Change into passive voice.
1. She fell into the water because somebody pushed her.
2. What ought we to do about this?
3. It is time they brought the cows in.
4. What questions did the examiner set?
5. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
1. She fell into water because somebody pushed her.
2. What ought we to do about this?
3. It is time they brought the cows in.
4. What questions did the examiner set?
5. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
6. Nobody has made mistakes.
7. Nobody has answered my question properly.
8. Somebody has brought this child up badly.
9. The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well.
10. Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before.
11. I hate people looking at me.
12. Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children.
13. I’d like someone to read to me.
14. We shall lock the house up for summer and the old gardener will look after it.
15. People say tortoises live longer than elephants.
16. One cannot eat an orange if nobody has peeled it.
17. Don’t let the others see you.
18. Did anybody ever teach you how to behave?
19. It surprised me to hear someone had robbed you.
20. People ought to tell us how much they expect of us.
1. She fell into water because somebody pushed her.
She was pushed to fall into the water
2. What ought we to do about this?
What ought to be done about this
3. It is time they brought the cows in.
It is time the cows are brought in
4. What questions did the examiner set?
What questions were set by the examiner?
5. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
Something must be done for these poor men
6. Nobody has made mistakes.
Mistakes haven't been made
7. Nobody has answered my question properly.
My question hasn't been answered properly
8. Somebody has brought this child up badly.
This child has been brought up badly
9. The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well.
Jane was promised a prize by the teacher if she worked well
10. Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before.
I have never been spoken to like that before
11. I hate people looking at me.
I hate being looked at
12. Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children.
Lessons should be made more interesting for school children
13. I’d like someone to read to me.
I'd like to be read
14. We shall lock the house up for summer and the old gardener will look after it.
The house shall be locked up for summer and it will be looked after by the old gardener
15. People say tortoises live longer than elephants.
It is said that tortoises live longer than elephants
16. One cannot eat an orange if nobody has peeled it.
An orange cannot be eaten if it hasn't been peeled
17. Don’t let the others see you.
Don't let you be seen by the others
18. Did anybody ever teach you how to behave?
Were you ever taught how to behave?
19. It surprised me to hear someone had robbed you.
I was surprised to hear you had been robbed
20. People ought to tell us how much they expect of us.
We ought to be told how much they expect of us.
Turn these sentences into the passive voice
a) We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine
b) You must hand in your report before the end of this month
c) She fell into water because somebody pushed her
d) It is time they bring the cows in
e) What questions did the examiner set?
f) Somebody must do something for these poor men.
g) Nobody has answered my question properly
a) We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine
=> Great progress in industry, science and medicine has been made by us
b) You must hand in your report before the end of this month
Your report must be handed in before the end of this month
c) She fell into water because somebody pushed her
She fell into water because she was pushed
d) It is time they bring the cows in
It is time the cows are brought in
e) What questions did the examiner set?
What questions were set by the examiner
f) Somebody must do something for these poor men.
Something must be done for these poor men
g) Nobody has answered my question properly
My question hasn't been answered properly
We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine
=> great progress has been made in industry, science and medicine
b) You must hand in your report before the end of this month
your report must be handed before the end of this month
c) She fell into water because somebody pushed her
=> she was pushed, so she fell into water
d) It is time they bring the cows in
it is time the cows were brought in
e) What questions did the examiner set?
=>What questions were set by the examiner?
f) Somebody must do something for these poor men.
=> something must be done for these poor men.
g) Nobody has answered my question properly
my question has not been answered properly
II. Change the following sentences into passive voice:
I told my friend, Jane not to come here again.
They give me two shillings change at the shop.
She promised him a book.
they have painted the wall white
It is time they brought the cows in.
They told me to go away.
Nobody has seen him for years.
She will look after the little girl carefully.
A car ran over our dog.
Most students love school uniforms.
Someone stolen their car.
After a few days dust will fill the room.
II. Change the following sentences into passive voice:
I told my friend, Jane not to come here again.
=>My friend,Jane was told not to come here again.
They give me two shillings change at the shop.
=>i was given two shillings change at the shop.
She promised him a book.
=>he was promised a book
they have painted the wall white
=>the wall has been painted white
It is time they brought the cows in.
=>it is time the cows were brought in
They told me to go away.
=>i was told to go away
Nobody has seen him for years.
=>he hasn't been seen for years
She will look after the little girl carefully.
=>the little girl will be looked after carefully
A car ran over our dog.
=>our dog was run over by a car
Most students love school uniforms.
=>school uniforms are loved by most stds
Someone stolen their car.
=>their car was stolen
After a few days dust will fill the room.
=>after a few days the room will be filled by dust
Change the following sentences into passive voice.
1. My friend, Janet was told not to come here again
2. 2 sillings was given to me to change at the shop.
