PASIVE VOICE

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Name: __________________ PASSIVE VOICE 1. PRESENT SIMPLE - Active:. S + V (s/es) + O. - Passive:. O + tobe (is/ am/ are) + V3/ed + by + S. Example: She does her homework every day  Her homework is done (by her) every day PRACTICE Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. He opens the door. ____________________________________________________________________ We set the table. ______________________________________________________________________ She pays a lot of money.________________________________________________________________ I draw a picture. ______________________________________________________________________ They wear blue shoes. __________________________________________________________________ They don't help you. ___________________________________________________________________ He doesn't open the book.________________________________________________________________ You do not write the letter. _____________________________________________________________ Does your mum pick you up? _____________________________________________________________ Does the police officer catch the thief? _____________________________________________________. 2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS - Active :. S + tobe + V-ing + O. - Passive:. O + tobe + being + V 3/ed + by + S. Example :. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea. A cup of tea is being drunk by Sheila.. PRACTICE :Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. My father is washing the car. _____________________________________________________________ Farmer Joe is milking the cows. ____________________________________________________________ She is taking a picture of him. ______________________________________________________________ I am writing a poem. _____________________________________________________________________ We are not playing football. _______________________________________________________________ He is not wearing a tie. ___________________________________________________________________ Is she preparing the party? ________________________________________________________________ Are they talking about the meeting? _________________________________________________________ Is she watering the flowers? ________________________________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 3. PRESENT PERFECT - Active :. S + have/ has + V3/ed + O. - Passive:. O + have/ has + been + V3/ed + by + S. Example : Active : Thomas has written many books. Passive: Many books have been written by Thomas. PRACTICE 1. Has the surgeon performed the operation? => Has the operation been performed by the surgeon? 2. Has Lionel signed the contract?. => _______________________________________________________. 3. Our salesmen have sold all the carpets._______________________________________________________ 4. The zookeepers have captured the lion in the forest. __________________________________________ 5. Dr. Phillips have treated all the patients.______________________________________________________ 6. Have the customers paid you?________________________________________________________________ 7. Everybody has approved Joana's suggestion. ____________________________________________________. 4. PAST SIMPLE - Active :. S + V2/ed + O. - Passive :. O + tobe + Ved/3 + by + S. PRACTICE:. Note: tobe: was, were I/ she / he / it / singular + was We/ they/ you/ plural + were. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.. She sang a song. ___________________________________________________________________ A song was sung by her._____________________________________________________________ Somebody hit me.__________________________________________________________________ We stopped the bus._________________________________________________________________ A thief stole my car._________________________________________________________________ They didn't let him go._______________________________________________________________ She didn't win the prize.______________________________________________________________ They didn't make their beds.___________________________________________________________ I did not tell them. __________________________________________________________________ Did you tell them? __________________________________________________________________ Did he send the letter? ______________________________________________________________ 5. PAST PERFECT - Active:. S+ had + V3/ed + O. - Passive:. O+ had + been+ V3/ed +by+ S. Example:. I had worn blue shoes. Blue shoes had been worn by me. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> . Joe had cleaned the tables.________________________________________________________ We had lost the key._____________________________________________________________ They had started a fight. __________________________________________________________ I had been reading an article. _______________________________________________________ I had not closed the window. _________________________________________________________ They had not bought the paper. ______________________________________________________ She had not noticed me. _____________________________________________________________ Had she solved the problem? ________________________________________________________ Had he recorded that song? __________________________________________________________ 6. FUTURE SIMPLE -Active:. S + will + V bare + O. - Passive:. O + will + be + V3/ed + by + S. Example:. Jane will buy a new computer. => A new computer will be bought by Jane.. PRACTICE Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Her boyfriend will install it. ___________________________________________________________ Millions of people will visit the museum. _________________________________________________ Our boss will sign the contract. _________________________________________________________ You will not do it.____________________________________________________________________ They will not show the new film. ________________________________________________________ He won't see Sue. ____________________________________________________________________ They will not ask him. _________________________________________________________________ Will the company employ a new worker?__________________________________________________ Will the plumber repair the shower? ______________________________________________________. UNIT 8A.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> Name: ___________________________________________ Grammar 1. Make the sentences passive. Use by if necessary.. 1. Karl Benz built the first modern automobile in 1885.. ________________________________________________________________ 2. They have manufactured the Mini in Oxford since 1994.. ________________________________________________________________ 3. The mayor is encouraging people to cycle in the city centre.. ________________________________________________________________ 4. Commercial spacecraft will fly tourists into space in the near future.. ________________________________________________________________ 5. By the time we got to the airport, they had cancelled the flight.. ________________________________________________________________ Mark __/5 2. Decide if the sentences are correct or not. Rewrite the sentences that are incorrect.. 1. What language are these instructions write in?. ________________________________________________________________ 2. How long ago was this motorway build?. ________________________________________________________________ 3. You will be helped to put your bags in the overhead locker.. ________________________________________________________________ 4. I’ve been heard that this airline is more unreliable than some of the others.. _________________________________________________________________ 5. World Car Free Day is being hold on 22 September this year.. _________________________________________________________________ Mark __/5.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> Unit 8 Test 1B Name: ___________________________________________ Grammar 1. Make the sentences passive. Use by if necessary.. 1. The French held the first Tour de France bike race in 1903.. ________________________________________________________________ 2. Škoda has sold over 30,000 cars in the UK this year.. ________________________________________________________________ 3. We are encouraging cyclists to wear safety helmets on the roads.. ________________________________________________________________ 4. NASA will select six volunteers to take part in a simulated space trip to Mars.. ________________________________________________________________ 5. They had closed the ticket office by the time we arrived at the station.. ________________________________________________________________ Mark __/5 2. Decide if the sentences are correct or not. Rewrite the sentences that are incorrect.. 1. The Classic Car Show is being hold in Birmingham later this year.. ________________________________________________________________ 2. It has being reported that this low-cost airline is unreliable.. ________________________________________________________________ 3. Will the flight attendant be helping us with our bags at the check-in desk?. ________________________________________________________________ 4. Weren’t these buildings construct last year?. ________________________________________________________________ 5. I don’t understand these instructions. They are wrote in Chinese.. ________________________________________________________________ Mark __/5.

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