BAI TAP CAU BI DONG TRONG TIENG ANH

PASSIVE VOICE
I. Passive voice: The simple present tense
Example: The secretary opens the mail every morning. The mail is opened every morning by the secretary.
1. People don’t use this road very often.  This road.................................................................................
2. I wash the dishes in the evening.  The dishes.......................................................................................
3. He often does exercises every night.  Exercises...................................................................................
4. She usually decorates the room at weekends. The room......................................................................
5. Daisy always sings country songs.  Country songs..............................................................................
6. She often give her sister sweets.  Her sister.........................................................................................
7. Nam and Peter often water these trees.These trees..............................................................................
8. They produce cars in this country.  Cars..............................................................................................
9. We don’t allow smoking in this restaurant.  Smoking.........................................................................
10. Do pupils clean the room every day?  Is..............................................................................................
II. Passive voice: The Past simple tense
Example: To Hoai wrote the story.  The story was written by To Hoai
1. The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.  The rooms.........................................................................
2. They caught the elephant again.  The elephant....................................................................................
3. She bought the watch at the shop.  The watch.....................................................................................
4. They built the house in 1950.  The house.............................................................................................
5. We did the exercises last week.  Exercises..........................................................................................
6. The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.  The letters.........................................................
7. He learned the lesson two week ago.  The lesson................................................................................
8. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.  Kieu story............................................................................................
9. She made the cake last night.  The cake...............................................................................................
10. Daisy washed the dishes last night.  The dishes...................................................................................
III. Passive voice: The future simple tense
Example: The army will complete that project next year.  That project will be completed by the army next
year.
1. They won’t punish him.  He...................................................................................................................
2. They will ask you a lot of question at the interview.  You.....................................................................
3. They will give her a new one.  She........................................................................................................

4. Tom will visit his parents next month.  His parents...............................................................................
5. Some people will interview the new president on TV.  The new presidents.........................................
6. They will finish the work next week.  The work....................................................................................
7. Somebody will call Mr. David tonight.  Mr. David...............................................................................
8. The State will assign our students to different jobs.  Our students........................................................
9. When will you do the work?  When.......................................................................................................
10. He won’t tell me the truth about the situation.  The truth about the situation........................................
IV. Passive voice: The present continuous tense
Example: She is cleaning the house. The house is being cleaned by her.
1. My friends are eating an orange.  An orange.........................................................................................
2. They are watching the film.  The film....................................................................................................
3. We are doing the exercises.  The exercise..............................................................................................
4. She is cutting the paper right now.  The paper.......................................................................................
5. They are singing the songs in the room.  The songs..............................................................................
6. We are reading the book now.  The book...............................................................................................
7. The students are discussing the questions.  The questions.....................................................................
8. My father is repairing my bike.  My bike...............................................................................................
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9. She is cooking the meal in the kitchen now.  The meal........................................................................
10. About thirty thousand people are watching this program.  This program.............................................
V. Passive voice: The past continuous tense
Example: She was picking the flowers at 3:00 pm yesterday.  The flowers were being picked by her at 3:00.pm
yesterday
1. He was painting the house when I came.  The house.............................................................................
2. The teacher was reading the book when we came.  The book...............................................................
3. Mary’s mother was washing the clothes.  The clothes...........................................................................
4. Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe.  Coffee............................................................................
5. He was boiling the eggs when I saw him.  The eggs..............................................................................

6. His brother was painting the door.  The door.........................................................................................
7. Thu was waiting for him at the school.  He............................................................................................
8. We were doing the exercises.  The exercises.........................................................................................
9. They were painting the gate of the school.  The gate of the school.......................................................
10. They were doing the bedroom on Friday.  The bedroom.......................................................................
VI. Passive voice: The present perfect tense
Example: His boss has transferred him to another department. He has been transferred to another department
by his boss.
1. They have taken her to the hospital.  She.............................................................................................
2. They have cancelled the meeting.  The meeting..................................................................................
3. Someone has moved my chair.  My chair............................................................................................
4. Someone has given him a lot of money.  He........................................................................................
5. We have invited all the students in the school.  All the students.........................................................
6. We have told him not to be late again.  He..........................................................................................
7. Our teachers have explained the English grammar.  The English grammar.......................................
8. Have you finished the above sentences?  Have above sentences.........................................................
9. The police have arrested the mugger.  The mugger.............................................................................
10. The police have arrested five suspects Five suspects...........................................................................
VII. Passive voice: The past perfect tense
Example: They had printed the book before 1950.  The book had been printed by them before 1950......
1. She had mended the bicycle.  The bicycle.............................................................................................
2. They had exported the rice before May.  The rice.................................................................................
3. I had waited her before I came here.  She..............................................................................................
4. No one had met me before I left.  I ........................................................................................................
5. He hadn’t eaten the cakes.  The cakes....................................................................................................
6. They had cleaned the car by 3 p.m.  The car..........................................................................................
7. My friend had bought the house before 1990.  The house.....................................................................
8. Had he asked some questions?  Had some question.............................................................................
9. I had studied the tenses before May.  The tenses...................................................................................
10. The school boys had wasted a lot of time.  A lot of time.......................................................................

