PASSIVE VOICE
I. BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
II.
TENSES ACTIVE PASSIVE
1. The simple present S + bare - V/ V-s/es S + am/is /are + PP
2. The pre. Continuous S + am/ is/ are + v-ing S+ am/is / are/ + being + PP
3. The present perfect S + have/ has + PP S + have/ has + been + PP
4. The simple past S + V2/ V-ed S + was/ were + PP
5. The past continuous S + was/ were + V- ing S + was/ were + be+ V -ing
6. The past perfect S + have/ has + PP S + have/has + been + PP
7. The simple future S + will/ shall + bare-V S + will/ shall + be + PP
8. The near future S+ am/ is/ are going to+ bareV S+am/is/are going to+be+PP
9. The Modal verbs S + can/could/may...+ bare-V S + can/could/may + be + PP
PASSIVE VOICE
1) A group of students have met their friends at the railway station...........................
2) They didn't allow Tom to take these books home...................................................
3) The teacher won't correct exercises tomorrow.......................................................
4) How many trees did they cut down to build that fence?.........................................
5) This well-known library attracts many people........................................................
6) All students attended the meeting...........................................................................
7) People say that he is intelligent..............................................................................
8) He can't repair my bike...........................................................................................
9) Mary has operated Tom since 10 o'clock................................................................
10) This is the second time they have written to us about this......................................
11) Mr. Smith has taught us French for 2 years............................................................
12) They didn't look after the children properly...........................................................
13) Nobody swept this street last week.........................................................................
14) People drink a great deal of tea in England............................................................
15) People speak English all over the world.................................................................
16) Tom was writing 2 poems.......................................................................................
17) She often takes her dog for a walk.........................................................................
18) How many lessons are you going to learn next month?..........................................
19) She didn't introduce me to her mother....................................................................
20) Someone had invented electric lights before I was born........................................
21) Farmers usually milk cows twice a day..................................................................
22) He likes people to call him "sir".............................................................................
23) People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars..........................................
24) Our teacher used to bid us talk in class...................................................................
25) Don't let other see you............................................................................................
26) Workers were digging a large hole in the ground...................................................
27) Before they took exams they had revised their lesson...........................................
28) The car knocked a woman down in the street.........................................................
29) When he came home his father was reading a newspaper.....................................
30) Cows were eating grass on the meadow.................................................................
31) My cousin will meet you at the station...................................................................
32) She is running her own company............................................................................
33) Visitors must leave umbrellas and raincoats in the cloakroom...............................
34) My mother used to make us clean the house..........................................................
35) John hasn't finished his home work.........................................................................
36) They suggested banning advertisements on TV.....................................................
37) I will shut the door if you like.................................................................................
38) We have just seen a horrible accident....................................................................
39) What language do people speak in this country?....................................................
40) At 7 p.m., Mrs. Smith was making cakes................................................................
41) He isn't going to buy that house..............................................................................
42) When I was 18 years old my parents didn't allow me to go out in the evening......
43) This terrorist has kept 3 hostages for a week..........................................................
44) He hasn't seen you for years...................................................................................
45) The examiner will read the passage 3 times...........................................................
46) An earthquake destroyed the town.........................................................................
47) He didn't type the letter last night...........................................................................
48) They will pick me up at my house..........................................................................
49) When did you see him in that bank?.......................................................................
50) My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week.........................................
51) A man returned the keys to me...............................................................................
52) Mary will see her friends off at the station.............................................................
53) You were wearing your new hat when I met you yesterday...................................
54) He is preparing everything for the presidential election........................................
55) Last Friday when I came to Jane's house she had finished all exercises................
56) They will have to pull down that building...............................................................
57) He gave me a knife to cut this bread......................................................................
58) People usually steal a lot of goods from supermarkets...........................................
59) Countries are finding a way to solve the problem..................................................
60) He put the letter in the drawer, then he locked it up...............................................
61) She can sew 3 shirts a day......................................................................................
62) By the end of this year we will have learnt 2,000 English words...........................
63) Don't ask for another book until you finish this one................................................
64) We consider that she is the best singer...................................................................
65) Nobody has used this room for ages.......................................................................
66) Her father was planting different kinds of flowers in the garden...........................
67) I am translating an article from English into Vietnamese.......................................
68) The Prime Minister is making a speech at the moment..........................................
69) People said he had swallowed a safety pin.............................................................
70) How many days did she spend finishing the work?................................................
71) Someone is following us.........................................................................................
72) She read the letter again and again last night.........................................................
73) The doctor pulled out one of my teeth yesterday morning.....................................
74) The tailor has just made a new suit for me.............................................................
75) Someone saw him pick up the gun..........................................................................
76) He has caught a lion and shot 2 others....................................................................
77) He received a letter from home by the evening post..............................................
78) I put the 5 pound note into one of my books yesterday...........................................
79) After he had told a story, we clapped our hands.....................................................
80) His wife usually brings him sandwiches at lunch time............................................
81) They were continually asking questions.................................................................
82) We have to pick fruit very early in the morning.....................................................
83) How many books do you give me?.........................................................................
84) He always lost keys................................................................................................
85) The light went out while I was making a cup of tea................................................
86) When she went to Barcelona she learnt some Spanish...........................................
87) The State will assign our students to different jobs................................................
88) The Government launched the blood drive.............................................................
89) The students of chemistry made many experiments last week...............................
