Ex. 3: Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice

1.People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

→ Portuguese is spoken in Brazil

2.The Government is planning a new road near my house.

→A new road is being planed near my house  by the Government

3.My grandfather built this house in 1998.

→ This house was built by my grandfather in 1998

4.Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

→ Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso

5.The cleaner has cleaned the office.

→ The office has been cleaned by the cleaner

6.He has written three books before 1867.

→ Three books has been written before 1867

7.John will tell you later.

→ You will be told later by John

8.Somebody should do work.

→ Work should be done

9.By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

→ The deal will have been signed by this time tomorrow

10.He should check his luggage carefully.

→ his luggage should be checked carefully

Put the words in blackets in the correct form
1. While her husband (be) ...was.... in the army, she wrote to him twice a week.
2. (be) .......Are..... the students on time for professor Tai's lectures?
3. He (cannot) ......couldn't... pay attention in the class when he was a child.
4. She is the (intelligent) ........most intelligent.......... in the school.
5. English is (far) ........further..... from Poland than Denmark.
6. Who (Sally/sit) ......did Sally sit.... next to today?
7. Tom (look) ......is looking..... for his key. He can't find it.
8. I wish I (be) ..........were..... in the theatre to watch the play.
9. Hurry up! We (wait) ......are waiting.... at the car park.
10, They (cannot) ......couldn't..... be here three days ago because they were in London at that time.

1, Have done (did cũng được)

2, Have done

3, Was

4, Sat / rested

5, Had gone / wanted

6, Went / had lost

7, Died / had been

8, Hadn't seen

9, Had learnt

10, Found / had been damaged

Chia động từ trong ngoặc

1. I (be).was.. sorry that I (hurt) ..had hurt...him.

2. After they (go)..had gone... I (sit).sat..... down and (rest)...rested..

3. When I (arrive).arrived...., the dinner (already, begin). had already begun..

4. When he (wake up)..woke up..., his mother already (prepare).had already prepared.... breakfast.

5. He (learn).had learnt... English before he (leave)..left... for England.

6. In England, he soon (remember)..rememberd.... all he (learn).had learnt...

7. They (tell)..told... him they (not meet)..hadn't met... him before.

8. He (ask)..asked... why we (come)..came... so early.

9. She (say)..said... that she (already, see).has already seen..... Dr. Rice.

10. By the time Bill (get)..got... there, the meeting (start).had started...

11. When we (arrive)..arrived... at our place, a burglar (break).had broken.... in our house.

12. Almost everybody (leave)...had left.. for home by the time we (arrive)...arrived..

13. We (go).went... to London because the Queen (invite)had invited..... us for tea.

14. When she (start)..started... to learn English, she (learn). had already learned... French.

15. By the time he (arrive)...arrived.. at the pub, they (run)..had run... out of beer.

16 . Before that day we never (think).. had never thought ... of going to Japan.

17 . I (know).had known.... him for a long time before I (meet)..met.. his family.

18 . The blue car (cross).. crossed... the street after the lights (turn)... had turned.. red.

19 . When James (try)..tried... to ring us, we (leave).. had already left... the house.

20 . After Joanna (finish)...had finished .. her presentation, we (ask).. asked... our questions.

21 . On her first day at the driving school, we (be)...were.. very nervous because we (not drive)..had not driven... a car before.

Chia các động từ trong ngoặc theo 1 trong 4 thì sau: Thì quá khứ đơn; quá khứ hoàn thành; hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn:

1) He (be)was also hungry because he (have) had had nothing to eat since breakfast.

2) His wife usually (bring) brings him sandwiches at lunch time, but today for some reason she (not come) didn't come.

3) He (keep)kept looking at her, wondering where he (see)had seen her before.

4) I (look) looked out before I (go)went to bed and (see)saw a man standing on the opposite pavement watching the house.

5) When I (get up)got up the following morning he (be)was still there, and I wonder wondered whether he (stay) had been staying there all night or if he (go) had gone away and (come)came back.

6) When I (open) opened the door I (see)saw a man on his knees.

7) He clearly (listen)listened to our conversation and I (wonder)wondered how much he (hear)had heard.

8) When I (ask)asked him what he (do)was doing, he (say) said that he (drop)had dropped a 50p piece outside the door and look was looking for it.

9) I (not see)didn't see any sign of the money, but I (find)found a small notebook and pencil which he probably (drop)had dropped when the door (open)opened suddenly.

10) So he (take)took notes of our conversation!

11) The notes (be)were written in a foreign language, so I (turn)turned to the stranger and (ask)asked him to translate.

12) But he (pull)pulled mhat over my eyes and (run)ran off down the corridor.

13) By the time I (recover) recored from the shock he (disappear)had dissapeared round the corner.

14) Curiously enough, when I (move) moved my foot I (find)found that I (stand)was standing on a 50p piece.

15) Perhaps he (tell)told the truth at all.

1. Have you moved - are being painted

2. attending - to ask

3. had got - did she realize

4. have read - written

5. was not - to see

6. made - is

7. finishing - was handed

8. will have made - come

9. looked - was trying

10. had been wearing - wouldn't have hurt

1. Have you moved - are being painted

2. attending - to ask

3. had got - did she realize

4. have read - written

5. was not - to see

6. made - is

7. finishing - was handed

8. will have made - come

tìm lỗi sai và sửa

1, Have you ever seen a painting of Picasso yet?

-> of → by

2.'' Do you think anyone saw us?'' she told nervously

-> told → tells

3.The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world

-> writing → written

4. The emloyer said that he would give them a two-day trip to Phu Tho next week

-> next week → the following week

5. My sister is studying very hard in order to pass the exam and getting scholarship at university

-> getting → get

1. Bỏ yet

2.saw-> see

3.writing->written

4.emloyer->employer

5.getting-> get

1. Have you ever seen a painting of Picasso yet ?
of=> by
a painting by sb: bức họa vẽ bởi ai
2. “ Do you think anyone saw us ?” she told nervously.
told=> tells
HTĐ (do là TĐT của thì HTĐ)
3. The plays writing by Shakespeare are very popular in the world.
=> written
Câu bị động- Quá khứ phân từ
4. The employer said that he would give them a two – day trip to Phu Tho next week.
next=> the following
Đổi trạng từ chỉ thời gian trong câu gián tiếp
5.My sister is studying very hard in order to pass the exam and getting scholarship at university.
getting => to get
In order to do sth: để làm gì
and nối pass với get