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School Variety Show – Who Did What?
Passive Voice – Future (with will) and Past Simple
Instructions:
You’re involved in helping to organise your school variety show.
You are at a meeting to discuss who will do what job at the variety show. Use passive voice
(BE + past participle) to write full sentences using future form with will, to show who is
scheduled to do what:
1. a) PHOTOS > TAKE > JOE (STEVEN)

The photos will be taken by Joe.

But when the day of the variety show finally arrived, absolutely nothing went to plan! The
person in brackets actually did the job in question, so write a sentence using active voice
with past simple form to show what actually happened:
Steven took the photos.

1. b)

Then write a sentence using passive voice with past simple form that you can put in your
after-show report:
1. c)

The photos were taken by Steven.

In summary, you have to write three sentences for each question:
i)
ii)
iii)

passive voice with future form (will)
active voice with past simple form
passive voice with past simple form

Note: each group of three sentences could also be drilled orally.

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School Variety Show – Who Did What?
Passive Voice – Future (with will) and Past Simple
1. SHOW > DIRECT > BEN (MR. BRAHMS)
2. SONGS > COMPOSE AND SING > ALISON WATTS (MEGAN WATTS)
3. SCRIPT > WRITE > GRAHAM (GOK)
4. COSTUMES > MAKE > BARBARA’S MOTHER (MRS. PARSONS + TEAM)
5. SET > BUILD > TOM AND BEN (MR. ARTHUR AND BIG DAN)
6. SKETCHES > PERFORM > THE PETERSON TWINS (CARLY AND BEN)
7. SOUND > OPERATE > MIKE B. (GORDON RIDSDALE)
8. STAGE > SWEEP > CARLY (BIG DAN)
9. PROGRAMMES > PRINT > SCHOOL SECRETARY (TOM’S DAD)
10. CHAIRS > PUT OUT > OWEN (SCHOOL SECRETARY)
11. VENUE > BOOK > MR. BRAHMS (LOUISE CHIVERS)
12. MAKE UP > DO > SANDRA’S MOTHER AND MRS. WHELK (OLIVE)
13. EVENT > FILM FOR DVD > JOCELYN WHISPERS
(SILVER SCREEN PRODUCTIONS)
14. COFFEES AND TEAS > MAKE > MRS. PARSONS + TEAM
(MR. PARSONS + TEAM)

15. PIANO > PLAY > GOK (MIKE B.)
16. CURTAIN > RAISE AND LOWER > BIG DAN (LITTLE DAN)
17. DANCE SEQUENCES > CHOREOGRAPH > LOUISE CHIVERS (GOK)
18. SCENERY > PAINT > MR. ARTHUR AND BIG DAN
(THE PETERSON TWINS)
19. SHOW > SPONSOR > GLOVER INSURANCE (GLOBAL TRAVEL)
20. PROPS > PROVIDE > CARLY’S UNCLE CLIVE (LOUISE’S DAD)

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Test Your Grammar Skills
School Variety Show – Who Did What?
Passive Voice – Future (with will) and Past Simple
Answers:
1. a) The show will be directed by Ben.
b) Mr. Brahms directed the show.
c) The show was directed by Mr. Brahms.
2. a) The songs will be composed and sung by Alison Watts.
b) Megan Watts composed and sang the songs.
c) The songs were composed and sung by Megan Watts.
3. a) The script will be written by Graham.
b) Gok wrote the script.
c) The script was written by Gok.
4. a) The costumes will be made by Barbara’s mother.
b) Mrs. Parsons and her team made the costumes.
c) The costumes were made by Mrs. Parsons and her team.
5. a) The set will be built by Tom and Ben.

b) Mr. Arthur and Big Dan built the set.
c) The set was built by Mr. Arthur and Big Dan
6. a) The sketches will be performed by The Peterson Twins.
b) Carly and Ben performed the sketches.
c) The sketches were performed by Carly and Ben.
7. a) The sound will be operated by Mike B.
b) Gordon operated the sound.
c) The sound was operated by Gordon.
8. a) The stage will be swept by Carly’s cousin.
b) Big Dan swept the stage.
c) The stage was swept by Big Dan.
9. a) The programmes will be printed by the school secretary.
b) Tom’s dad printed the programmes.
c) The programmes were printed by Tom’s dad.
10. a) The chairs will be put out by Owen and Mac.
b) The school secretary put out the chairs.
c) The chairs were put out by the school secretary.
11. a) The venue will be booked by Mr. Brahms.
b) Louise Chivers booked the venue.
c) The venue was booked by Louise Chivers.

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School Variety Show – Who Did What?
Passive Voice – Future (with will) and Past Simple
12. a) The make up will be done by Sandra’s mother and Mrs. Whelk.

b) Olive did the make up.
c) The make up was done by Olive.
13. a) The event will be filmed for DVD by Jocelyn Whispers.
b) Silver Screen Productions filmed the event for DVD.
c) The event was filmed for DVD by Silver Screen Productions.
14. a) The coffees and teas will be made by Mrs. Parsons and her team.
b) Mr. Parsons and his team made the coffees and teas.
c) The coffees and teas were made by Mr. Parsons and his team.
15. a) The piano will be played by Gok.
b) Mike B. played the piano.
c) The piano was played by Mike B.
16. a) The curtain will be raised and lowered by Big Dan.
b) Little Dan raised and lowered the curtain.
c) The curtain was raised and lowered by Little Dan.
17. a) The dance sequences will be choreographed by Louise Chivers.
b) Gok choreographed the dance sequences.
c) The dance sequences were choreographed by Gok.
18. a) The scenery will be painted by Mr. Arthur and Big Dan.
b) The Peterson Twins painted the scenery.
c) The scenery was painted by the Peterson Twins.
19. a) The show will be sponsored by Glover Insurance.
b) Global Travel sponsored the show.
c) The show was sponsored by Global Travel.
20. a) The props will be provided by Carly’s Uncle Clive.
b) Louise’s dad provided the props.
c) The props were provided by Louise’s dad.

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