90) When will you do the work?...................................................................................
91) My brother has sent me this interesting book.........................................................
92) She asked her mother to let her go.........................................................................
93) He couldn't find his key..........................................................................................
94) She used to pull my hat over my eyes....................................................................
95) For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.........................................
96) A pair of robins have built a nest in the porch since last week...............................
97) The police haven't found the murderer yet.............................................................
98) They sold one of her own paintings at $1,000........................................................
99) I will put your gloves back in your drawer..............................................................
100) Have you seen Philip lately?.............................................................................
101) When did you receive my letter?......................................................................
102) Mr. Speed is dictating 3 letters to Ann..............................................................
103) I found the book boring.....................................................................................
104) Jack felled a tree in the garden yesterday.........................................................
105) When I came back home my mother was preparing lunch................................
106) The house was dirty because we hadn't cleared it for weeks............................
107) People say that they bought this shop last year.................................................
108) He wants her to write an article.........................................................................
109) My parents encouraged me to apply for this job...............................................
110) A 70-year old pensioner, Mrs. Parker, found a puma in her back garden.........
111) A teacher should be a person that everyone can respect...................................
112) If I collected a lot of shells on the beach I would give you some......................
113) People believed that the policeman had saved many children from the fire.....
114) European countries decided to put a high tax on petrol.....................................
115) People say that the decision imposes tight restrictions on cross-border trade.. .
116) My sister often makes me do the washing up....................................................
117) The policeman allows all vehicles to go when traffic lights are green..............
118) Everyone believes him right.............................................................................
119) We made her head of the class..........................................................................
120) They were carrying the injured player off the field..........................................
121) I like you to take photographs...........................................................................
122) Haven't you yet found out information about the trains to Hanoi?....................
123) Peter advised me not to sell this flat..................................................................
124) He urged the Government to pass the law.........................................................
125) She decided to paint her house blue..................................................................
126) My classmates used to call me John..................................................................
127) Mr. Brown will appoint Tom the director tomorrow..........................................
128) You should pay more attention to your study....................................................
129) He heard the bell ring........................................................................................
130) Did anyone take English books away?..............................................................
131) The major ordered the soldiers to march...........................................................
132) Before we gave you our decision we had thought carefully..............................
133) Do people use milk for making butter and cheese?...........................................
134) Did they build that house in 1972?....................................................................
135) They didn't invite me to the birthday party........................................................
136) The teacher will give her a prize if she works well...........................................
137) People said that he could swim across this river................................................
138) The policeman showed you the way to Thule zoo.............................................
139) He won't tell me the truth about the situation....................................................
140) They can see the valley from the top of this hill...............................................
141) All the students choose him the monitor............................................................
142) You must wash your hands................................................................................
143) My favorite football team hasn't won many matches so far this season............
144) My father has used this bicycle for 5 years.......................................................
145) The government is taking measures to attract foreign investment....................
146) Someone broke into her house last night...........................................................
147) How do you spend this amount of money?........................................................
148) Pauld didn't tell me the ending of the story.......................................................
149) She needs English for her work.........................................................................
150) Have you seen any good films so far?...............................................................
151) They didn't see you at the bus stop....................................................................
152) How did you break your leg?.............................................................................
153) My dog is attacking the postman.......................................................................
154) I couldn't catch any fish.....................................................................................
155) Mrs. White was drawing diagrams on the blackboard.......................................
156) Most of the boys listened to the teacher attentively..........................................
157) She promised not to report me to the police......................................................
158) I believed one of the dogs had discovered some cannabis................................
159) The cashier used to do the accounts..................................................................
160) The computer can do all the accounts...............................................................
161) My dictionary doesn't give any example of this word.......................................
162) The local council decided to rebuild the house opposite the college................
163) She asked me to lend her $10............................................................................
164) She is going to buy a cookery book...................................................................
165) The policeman is sticking a parking ticket to the windscreen...........................
166) All the tourist guides can speak at least 3 foreign languages............................
167) Mr. Nam gives lectures in universities everyday..............................................
168) How do you make a survey?..............................................................................
169) I found this baby bird at the foot of a tree.........................................................
170) She couldn't catch his name...............................................................................
171) I needn't wind this watch...................................................................................
172) They were watching her on closed circuits TV.................................................
173) They can't carry the piano upstairs....................................................................
174) He often sends postcards to his mother.............................................................
175) Daisy is hanging all the washing out.................................................................
176) Why did people think Halloween was important?.............................................
177) Why don't you write a novel?............................................................................
178) He saw you shopping.........................................................................................
179) Will you post this letter on the way to work?....................................................
180) Children should teat old men with respect........................................................
181) She is taking care of the baby girl.....................................................................
182) He immediately accepted his guilt....................................................................
183) I am sure that I will prepare everything carefully.............................................
184) I advise my sister to put her moneybox under the carpet..................................
185) How many ways can you solve this problem?...................................................
186) He gave the magazine back to me.....................................................................
187) Tom borrowed her book and lost it....................................................................
188) Someone turned on a light and opened the door...............................................
189) Lan left her bag in the classroom......................................................................
190) Some students haven't submitted their assignments to the teacher on time......
191) They brought their children up in Italy..............................................................
192) After 10 minutes he will call us in.....................................................................
193) They are repairing my piano now......................................................................
194) You must keep dogs outside shops....................................................................
195) The postman usually leaves letters in the hall...................................................