VIII. Passive voice: Modal verb
Example: You should brush our teeth twice a day.  Our teeth should be brushed twice a day..................
1. He might have caught the fish.  The fish.................................................................................................
2. She could have washed the dress.  The dress..........................................................................................
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3. She is not going to pick many flowers.  Many flowers...........................................................................
4. Parents should give children a lot of love.  children...............................................................................
5. You must wash your hands.  Your hands................................................................................................
6. He can speak four languages.  Four languages.......................................................................................
7. You must keep dogs outside shops.  Dogs..............................................................................................
8. Children should treat old men with respect.  Old men............................................................................
9. My classmates used to call me John.  I ..................................................................................................
10. He can’t repair my bike.  My bike...........................................................................................................
IX. Passive voice: Mixed types
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentence using passive voice.
1. My father waters this flower every morning.
...............................................................................................................................................................
2. A stone broke the window. ....................................................................................................................
3. The servants didn’t do the work. ...........................................................................................................
4. She often takes her dog for a walk. .......................................................................................................
5. The army will complete that project next year.
...............................................................................................................................................................
6. They won’t punish him. .........................................................................................................................
7. People don’t use this road very often. ...................................................................................................
8. The manager always welcomes new employees.
...............................................................................................................................................................
9. We are following them. .........................................................................................................................
10. The airplanes are dropping booms. .......................................................................................................

11. The keepers were feeding the lions. ......................................................................................................
12. They have taken her to the hospital. ......................................................................................................
13. They had fastened his whole body to the ground.
................................................................................................................................................................
14. The school boys had wasted a lot of time. ............................................................................................
15. We write letter to our friend once a week. ............................................................................................
16. We clean the garages everyday. ............................................................................................................
17. Someone has given him a lot of money.................................................................................................
18. The police arrested two hundred people. ...............................................................................................
19. We export this computer to seventy different countries.
................................................................................................................................................................
20. They have cancelled the meeting. .........................................................................................................
21. We have invited all the students in the school.
................................................................................................................................................................
22. They posted all the letters yesterday. ....................................................................................................
23. The police found two children in the forest.
................................................................................................................................................................
24. They will hold a meeting before May Day.
................................................................................................................................................................
25. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
................................................................................................................................................................
26. The teacher is going to tell a story. ........................................................................................................
27. An earthquake destroyed the town. .......................................................................................................
28. He didn’t type the letter last night. ........................................................................................................
29. They will pick me up at my house. ........................................................................................................
30. When did you see him in that bank? .....................................................................................................
31. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week.
...............................................................................................................................................................
32. A man returned the keys to me. .............................................................................................................
33. Mary will see her friends off at the station. ...........................................................................................

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34. Workers were digging a large hole in the ground.
...............................................................................................................................................................
35. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem.
................................................................................................................................................................
36. They can't make tea with cold water..........................................................................................................
37. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant
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38. Somebody has taken away some of my books =>.....................................................................................
39. They will hold the meeting before May Day
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40. They have to repair the engineer of the car
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41. The boy broke the window and took away some pictures
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42. A man I know told me about it
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43. No one believes his story
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44. Do they teach English here?
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45. Will you invite her to your wedding party?
46. Did the teacher give some exercises?
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47. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
48. Is she making big cakes for the party?
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49. Why didn't they help him?=>.....................................................................................................................

50. You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30 pm=>.........................................................................................
51. You must clean this machine very time you use it.
52. Someone will drive your car to London on Tuesday.
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53. They will send you your examination results when they are ready
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54. In this August, They will build a new house..............................................................................................
55. The teacher can give him good marks because he is an excellent
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56. Someone will serve soft drinks =>.............................................................................................................
57. Tolstoy wrote “War and Peace”.=>...........................................................................................................
58. Shakespeare wrote “Hamlet”
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59. Hemingway didn’t write “Hamlet”
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60. Someone built that house in 1930.
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61. They opened the factory at 9 o’clock
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62. They posted all letter yesterday
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63. We invited fifty people to the party.
64. Last night someone broke into our house
65. Ba invited Liz to the rice-cooking festival
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66. They held the festival in the communal house yard
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67. The council leader awarded the first prize to Mekong team
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68. Someone will translate this letter into Vietnamese.
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69. Alexander Bain invented the facsimile in 1843.
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70. They dry the beans in the sun.
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