Exercise
I- Change sentences into passive voice :
1- People wash the used plastic bottles with water.
- ………………………………………………………………….………….…….…
2- They always listen to music in the morning.
- ………………………………………………………………….………….…….…
3- The students often play sports everyday.
- ………………………………………………………………….………….…….…
4- I never drink coffee for dinner.
- ………………………………………………………………….………….…….…
5- People reuse used paper to make shopping bags.
- ………………………………………………………………….………….…….…
6-He watched a soccer match last night.
- …………………………………………………………………….………….…….
7-They wrote many new words yesterday.
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8- The boy made a fire by the lamp.
- ………………………………………………………………….………….…….…
9- They built this house more than one hundred years ago.
- ………………………………………………………………….………….…….…
10- Viet Nam exported million tons of rice in 2008.
- ………………………………………………………………….………….…….…
II-Change sentences in passive form with “will/can/should/must + be + past participle”.
1- Somebdy will clean the room later.
- …………………………………………………………………
2- You mustn’t open this parcel until Calen comes.
- …………………………………………………………………
3- They can’t make tea with cold water.
- …………………………………………………………………
4- The students wil hold a meeting before the Teachers’ Day.
- …………………………………………………………………
5- People can recycle tires to make pipes or floor coverig.
- …………………………………………………………………
6- They should finish the work before December 30th.
- …………………………………………………………………
7- The manager must sign the contract today.
- …………………………………………………………………
8- They will build the new bridge by the end of the year.
- …………………………………………………………………
9- Someone ought to give him a warning.
- …………………………………………………………………
10- We can use the garbage to make fertilizer.
- …………………………………………………………………
III- Complete the sentences, using “adjective+to infinitive ”:
Ex: It/ lovely/ see/ you/ again. -> It is lovely to see you again.
1- I / too execited / do / anything.
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2- Lan / glad / see / her old friend again.
…………………………………………………………………………….…………
3- The students / worried / hear / the new information.
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4- She / strong enough / carry / all those heavy bags.
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5-Tam / intelligent enough / finish / the test / an hour.
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6- He / too sick / go / school / yesterday.
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7- Ba /delighted / receive / his close friend’s letter.
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8-The children / happy / get / toys / Santa Claus / Christmas.
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9- I/ delighted/ receive/ your message.
- …………………………………………………………………………….…………
10- She/ smart enough/ answer/ all the questions.
- …………………………………………………………………………….…
Exercise
I- Change sentences into passive voice :
1- People wash the used plastic bottles with water.
- The used plastic bottles are washed with pater
2- They always listen to music in the morning.
- …Music is always listened to in the morning
3- The students often play sports everyday.
- …Sports are often played by the students every day
4- I never drink coffee for dinner.
- …Coffee is never drunk for dinner
5- People reuse used paper to make shopping bags.
- ……Used paper is reused to make shopping bags
6-He watched a soccer match last night.
- …A soccer match was watched last night
7-They wrote many new words yesterday.
- …Many new words were written yesterday
8- The boy made a fire by the lamp.
- …A fire was made by the lamp by the boy
9- They built this house more than one hundred years ago.
- …This house was built more than one hundred years ago
10- Viet Nam exported million tons of rice in 2008.
- …Million tons of tice were exported by Viet Nam in 2008
II-Change sentences in passive form with “will/can/should/must + be + past participle”.
1- Somebdy will clean the room later.
- ………The room will be cleaned later
2- You mustn’t open this parcel until Calen comes.
- ……This parcel mustn't be opened until Calen comes
3- They can’t make tea with cold water.
- ……Tea can't be made with cold water
4- The students wil hold a meeting before the Teachers’ Day.
- ……A meeting will be held by the students before the Teachers' Day
5- People can recycle tires to make pipes or floor covering.
- …Tires can be recycled to make pipes or floor covering
6- They should finish the work before December 30th.
- ……The work should be finished before December 30th
7- The manager must sign the contract today.
- ………The contract must be signed by the manager today
8- They will build the new bridge by the end of the year.
- ……The new bridge will be built by the end of the year
9- Someone ought to give him a warning.
- ……He ought to be given a warning
10- We can use the garbage to make fertilizer.
- ……The garbage can be used to make fertilizer
III- Complete the sentences, using “adjective+to infinitive ”:
Ex: It/ lovely/ see/ you/ again. -> It is lovely to see you again.
1- I / too execited / do / anything.
……I am too excited to do anything
2- Lan / glad / see / her old friend again.
……Lan is glad to see her old friend again
3- The students / worried / hear / the new information.
…The students are worried about hearng the new information
4- She / strong enough / carry / all those heavy bags.
…She is strong enough to carry all those heavy bags
5-Tam / intelligent enough / finish / the test / an hour.
…Tam is intelligent enough to finish the test in an hour
6- He / too sick / go / school / yesterday.
…He was too sick to go to school yesterday
7- Ba /delighted / receive / his close friend’s letter.
…Ba was delighted that he received his close friend's letter
8-The children / happy / get / toys / Santa Claus / Christmas.
…The children is happy to get toys from Santa Claus at Christmas
9- I/ delighted/ receive/ your message.
- ……I was delighted to receive your message
10- She/ smart enough/ answer/ all the questions.
- …She is smart enough to answer all the questions