1. the lions were been feeding by the keepers

2.she had taken to the hospital

3. his whole body had been fastended to the ground

4.the time had been wasted a lot of by the school boys

5. our friend wrote letter once a week

6. the garages was cleaned every day

7. he has been given a lot of money

8. two hundred people was arrested by the police

9. seventy different countries was exported this computer

10. the meeting has been cancelled

rewrite the following sentences , using the passive voice

1,they made the fire in the tranditon way

→ The fire was made in the tradition way by them.

2,the children are decorating the sitting room

→ The sitting room is being decorated by the children.

3,we have just finished our lesson

→ Our lesson has just been finished .

4, they are going to build a new house next month

→ A new house is going to be built next month

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using Passive Voice

1.      People speak English in almost every corner of the world nowadays.

.................................................  English is spoken in almost every corner of the world nowdays.........................................................................................

2.      It’s high time someone told her to stop behaving like a child.

..................................................... It's high time she was told to stop behaving like a child.....................................................................................

3.      My mother sent us a lot of moon cakes.

.................................. We were sent a lot of moon cakes by my mother........................................................................................................

4.      My teacher gave me an interesting book.

............................................  I was given an interesting book by my teacher..............................................................................................

5.      Ha has to finish the exercises in this book before 9 pm.

..................................................  The exercises in this book hasn't been finished before 9 pm........................................................................................

6.      The principal may use this room this year.

........................................... This room may be used by the principal this year...............................................................................................

7.      You must clean the wall before you paint it.

....................................... The wall must be cleaned before being painted....................................................................................................

8.      You should pay your bill before you leave the hotel.

............................................... Your bill should be paid before you leave the hotel............................................................................................

9.      You mustn’t touch this button while the experiment is in progress.

............................................ This button mustn't be touched while the experiment is in progress...............................................................................................

10.  No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.

............................................Anything cannot be done unless more information is given to us by someone..............................................................................................

I. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice form.
1. People will use cloth bags in the future. _

_Cloth bags will be used in the future ________________________________________________________________________
2. My cousin will meet you at the station.

You will be met by my cousin at the station __________________________________________________________________________
3. They will hold the meeting before May Day.

____the meeting will be held before May Day______________________________________________________________________
4. Will you invite her to your wedding party?

____Will she be invited to your wedding party?______________________________________________________________________
5. We might find life on another planet. _

_____life might be found on another planet ____________________________________________________________________
6. We have to improve all the schools in the city.

_____All the schools have to be improved in the city _____________________________________________________________________
7. You must do this exercise carefully.

_____This exercise must be done carefully _____________________________________________________________________
8. We can solve the problem.

_______The problem can be solved ___________________________________________________________________
9. People should stop experiments on animals. _

Experiments on animal should be stopped _________________________________________________________________________
10. Nam will buy a new shirt
. ______A new shirt will be bought by Nam_______________________________________________

All the letters were post yesterday by them

''War and Peace'' was written by Tolstoy

''Hamlet'' wasn't written by H

Coffee wasn't exported to Brazil 

Was the water levels checked every week?

Was that house built in 1930?

1) It/be/such/cold day/yesterday/we/decide/not/go out.

=>.....It was such a cold day that yesterday we decided not to go out...

2)I have't seen that man here before. (rewrite the sentence, using the words given)

=>.......This is the first time I have seen that man here ................

3) the furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it.(rewrite the sentence, using" enough")

=> the furniture was .........not cheap enough for me to buy............

4) they started working in that factory over ten years ago. (rewrite the sentence in the other way)

=> they have .....worked in that factory for over ten years............

5) tom/always/going/home/late/so/mother/be/angry.

=>.........tom is always going to home late so his mother is angry.......

6)" why don't you put your luggage under the seat?", he asked me.

=>he suggested .......that I should put my luggage under the seat.....

7) we couldn't see the paper anywhere.(passive)

=> the paper.........couldn't be seem anywhere.............................

8)I have ever been here before.

=> It is the first............time I have been here..................

9) you have read this novel, haven't you?

=> have you..........read this novel, haven't you?.................

10) noone could know her reaction to the problem.(passive)

=> her................ reaction couldn't be known to the problem............

11) It is ages since we last met him.(rewrite the sentence, using the words given)

=> we............haven't met him for a long time/ages.............................

t1) It/be/such/cold day/yesterday/we/decide/not/go out.

=> It was such a cold day that we decided not to go out.

2)I haven' t seen that man here before. (rewrite the sentence, using the words given)

=> The first time I've seen that man

3) the furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it. (rewrite the sentence, using" enough")

=> the furniture was expensive for me to buy

4) they started working in that factory over ten years ago. (rewrite the sentence in the other way)

=> they have worked in that factory for ten years

5) tom/always/going/home/late/so/mother/be/angry.

=> Tom is always going home late so his mother is very angry.

6)" why don't you put your luggage under the seat?", he asked me.

=>he suggested that I (should) put my luggage under the seat

8)I have ever been here before.

=> It is the first I have ever been here

9) you have read this novel, haven't you?

=> have you read this novel?

11) It is ages since we last met him. (rewrite the sentence, using the words given)

=> we haven’t met him for ages. ​

1.She didn't use (go)...go..to the theatre when she was in London.

(Put the correct form of the verbs in parentheses)

2.We (live)..have lived...in this city since 1990.

(Put the correct form of the verbs in parentheses).

3.Mr.Long has taught Literature for twenty years.

-> literature has been taught by Mr.Long for twenty years.

(Change into passive voice)

4.Mark went on working although he felt unwell.

-> In spite of feeling unwell, Mark went on working

(Rewrite the new sentence using "In spite of ")

5.Because the weather is cold, I can't go out at night.

->Because of the cold weather, , I can't go out at night

(Rewrite the new sentence using " Because of ")

1. to go

2. have lived

3. Literature has been taught by Mr Long for twenty years

4. In spite of feeling unwell , Mark went on working

5. Because of the cold weather , I can't go out at night

1. Where did peter meet of his friend last night?

2. If I had enough free time, I could take much exercise.

3. The officer whose yesterday wasn't very friendly we spoke.

4. The tennis court were being used at that time.

5. Although it was noisy, my sister kept on sudying.

 They have scored more than 10 goals in this season.

=>more than.....10 goals have been scored in this season......

ex3:change the following sentences into passive voice:

1. we know that the expedition reached the south pole in may.

It is known that the expedition reached the south pole in may.

2.people know that he is armed.

It is known that he is armed.

3.someone saw him pick up the gun.

He was seen to pick up the gun

4.we believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police.

It is believed that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police.

5.you needn't have done it.

it needn't have been done

6.he likes people call him "sir".

He likes being called "sir"

7.don't touch this switch .

This switch isn't touched

8.he doesn't like people laughing at him.

he doesn't like being laughed at

9.you don't need to wind this watch.

This watch doesb't need to be winded

10.they decided to divide the money between the windows of the lifeboat men.

They decided the money to be divided between the windows of the lifeboat men.

11. people believe that he was killed by terrorists.

It is believed that he was killed by terrorists.

12.they are to send letters to the leaders of charitable organization.

Letter are to be sent to the leaders of charitable organization.

13.we consider that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

It is considered that she was the best singer that Australia has ever produced.

14.they urged the government to create more jobs .

The government was urged to create more jobs .

15.they suggested banning the sale of alcohol at football chess.

They suggested the sale of alcohol at football chess. be banned