passive - present and past

THE PASSIVE
Rewrite the following sentences in the passive.
1.- John Smith wrote this article.
2.- They sell computer games all over the world.
3.- Hilary and Norgay climbed Mount Everest in 1953.
4.- My brother didn’t take this photo.
5.- Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.
6.- Several people saw the accident.
7.- They don’t deliver the post on Sundays.
8.- Shakespeare wrote Macbeth.
9.- They eat a lot of chocolate in Switzerland.
10.- They make a lot of films in Bollywood.
11.- They don’t permit children to drive cars.
12.- They sell CDs in supermarkets.
13..- They don’t grow coffee in Spain.
14.- My mother drew this picture of me.
15.- My daughter owns that motorbike.
16.- Lots of people took photos of the ceremony.
17.- Susan didn’t sing the song.
18.- Scientists freeze cells in this lab.
19.- Quentin Tarantino directed Kill Bill.
20.- Norman Foster built the Millennium Bridge in 2000.
21.- Van Gogh painted Sunflowers.
22.- People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
23.- Young people don’t usually visit museums.
24.- Archaeologists often discover ancient coins.
25.- They took the injured people to hospital.
26.- Heavy traffic causes a lot of pollution.
27.-. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
28.- Nowadays people cut down many trees for no reason.
29.- One of the students broke a window in the classroom.

30.- Tourists spend a lot of money in London
31.- Thousands of people visit the Altamira Cave every year.
32.- Twenty seven countries signed the Treaty of Lisbon
in 2007.
33.- Company bosses gave their employees massive pay
increase before Christmas.
34.- A mad dog attacked the child.
35.- Somebody stole my car last night.
ANSWER KEY
1.- This article was written by…
2.- Computer games are sold over the world.
3.- Mount Everest was climbed in 1953 by …
4.- This photo wasn’t taken by my brother
5.- The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison.
6.- The accident was seen by several people.
7.- The post is not delivered on Sundays.
8.- Macbeth was written by Shakespeare.
9.- A lot of chocolate is eaten in Switzerland.
10.- A lot of films are made in Bollywood.
11.- Children are not permitted to drive cars.
12.- Cds are sold in supermarkets.
13.- Coffee isn’t grown in Spain.
14.- This picture of me was drawn by my mother.
15.- That motorbike is owned by my daughter.
16.- Photos of the ceremony were taken by lots of people.
17.- The song wasn’t sung by Susan.
18.- Cells are frozen in this lab by scientists.
19.- Kill Bill was directed by …
20.- The Millennium Bridge was built by ….
21.- Sunflowers was painted by …

22.- Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.
23.- Museums are not usually visited by young people.
24.- Ancient coins are often discovered by …
25.- Injured people were taken to hospital.
26.- A lot of pollution is caused by heavy traffic.
27.- All flight were cancelled because of fog.
28.- Nowadays many trees are cut down for no reason.
29.- A window was broken in the classroom by one of the students.
30.- A lot of money is spent in London by tourists.
31.- The Altamira Cave is visited every year by thousands of people.
32.- The Treaty of Lisbon was signed by twenty seven countries in
2007.
33.- Massive pay increase was given by company bosses before
Christmas.
34.- The child was attacked by a mad dog.
35.- My car was stolen last night.