EXERCISE 8: Change the active into the passive.
Somebody cleans the room everyday.
- The room ……………………………………………….
They cancelled all the flights because of fog.
- All the flights ……………………………………………….. People do not use this road very often.
- This road ……………………………
How do people learn languages?
- How …………………………………….
People advised us not to go out alone.
- We ………………………………………………
They are going to build a supermarket next year.
- A supermarket ………………………………………….
She is using the computer at the moment.
- The computer ………………………………………………
They are opening a new ring road round the city.
- A new ring road ……………………………………………….. They have built a big hospital which costs much money.
- A big hospital ………………………………………………….. The girl did not give me the money.
- I ………………………………………………………………..
- The money ………………………………………………….
A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview.
- I ………………………………………………………..
Nobody told me the story.
- I …………………………………………….
- The story ………………………………………….
About 30 million people are watching this program.
- This program ………………………………………………… They are building some new houses down the street.
- Some new houses ………………………………………………. They have moved nothing in your room.
- Nothing ……………………………………………….
People used oil-lamps years ago.
- Oil-lamps ……………………………………………….
When did they open that hospital?
- When ………………………………………………………
Somebody cleans the room everyday.
- The room is cleaned everyday……………………………………………….
They cancelled all the flights because of fog.
- All the flights were cancelled because of fog…………………………..
People do not use this road very often.
- This road is not used very often ……………………………
How do people learn languages?
- How are languages learnt ?…………………………………….
People advised us not to go out alone.
- We are advised not to go out alone………………………………
They are going to build a supermarket next year.
- A supermarket is going to be built next year……………………………….
She is using the computer at the moment.
- The computer is being used at the moment…………………
They are opening a new ring road round the city.
- A new ring road is being opened round the city………………………………..
They have built a big hospital which costs much money.
- A big hospital which costs much money has been built …………………..
The girl did not give me the money.
- I was not given the money by the girl………………………..
- The money was given to me by the girl ………………….
A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview.
- I was asked several difficult questions by a man at the interview. …
Nobody told me the story.
- I was not told the story…………………………………………….
- The story was not told to me………………………………………….
About 30 million people are watching this program.
- This program is being watched by about 30 million people ………………
They are building some new houses down the street.
- Some new houses are being built down the street………………….
They have moved nothing in your room.
- Nothing has been moved in your room…………………….
People used oil-lamps years ago.
- Oil-lamps were used years ago……………………………………………….
When did they open that hospital?
- When was that hospital opened ?…………………………………