3. he was promised a book by her
4. the wall white hads been painted .
5. it is time the cows were brought in.
6. I was told to go away.
7. He hasn't been seen for years
8. the little girl will be looked after carefully by her.
9. our dog was run over by a car.
10. Most students love school uniforms.
11. their car was stolen
12. the room will be filled After a few days by dust .
1 Is English taught here?
2 Will she be invited to your wedding party?
3 Were some exercises given by the teacher?
4 Is a poem going to be written by her?
5 Has the window of the laboratory been changed?
6 Is big cakes being made for the party?
7 Has the work been finished by Tom?
8 Are inquires about the thief being made by the police?
9 Must the test be finished before ten?
10 Will the children be brought home by buses?
IV. Put the following into the passive voice.
1. Yes - No questions:
1. Do they teach English here?
2. Will you invite her to your wedding party?
3. Did the teacher give some exercises?
4. Is she going to write a poem?
5. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
1. Are English taught here?
2. Will she be invited to your wedding party?
3. Was some exercises be given by the teacher?
4. Is a poem going to be written by her?
5. Has the window of the laboratory be changed?
15.Nobody swept this strreet last week.
II. Turn these sentences into passive voice:
1. When will you do the work?
2. How many days did she spend fininshing the work?
3. How do you spend this amount of money?
4. What books are people reading this year?
5. How did the police find the lost man?
6. Who looked after the children for you?
7. How long have they waited for the doctor?
8. What time can the boys hand in their papers?
9. Why didn’t they help him?
10. Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
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1. My briefcase has been taken.
2. Our written work was returned to us by the teacher.
3. The report had been finished by noon.
4. The little boy was bitten by the mad dog.
5. Five suspects have been arrested by the police.
6. He was ordered to take a long rest by the doctor.
7. The house was struck by lightning.
8. Their friend has been met at the railway station by a group of students.
9. Tom wasn’t allowed to take these book home.
10. Exercises won’t be corrected by the teacher tomorrow.
11. Tom has been operated since 10 o’clock.
12. This is the second time we have been written to about this.
13. We have been taught French by Mr Smith for two years.
14. The children weren’t properly looked after.
15. This street wasn’t swept last week.
II
1. When will you do the work ?
-> When will the work be done?
2. How many days did she spend finishing the work ?
-> How many days was the work spent finishing?
3. How do you spend this amount of money ?
-> How is this amount of money spent?
4. What books are people reading this year ?
-> What books are being read this year?
5. How did the police find the lost man ?
-> How was the lost man found by the police?
6. Who looked after the children for you ?
-> Who were the children looked for you?
7. How long have they waited for the doctor ?
-> How long has the doctor been waited?
8. What time can the boys hand in thief papers ?
-> What time can thief papers be handed in by the boys?
9. Why didn't they help him ?
-> Why wasn't he helped ?
10. Who are they keeping in the kitchen ?
-> Who is being kept in the kitchen?
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EX1: Change the active in the the passive.
1. Bill will invite Ann to the party.
2. I didn't write that letter.
3. Hundreds of people visit the White House everyday.
4. Everyone doesn't know this fact very well.
5. Do you wash the dishes everyday ?
EX2: Change the active into the passive.
1. Shakespeare wrote that play.
2. Does Jackson give that lecture.
3. They will send you the money at the end of the month.
4. People speak Spanish in many coutries.
5. The children often read stories in the evening.
EX3: Change the active into the passive.
1. Alice didn't make that cake.
2. They buy newspapers everywhere in the city.
3. That company will publish a textbook next year.
4. She delivers milk at about six o'clock.
5. Somebody cleans the room everyday.
EX4: Change the active into the passive.
1. A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview.
2. They will probably send him back to Britain.
3. Now people find this kind of brid in only a few remote places in Scotland.
4. They grow rice in the north.
5. We don't raise cows on our farm.
EX5: Change the active into the passive.
1. People used oil-lamps years ago.
2. The boys will meet him tomorrow in the restaurant.
3. The old woman feeds fowls twice a day.
4. Does he often clean the windows ?
5. She doesn't grow any trees in her garden.
EX6: Change the active into the passive.
1. The company will give him some money when he retires.
2. They took it back to the zoo.
3. Someone picks the fruits everyday.
4. Does the girl do the housework ?
5. They don't drive out the cattle to the field in the winter.
EX7: Change the active into the passive.
1. The club bought him 2 years ago for a fee of $20 000.
2. I'll meet her at the airport.
3. Japan makes a lot of cars.
4. They don't keep cows over there.
5. Does machine do most of the farm work ?
EX1: Change the active in the the passive.
1. Bill will invite Ann to the party.
=> Ann will be invited to the party by Bill.
2. I didn't write that letter.
=> That letter wasn't written.
