
188/ We found that they had cancelled the games ...............................................................................
189/ They are building a new ring road round the city ........................................................................
190/ They have built a new hospital near the airport............................................................................
191/ Someone broke the window..........................................................................................................
192/ Someone built the house ten years ago.........................................................................................
193/ They grow this fruit in very hot countries.....................................................................................
194/ Someone bought all cheese in France...........................................................................................
195/ They play a lot of sports every day...............................................................................................
196/ Someone found her bike in the river.............................................................................................
197/ They carried the children all the way home..................................................................................
198/ Someone cleans the floor every day.............................................................................................
199/ They leave the grapes to dry in the sun........................................................................................
200/ They clean garage everyday.........................................................................................................
201/ They posted all the letters yesterday............................................................................................
202/ Someone will open the factory tomorrow morning.......................................................................
203/ They send two million books to Asia every year..........................................................................
204/ Someone will drive your car to Hanoi on Tuesday.......................................................................
205/ Did they grow these potatoes in your country?.............................................................................
206/ They will send the sample to Europe this Thursday.....................................................................
207/ They don’t allow smoking in this restaurant.................................................................................
208/ They did not send the money to my bank account in London.......................................................
209/ They invited two hundred people to the party..............................................................................
210/ Someone has given him a lot of money........................................................................................
211/ They are asking Dr.Johnson several questions.............................................................................
212/ They were painting the house when the accident happened........................................................
213/ We have told the children about the party....................................................................................
214/ They are mending my shoes at the moment.................................................................................
215/ About thirty million people are watching this programme............................................................
216/ Someone has moved my chair.......................................................................................................
217/ The police are questioning Mr and Mrs Davidson........................................................................
218/ Has someone posted my letter?.....................................................................................................
219/ Nobody has used this room for ages..............................................................................................
220/ Shakespear wrote “Romeo and Juliet...........................................................................................
221/ My daughter cleans the floor every day........................................................................................
222/ Nam broke the glass......................................................................................................................
223/ Mr.Brown will teach our class.......................................................................................................
224/ Mother is cooking dinner now.......................................................................................................
225/ Her father was mending the date at 9:00 yesterday......................................................................
226/ My wife will be making my shirt this time tomorrow...................................................................
227/ The secretary has just finished the report.....................................................................................
228/ The boy had found the key before 9:00 yesterday........................................................................
229/ The teacher will have given a test by the end of this month.........................................................
230/ The police will not easily capture that robber...............................................................................
231/ Did your mother make this cake?..................................................................................................
232/ Who repaired your bike?...............................................................................................................
234/ What plays did Shakespear write?................................................................................................
235/ Where will they build the road?....................................................................................................
236/ Someone has stolen my pen..........................................................................................................
237/ People speak English all over the world.......................................................................................
238/ Her husband’s absence worried her..............................................................................................
239/ The change in culture confuses them............................................................................................
240/ He told me that his dog bit his children.........................................................................................
241/ The man who beat the dog yesterday had drawn this picture.......................................................
242/ James gave me an English book...................................................................................................
243/ I bought my brother some books...................................................................................................
244/ Your bother found the key, didn’t he?..........................................................................................
245/ Columbus discovered America in 1942.........................................................................................
256/ Someone has stolen the drum in the temple.................................................................................
257/ People can hear the fishing fleet from afar...................................................................................
258/ The students must do this exercise in class...................................................................................
259/ My parents may given a party this week......................................................................................
260/ They began to beat the wooden drums.........................................................................................
261/ Our teachers is going to punish that student..................................................................................
262/ They have to sign these documents...............................................................................................
263/ We ought to overcome these difficulties.......................................................................................
264/ Write your names on this piece of paper.......................................................................................
265/ Don’t let Nam tease you................................................................................................................
266/ He lat people cheat him................................................................................................................
267/ They showed him how to do it......................................................................................................
268/ People treat her as if she she were a servant................................................................................
269/ We warned him that he would be late...........................................................................................
270/ She kept me waiting......................................................................................................................
271/ We found him working at his desk................................................................................................
272/ People heard him giving orders....................................................................................................
273/ People heard her sing a love song.................................................................................................
274/ We saw him go out........................................................................................................................
275/ I told my daughter to open the window.........................................................................................
276/ I asked him not to do it..................................................................................................................
277/ We proved him (to be) wrong.......................................................................................................
278/ She believed him innocent............................................................................................................
279/ I found the box empty....................................................................................................................
280/ The sun keeps us warm.................................................................................................................
281/ We elected him chairman..............................................................................................................
282/ We call our dog “Spot”.................................................................................................................
283/ Our sister looks after our children when we ar away.......................................................................
284/ At that time, scientists began discovering Pluto and its satellites.................................................
285/ My daughter put the school-bag here............................................................................................
286/ People say that the price of oil will go up next month..................................................................
287/ We fear that there are no survivors in that accident.....................................................................
288/ I know that she is married.............................................................................................................
289/ My purse has been stolen..............................................................................................................
290/ She looks as if she has been badly treated....................................................................................
291/ Did your mother make this cake?..................................................................................................
292/ The man has not repaired the watch yet.......................................................................................
293/ Which picture did your brother draw?...........................................................................................
294/ Whom has that man helped?.........................................................................................................
295/ Who repaired your bike?...............................................................................................................
296/ Which boy broke the chair?...........................................................................................................
297/ We may not sound the horn at night..............................................................................................
298/ The boy had found the book before the girl cleaned the floor
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299/ The man who wrote this book gave a lecture this mornign
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300/ She left me standing outside.........................................................................................................
301/ I warned him not to go with her....................................................................................................
302/ Your teacher expects youto work hard..........................................................................................
303/ They found a box of apples which somebody had left by the side of the road
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304/ Do you consider him to be honest?...............................................................................................
305/ I have never known him behave so badly before.........................................................................
306/ People noticed him run out............................................................................................................
307/ Did they paint the windows green?...............................................................................................
308/ They called Saigon “The Pearl of the Far East”...........................................................................
309/ She lets people laugh at her..........................................................................................................
310/ Don’t let her citicize you...............................................................................................................
311/ The judge set the prisoner free.....................................................................................................
312/ Whom did you give it to?..............................................................................................................
313/ The woman who wrote this book is very young............................................................................
314/ I believe that he comes soon.........................................................................................................
315/ He took them for a drive in the new car........................................................................................
316/ You must plan you work carefully................................................................................................
317/ People are talking about him everywhere....................................................................................
318/ Somebody buit this house in 1900.................................................................................................
319/ Someone gave me a pair of gloves for Christmas.........................................................................
320/ They didn’t tell me all the details of the case...............................................................................
321/ They took him to hospital in an ambulance...................................................................................
322/ They give you the present that was intended for your father.......................................................
323/ Someone has found the boy that people wanted...........................................................................
324/ No one can answer your question.................................................................................................
325/ Has someone mended the chair yet?.............................................................................................
326/ Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before............................................................................
327/ She is going te give you a present.................................................................................................
328/ Ladies used to wear their dresses very long.................................................................................