The passive voice of the present perfect

1. My brother has written a lot of plays

2. He has finished his second tragedy.

3. I haven't done my homework

4. You have seen the moon

5. He has read that book since he was a boy

6. The police has caught the thief

7. She has seen this film several times.

8. We have learnt English for two years.

9. I have used this bike for 15 years

10. Nam has painted his house since last year

11 They have not used this machine for ages

12. Peter has sung this song

13. They have paid doctors a lot of money 
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1. Passive voice: The present perfect tense 

1. I haven't seen him for 5 years

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2. Have they cancelled the meeting yet?

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3. Noone has moved my chair.

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4. Has someone given him a lot of money recently?

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5. We have invited all the students in the schoo

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6. They have told him not to be late again

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III. Change the following sentences from active to passive.

 1. I took a lot of photos last week

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2. They have read some books for 2 hours

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3. He cut my hair yesterday.

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4. My father teaches English

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5. They will build a new house next year

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6. They have waited for the doctor since 6.30.

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7. They often buy new clothes before Christmas

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8. Nam told his friend about it

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9. Can you open the door?

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10. They have never visited Hue before.

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11.She has already finished her report.

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12. The teacher won't correct exercises tomorrow

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13.Tom has written two poems.

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14. They can't make tea with cold water

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15. Will you invite her to your wedding party?

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16. Did she write a poem last week?

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17. Will she make a big cake tomorrow morning?

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18. Mr Brown won't take Peter to the zoo tomorrow.

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19. We must finish the test before ten?

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20. Do they teach English here?

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21. Will buses bring the children home?

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22. When will you do your homework?

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23. They won't hold the meeting before May Day

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24. I haven't put your gloves back in your drawer yet

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25. People speak English all over the world

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26. You mustn't use this machine after 5:30 p.m.

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27. They didn't call my name yesterday

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28. They have taught English in this school for 34 years.

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29. What have Mr Brown done for the poor?

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30. They don't have to do their homework today

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1. Change the following sentences from active voice into passive voice. One example has been done for you.

a. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it.

b. He has done his homework for hours but he hasn't finished it yet.

c. The brick-layers have been building a house in the village.

d. My parents never make me work hard.

e. One of my neighbors has stolen my bicycle.

f. They were writing my address do my hair every day.

g. How often do you take the dog out for a walk? Every fine hours.

h. My brother will give me a cat for my fifteenth birthday.

i. People rumoured that the King was afraid of his wife.

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2. Change the following sentences from the passive voice into active voice. One example has been done for you.

a. The flowers need watering.

b. The documents will be sent as soon as possible.

c. We are often shouted at work by our boss.

d. The match has been cancelled due to the bad weather.

e. Two department stores have been built in the neighbourhood this year.

f. I was made to wash the clothes by my mother.

g. She has her clothes made by a famous tailor.

h. It was believed that the earth was square.

i. He was rumoured to be mysterious.

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Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present continuous tense

1 . The snake (feel) sorry about this?

I ( not know ) . The story (end ) there

2. How you(end) a letter that (begin) ,'dear sir'?

I always (put) ,' yours truly' , but Tom (prefer ) ' yours faithfully?

3. What the word 'catastrophe' (mean)

It (mean) 'disaster'.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or simple past

1. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy

2. I (fly) over loch Ness last week?

3. You (see) the loch Ness monster?

4. I ( not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

III. Change the following sentences from active into passive form

1. She used to full my hat over my eyes.

2. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.

3. A pair of robins has built a nest in the porch since last week.

4. The police haven't found the murderer yet.

5. They sold one of her painting at $1,000.

passive in present perfect

1.The police have arrested the man at the bank.

2.the have just done their housework.

3.how long have you known him?

4.he hasn't finished his work for a long time.

5.has nobody reparied the pipes for a year .

6. who has just sent you letter ?

7. i have just had the waiter carry the suitcase.

8.has no one informed him about that problem?

9.no one has helped me collect the garbage .

10.they have decorated their house recently.

11.how long has he just called me back ?

12.how long have they built this bridge ?

13.he has never finished his homework on time .

14.has this boy just broken my windows?

15.they have just collected the eggs in the coop.

16.have they just corrected the mistakes in their test?

17.they have just mended the roof after the storm.

18.where have they planted the roses?

19.how long has she done the test?

Ex6 Passive voice : The present perfect tense

1 They have taken her to the hospital=> .............................................

2 They have cancelled the meeting => .................................................

3 someone has moved my chair => .............................................

4 Someone has given him a lot of money =>.........................................

5 We have invited all the students in the school => ............................................