3. Hundreds of people visit the White House every day.
=> The White House is visited by hundreds of people every day.
4. Everyone doesn't know this fact very well.
=> This fact isn't known veery well.
5. Do you wash the dishes every day ?
=> Are the dishes washed every day?
EX2: Change the active into the passive.
1. Shakespeare wrote that play.
=>That play was written by Shakespeare.
2. Does Jackson give that lecture?
=> Is that lecture given by Jackson?
3. They will send you the money at the end of the month.
=> You will be sent money at the end of the month.
4. People speak Spanish in many countries.
=> Spanish is spoken in many countries.
5. The children often read stories in the evening.
=> Stories is often read in the evening by the children.
EX3: Change the active into the passive.
1. Alice didn't make that cake.
=> That cake wasn't made by Alice.
2. They buy newspapers everywhere in the city.
Newspapers are bought everywhere in the city.
3. That company will publish a textbook next year.
=> A textbook will be published next year.
4. She delivers milk at about six o'clock.
=> Milk is delivered at about six o'clock by her.
5. Somebody cleans the room every day.
=> The room is cleaned every day.
EX4: Change the active into the passive.
1. A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview.
=> I was asked several difficult questions at the interview by a man.
2. They will probably send him back to Britain.
=> He will be probably sent back to Britain.
3. Now people find this kind of bird in only a few remote places in Scotland.
=>Now this kind of bird is found in only a few remote places in Scotland.
4. They grow rice in the north.
5. We don't raise cows on our farm.
EX5: Change the active into the passive.
1. People used oil-lamps years ago.
2. The boys will meet him tomorrow in the restaurant.
3. The old woman feeds fowls twice a day.
4. Does he often clean the windows ?
5. She doesn't grow any trees in her garden.
EX6: Change the active into the passive.
1. The company will give him some money when he retires.
2. They took it back to the zoo.
3. Someone picks the fruits everyday.
4. Does the girl do the housework ?
5. They don't drive out the cattle to the field in the winter.
EX7: Change the active into the passive.
1. The club bought him 2 years ago for a fee of $20 000.
2. I'll meet her at the airport.
3. Japan makes a lot of cars.
4. They don't keep cows over there.
5. Does machine do most of the farm work ?
change the following sentences into passive voice
1. Find all of the books you need.
2. I'd love somebody to take the children out for a walk.
3. He decided to sell the house.
4. It's time someone told him what is wrong.
5. He won't let you do that silly thing again.
6. It's your duty to complete the instruction by the end of this summer.
7. What did they pay you for doing the job?
8. They aren't going to buy anything tomorrow.
9. They've made effort to solve the problem.
10. Everyone knows that an Italian painted that portrait.
change the following sentences into passive voice
1. Find all of the books you need.
-> Let all of the books you need be found
2. I'd love somebody to take the children out for a walk.
-> I'd love to have the children taken out for a walk.
3. He decided to sell the house.
-> He decided that the house should be sold.
4. It's time someone told him what is wrong.
-> It's time he were told what is wrong.
5. He won't let you do that silly thing again.
-> He won't let that silly thing be done by you again.
6. It's your duty to complete the instruction by the end of this summer.
-> You are supposed to complete the instruction by the end of this summer.
7. What did they pay you for doing the job?
-> What were you paid for doing the job.
8. They aren't going to buy anything tomorrow.
-> Nothing is going to be bought tomorrow.
9. They've made effort to solve the problem.
-> Every effort has been made to solve the problem.
10. Everyone knows that an Italian painted that portrait.
-> It's know that that portrait was painted by an Italian.
change the following sentences into passive voice
1. Find all of the books you need.
-> LET ALL OF THE BOOKS YOU NEED BE FOUND
2. I'd love somebody to take the children out for a walk.
-> I'D LOVE TO HAVE THE CHILDREN TAKEN OUT FOR A WALK
3. He decided to sell the house
-> THE HOUSE WAS DECIDED TO SELL
4. It's time someone told him what is wrong.
-> IT'S TIME HE WAS TOLD WHAT IS WRONG
5. He won't let you do that silly thing again.
-> HE WON'T LET THAT SILLY IS DONE THING AGAIN
6. It's your duty to complete the instruction by the end of this summer.
-> YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO COMPLETE THE INSTRUCTION BY THE END OF THIS SUMMER
7. What did they pay you for doing the job?
-> WHAT YOU WERE PAID FOR DOING THE JOB ?
8. They aren't going to buy anything tomorrow.
-> NOTHING IS GOING TO BE BOUGHT TOMORROW
9. They've made effort to solve the problem.
-> THE PROPLEM HAS BEEN MADE EFFORT TO SOLVE
10. Everyone knows that an Italian painted that portrait.
-> IT'S KNOW THAT PORTRAIT WAS PAINTED BY AN ITALIAN